Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

Xu Jiawei could only go back first and come back later in the evening when Lin Qin was less busy.

Upon returning to the island, the first thing she did was to sort out the pile of payments she had received for her missionary work.

She found the four of them arguing and fighting. They were gesturing and pointing at each other in an open space, with occasional energy fluctuations flying out. Not bad, they've gotten smarter and know they can't fight at home. That's progress.

"Um, can I ask you something?" Xu Jiawei interrupted their argument and asked.

They argue like this every day, and their image has been almost completely shattered in Xu Jiawei's eyes.

Is this what a revered deity looks like? He looks more like a quarreling old lady in a market, his image shattered beyond repair.

"Speak quickly if you have something to say!" Mushroom God's eyes flashed fiercely, it seemed that the argument had gotten heated.

"Do you know where I put all those rewards I sent back?"

Vulcan said briefly, "Are you asking about that pile of trash? It's in the basement. The useful stuff is in your storage box. Once you've asked, hurry up and leave. Don't disturb our conversation."

"Okay, let's go right away." Xu Jiawei turned around and ran away.

"etc."

This time, it was Wing God who called out to Xu Jiawei.

"Your mouth is dry from arguing, bring me two cups of tea."

Xu Jiawei's lips twitched, she took out two cups of tea from her spatial storage, and then left.

When Xu Jiawei arrived at the basement, she was utterly stunned by what she saw. What was this mountain of garbage? Was this her reward? The pile contained rotten wood, rusty iron blocks, and some miscellaneous seeds.

Xu Jiawei had no choice but to accept her fate and tidy up little by little. She first categorized the items, listing the useless ones in the system shop and sorting out the useful ones. She also sent Bai Yu some materials that she could use.

The tidying up went on until evening. Xu Jiawei looked at the small mountain, which hadn't changed much, and realized it would take a long time to clean it up. At that moment, Lin Qin also sent a message through the magic communicator.

Upon receiving the message, Xu Jiawei returned to the guild without hesitation. As soon as she arrived, she saw Lin Qin, who was exhausted but had bright, sparkling eyes.

"Boss, I've come to discuss something with you about the store."

Seeing Lin Qin's hesitant expression, Xu Jiawei immediately said, "Sister Lin Qin, just say what you have to say."

"Our store is becoming more and more famous, and there's a constant stream of customers every day. I'm finding it a bit too much for one person to handle, so I'd like to ask if you could hire some new employees," Lin Qin said nervously. After all, her boss trusted her and had helped her so much, yet she was making such an impolite request.

Xu Jiawei hadn't expected the guild shop to be so popular. It really should recruit new members. And considering the crowd that lined up more than 100 meters away that morning, the shop should be expanded.

This shop is really too small, but the area outside her shop has become a commercial street, and the businesses next to it are thriving. It's absolutely impossible for her to sell it, otherwise she'd have to open a branch? Xu Jiawei considered the feasibility.

Of course, there is another method, which is to develop a space folding technology, like the Apothecary Guild and the Magic Guild, to create a wider space within a limited space.

Now that Xu Jiawei is a level nine mage, she should be able to do it. Xu Jiawei recalled her spatial skills and thought about how to increase the size of the guild's headquarters. Of course, she also needed to contact a construction team to renovate the expanded headquarters.

"Alright, you can handle the recruitment. I'll have someone expand the shop later, and the post will be yours. We don't usually have time to come here. You've been working here for so long, so you can handle anything yourself."

Xu Jiawei directly appointed Lin Qin as manager, as she was currently very busy and had no time to pay attention to the store or anything like that.

Xu Jiawei spent an hour expanding the guild. With her current abilities, drawing the spatial folding array was a piece of cake for her. She directly increased the guild's internal area tenfold, which was enough for Lin Qin to store goods.

Back at her home, Xu Jiawei first contacted Jin Jian to discuss the matter of the Myriad Mushrooms and Attribute Mushrooms, and then asked him to contact the construction team to renovate the guild.

After the handover was completed, Xu Jiawei continued to clean up the "junk," all sorts of messy junk. She put them directly up for sale in the system shop. When some players saw the familiar items in the shop, they felt a mix of emotions.

Some nostalgic people, upon seeing familiar items, will place an order without hesitation. Isn't this the reward they paid for themselves? Why should they spend their own money to buy it back?

Xu Jiawei didn't expect that these junk items would be so popular, so she hung them all up. After a day and a night, Xu Jiawei finally finished cleaning up the junk.

Mushroom God was getting impatient. "Are you done yet? It's been two days." After dealing with Xu Jiawei, he needed to continue leveling up.

Xu Jiawei nodded, indicating that she was ready. Then Mushroom God picked her up. Just as she was about to speak, her vision blurred, and the feeling of her body running ahead while her soul chased after it returned.

Oh no, I forgot to remind Mushroom Goddess that she gets carsick.

Xu Jiawei experienced the feeling of a death roller coaster once again.

We returned to the familiar temple, but compared to our last visit, it was much more dilapidated, resembling a scene of broken walls and ruins.

Mushroom God's expression was somewhat complicated. Since regaining his memories, he had not returned, fearing he would see such a desolate scene.

When he fell into slumber, the Mushroom Temple also hid itself. Fortunately, it was not discovered by the Dark God over the years and escaped the fate of being corrupted.

I don't know if the hot spring is still there. If it isn't, the only thing we can do is dig out the Heart of the Temple and give it to Xu Jiawei. But then, Xu Jiawei will suffer.

Fortunately, although the temple was in ruins, the hot spring still existed, although it had shrunk by half, it was still usable.

Seeing the familiar rainbow-colored hot spring, Xu Jiawei hesitated and asked, "Dear Mushroom God, didn't we come here before? Why are we back again?"

The Mushroom God remained silent for a long time. He took one last lingering look at the temple and said, "Your next task is to absorb all the energy from the hot spring. Also, your mushroom can soak in the hot spring; it will help it absorb energy and become a god."

This is the biggest secret and the most precious thing in the Mushroom Temple.

In any case, the Age of Gods has ended, and this temple should also disappear into the river of time.

Moreover, Xu Jiawei absorbing this pool of energy will also benefit her in becoming a god, greatly reducing the difficulty of her ascension. This is the last thing he can do; the rest of the journey will be up to Xu Jiawei to walk herself.

Before Xu Jiawei could even utter a sound, he kicked her into the pool.

Xu Jiawei: ...Actually, she would have jumped down on her own without him kicking her.