Whether they could win this carving knife, how they should handle it after winning it, or what might happen afterward—Xiao Hongchen had no idea.
But there was one thing he knew perfectly well.
They could not let Shrek win it.
Faced with Xiao Hongchen's sudden bid increase, the person beside him who had made the initial bid was clearly somewhat surprised.
But after only a moment, that youthful voice rang out again:
"One hundred sixty thousand gold..."
"Two hundred thousand!"
Before the other party could finish speaking, Xiao Hongchen raised his paddle again and called out loudly.
For him, the originally complicated problem had instantly become simple.
Shrek was bidding and raising the price, which meant they desperately wanted the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.
Then Xiao Hongchen could not let Shrek get what they wanted.
What if Shrek had some way to control this vicious knife?
What if they achieved a breakthrough in soul tool technology because of it?
No matter what, Xiao Hongchen would never allow such a possibility.
As long as they raised the bid, he just had to follow.
Faced with Xiao Hongchen's two consecutive increases of several tens of thousands each, the group suspected to be from Shrek immediately fell silent.
A long while passed, until the auctioneer was about to bring down the hammer and announce the item's owner.
Another voice rang out.
It came from the same place—the group suspected to be from Shrek.
But the voice had changed to one that was clearly far more mature.
"Did they reach a consensus after discussing it and decide to have their team teacher bid?"
With only a thought, Xiao Hongchen roughly guessed what was happening.
At Xiao Hongchen's words, Meng Hongchen's expression changed slightly.
Because if that was truly the case, their competitor would likely shift