Star Luo City.
Due to the upcoming Star Light Auction, Star Luo City had recently gathered many people from major forces.
A medium-scale auction was still a rare event. Major forces, even Shrek Academy, would come when they knew an auction was happening, as no one ever thought they had too many good items.
Su Ming had been waiting in Star Luo City for almost six months after arriving. Huo Yuhao hadn't left the Duke's mansion yet, and the auction was finally starting today.
Elders Lei Zhen and Eight-Arms had also arrived in Star Luo City.
Star Light Auction House.
"Where is your manager? I have items to auction."
Auction?
Staff quickly escorted Su Ming and the other two to a private room.
"Distinguished guests, please wait a moment. We have notified the manager."
The auras of Elders Eight-Arms and Lei Zhen weren't deliberately concealed. The faint, almost imperceptible Spirit Power pressure clearly indicated they were not ordinary people, so the reception staff naturally didn't dare neglect them.
After waiting just three minutes, the auction house manager arrived.
"Greetings, distinguished guests. May I ask what treasures you wish to auction at our auction house?"
Su Ming took out a piece of Thousand Refined, Grade One Heavy Silver and placed it on the table.
Rare metal?
The manager, of course, was skeptical.
He carefully observed the Heavy Silver Su Ming presented.
"Would the guest mind if I examine it closely?"
"Not at all."
After receiving Su Ming's consent, the manager picked up the Thousand Refined, Grade One Heavy Silver. His expression changed dramatically.
He took a deep breath, held it, and cautiously extended his Spirit Power.
"Could this be... the legendary Spirit Metal?"
Su Ming nodded, confirming the manager's guess.
The manager took another deep breath and continued to carefully probe the Heavy Silver with his Spirit Power, communicating with the spirit within. He could sense the abundant spiritual energy.
Hiss~
The more he examined it, the more astonished he became.
Besides blacksmiths, very few people knew the term Spirit Metal. He was responsible for appraisal, so he had studied different metals and occasionally learned about Spirit Metal. But in the information he knew, there were no descriptions of spiritual energy this exaggerated.
How exaggerated was the spirituality within this piece of Heavy Silver?
Without needing a Spirit Master's Spirit Power, the spiritual energy contained within this fist-sized piece of Heavy Silver alone was sufficient to construct a Core Formation for a Level 6 Spirit Tool!
What incredibly abundant spirituality!
The manager took a deep breath and looked up at Su Ming.
"The Spirit Metal you have presented is utterly unbelievable. May I ask if you intend to auction this piece of Spirit Metal in this auction? If you are not in a hurry, we suggest you auction it in our next large-scale auction instead."
"No, auction it in this one."
Su Ming took out eight other pieces of Spirit Metal forged from different rare metals.
"Auction these eight together as well."
The manager's eyes nearly popped out.
What in the world?
He actually took out nine pieces of Spirit Metal with spiritual energy so abundant it exceeded the exaggerated, almost legendary descriptions in books.
The manager's gaze turned grave.
One piece would be a unique treasure.
But nine appearing simultaneously made the manager realize this was unusual.
He looked down at the nine peerless Spirit Metal pieces on the table, his mind racing.
"What, can it not be auctioned?" Su Ming asked, seeing his delayed response.
"Since you require it, our Star Light Auction House will naturally arrange it. These nine pieces of Spirit Metal are all masterpiece. Their value might not be lower than top-quality Spirit Bones. It's truly a pity to place them in an auction of this scale."
As he spoke, he secretly observed Su Ming's expression but found no trace of regret.
"The guests at this auction came expecting a medium-scale event. The Golden Spirit Coins they prepared might not allow the nine pieces of Spirit Metal to reach their optimal price. Therefore, I hope you will allow me to sell the nine pieces of Spirit Metal separately."
Separately?
That suited Su Ming's intention perfectly.
He grunted in agreement, accepting the suggestion.
"I will have someone arrange it immediately!"
The manager collected all nine pieces of Spirit Metal into a storage Spirit Tool, handed it to a staff member, and instructed them to arrange it quickly. Then he personally led Su Ming and the other two out of the room towards a private booth.
"This is our auction house's auctioneer, Qian Qian. Please feel free to make any requests to her. I must take my leave first."
The manager called over a woman wearing a purple nameplate, introduced her, and then left.
"Is there a list for this auction?" Su Ming asked Qian Qian.
"The auction items are originally not disclosed publicly. But distinguished guest, you have just added a full nine finale items to our auction. The manager specifically instructed me to show you the list of items for this auction."
Qian Qian took out a list densely packed with over a hundred auction items.
Su Ming's eyes went straight to the very end.
This medium-scale auction originally had only three final items; of course, now it had twelve.
"Carnivorous Spirit Carving Knife..."
Su Ming clearly saw the Carnivorous Spirit Carving Knife listed.
Hearing Su Ming mutter the name, Qian Qian's expression changed slightly.
"Distinguished guest, although the Carnivorous Spirit Carving Knife is a finale item, it has failed to sell many times. If it weren't for it being a List-ranked Carving Knife, we wouldn't auction it as a finale item."
Eight-Arms, who didn't understand, spoke up directly.
"A finale item? Why would it fail to sell multiple times?"
"In the process of a Spirit Engineer creating a Spirit Tool, engraving the Core Formation is an essential step. Besides the Spirit Engineers themselves, the carving knife is also a very important part. A truly good carving knife can even double a Spirit Engineer's success rate in making Spirit Tools. Over the past thousands of years, among countless carving knives, some have stood out, each with unique characteristics and special effects. Spirit Engineers ranked these effects from one to one hundred, creating a list. The carving knives on this list are called List-ranked Carving Knives. The Carnivorous Spirit Carving Knife is one of them."
"However, unfortunately, although the Carnivorous Spirit Carving Knife is powerful, it is also a凶刀 (cursed/evil knife). As far as we know, it was made by an Evil Spirit Master. We don't know what they did during its creation, but this knife will反噬 (backlash/backfire on) its owner. In the history we've checked, it has had thirty-seven owners. All thirty-seven died tragically without exception."
Qian Qian's expression was grave as she explained this cursed knife very clearly.
"A cursed knife?" Su Ming stared intently at the words 'Carnivorous Spirit Carving Knife'.
"Little Ming, you want to bid on this carving knife?" Lei Zhen asked.
He could see Su Ming's interest in this List-ranked Carving Knife.
"Yes."
Lei Zhen's expression turned serious. "We must be cautious with things from Evil Spirit Masters. Even if that Evil Spirit Master was weak in life, their abilities are often terrifying. This cursed knife might not have been much initially, but after thirty-seven owners, having caused the death of thirty-seven owners, the danger of it backlashing on its owner can no longer be predicted."
Anything involving Evil Spirit Masters is never good.
These guys are like bugs in this world.
A living Evil Spirit Master is one thing, but an item left behind by a dead Evil Spirit Master that has also 'developed'... that requires extreme caution.
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