Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

The exam was over, and Xu Jiawei was about to leave when Gu Lin stopped her.

Gu Lin took out a bag of gold coins and handed it to Xu Jiawei. "A bet's a bet. Here's the agreed-upon 30,000 gold coins. One day, I will definitely surpass you. What's your name?"

Although Gu Lin was dealt a heavy blow, he seemed to have found a goal and strengthened his resolve.

For the sake of the 30,000 gold coins, Xu Jiawei forced a smile and looked at Gu Lin: "My name is Xu Jiawei, good luck."

After saying that, Xu Jiawei walked out without any hesitation.

Just then, Master Ren came over and, seeing his disciple's dejected expression, went up to comfort him: "You've done very well. Your master is proud of you."

"Master, I'm so far behind Xu Jiawei. I'm sorry I couldn't stand up for you." Gu Lin's voice choked as he spoke.

"Master has come to terms with it. Master Grace's disciple is indeed a prodigy. My talent is indeed inferior to hers." After seeing Xu Jiawei's talent, Renn had come to terms with it. No wonder Master Grace didn't take him as a disciple. It turned out that his talent was far from that of a true genius.

Guided by the staff, Xu Jiawei walked back to the lobby, saying she was waiting for her certificate and badge to be made. At this moment, Master Renn walked over and said, "With your qualifications, you could directly take the Level 3 Pharmacist exam. Why don't you continue taking it?" Renn looked at Xu Jiawei with great confusion.

"Thank you for reminding me. So, it's okay to continue taking the test? I wasn't quite sure about that." Looking at Ryan, who was showing her goodwill, Xu Jiawei didn't refuse him.

"You don't even know these things about the exam?" Ryan was speechless.

Xu Jiawei scratched her head. "I only found out about the certification exam a few days ago, and I came straight here today, so I only found out now. Could you tell me about it? I don't know anything about pharmacists."

"What were you doing all this time that you don't even know about this?" Gu Lin asked in surprise.

"I haven't been learning how to make potions for very long, so I don't know much about this kind of thing," Hsu Chia-wei explained.

Raine and Gulin were quite shocked. What was she saying? She hadn't been learning to make potions for very long? Gulin had always thought that Xu Jiawei had started learning to make potions from a young age and had worked hard to reach this level. He never expected that she would be so much better than him in such a short time. Her talent was simply terrifying.

After regaining his composure, Renn said, "You can skip the Level 2 exam and go straight to the Level 3 exam. I'll write you the certificate for skipping a level."

Xu Jiawei agreed immediately, and Gu Lin continued with the Level 2 test. He was still too unskilled in making intermediate potions, so he could only reach Level 2 at most.

After paying another 10 gold coins for registration, Xu Jiawei immediately began the Level 3 test. The Level 3 test focused more on proficiency in intermediate potions, and the time allotted was much shorter, with a wider range of potion types required.

It's not too difficult for Xu Jiawei.

Three hours later, Xu Jiawei finished her exam. The Level 1 certificate and badge no longer needed to be made; she was given a Level 3 certificate and badge instead.

While waiting, Xu Jiawei went to the front desk and asked, "Hello, do you know where I can buy crucibles?" Xu Jiawei wanted to buy some crucibles for the mushrooms, as they needed to upgrade their equipment.

"Okay, please wait a moment, I'll have someone come and take you there right away." The receptionist gave a standard smile and called over a staff member, who led Xu Jiawei to the association's commercial area, which was a place where pharmacists' special supplies were sold and was managed by the association.

The staff member said to the manager of the commercial area, "Manager Li, this is Miss Xu, a third-level pharmacist from the association and an apprentice of Master Grace. Miss Xu would like to buy a crucible. Could you take her to see it?"

Li Mingtao smiled and nodded, then extended his hand in a gesture of invitation: "Miss Xu, please come this way." Li Mingtao led the way, finally arriving at a shelf to the side.

Li Mingtao stopped and introduced, "Miss Xu, this is all our crucibles, divided into different grades. The cheapest one is this one, which only costs 2000 gold coins. Beginners will buy this one because they won't feel bad if it gets broken."

"This one is slightly better, costing only 5000 gold coins. This is the basic model for the exam, costing 10,000 gold coins. The better ones cost 20,000 gold coins..."

Li Mingtao patiently explained everything, and Xu Jiawei fell into deep thought. It was better not to use anything too cheap for mushrooms, and Xu Jiawei felt that the crucible used in the exam was quite good.

Seeing Xu Jiawei's conflicted expression, Li Mingtao smiled and said, "If Miss Xu is still undecided, we have trial crucibles here; you can try them all."

Upon hearing that there were trials available, Xu Jiawei tried all the cheaper ones. Making basic potions was quicker, and she could try one every five minutes.

As expected, you get what you pay for. Not only did it heat up slowly, but the heat adjustment was also cumbersome. Xu Jiawei even tried the most expensive crucible sold by the association, which cost 100000 gold coins.

If it works well, she can buy one; she has money now anyway.

Xu Jiawei tried it and was somewhat disappointed. She found that it was still not as good as that nameless crucible. What was the origin of her nameless crucible?

When you get back, you can ask Zhang Yunting where he got it.

In the end, Xu Jiawei bought 10 basic-style crucibles for the exam. Li Mingtao was stunned. How much? Why did Miss Xu buy so many? Was she just going to fry them for fun?

However, Li Mingtao didn't ask any questions. He thought it would be a fool not to make money. He immediately packed it up for Xu Jiawei, and after she paid by card, he threw it into her backpack.

After buying the crucible, Xu Jiawei strolled around the commercial area and bought a few other things that she thought she might need.

After that, I went back to the lobby to wait. After another hour, Xu Jiawei's badge and certificate were finally made.

Xu Jiawei's medal is the same as the ones worn by the association members, with three stars engraved on it. No wonder I noticed before that the number of stars on each person's badge was different. It turns out that the number of stars on the badge is the level.

Wearing the badge on her chest, Xu Jiawei no longer seemed so out of place.

"Please make sure you carry this medal with you at all times. It contains a magic circle that can be infused with magic to teleport you back to the association if you encounter danger. This certificate is your proof of qualification for the next exam. If you come to take the exam again, just bring the certificate with you." After saying this, the staff member bowed and left.

As Xu Jiawei was about to leave, Gu Lin and Ryan, who had come to collect the badge, insisted on seeing her off. Now, the two of them were completely convinced by Xu Jiawei.

Xu Jiawei counted the stars on Renn's head; there were seven, meaning Renn was a level seven pharmacist.

Xu Jiawei waved to the two of them and then pushed open the door, where she was immediately teleported to the raft.

Upon returning to the raft, Xu Jiawei immediately contacted Grace.

"Teacher, I've passed the exam and I'm now a Level 3 Pharmacist." Xu Jiawei pointed to her badge.

Grace nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad."

Xu Jiawei looked at the stars on Grace's badge; there were nine in total. Xu Jiawei took a deep breath. "Teacher, you're actually a level nine pharmacist?"

"I'm a level nine pharmacist because that's the only level of pharmacist I can be. I'm much more capable than you think!" Grace said in a relaxed manner.

Xu Jiawei took another deep breath; her teacher was amazing.

Xu Jiawei thought of Ren and asked, "Teacher, when you said you wouldn't let me lose face, did you know that Master Ren would cause trouble?"

"It's just a small problem, I'm sure you won't let me down."