The number struck her like cold water to the face.
Two hundred and fifty thousand gold coins.
That was enough wealth to make merchants bow lower, nobles smile wider, and thieves dream sweeter.
Kiara shook her head vigorously.
"No chance."
She jabbed a finger at the floating screen.
"There is absolutely no way I am spending that much money just to wake up one old man."
Her eyes drifted toward Caleb Crescent. He lay there peacefully, snoring faintly, completely unaware that his worth was currently being debated like a horse in a marketplace.
Kiara snorted. She waved at the system again.
"Abandon the Quest. I will deliver him to the palace and walk away. If the royal family wants to deal with this mess, let them do it. If Edward Crescent is exposed, wonderful. If not, that is their problem, not mine."
For a brief moment, silence filled the room.
Then the system spoke again.
[Ding! Accepting the offer will unlock the Credit Limit and the Unique Items section in the Store.]
