At Shrek's auction house.
The moment Chen Ming stepped inside, the staff's expressions changed dramatically. The receptionist immediately grabbed a walkie-talkie and said:
"Level One Alert! Level One Alert! Target Chen Ming has appeared!"
Chen Ming fell silent. Lan Mengqin and Yuanen Huihui looked at him, wanting to ask something but hesitating.
"Brother Chen Ming, what's going on with the auction staff? They seem really afraid of you."
"What did you do?"
Dong Qianqiu, standing off to the side, snickered. When Chen Ming had handed her the Sky-Piercing Divine Spear to manage in the storeroom, he had also told her what had happened here.
It was no wonder the staff were so afraid of Chen Ming. After all, he had bought one of Shrek's divine artifacts.
Tang Yuge looked thoughtful, then turned to Chen Ming.
"I heard... two months ago, a rich young master spent 12.1 billion to buy Shrek Academy's divine artifact, the Sky-Piercing Divine Spear. That rich young master wasn't you, was it?"
Judging by the staff's reaction, it had to be Chen Ming. He covered his face helplessly, then nodded.
"It was me. But Shrek had clearly listed the price of the divine artifact. I had the money, so buying it was a deal we both agreed to, wasn't it?"
Seeing the staff sound the Level One Alert, he couldn't help feeling speechless. Was that really necessary?
"How much?!"
"12.1 billion! Brother Chen Ming, you're that rich?!"
When they heard the price, Lan Mengqin and Yuanen Huihui's minds went blank. It took them a long time to recover, and when they finally did, they were shocked.
"Don't make such a fuss. You two have more than 800,000 Yellow Badges between you. Each Yellow Badge is worth 15,000 Federal Credits. Do the math, and that's nearly 10 billion."