After a brief moment of consideration, Gu Xi readily agreed. Planting flowers was easy enough; she had been planting flowers herself over the past few months, and she could simply bring some from the third-floor pergola over here later.

As soon as Gu Xi agreed, the Book of Greed began flipping through its pages rapidly. Gu Xi could tell it was so happy it was about to tear itself apart.

After flipping through the Book of Greed a dozen times, he remembered that this matter wasn't over yet, so he continued to ask, "What do you want me to help you with?"

Gu Xi: "I need pearls, and I need your help to find a source."

"What? Pearls?" Upon hearing Gu Xi say the word "pearls," the Book of Greed seemed to think it had misheard, and it asked again with great uncertainty.

Gu Xi, unaware of its surprise, asked calmly, "What's the problem?"

"..." The Book of Greed was at a loss for words. Although it was a book, was it really a waste to use it so much? After a moment of confusion, it earnestly advised, "This thing is too common. It's impossible for it to be auctioned off."

Gu Xi: "So, can you get your hands on it?"

The Book of Greed: "...No."

When the Book of Greed said this thing was very common, Gu Xi was secretly pleased, thinking that since it said it was too common, it must have plenty of ways to get pearls. But it turns out, this is all?!

Moreover, if it can buy mental potions from the Sea Ghost, how could it not be able to buy pearls!

Although the Book of Greed has no eyes, it can sense Gu Xi's emotions. It can clearly feel that the other person is radiating an emotion that says, "How can you be so useless?"

However, because the reasons were very complicated, the Book of Greed did not explain them, but simply told her in a different way: "Although I can't buy them, you can bid on a pearl-producing pet and have it produce pearls for you."

Gu Xi: "How many can be produced?"

The Book of Greed: "A mature pet can produce 100 pellets a day."

Gu Xi knew this world was strange, but she hadn't expected it to be this strange—a pet that could produce 100 pearls! Gu Xi immediately became curious. She asked, "What's this pet called?"

"Pearlfish".

This is surreal! Gu Xi felt her worldview had been blown up again. She asked incredulously, "Aren't pearls produced by mollusks?"

The Book of Greed: "Stingerfish also produce pearls. While mollusks do produce pearls, the pearls they produce are large, few in number, and expensive. Stingerfish are different; although the pearls they produce are small, they are plentiful. You've already asked me how many they can produce, which means you must want a lot, right? This kind of stingerfish is suitable for you."

Gu Xi listened to the book of greed, which spoke eloquently, and muttered to herself: You still think it's a human-centered recommendation?

However, she then had a new question: "Why can stingrays produce so many pearls?"

The Book of Greed: "It's simple, because it's the excrement of a pearlfish. Pearlfish are a type of marine mammal; they're not particularly powerful, but if you fatten them up, they can produce a lot of pearls..."

Before the Book of Greed could finish speaking, Gu Xi swatted it at him. "You're right, that's all."

If it were allowed to continue, Gu Xi felt she could no longer face the word "pearl".

The world has truly changed; all sorts of strange things happen. Okay, thinking about civet coffee, isn't it just excrement after all? So she'll accept it a little for now. She wants to raise pigs—oh, no, I mean fish. This is definitely her calling; as long as there's fish food, fattening up a fish won't be a problem.

Knowing the fish's name made things much easier. After dismissing the Book of Greed, Gu Xi began searching for the pearl fish at the auction.