As if to validate Huo Yuhao's thoughts, Xu Jiujiu on the screen gestured towards the Engraving Knife beside her and slowly said.
"I believe some of our esteemed guests might be deceived by its appearance. But I can assure you, missing this item will be the biggest mistake of your life! Now, let Jiujiu introduce this seemingly ordinary, yet extremely powerful Engraving Knife to our valued guests!"
"The Engraving Knife is a must-have for every Soul Engineer. A good Engraving Knife is essential for anyone aspiring to become a high-level Soul Engineer. To describe the Engraving Knife before you as good is too simplistic. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a peerless Engraving Knife! In the world of Soul Engineers, Engraving Knives also have rankings. Top-tier Engraving Knives are almost all in the hands of top-tier Soul Engineers. You should have heard of the term 'Ranked Engraving Knives', right?"
"On the Engraving Knife rankings of Douluo Continent, there are only the best one hundred Engraving Knives. And over two-thirds of them are in the Sun Moon Empire. Why are there so many high-level Soul Engineers in the Sun Moon Empire? This is a crucial reason!"
Upon hearing Xu Jiujiu's words, the teachers and students in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy's box couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Even the always very steady Ma Rulong chuckled.
"If a Ranked Engraving Knife could help a Soul Engineer advance to high-level, or even top-tier, then why bother spending every day cooped up in the lab, painstakingly researching? This is really unreasonable."
Xiao Hongchen waved his hand with a smile.
"It's normal, normal. In some people's eyes, advancing as a Soul Engineer is incredibly easy. Maybe some of them think it's just that they only want to focus on cultivating their martial souls, and haven't thought about developing Soul Engineering technology. Otherwise, how could our Sun Moon Empire's Soul Engineering technology be the strongest? It's typical of those who are all talk and no action. Right, Yuhao?"
Huo Yuhao, hearing his name, shook his head slightly.
"It's not necessarily like that. As an auctioneer, exaggerating the value of an item to make it sell for a higher price is only natural. The fact that the Star Luo Empire can commission such light-guiding screens from the Sun Moon Empire already shows that they aren't as closed off as some other forces. They probably aren't as arrogant as you say."
Huo Yuhao's words were met with approval from everyone. However, even knowing that the Star Luo Empire might also be heavily developing Soul Tools, they weren't worried in the slightest. Instead, they became even more excited.
As leading-edge scientists, they wouldn't stand still. Having competitors would only motivate them to research and develop new Soul Tools even more.
Qingya glanced at Huo Yuhao gratefully. She was starting to understand why so many beautiful girls surrounded him.
He was so handsome, strong, spoke so well, and was gentle and humble. Who wouldn't like someone like that?
While everyone was chatting, Xu Jiujiu, who was also serving as the auctioneer, explained the dangers of the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife, which could backfire on its user. She also explained why this initially high-value ranked Engraving Knife appeared as the first item in the auction.
After hearing Xu Jiujiu's description, those who weren't Soul Engineers but had considered bidding for it as a collectible, or had other ideas, instantly abandoned the thought.
A highly ranked Engraving Knife was good, but it was best to avoid something that could backfire on its user.
Even Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen, who had initially been very interested in the ranked Engraving Knife, lost interest. They even began speculating about what the next item would be.
However, just as Xu Jiujiu announced the official start of the auction, Huo Yuhao immediately said to Qingya, who was standing in front of the screen.
"Auctioneer Qingya, I bid a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins."
Qingya was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately wanted to help Huo Yuhao call out the bid. However, before entering the price, she paused and turned to Huo Yuhao, asking,
"Esteemed guest, I must remind you that although this Engraving Knife is a ranked one, the flaws described by Auctioneer Jiujiu are also true."
Xiao Hongchen quickly tried to stop him. Even Ma Rulong and the others couldn't sit still, fearing Huo Yuhao would impulsively bid on the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife and suffer some mishap. They wouldn't be able to explain that to Kong Deming.
Facing everyone's pleas, Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have a way to remove the curse. Besides, Elder Ma, have you forgotten that I have other methods?"
Looking at Huo Yuhao's expression, Elder Ma immediately remembered that Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen had come to Star Luo City with them. With these two Rank 9 Soul Engineers present, there was really no need to worry too much about the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife.
Realizing this, the others stopped interfering and watched Qingya enter a bid of 100,000 Gold Soul Coins for the Engraving Knife.
They thought things would go very smoothly, that a knife that would backfire on its owner wouldn't attract much competition. However, to Huo Yuhao's surprise, just as Xu Jiujiu was about to announce that he had won the bid, someone stepped in and offered 105,000 Gold Soul Coins.
Looking at Xu Jiujiu's surprised expression on the screen, and the price of 105,000 Gold Soul Coins, the smile on Huo Yuhao's face slowly disappeared and his brow furrowed.
The minimum increment for each bid on the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife was 5,000 Gold Soul Coins. Xu Jiujiu wouldn't use such a method to annoy him. Even if she really wanted to secretly drive up the price, she wouldn't do it on this Engraving Knife.
Huo Yuhao intentionally didn't reveal that the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife was made of Life Gold, precisely to avoid this kind of situation.
Huo Yuhao's smile returned as he looked at Qingya and asked, "Auctioneer Qingya, may I know who this person is?"
Qingya looked
Looking at the price, Huo Yuhao had already guessed the other party's identity.
Someone who could force the Starlight Auction House, run by the Star Luo royal family, to violate its rules and leak the identity of other private boxes, and then deliberately use a price increase of only five thousand Gold Soul Coins to annoy him... there was no one else besides Dai Huabin.
After all, after losing a man's most fundamental ability, and then seeing so many beautiful girls around him...
Huo Yuhao could clearly feel that from the moment they first met, Dai Huabin had shown a strong jealousy towards him.
Wasn't this guy afraid of death, doing something like this? After realizing it was Dai Huabin who was trying to mess with him, Huo Yuhao didn't feel particularly angry. In his eyes, Dai Huabin's fate was already sealed.
But the two wealthy women beside him, Meng Hongchen and Xu Tianzhen, almost simultaneously stood up and spoke in unison.
"Raise the price! You want to compete with me in wealth, huh? You want to try challenging my pocket money with all of his assets?"
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao instinctively leaned back.
Huo Yuhao, thanks to the undead magic rewarded by his diary, could easily remove the curse on the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife, which gave him the confidence to bid.
But were Meng Hongchen and Xu Tianzhen stepping forward at this moment to... compete to "sponsor" him?
...
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