The Book of Greed: "Dear guest, you wish to take a picture..."

Suddenly, the Book of Greed stopped speaking, as if it had eyes and could see who it was.

The Book of Greed's attitude changed drastically. "Oh, it's you. Your previous method was effective. It allowed me to make a small profit." Its tone was indifferent, without any emotional fluctuation, which only made Gu Xi more curious.

Gu Xi: "Why do you sound unhappy?"

The Book of Greed seemed to have been waiting for her to say that. As soon as the person opposite her asked, it immediately began to ramble on: "You have no idea, I have developed a new business. The Sea Ghosts said that this is making money by using their territory, and they want to charge me!"

"It's infuriating! They make so much money, yet they still try to steal even this little bit from me. Don't they realize that without me, they wouldn't be able to hold any auctions at all?"

Gu Xi: "Oh? Can't you handle it without me?"

Speaking of this, the Book of Greed became angry. "Of course! If it weren't for me, would they know about so many rare treasures? Would they know how to distinguish them? They wouldn't! You don't know how many fakes there are in the ocean! There are even deep-sea creatures that make a living by manufacturing fakes."

The Book of Greed continued its rambling, pressing on: "Tell me, given my value, shouldn't I be paid more?"

Gu Xi really couldn't say anything about this. After all, this was a conflict between working-class people and capitalists, and she, as an outsider, couldn't get involved.

Finally, after the Book of Greed finished its rambling, Gu Xi said, "I also asked you for help this time..."

Before Gu Xi could finish speaking, the Book of Greed asked, "Do you have money? I won't do it if you don't."

Gu Xi really couldn't bring herself to say the word "have." According to the greedy nature of the Book of Greed, everything was priced in gold coins, and with her current net worth, she couldn't afford to support it.

Seemingly sensing the other party's hesitation, the Book of Greed added, "Actually, you don't have to use gold coins. Spirit potions will do too."

The Book of Greed makes it seem like a simple thing, but poor Gu Xi says he doesn't even have enough for himself, let alone make a deal!

Its terms didn't sound like a good idea, so Gu Xi refused outright. "Forget it, I'll figure it out myself."

"Ah, don't refuse." After hesitating for a long time, the Book of Greed finally continued. "How about you plant spiritual flowers all over this space? That will also have a nourishing effect on me."

Gu Xi asked, puzzled, "Why didn't you plant them before?"

Speaking of the Book of Greed, I feel sad. "I want to plant some too, but if no one takes care of them, the flowers and plants will die."

Seeing Gu Xi's disbelief, the Book of Greed finally confessed. It turned out that another reason it hadn't planted it before was that none of the deep-sea creatures participating in the auction were interested in it.

In that instant, Gu Xi realized: this book looked impressive, but it was actually a pitiful little thing that nobody cared about. (This chapter has been read. Please click to continue reading the next chapter!)