"One hundred Gold Marks!" Mr. Laine glanced around and felt quite satisfied, so he immediately placed a bid.
Seeing Mr. Laine bid, many interested nobles held back, waiting for the next item.
"One hundred and ten Gold Marks!" Who knew it would be that handsome man again, raising his paddle.
"One hundred and fifteen Gold Marks!" Laine raised an eyebrow and continued bidding.
"One hundred and fifty Gold Marks!" The handsome man politely smiled at Laine and continued to raise the bid.
"One hundred and fifty-five Gold Marks!"
"Two hundred Gold Marks!" The handsome man named Hadrian continued bidding against Laine.
"Damn!" Laine cursed under his breath; two hundred Gold Marks had already exceeded his bottom line. His adoptive father, Norman, collected roughly four hundred Gold Marks annually in taxes from Autene (with the exchange rate for Gold Marks and Gold Dinars being 1:1). He had money now, but money shouldn't be spent recklessly.
