"Your Highness, only ten warships remain." Admiral Anton Haus was extremely anxious. They had originally hoped to secure all eighteen Capital Ships Germany was auctioning off this time. But now, eight had already been sold, and they had not even gotten a single hair.
"I know! Starting with the next ship, we won't give those bastards any chance!" Crown Prince Karl said through gritted teeth. He had a two-hundred-million-dollar loan provided by the Americans, equivalent to eight hundred million Marks. On average, if they bid eighty million Marks for each of the remaining Capital Ships, no other country would be able to compete with them. However, the price they would have to pay would be enormous. Those Capital Ships had not even cost that much to build.
But Crown Prince Karl had no other choice. He had never expected those countries to be so flush with cash. They were actually willing to spend so much money on these secondhand warships, throwing a wrench into his plans. If they still could not bear to spend money, they would likely end up with very few warships.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Admiral Anton Haus replied solemnly.
The next Battleship up for auction was the Oldenburg. When Vice Admiral Hipper announced the start of bidding, the price immediately began to climb. Even Brazil and Argentina joined the bidding. They clearly could not accept the reality of the Republic of Chile acquiring another powerful Battleship. They could only risk their lives to stop the Republic of Chile.
The price climbed all the way from thirty million Marks to fifty million Marks in no time. Yet the various nations continued to bid.
"Sixty million Marks!" Admiral Anton Haus called out.
"Sixty-five million Marks!" Fatih Pasha immediately followed.
"Sixty-seven million Marks!" the Republic of Chile's representative bid.
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