"The final item in tonight's auction!"
As soon as the host finished speaking, a young woman in an exquisite formal gown stepped lightly into the center of the venue, like an elf wandering through the woods.
"Huh, Brother Chen, isn't that your AK? You really put it up for auction? I thought you were kidding!"
In the stands, Hu Liena smiled as she spoke, her arm linked through Chen Jue's.
After all, Chen Jue had looked so dashing just now, spending a fortune without batting an eye!
At her words, a gentle smile curled Chen Jue's lips, and he lightly stroked her silky hair.
"When have I ever lied to you?"
Ning Fengzhi, who had been quietly watching from the side, heard the weapon's name, "AK." Surprise flickered across his brow, and his eyes glinted.
"AK? What an unusual name. Did you make this weapon, my young friend?"
A faint smile curled Chen Jue's lips as he gently shook his head, a hint of deeper meaning and modesty seemingly hidden in that smile.
Ning Fengzhi said nothing in response.
After all, someone who had cultivated his strength to such a level surely had no time to make other things.
He could understand that. No one in the world could have the best of both worlds, after all.
Just as Ning Fengzhi was lost in thought, Chen Jue's voice drifted over.
"I didn't make it myself, but I provided the design concept, along with the step-by-step blueprints!"
Ning Fengzhi froze at those words.
For a weapon to qualify for auction, its quality had to be up to standard.
In other words, his design concept and step-by-step blueprints had to be sound!
And achieving such a result was not something one could figure out overnight.
It was far more difficult than making