"Thirty pounds at a time...thirty pounds at a time...thirty pounds! Congratulations to the gentleman in the private room No. 7. In three days, Mr. Scott will report on your boat. I hope you get along with you."

Lorraine bowed to Ramos from afar.

He heard the implicit meaning of Ramos. Ramos, or the Piddick family, would play for him and create a good atmosphere for his meeting with Cron Scott.

This is the power of friendship.

The auction continues.

Because Lorraine, the private room class, unexpectedly joined the lower class competition, the hot field, which was originally estimated to be between 12 and 15 pounds, suddenly became a climax.

This is a good thing for the auction house.

The following auction was smooth and enthusiastic, with fourteen items sold in an hour and no failures were lost.

Lorraine has three tinwares on the market one after another, with an average transaction price of 12 pounds, and the premium is the same as today's general environment, about 20 to 30%.

Lorraine also made another move and bought an old octagon for five pounds and twelve shillings.

The octagon is a professional distance measuring tool for the navigator and is the predecessor of the sextagon. The difference is that the angle of the former is only forty-five degrees (one eighth circumference), while the latter is sixty degrees (one sixth circumference), and the measured latitude and longitude are also more accurate.

There is no doubt that although the sextant is expensive, it is better than the octagonal instrument, but for Lorraine, the octagonal instrument is at least better than the protractor, and everyone is happy.

After another half an hour, the atmosphere in the auction hall became colder.

Lorraine's fourth tinware was sold for only ten pounds, and the fifth tin was only six pounds and fourteen shillings. During the whole process, no one in the upper floor of the private room held a sign.

The most important item this morning is about to appear...

Ramos cleared his throat.

"Gentlemen, ladies, Mr. Rabbi Hook is a top offshore merchant with his footprints throughout the northwest and west of Europe and is famous in the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Strait of Dover and the Cantabrian Sea."

"Last month, he was happy for two years, and he was happy to have a grandson after his 60th birthday, so he decided to retire." Ramos took a deep breath, "He entrusted the auction house to deal with his retirement matters, including his own European and Western European charts and the Brittanese merchant ship Beautiful Fish, which will be listed for auction today and tomorrow."

"Today, let's see the charm of Captain Hook's chart!"

With his passionate voice, the two workers slowly pushed up a wooden box covered with sea blue velvet.

The velvet cloth was uncovered, and more than a dozen rolls of sea charts were inserted diagonally in the middle of the wooden box. It looked inconspicuous, but it was priceless to the black market maritime merchants.

Lorraine has inquired about Captain Hook's past in the past two days.

This is a Dutch. He went to sea at the age of 23 and spent 37 years near the sea. He became the captain for 24 years. His main activity area is in the North Sea, followed by the Cantabrian waters at the border between France and Spain.

He did not choose to sell his own charts separately, indicating that the value of these charts is high and low, but considering his comfort zone, Lorraine still had a strong interest in this chart.

Taking a deep breath, Lorraine took the sign from Henna.

Ramos announced in the audience: "Captain Hook's hand-painted self-use chart, starting at 50 pounds, each increase, ten pounds!"

"One hundred pounds!"

The No. 4 private room was first issued, followed by No. 3, No. 9 and No. 11.

The price of the chart climbed like a rocket, and soon it broke through 200 pounds and rushed towards 250 pounds.

There were only a few private rooms in the entire venue taking turns to take action.

For most businessmen in the lower class, two hundred pounds may be their entire assets, and even if they lose all their money, they may not be able to withdraw two hundred pounds of cash.

The composition of maritime merchants has always been a pyramid structure with huge gap between the rich and the poor.

Two hundred and twenty pounds, the private room of No.9 will withdraw from the competition.

The gentleman opposite Lorraine stood up, bowed to all the private rooms with regret and grace, and then left.

At 270 pounds, the gentleman in the private room No. 11 also stood up and bowed to leave.

The gentlemen in the two rooms of No. 3 and No. 4 chatted and laughed through the blockboard, while taking turns to hold signs in an understatement, and soon raised the price of the chart to 400 pounds.

This has exceeded all Lorraine's cash, and Lorraine has not yet had a chance to take action.

He frowned and asked Mr. Piddick: "Sir, will the auction house settle after the closing of the morning or after the end of tomorrow?"

Piddick smiled clearly: "It's the end of tomorrow."

Lorraine nodded gratefully to him and gently raised the card in her hand.

"Four hundred and ten pounds! Private room No. 7:410 pounds! No. 3, Mr. No. 4, are you willing to give up the love of Mr. No. 7?"

The gentleman in the private room No. 3 looked up at Lorraine, turned his head, exchanged glances with Piddick, stood up with a smile, bowed with his female companion, and left the venue.

Lorraine was surprised by this glance for a long time.

Piddick whispered: "Sir Frmi is one of the three members of the Management Committee and is my good friend."

"So that's it." Lorraine suddenly realized, "Mr. Piddick, does Sir Fermi like to drink tea?"

"I like it very much, I like it very much."

In this way, only No. 4 was left to bid against Lorraine.

It was a fat French gentleman who liked to decorate colorful feathers on tuxedoes, just as the English would replace short poles with umbrellas, which were special features that were easy for others to identify.

Frmi's exit brought great pressure to him, and he began to sweat on his forehead and he was no longer so determined to hold the sign.

Lorraine asked softly: "Mr. Piddick, is the opposite?"

"The Ergen Exchange manager of the Deser family. He is not a big shot. I remember that the authorization given to him by the Deser family seemed to be five hundred and twenty pounds."

"Is that..."

Lorraine was even more relaxed, crossing her legs, crossing her fingers, and smiling.

The two shouted a few bids to each other, and to 450 pounds, Lorraine suddenly said, "Five hundred pounds."

The audience exclaimed in unison.

Mr. Desai, the private room No. 4, stared at Lorraine for a long time, trying to see the reality of the stranger who had met for the first time on the other side.

Lorraine raised her glass to him with a smile.

Mr. Desay gave up.

He could not see the reality of Lorraine. Instead of being at a loss and laughing at others, he might as well leave with humility and room for peace like a qualified gentleman.

He also raised the teacup: "Mr. opposite, may your sailing be smooth!"

Lorraine stood up and returned the gift: "Thank you for your humility and generosity, the French gentleman has a heart-warming virtue."

The dust settles.

For five hundred pounds, Lorraine won the full set of charts of Captain Hook.

Seeing Mr. Desay leave, Lorraine breathed a sigh of relief.

Mr. Piddick smiled and came over: "It's a pity that Desey's authorization is not enough. I really hope Vermeer can stay and let me see how much authorization your family has given you."

"Where did the authorization come from? I told you that I am an abandoned child."

"The nobles in England have always been old-fashioned. Every family has a few abandoned children like you. Having said that, can your family maintain a decent life by relying on the efforts of abandoned children?"

"I can't hide anything from you." Lorraine couldn't help but smile bitterly, "No matter what, thank you for your help today, and I would like to bother to introduce Sir Frmy to me, thank you."

"Are you going back?" Piddick reached out and shook Lorraine. "Today's lot, I will ask Ramos to send it in person in the evening. As for meeting Frmi, next week, you will be more busy this week."

Lorraine smiled and nodded: "I'm looking forward to it from the bottom of my heart."
Chapter completed!