"Then let me give you some investment advice. If you don't have any expenses for the time being, Teacher Xu Zhao, you could try buying Mushroom Coin." After some thought, Gretel gave her suggestion seriously.
"Mushroom Coin? What's that?" Xu Zhao frowned slightly and lifted her head a little from the chair.
Xu Zhao had heard of Erudition Coin. It was a limited-supply cryptocurrency being mined after Pathstriders from the nomadic miner faction discovered a way to steal The Erudition's computing power for mining.
Xu Zhao had already put all her royalties from New Penacony into a heavy position in that project.
"The Erudition is also an artifact holder in the Friends Circle. Its artifact lets it produce Inspiration Mushrooms, which can be used to do all sorts of amazing things. But since its computing power is limited, the number of Inspiration Mushrooms it produces each day is also limited. And The Erudition felt that being exploited all the time violated the Friends Circle's standards of civilization, so it stipulated that Mushroom Coin must be used to purchase Inspiration Mushrooms. I think it's a very good project." Gretel explained with clear logic.
"You people in the Friends Circle speculate on crypto too?" Xu Zhao sat upright in her chair, a curiosity unrelated to painting appearing on her face.
When it came to financial management, Xu Zhao thought fairly highly of herself.
"Not really. Mushroom Coin's returns are actually limited. When The Erudition has ample computing power, Mushroom Coin's price drops a little. When computing power is tight, the price rises a little. But because The Erudition's computing power has always been tight, Mushroom Coin's price has been steadily rising. It's a very good investment product." Gretel waved a hand.
"No. Wait." Xu Zhao's brows suddenly drew tightly together.
"What is