Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

[So happy: I'm all alone. My parents are two people, so my mom has to live with me. My dad's family is receiving supplies.]

[Oh my god: Huh? I'm an orphan. So you can only accept one relative?]

Xu Jiawei was also somewhat surprised. She had refused outright and hadn't looked closely, so she didn't know either.

[The package arrived: Yes, I can vouch for it. I have grandparents, parents, and maternal grandparents. I'm an only child, and I have so many supplies to deliver. The pressure is immense.]

[Good method: Me too, I probably died along with my whole family. I barely survived the last natural disaster, sigh.]

[Compound Bow: Ugh, damn it all, I have a child, only 2 years old. I have no choice but to take the child in; after all, the child absolutely cannot survive alone.]

[No one can survive: Damn it, can't the elderly and children just live peacefully on Earth? If a child's parents die and the child is teleported here alone, how will they survive?]

The crowd fell silent; it seemed they intended to capture everyone in one fell swoop.

Li Ming still has parents, and they don't know what to do, so Xu Jiawei asked them.

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Li Ming, can you manage to take care of your parents all by yourself?]

[Here comes the lucky one: Sis, don't worry, I have several brothers and sisters.]

Xu Jiawei nodded. Rich people tend to have many children, and her biological parents probably are too, so her refusal shouldn't have any impact.

The arrival of this second batch of players had nothing to do with her. Xu Jiawei closed the chat channel and went to make medicine.

The chat channel was filled with both joy and sorrow. Amidst everyone's anticipation, it finally reached midnight on the seventh day, and Xu Jiawei snapped out of her practice.

[System Announcement: The second batch of players has arrived in the survival game. Game announcement is now released. (Excited!)]

[Welcome to the second batch of players entering the survival game. This is the survival system, and this is server 62 in China. The first batch of players entered the game before you. To survive, please remember the rules. (This is for the second batch of players.)]

[First, this is the Survival World. Earth's energy has been depleted. In order to save ourselves, Earth and the Survival System have agreed to cooperate to transfer humanity to the Survival World. This raft is your only home, so please cherish it. (Reunited.)]

Second, death in the game is real death. You only have one life, so please cherish it and live on. (I won't stop you if you want to die.)

[Thirdly, this batch of players consists of all remaining humans on Earth. The system notified Earth seven days ago that the second batch of players can enter the survival game with one backpack full of supplies. (Second batch players get a perk!)]

[Fourth, the second batch of players will either merge with the first batch or survive alone. Players surviving alone will receive a seven-day treasure chest wave. If they are infants, they will receive a system-provided care function. Children under 8 years old will be activated under a minor protection mode to help them overcome difficulties. (The system isn't that heartless; the survival world has laws protecting minors.)]

[5. Starting tomorrow morning from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, treasure chests will spawn at sea. Please use your fishing rod to catch the chests and obtain survival resources. (Our survival game never requires overtime.)]

[Sixth, the second batch of players will have a seven-day newbie protection period. The difficulty is significantly reduced compared to the last time, experience points are increased, and the experience required to level up is reduced. (Respecting the elderly and caring for the young is a virtue of the system.)]

[7. The servers will be merged tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM. Please pay attention to system announcements.]

[For other questions, please refer to the system panel for assistance. We wish you a pleasant life. (If it's not pleasant, there's nothing we can do.)]

The game rules have been slightly changed this time; the difficulty has been visibly reduced, while the rewards have been increased.

The elderly and children are physically weak, some are even unable to take care of themselves, and are far behind ordinary players.

It will be a huge test for orphans and elderly people without family; everything seems very cruel.

[The lucky one is here: Sis, my parents went to my older brother and sister's place, not mine. Am I really that untrustworthy?!]

Li Ming was filled with grief and indignation. He was doing so well now, yet his parents didn't believe him!

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Maybe your parents don't know how well you're doing.]

[The lucky one here: I already said it in the comments! I'm so sad, they don't believe me. Maybe my older siblings aren't even as successful as me. I miss my mom so much.]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Maybe next time we'll merge servers, we'll be on the same server. There's still hope.]

I was chatting with Li Ming when Bai Yu sent me a message.

[Rain Falling: Jiawei, do you still have any healing mushrooms? I want to buy some. My parents have trouble walking, and my father lives alone outside. I'm a little worried. Could you also sell me some medicine?]

Xu Jiawei ended her conversation with Li Ming directly and replied to Bai Yu.

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Okay, how much do you want?]

[Rain Falling: Not too many, just 20 bottles, I'll tell my dad to hurry up and grind monsters.]

The entire server was bustling with activity, with the number of players reaching over 60,000. Fortunately, even if only one family member could be accepted, other family members could transfer to the same server, which relieved the players.

As for why there are only 6 people, it has to be said that many sick and weak parents and relatives did not want to be a burden on their children, so they chose to end their lives after learning that they had entered the game.

So the chat channel is filled with both joy and sorrow.

[After losing his temper: Why didn't my father come? Didn't the doctor say he had only one year to live? Why! He's my only family member left...]

[Saul: My mom told me that my paralyzed grandfather chose to commit suicide. Why would he do that?]

[Player 2945: Li Tianfeng, you unfilial son, you actually abandoned your father!]

[Nonsense: Tsk, have you ever supported me even for a single day, you gambling addict? All you do is abuse me and my mom. Let me tell you, don't even think about me supporting you for a single day in this lifetime.]

[Player 58697: Son, why don't you want your mother anymore? For you, I used all the dowries from your five older sisters to buy you a house. They cut ties with me. You can't abandon me.]

[Jane Eyre: The person upstairs deserved it; they got kicked out by Yaozu, didn't they?]

[Player 58698: What nonsense are you spouting? My Li family has only one son per generation. What's wrong with having his sister raise the dowry for him? We can't let my Li family line end! These good-for-nothings are such ingrates, daring to refuse us! And you, you stinking woman, what nonsense are you spouting? Family scandals shouldn't be aired in public. Isn't this ruining our family's glorious reputation?]

[Player 58697: Old man, I can't go on living like this. Yaozu doesn't want his own mother anymore, and his daughter is an ingrate.]

[Player 58698: If you don't want to live, then die. As long as my son is alive and well, it's up to you whether you live or die.]

[Ye Yezi: Tsk, they're a couple, they're such a perfect match.]

[Rich person: 6, that's amazing!]

The chat channels fell silent as everyone quietly watched the drama unfold; watching drama is in the nature of all Chinese people.

Even Xu Jiawei is enjoying this gossip; this is quite a spectacle.

[Chicheng: Comrade Xiao Xu, could you sell me some delicious mushrooms? My mother has a bit of Alzheimer's and is constantly asking for mushrooms.]

Zhang Yunting comes from a single-parent family, and his only worry right now is his mother who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Okay.]

Seeing everyone busy taking care of their relatives, Xu Jiawei, who had nothing to do, seemed quite idle. At this moment, Si Yunming sent Xu Jiawei a small cake.