Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

Xu Jiawei chose to agree.

The scene before her eyes changed, and Xu Jiawei found herself at the entrance of a grand hall.

Xu Jiawei pushed open the door and entered. The outside and inside were like two different worlds. There was no one outside, but the inside was very lively, with a group of people gathered together, discussing something.

Some people were asking questions at the front desk, and Xu Jiawei seemed out of place in this lively atmosphere.

Xu Jiawei glanced around briefly before walking to the front desk to ask for information.

"Hello, how can I help you?" The receptionist looked at Xu Jiawei with a professional smile.

"Hello, I'm here to take the pharmacist certificate exam," Xu Jiawei said.

"Please show me your letter of recommendation." Xu Jiawei handed the letter of recommendation directly to the receptionist.

"Master Grace! You are Master Grace's apprentice!" The receptionist seemed to have seen something amazing, and could hardly maintain her professional demeanor.

But it's not her fault. After all, Master Grace actually has students? When did that happen? It's so strange that she took on students.

The receptionist didn't control the volume properly; the sound could be heard by everyone in the lobby.

The once lively crowd suddenly fell silent, turning around to scrutinize Xu Jiawei.

Xu Jiawei felt extremely uncomfortable under their gaze and looked at the receptionist: "Is there a problem with this letter of recommendation?"

The receptionist quickly shook her head, "No problem, we'll arrange it for you right away."

The receptionist handed Xu Jiawei an application form.

"Miss, please fill out the application form and pay the 10 gold coin exam fee, and we will arrange the test for you immediately." The receptionist smiled.

She knew about the registration fee; she had taken many exams before and was familiar with the process.

But now there is a fatal problem: she can't write the language of this world. She can't possibly write Chinese, can she? Xu Jiawei always pressed her fingerprints when she signed the contract.

Looking at the large amount of writing space on the application form, Xu Jiawei felt a bit of a headache.

"I can't write, can you write for me?"

The receptionist froze. Master Grace's apprentice couldn't write?! Was she kidding? Master Grace had actually taken an illiterate person as an apprentice? Was she really insane?

"Huh? You can't write? Is Master Grace joking? Are your standards for taking on apprentices this low?" A mocking voice came from afar.

A middle-aged man walked over with a young man.

The receptionist bowed to the middle-aged man: "Master Renn, what brings you here?"

"Oh, I heard that Grace actually took on a disciple. I came to see who she is. So it's her?" Ryan's expression was clearly unfriendly, and he was obviously there to pick a fight.

Raine's expression gradually twisted: "Why would Master Grace rather take in an illiterate person who can't even write, than me? What do I lack compared to you?"

Xu Jiawei seems to have stumbled upon some juicy gossip. No wonder this person came looking for trouble; it seems he's someone the teacher rejected.

"Teacher, please don't be angry. Hey, you over there, do you dare to have a match with me during the test?" The young man was getting anxious seeing his teacher so upset. If he could beat the woman over there, then Master Grace wouldn't accept him as her student, which meant his teacher had bad taste.

Ryan's eyes lit up. Being rejected by Grace was a lifelong pain for him. If his apprentice could beat Grace's apprentice, then everything could change!

So Raine spoke up: "Since you're Grace's apprentice, do you dare to have a match with my apprentice, Gulin? Let me see what kind of good apprentice Grace can teach."

Xu Jiawei was speechless. Were these two crazy? They came up to cause trouble right away, so she simply refused: "No competition."

Ryan thought Xu Jiawei would readily agree, but Xu Jiawei completely defied expectations.

Gu Lin challenged, "You're not scared, are you?"

"My teacher only asked me to take the certification exam, not to participate in the competition. Two strangers came over and started mocking me and even wanted to compete with me. Why should I agree? Am I stupid?" Xu Jiawei said and then ignored the two of them.

Xu Jiawei's words made Gu Lin a little embarrassed; it seemed to make sense.

Xu Jiawei asked the receptionist again, "I can't write, can you write it for me?"

"This is against the rules. The application form needs to be filled out by the applicant in person." The receptionist shook her head in distress. She had never encountered this situation before. Which pharmacist didn't come from a large family? How could someone not know how to write?

Renn spoke up at the opportune moment: "Rules are rules, but people are flexible. If you're willing to compete with my apprentice, then you can have someone else write the paper and put your fingerprint on it, right?"

Xu Jiawei looked at Raine with suspicion.

"Hey, what kind of look is that? My teacher is in charge of the association, of course he can make decisions on this little thing. How about this, if you win, I'll give you another 3 gold coins, if I win, you don't have to give me anything, okay?" Gu Lin was just trying to prove something to his teacher anyway, so as long as Xu Jiawei agreed, he was willing to accept any conditions.

"Okay, you keep your word."

After paying the registration fee, the exam was scheduled for the afternoon. After all, Gulinreen wanted to promote the competition extensively, so he had to make proper arrangements.

Xu Jiawei sat to the side, and many people tried to talk to her, but she refused. At this moment, a staff member came over and said that Master Ren had arranged for Xu Jiawei to wait in the lounge, and Xu Jiawei agreed immediately.

Xu Jiawei walked into the lounge and sat on the sofa. Looking at the staff member preparing to pour water, she asked, "Excuse me, may I ask what kind of grudge Master Renn has against my teacher?"

A staff member came over and said with some surprise, "Oh, you didn't know? This whole thing was pretty well-known before."

"Then tell me."

"Back when Master Grace was still working at the association, she held a competition for young pharmacists. Master Renn won first place, so at the awards ceremony, he publicly asked Master Grace to take him as his apprentice. Master Grace refused on the spot, so Master Renn made a bold statement that he would definitely make Master Grace look at him in a new light."

Listening to the staff's account, Xu Jiawei understood that Ryan had been humiliated on the spot, and was furious and wanted to get back at them.

I absolutely cannot lose and embarrass my teacher.

Wait a minute, Grace said she didn't want to embarrass her, so did she already foresee this?

Grace is so shrewd, how could she not know that Ryan was challenging her? Xu Jiawei must have been sent by Grace to fight back.

Just then, another staff member came in and brought lunch. Xu Jiawei ate it directly. Raine probably wouldn't poison her. After all, if something happened to Xu Jiawei, people would think of him. He also wanted to prove Grace wrong.

And even if these two really wanted to use any means to poison her, Xu Jiawei has a resistance to poison, so what's there to be afraid of? Eat with peace of mind.