Although the game system's hints were only vague, she could obtain information about the uses of the Abyss Scale Pearl from the Book of Greed.

Gu Xi carried the basket back into the house, then took out the auction invitation and entered the special space.

Now that she was in a cooperative relationship with the Book of Greed, summoning it was much easier than before. After summoning the Book of Greed, she simply and clearly told it about the Abyss Scale Pearl.

The Book of Greed emitted a faint glow and, mimicking a surprised tone, said, "Oh my, you've obtained another treasure."

The Book of Greed circled the basket, almost getting inside and lying next to the Abyss Scale Pearl.

Gu Xi: "Is this thing so rare? I asked a few members of the Yuanlin Clan, and they told me it's something that can regenerate."

The Book of Greed: "This item is rare, but not very useful to the deep-sea race. You know, beads like yours are mainly for repelling water, but what deep-sea race needs to repel water? However, this item is very useful to you human land-dwelling species."

Gu Xi nodded; she understood this, which was why she had come to ask. "So, how do you use this?"

The Book of Greed: "Consulting Fees..."

Gu Xi: "...10 gold coins, that's the most I can do."

These 10 gold coins were her commission from selling the Abyss Scale Clan dresses. As the saying goes, what she took from the Abyss Scale Clan should be used for the Abyss Scale Clan. She didn't want to suffer a loss before she got more useful information.

However, when she quoted the price, she sensed that the Book of Greed paused for a moment, and for some reason, she heard a displeased "tsk" in its sound.

But this could be her imagination, because the Book of Greed floated up again and began to explain its contents in detail.

The Book of Greed: "This bead can only repel water when it is warm. And to keep it warm, the Abyssal Scale Clan must remove it themselves, but they rarely do such a thing, which is why the bead is said to be rare."

Gu Xi immediately grasped the key point: "Warm? So, if this bead isn't warm, it can't be used as a water-repelling bead?"

The Book of Greed: "That's right. When the Abyss Scale Clan was killed, the beads that were taken were frozen. Since you had dealings with them, you should know that they have a strong ability to control ice."

Although it was a question, the Book of Greed did not wait for Gu Xi's answer and continued, "So after the Abyss Scale Pearl cools down, it will become similar to an ice pearl, which can freeze seawater."

Gu Xi: "So, this thing is actually similar to ice crystals?"

Ice crystals can also cool objects and have a certain freezing effect.

The Book of Greed swayed back and forth, clearly dissatisfied with Gu Xi's analogy.

The Book of Greed: "There is absolutely no comparison. Ice Crystals are just inferior goods; the freezing effect of Abyss Scale Pearls is not even in the same league."

Gu Xi recalled that the beads she had touched earlier were warm, not cold, and she seemed to be deep in thought.

Gu Xi: "You just said they were killed. In other words, Yuanlin Clan members who die naturally won't have beads with freezing effects?"

The Book of Greed: "That's right. So some deep-sea creatures hunt Abyss Scale creatures to obtain these beads. But this is a normal phenomenon; there are so many deep-sea creatures, and the law of the jungle is the way of survival."

Gu Xi couldn't say anything about the new world. After all, even on Mercury, the survival wars between different races were divided into competition, cooperation, and non-interference. Humans would become a link in the food chain of other creatures, and other creatures might become a link in the human food chain—all perfectly normal. The only difference was that this world had mental power; even food could communicate with each other. However, it was crucial not to be careless or underestimate the enemy just because communication was possible.