Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

She finally remembered where she got the key. Zhang Yunting had given it to her as a thank you, but she didn't know what it was for at the time, so she just threw it into the warehouse.

After that, she completely forgot about the key.

She said the pattern on the box looked so familiar, and sure enough, she had seen it before.

[Mysterious Key: It seems to be used to unlock something. (I'm not going to tell you.)]

Xu Jiawei inserted the key, which emitted a rainbow-colored light, into the lock of the treasure box. With an excited heart and trembling hands, Xu Jiawei opened the treasure box.

[Congratulations to the player for obtaining a Mythic-grade special equipment. System announcement: Upgraded ring: Increases experience gained from killing creatures by 50%, reduces experience required for leveling by 50%, and can be stacked with other equipment.]

Mythical-level equipment! Xu Jiawei gasped. With this equipment, Xu Jiawei would level up much faster!

She slipped the ring onto her other hand, still somewhat dazed by the huge surprise.

【Congratulations to player AAA Mushroom Fairy for obtaining Mythic-level equipment! Congratulations!】 The system announcement was repeated three times in the chat channel, and Si Yunming's one-day reign at the top of the equipment rankings was overtaken by Xu Jiawei once again.

[It's raining today: Holy crap, what's a Mythic item? Does such a thing even exist?]

[Ye Yezi: Awesome! I had a feeling this top player would still be number one after the server merge.]

[Wishing for legs that are 1.8 meters long: Awesome, I don't know what to say!]

[I am Qin Shi Huang: Awesome!]

[Rainy Bear: Qin Shi Huang, you're still alive? I haven't seen you speak in the chat channel lately.]

[I'm not crazy: Who is this Qin Shi Huang?]

[Rain Falling on Little Bear: This is the second person in our District 62 to be banned for cursing the system. It left a deep impression.]

......

At this moment, someone gritted their teeth in anger. Aotian slammed the water cup in his hand to the ground. He was only one step away from getting that mythical equipment.

Aotian was consumed by jealousy, feeling that Xu Jiawei had stolen what rightfully belonged to him! This equipment should have been his!

Why didn't that woman put the items in her backpack? Why didn't he wait before stealing? If he had acted today, the equipment might have been his. Aotian regretted it more and more; he was so close!

Xu Jiawei: Yes, yes, yes, just a tiny bit short.

Putting aside the fact that Xu Jiawei no longer puts things in her backpack, let alone the fact that if someone steals her mythical equipment, she can just glance at the equipment ranking list and know who stole it, right?

Xu Jiawei probably just gets a teleportation ticket and goes there directly.

All I can say is that Aotian is both stupid and wicked; there's no way to hide names on the leaderboard these days.

Xu Jiawei felt refreshed and laughed heartily for a long time. When she came to her senses, she noticed that there was another piece of paper in the box, which looked like a map.

[Congratulations, player! You have obtained the Treasure Map of the God of Light*1. Please search for it yourself.]

This map cannot be used automatically, and it is drawn in a very abstract way, so Xu Jiawei can't tell where it is at all.

He then put the treasure map away.

Taking advantage of this peaceful time, Xu Jiawei practiced making potions and improving her skills. Now her proficiency in parasitic spores is almost at the junior level.

It's estimated that we should be able to reach it by tomorrow, and Xu Jiawei has also made some progress with the medicine.

She needs even more precise control; ideally, she should be able to multitask.

Now that she no longer needs to sell hot water bottle mushrooms, Xu Jiawei only puts up some healing mushrooms and medicines on the shelves every day, and doesn't care about anything else.

[Ding! Congratulations, player! Your skill proficiency has reached the initial stage. You are eligible for a reward. There are three options: 1. Luck +1, 2. Random attribute points *3, 3. Strength +3]

Xu Jiawei thought about it for a moment and felt that luck was more important. With high luck, she could succeed at anything. So she decided to max out her luck first.

So Xu Jiawei chose option 1, drank a bottle of energy potion, and continued practicing.

This high-grade potion is really difficult to make; Xu Jiawei feels that she always falls short.

When faced with this kind of problem, you can't just work behind closed doors.

If you don't ask your teacher for help when you have a problem, then what's the point of having a teacher? So Xu Jiawei contacted Grace directly.

Xu Jiawei took out her magic communicator and dialed Grace's number.

"What's wrong? Disciple, you didn't freeze to death, did you? I heard that the natural disasters where you are are three or four times more severe than those here."

"I was so afraid you'd freeze to death that I wanted to bring you things, but the survival system wouldn't allow it." Grace yawned, looking as if she had just woken up.

Xu Jiawei put on a proper smile, like a well-behaved student: "Teacher, I'm fine. The natural disaster here is over. I'm so sorry I haven't been able to contact you. Teacher Mofeng asked me to give you my regards."

"He's so thoughtful. By the way, what did your apprentice want to see me about?" Grace smiled.

"Teacher, I'm having some problems with brewing potions. Is now a convenient time for you? I haven't been able to brew them successfully, and I don't know what's wrong."

Grace smiled with satisfaction: "I'm glad you can rely on me. You can come to me if you have any questions. Let me show you how first."

Xu Jiawei nodded quickly.

Grace adjusted the camera angle, deliberately slowed down the speed, and explained the precautions for each step.

Xu Jiawei stared intently, afraid of missing a single step. This magical communicator also had a screen recording function, so Xu Jiawei didn't take notes. Instead, she just carefully watched Grace's movements.

Indeed, this kind of thing still requires guidance from a master. You really can't learn anything from books. Many of the steps are simplified, and text and pictures are far too limited compared to the actual scene.

Grace's technique is very different from Xu Jiawei's, and the order of herbs is also different.

"This herb needs to be added last to maximize its effect. Do you remember, apprentice?" Grace placed the prepared potion aside and looked at Xu Jiawei.

Xu Jiawei nodded solemnly, and Grace smiled: "Then you give it a try."

After taking a deep breath, Xu Jiawei began to adjust the heat and, imitating Grace, added the herbs into the crucible all at once.

"No, the brewing time is too short; the medicinal effects cannot be fully realized."

"If the control of mental energy is not precise, the purification process cannot be fully completed."

"This herb has been boiled for too long; its medicinal effects are about to disappear."

......

Under Grace's constant encouragement, Xu Jiawei was sweating profusely. Just think about how it feels when the proctor is watching you the whole time!

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for crafting a Crude High-Level Energy Potion. (Good job, teacher!)]

Xu Jiawei didn't dare to look at Grace at all, after all, under the teacher's guidance, she had only managed to make a crude potion.

Grace was somewhat surprised. Her student was truly talented. After only one lesson, he had produced a crude yet high-level potion, though it was still far from perfect.

"Your talent is not bad, keep up the good work." After saying that, Grace hung up.

Xu Jiawei breathed a sigh of relief, not expecting her teacher to praise her. Over the next few days, Xu Jiawei practiced making potions, and on the fifth day, she finally made a regular high-grade potion.

At this time, as the birth time of the second batch of players was approaching, the chat channel began to discuss the arrival of their loved ones, making it quite lively.