Huo Yuhao made no comment on this.
The Secret Method Spirit Bone could be said to be an alternative spirit bone developed by the Sun Moon Empire due to resource limitations.
He really didn’t understand: if resources were already limited, why hunt spirit beasts en masse to synthesize these pseudo-spirit bones?
Didn’t that further exacerbate the scarcity of spirit beast resources?
It fundamentally defied logic.
As for why Shrek Academy also had Secret Method Spirit Bones, it was naturally through the black market.
Even for soul tools—aside from those above Class 7—black market trading of other low-class soul tools wasn’t strictly regulated at all.
Smuggling Secret Method Spirit Bones was nothing.
Also, don’t ask why Shrek uses this stuff too.
If you ask, the answer is: We Shrek are bright and upright.
The matter of Secret Method Spirit Bones is already a foregone conclusion.
We just couldn’t bear to see the resources wasted.
Although Skydream said that just now, she still gave her advice.
“Yuhao, the characteristics of this spirit bone will help with our upcoming matters.
Win the bid for it.”
Clearly, Skydream had also realized the utility of this Secret Method Spirit Bone.
“Don’t worry, Skydream.
We aren’t short on gold spirit coins right now.”
The reality was exactly as Huo Yuhao said.
Because there was no premium, and Secret Method Spirit Bones were exclusive to the Sun Moon Empire—meaning they hadn’t gone through black market smugglers to the Douluo Three Empires to mark up the price—he only spent a little less than a million gold spirit coins to win it.
These auctioned items were delivered to the suites by dedicated personnel, so there was absolutely no need to worry about safety.
The Royal Auction House was backed by the royal family and Mingde Hall, with high-level soul engineer guards hidden in the shadows.
Anyone maliciously bidding or trying to rob auction items would be killed on the spot.
No one would be blind enough to cause trouble here.
After storing away the Secret Method Spirit Bone, Huo Yuhao had no interest in the subsequent items.
Only a 30,000-year Ice and Fire Wolf King Left Leg Bone briefly caught his attention.
After symbolically bidding twice, seeing that the neighboring suite was determined to win it, he stopped bidding.
(Actually, it was Ice and Poison dual attributes, but those two words are hard to put together, so everyone just assumes it’s Fire and Poison.)
On the other side, in Suite No.
3.
Xiao Hongchen sneered dismissively.
“Hmph, trying to compete in wealth with this genius?
Wishful thinking.”
Saying that, he looked at Meng Hongchen with a smile.
“This is great, Meng!
We originally just came today to take a look, but we didn’t expect to actually encounter an Ice and Fire dual-attribute left leg bone.
Truly an unexpected joy.”
Meng Hongchen was also very happy.
“Mhm, this spirit bone really is an unexpected joy.
My Vermilion Ice Toad martial soul has Ice and Poison dual attributes.
This spirit bone will help me climb to a higher level.”
A 30,000-year Ice and Fire Wolf King Left Leg Bone might not be top-tier, but its rarity lay in the matching attributes.
Furthermore, any spirit bone over ten thousand years was a supreme treasure.
Especially in the Sun Moon Empire, she didn’t have much room to be picky.
More importantly, what was the difference between a spirit bone that could be bought with money and one given away for free?
The Hongchen family lacked gold spirit coins the least.
After the auction ended, the Xiao Hongchen siblings exited the Royal Auction House through the exclusive suite channel.
They originally thought today was over, but just after stepping out the door, they were drawn by a figure ahead.
“Meng, I think I see the guy we’re looking for.”
Xiao Hongchen pointed at Huo Yuhao’s figure ahead, speaking with some disbelief.
But Meng Hongchen currently had no mind to listen to her brother.
Her attention had been entirely captivated by Huo Yuhao’s figure ahead.
Her small face was rosy, and her eyes seemed to be bubbling with pink hearts.
“Ice-blue hair, blue eyes like a starry sky, and that three-dimensional handsome face…
that’s right, it’s the Huo Yuhao the lower-year students described.
He…
he really is so handsome!
His aura feels a bit coldly arrogant.
Will our children in the future…”
Xiao Hongchen interrupted with a dark face, a few dark lines faintly appearing on his forehead.
“Hey, hey, hey!
Meng, you’re being way too exaggerated!
That guy is just a little bit handsome, do you have to show such an infatuated face?”
“Idiot big bro!
Do you know what love at first sight and devoting oneself completely means?
Forget it, you couldn’t possibly understand this feeling.”
By this time, Huo Yuhao up ahead had also noticed the two and frowned.
The exit channel for each suite was different.
He didn’t expect to actually run into these siblings here.
Xiao Hongchen had already walked up to Huo Yuhao, working hard to maintain his arrogant persona.
“Hey, you’re Huo Yuhao, right?
I heard you broke the empire’s record for the fastest Class 2 Soul Engineer.
Not bad.
I, Xiao Hongchen, acknowledge you here.”
Saying this, he even gave a crooked smile.
“However, the empire’s records for the fastest Class 3 and Class 4 Soul Engineer are still with me.
I look forward to you catching up to me in the near future.”
Huo Yuhao: “?”
This kid inexplicably walked up to him and started chirping out all this nonsense.
When did I ever say I wanted to catch up to you?
“Uh…
you’re Dean Jing Hongchen’s grandson, right?
I’ve heard of you at the academy.
Let’s get to know each other.
As you said, my name is Huo Yuhao.”
Flexing and face-slapping?
What a cliché plot.
This was just an overly competitive, inflated-ego, male brat.
Old Huo had accepted Jing Hongchen’s favors; treating his grandson a bit better was no problem.
This completely threw Xiao Hongchen off.
What’s going on?
When he spoke such arrogant words with a face begging to be punched, shouldn’t those geniuses usually snap back at him?
Why was the Huo Yuhao in front of him being so gentle and elegant?
It instantly disrupted all his plans.
He couldn’t get a single word of his prepared flexing lines out, making him feel terribly stifled right now.
Crap.
This doesn’t match the usual script.
I don’t know how to respond.
“Oh, oh, hello.
My name is Xiao Hongchen.
I even went to Class 3 of the Teaching Department to look for you today.”
Possessed by some strange impulse, Xiao Hongchen extended his hand.
Looking at Huo Yuhao now, he actually felt a bizarre sense of goodwill, which felt incredibly abrupt in his heart.
Beside him, Meng Hongchen covered her mouth and snickered.
Seeing her brother eat a loss for the first time was truly rare!
However, although she talked a big game, when she really stepped in front of Huo Yuhao, she showed restraint.
She gave a sweet smile and introduced herself playfully.
“Hello Huo Yuhao.
My name is Meng Hongchen.
I’m Xiao’s sister.”
“The Dean’s granddaughter.
I’ve admired your name for a long time.”
Huo Yuhao extended his hand and lightly shook Meng Hongchen’s small hand, stopping exactly where appropriate.
At this moment, Meng Hongchen’s red eyes just stared at Huo Yuhao.
As a face-con, she was clearly incredibly susceptible to this.
A deer was already thrashing around in her heart, leaving Huo Yuhao looking bewildered.
Confirmed.
Although these two grandchildren of the Dean were famous in the Teaching Department and were the acknowledged once-in-a-millennium super geniuses before him, Huo Yuhao felt he had completely grasped their personalities.
One was an arrogant and somewhat narcissistic guy; the other was a playful-looking but incredibly contrasting, lovesick girl.
The Hongchen family really produced talents!
Their first meeting became exceptionally harmonious under Huo Yuhao’s initiative to show a gentle attitude.
The three talked and learned about each other as they walked toward the academy laughing and chatting.
Xiao Hongchen forgot his original goal entirely and even actively inquired about Huo Yuhao’s two soul tool works.
His original provocative words simply couldn’t be spoken in the face of Huo Yuhao’s “soft dagger” (gentle but disarming approach).
He even felt a sense of mutual appreciation.
Uh…
The already level 48 Xiao Hongchen explained this situation as “mutual appreciation between peerless geniuses.” He felt he could probably get along pretty well with Huo Yuhao in the future.
As for Meng Hongchen, she stealthily tried to get close and rub against Huo Yuhao several times, only to be stopped repeatedly by her idiot brother.
She pouted all the way until they parted at the academy.