Little did they know that Gu Xi's words would directly break down the book's defenses.
"What do you mean by greed! Do you even know how difficult it is to support yourself? You rich people have no idea how hard it is to write a book! I work so hard, isn't it so that one day I won't have to work hard anymore!"
"Besides, I am the Book of Greed, so what's wrong with making some money! I earn money through my own abilities, working diligently and being available 24/7. Tell me, which of you intelligent races is as hardworking as me!"
The Book of Greed kept playing the victim, speaking with such resentment that Gu Xi was embarrassed to continue.
After all, she had never seen a book that contained wisdom, and this book, which possessed such profound wisdom, was not called the Book of Wisdom, but rather the Book of Greed. Perhaps it had given itself this name.
Gu Xi, acting on her impulse, voiced her question. However, she didn't know what she had said wrong, causing the book to break down once again.
"Nonsense! Talking nonsense! What book of wisdom? The book of wisdom is just a poor man's book! You work hard all day and still don't earn a single penny!"
"Do you know how miserable it is to work for free? You get nothing, and you still get yelled at and beaten. What kind of people are these, all just wanting to get something for nothing!"
Although it said nothing, it seemed to say everything.
Gu Xi is now 100% certain, one thousand percent certain, that this book is indeed the Book of Wisdom, which was then subjected to a series of inhuman tortures before being falsely claimed to be the Book of Greed.
After having this guess, Gu Xi immediately gave herself a "you're so pitiful" look and looked at it.
As a result, Gu Xi's gaze made the Book of Greed bristle again.
"What kind of look is that! I'm not a book of wisdom, I don't need your pity! If you want information, pay up!"
The Book of Greed spoke in an extremely fierce tone. Gu Xi could only try to appease it.
"You're selling a book, and you want customers, so you can't even be polite. Haven't you heard the saying 'the customer is always right'?"
"Nonsense. Every customer I've met before knows how to use it. Even if they don't, they don't talk as much as you."
Hearing this, Gu Xi was speechless. Was she just being talkative? She was being overly cautious, wasn't she?
As an outsider, what if she's not careful and falls into a trap set by the deep-sea creatures? Besides, she's already being quite bold by communicating with a book here. If she encountered someone more cautious, they might just go up and destroy it, leaving it with nowhere to cry.
Gu Xi was inwardly complaining when she heard the Book of Greed continue speaking.
"And what's this about the customer being king? I don't understand what you mean. Are you saying that if you pay, you're the boss?"
Gu Xi guessed that this was probably a cultural difference, so she nodded.
"You want to be the boss? Of course, no problem. As long as you pay enough! If you're unhappy with me, you can step on me a few times, as long as you pay enough!"
Gu Xi: "..."
Okay, now she understands why this book was associated with "Sea Ghost." It's clearly just greed at work. They'd even throw away their dignity for money.
Gu Xi looked at it with a complicated expression, but finally gave in, "I want to see the information at the back. How much do you want?"
"Not many, 100 gold coins per one."
Gu Xi stared at it in disbelief; she truly hadn't expected a book to actually dare to ask for money. That's 100 gold coins! Was it out of its mind?!
The Book of Greed seemed oblivious to its own actions, continuing casually, "There are only about 100 pieces of information about the scales of the hoarding fish. Even if you buy them all, it will only cost you tens of thousands of gold coins."
Gu Xi thought she must have been out of her mind to ask that question. No one, no matter how hard they tried, would agree to such a condition.
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