Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

"Oh, it seems you've received the news too. Congratulations, you've hit the jackpot! When did this happen?" Xu Jiawei raised an eyebrow and asked.

Xu Jiawei always wanted to tease this very serious and earnest girl, since she had scared her. Everyone knew her name. But then the girl said in a low voice, "Speaking your name is a curse."

If someone calls her name every day, wouldn't she be cursed thousands of times?

Seeing the speechless expression on the man's face, Xu Jiawei smiled and said, "You have to tell me how to address you."

The young girl pushed up her glasses helplessly. "You can call my talent 'Word Power,' and I'll call you 'Mushroom.'"

Yan Ling never expected that the legendary invincible big shot who saved players from dire straits would have such a personality. She seemed very aloof from afar, but after getting to know her, she realized that the aloofness was just a disguise. Her true personality was vengeful and sometimes she would pretend to be profound.

If her male and female fans knew that she had this kind of personality, their fan filter would probably shatter so badly that it would be impossible to piece it back together.

Yan Ling thought to herself, "Distance really does make the heart grow fonder." Her idealized image of Xu Jiawei had shattered completely.

"Alright, stop fooling around, let's get down to business. When did you receive the system message?" Yan Ling interrupted their playful banter and asked.

Xu Jiawei thought carefully for a moment, "About a month ago, but I can't remember the exact time."

Yan Ling seemed to be deep in thought. Xu Jiawei had received the news much earlier than her. "I just received the news today. I suspect that as long as your strength reaches a certain level, you will be selected by the system to participate in a special activity."

Xu Jiawei nodded. "That's right, it's an event to improve strength. The system probably wants to allocate all its resources to these players."

"You know?" Yan Ling asked. The system only told her that she had gained the qualification to participate in a certain activity without having to participate in the selection. She didn't expect it to be an activity to improve her strength.

How did Hsu Chia-wei find out?

"That's what the system told me. Once we've dealt with all the contaminated centers, it'll be time to leave." Xu Jiawei finished speaking, then muttered to herself, "So there's a selection process? Is it open to all players, or...?"

Yan Ling didn't hear what Xu Jiawei was saying, she just continued:

"Since I've already received the news, Robert, who's in third place, should have received it too, as should Mighty Gorilla, who's in fifth."

Speaking of this name, Yan Ling's eye twitched. This naming skill is comparable to Xu Jiawei's; it's both abstract and very descriptive.

"He must have received the news too..."

"Huh? Isn't your talent in metaphysics? How come you don't know?" Xu Jiawei asked.

"Please, I am a Word Spirit, not a prophet or a fortune teller." The Word Spirit rolled its eyes, completely unable to keep up with Xu Jiawei's train of thought.

"Forget about this. I came here to cooperate with you. I don't know what form the future activities will take, but I hope that, whatever form they take, we humans will not kill each other. We can't afford to waste any more resources."

The words spoken by the spirit were extremely sincere and heartfelt.

Xu Jiawei was silent for a moment before replying, "I promise you, I won't act rashly unless the other side shows me any hostility."

"That's enough," Yan Ling smiled and continued, "I will try to cooperate with players who have already confirmed their spots. At the very least, we high-combat-power players shouldn't kill each other."

Yan Ling turned and walked towards the door, then suddenly stopped, turned back, and said, "By the way, we've found the location of the next pollution center. You should be prepared; it should be confirmed soon."

"I understand." Xu Jiawei nodded. It's been decided so quickly? Time really flies.

However, these past few days of hard work haven't been in vain, because another fragment of divine essence has been pieced together, and it feels great to see the improvement.

Although Little Grey showed no signs of waking up, Xu Jiawei could now use One Kill, so the situation wasn't so urgent. Moreover, although her attack frequency couldn't match Little Grey's, in terms of damage hits, who could compare to Light Spore and Parasitic Spore?

Xu Jiawei can unleash these two skills ten times in an instant, which means she can attack ten times per second. Moreover, compared to Xiao Huihui's dangerous close-range attacks, she is a mage who can unleash skills on the Dark God from a distance.

Although it doesn't attack as frequently as Little Grey, it's more consistent.

After acquiring this skill, Xu Jiawei immediately shared the good news with Zhang Yunting. Thanks to the god-level skill upgrade voucher he gave her, she was able to have two chances to get a kill.

Upon learning that it was due to the God-level Skill Scroll, Zhang Yunting immediately contacted the official channels to collect some Skill Upgrade Scrolls so that Xu Jiawei could upgrade the skill several more times. Surprisingly, with the cooperation of all humanity, they actually managed to collect a few God-level Skill Upgrade Scrolls.

Unfortunately, the skill "God-level Fate Link" reached its limit after three uses, so Xu Jiawei had to return the skill upgrade ticket.

Xu Jiawei even considered buying a few more from the official website to see if her Golden Body could be upgraded, but unfortunately, her Golden Body had already reached its limit, so she could only wait and see if there would be any chance to break through in the future.

With three kills, the official plan became much easier. Of course, all plans were made with the utmost caution, and the official team wouldn't give up just because of the three kills.

However, their pressure was indeed relieved a lot. The nobles who used to disobey orders now obeyed them obediently. After the incident with the traitors, these nobles became much more docile.

After experiencing betrayal by their companions, the resignation of their guild leader, and the low-level rewards, their dignity as nobles had been eroded and could never be regained.

Before heading to the pollution center, Xu Jiawei had an even more important task to complete. She had previously obtained a God-level Equipment Upgrade Ticket from opening a box along with the God-level Equipment Repair Ticket, which could upgrade her demigod-level equipment to god-level.

Of course, not just any demigod-level equipment can be upgraded. Only growth-type demigod-level equipment can be upgraded. Growth-type demigod equipment cannot grow indefinitely. The growth limit depends on the quality of the equipment and the quality of the fusion materials.

For example, Si Yunming's demigod-level weapon can be upgraded even after it reaches god-level, which proves that the quality of this demigod-level weapon is extremely high.

If you don't have fusion materials, then you'll need a God-tier Equipment Upgrade Scroll. It can replace the materials, and even replace perfect materials, making the probability of breaking through the equipment's limit even higher.

Xu Jiawei's only upgradable piece of equipment right now is the reward given to her by Jamian. She has no other options, so she decides to use that precious upgrade ticket on this piece of equipment.