"Next is the final mystery treasure of tonight's auction. It isn't a Soul Tool, but it is an indispensable companion to every Soul Engineer. Its value and rarity more than qualify it for the Starlight Auction House's highest-tier auctions. Please take a look."
As the auctioneer, Miss Qing Ya, introduced it, the red cloth was lifted, revealing the item beneath.
The item was small: a sharp blade about half a foot long and half an inch wide. It was black, with faint engraved patterns, and exuded an ancient air.
Many bidders were disappointed with this final mystery item, since it wasn't a high-grade Soul Tool. Huo Yuhao, however, recognized it at a glance.
It was a carving knife, a tool Soul Engineers used to engrave Core Arrays. A good carving knife could let a Soul Engineer achieve twice the results with half the effort when making Soul Tools.
Huo Yuhao vaguely sensed something extraordinary about this carving knife. Besides, Electrolux was very interested in it and had insisted that he obtain it. It had to be exceptional.
Beside him, He Caitou swallowed, a spark of fervor bursting into his usually honest, guileless eyes.
The auctioneer continued, "Some of our distinguished guests may be disappointed with our final item, thinking it is merely a carving knife. But you should know that carving knives have rankings, too."
"The Douluo Continent has a list known as the Carving Knife Rankings, recording the top one hundred carving knives. Two-thirds of them are in the Sun Moon Empire, and this is one of the remaining knives on that list."
"It ranks ninety-ninth in the Carving Knife Rankings. Based on its quality, it should have placed in the top thirty at the very least, but this is a cursed carving knife."
He Caitou blurted out, "Could