"I know. My grandfather told me about List-ranked Carving Knives. I'm also aware of the Carnivorous Spirit Carving Knife. But I am a Spirit Engineer; the desire to collect a List-ranked Carving Knife can't be lost."
Lei Zhen still wanted to persuade him otherwise.
Su Ming raised his hand.
"Elder, rest assured. I know my limits. I won't use this carving knife. My family has another List-ranked Carving Knife."
Uh.
Lei Zhen, who was about to retort with 'Can you resist trying such a good carving knife once it's in your hands?', was stumped.
Oh~
So the family already has a List-ranked Carving Knife.
Hearing this, Qian Qian was also greatly astonished.
Having a List-ranked Carving Knife at home was no small matter.
In these thousands of years, there have only been a hundred List-ranked Carving Knives. Most of them are either listed as collectibles or lost. There are at most twenty or so such knives actually in use across the continent. This young man's family actually had one!
She didn't try to persuade him further.
The reason for her earlier persuasion was also worry that the forces behind him might cause trouble later.
They were actually happy to auction off the Carnivorous Spirit Carving Knife; it finally wouldn't rot in their hands anymore.
"The auction is starting."
Su Ming looked at the Spirit Tool screen in the private booth.
On the screen, a young woman dressed in palace attire slowly stepped onto the stage, eliciting cheers from the audience.
Qian Qian was also surprised.
"It's actually Princess Jiu Jiu!"
"Distinguished guests, welcome to our Star Light Auction. As we just received a batch of extremely high-quality rare metals added to today's finale items, we wasted some time arranging things, keeping you all waiting."
Jiu Jiu delivered the prepared speech.
Although she said this, it also implied that her specific attendance was due to this extra batch of rare metals.
The audience was suspicious and surprised, unable to imagine what quality of rare metal would make Jiu Jiu say this, revealing its information right at the start, not afraid. of affecting the bidding for other items.
However, racking their brains, they couldn't figure it out. How could a simple, rare metal be auctioned as a finale item?
"Good, next let's welcome the first auction item of the day, a Spirit Bone produced by a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast!"
"Although this Spirit Bone has slight flaws..."
Su Ming wasn't interested in the items at the beginning.
After waiting about three hours, it was finally time for the final items.
"Before auctioning this item, I must explain to everyone..." Jiu Jiu informed everyone present about the drawbacks of the Carnivorous Spirit Carving Knife before announcing its auction details: "Carnivorous Spirit Carving Knife, starting bid one hundred thousand Golden Spirit Coins, minimum increment five thousand Golden Spirit Coins per bid."
One hundred thousand Golden Spirit Coins?
The audience largely lost interest.
Spending one hundred thousand Golden Spirit Coins on a carving knife that could endanger one's life, with evil methods left by an Evil Spirit Master? No fool would fall for that.
"One hundred thousand Golden Spirit Coins."
Su Ming calmly quoted the price.
He signaled Qian Qian to operate the console.
When their private booth participated in the bidding, and the amount of one hundred thousand Golden Spirit Coins appeared on the screen, the entire venue fell silent.
Jiu Jiu also looked puzzled towards Su Ming's booth.
She remembered that this booth was assigned to the guest who brought the Spirit Metal. Did he actually want the Carnivorous Spirit Carving Knife?
Various thoughts flashed through her mind, but she didn't forget her duty. After asking if there were further bids, she counted down.
"Three, two, one... sold!"
Jiu Jiu breathed a slight sigh of relief.
She had someone take the Carnivorous Spirit Carving Knife down to be delivered to Su Ming.
"Next, is the focus of our auction today, and also the surprise of this auction." Jiu Jiu quickly adjusted her mood and said in an excited tone: "What I want to tell everyone is that the rare metal auctioned this time will be unprecedented!"
"Everyone knows rare metals have varying qualities, and different types of rare metals have their own characteristics. But few know that in some peculiar environments, peculiar metals can be nurtured. These metals inherently carry a trace of spirituality and might develop into Spirit Beasts under natural nurturing."
"However, the path to becoming a Spirit Beast is bumpy. The conditions required are too demanding. How can a natural environment remain undisturbed for thousands or tens of thousands of years? So, blacksmiths forge these metals, guiding the growth of their spirituality. Metals abundant with such spirituality are called Spirit Metal."
Spirit Metal?
Most people present were hearing this concept for the first time.
"If Spirit Metal has sufficient opportunity, it can continue to transform into a true Spirit Beast. Of course, that's not the point. The important thing is that Spirit Metal can resonate better with Spirit Masters, can accommodate Spirit Power flow without obstruction, and its internal spirituality can also integrate with the Spirit Master, directly amplifying their Martial Spirit."
"Today, the rare metal we are auctioning is Spirit Metal with spirituality far exceeding any historical records!"
Booth Number One.
Lin Huiqun frowned, staring at the Spirit Metal slowly appearing on the display platform.
Shrek had records of Spirit Metal, but the spirituality of any recorded Spirit Metal couldn't reach the level of the Spirit Metal before her.
"Everyone, I believe, even if you haven't understood before, you can now feel this spirituality. We have tested it; this metal can perfectly integrate with the Martial Spirits of some Spirit Masters with compatible characteristics. If made into a Spirit Tool, it would be equivalent to directly equipping your Martial Spirit with a Spirit Tool. All its amplifications would directly enhance the Martial Spirit."
Xu Jiu Jiu's words carried a certain magic, enticing the audience to breathe rapidly.
"We also cannot rule out the possibility that this Spirit Metal could, through prolonged resonance, guide the Martial Spirit towards benign mutation."
As soon as she said this, it directly stirred up a thousand waves.
"Princess Jiu Jiu, please announce it quickly. How will this Spirit Metal be auctioned?"
"Spirit Heavy Silver, widely applicable. Starting bid two hundred thousand Golden Spirit Coins, minimum increment five thousand per bid."
As soon as Xu Jiu Jiu's voice fell, successive bids were heard, rapidly climbing from two hundred thousand to four hundred thousand!
Inside Booth Number One, a disciple beside Lin Huiqun looked slightly anxious.
"Elder Lin, is what Princess Jiu Jiu said incorrect?"
"There's no problem. The spirituality of this metal is abundant. If it truly resonates and integrates with a Spirit Master for a long time, the possibility of guiding the Spirit Master's Martial Spirit to undergo a small evolution is extremely high," Lin Huiqun said.
"Then why hasn't Elder Lin made a bid yet?"
Lin Huiqun smiled wryly.
"Don't you see how fierce the competition is now? Let's wait for their bidding frequency to slow down first."
After five hundred thousand Golden Spirit Coins, the number of bidders decreased, with only a dozen or so still competing.
By the time it reached seven hundred thousand Golden Spirit Coins, only three parties were still bidding.
At this point, Lin Huiqun bid nine hundred thousand.
Jiu Jiu looked towards Booth Number One, slightly surprised inwardly.
She certainly knew who was sitting in Booth Number One.
Since she had made a move, the results detected by their auction house were undoubtedly true.
It really has the effect of promoting evolution!
She was excited inwardly and immediately signaled the royal family to participate in the subsequent competition.
Not to drive up the price, but purely to keep one piece in the hands of the Star Luo Royal Family.
The next auction item wasn't Spirit Metal, but one of the original finale items—a Level 7 Spirit Cannon.
As soon as the Spirit Heavy Silver was auctioned off, Jiu Jiu had it delivered to Booth Number One immediately.
After the Level 7 Spirit Cannon, there was a top-quality Spirit Bone. The auction process for these two items lasted ten minutes, and she didn't receive any negative feedback from Booth Number One.
At this point, she thought to herself that it was stable.
Xu Jiu Jiu showed a smile, scanning the entire venue.
Below, some people thought the auction was about to end. Someone urgently asked a question.
"Princess Jiu Jiu, are there any more treasures like the Spirit Heavy Silver that are simple and can cause benign Martial Spirit mutations?"
"Yes, distinguished guest, yes, there is. Our auction house has prepared a total of nine pieces of such Spirit Metal for this auction!"
...
Read 50 advance at patreon.com/CNBLUE
(End of Chapter)