Claude’s voice trembled as he pleaded.

He was a completely different person now compared to the defiant, reckless man from earlier. Seeing this, Ghislain looked at him with pity in his eyes.

Baron Austen, however, remained suspicious and gestured to Claude.

"Let’s see it."

Claude, still on his knees, crawled forward and handed over the letter of credit worth 2,000 gold. After confirming the amount and the reputable merchant group backing the credit, the baron’s eyes gleamed with greed.

‘How did this fool manage to get such a large sum?’ he thought.

Baron Austen glanced briefly at the well-dressed young …