Ch. 1396..1400: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1396-1400
Chapter 1396
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1396
“…From the second it rested on my palm, I could already feel how powerful this extraordinary-looking item was… You know, my family has a picture of the sun that is capable of predicting the future… Does the Mackusion have such a power as well?” asked the awe-struck Gerald.
“It does, though that isn’t its only ability. Regardless, go ahead and try using the dragon blood jade pendant as a medium to communicate with it. Ask a question that you truly desire the answer to, and with any luck, it’ll respond to you! This is also the perfect chance for us to see how accurate the legends are when it comes to the Mackusion’s immense magical powers!” replied Zyla.
“Copy that,” replied Gerald as he closed his eyes and did what Zyla suggested.
Not long after, a beam of light shot out from the pendant and entered the Mackusion!
However, even after Gerald reopened his eyes seconds later, nothing seemed to happen… Waiting in silence together with Zyla, both of them watched wide-eyed as the Mackusion—that had previously been resting on Gerald’s palm—slowly rose and began hovering in the air…
Shortly after, the Mackusion suddenly flashed a blindingly blue light that caused Gerald and Zyla to each take a step back!
When they opened their eyes again, they were both shocked to see that the blue light had caused a gigantic screen of sorts to manifest before them… Well, it was less of an actual manifestation and more of an illusion, to be more exact.
Regardless, the greatly shocked Gerald watched as the screen slowly displayed the image of the ocean… Though there was nothing but still water across the horizon, the image simply caused a feeling of unnerve among those who looked at it.
After who knows how long, a large ship slowly began sailing into view… Standing on the deck, two women could be seen chatting with each other as they enjoyed the night view of the sea…
Though the scene portrayed was nothing to write home about, Gerald found himself breathing heavily as hints of tears formed in the corners of his eyes.
One of the women on deck… Was Mila…! This was the ship she was on before her eventual disappearance!
By this point, Gerald was so shocked that he didn’t even dare to blink. After all, while he knew that Mila had been kidnapped by the Sun League, he had no idea how the kidnapping process had gone. Hell, he wasn’t even sure how powerful the members of the Sun League were yet.
With that in mind, he kept his eyes peeled to make sure he didn’t miss any details…
Shortly after, the ocean’s waves grew violent without warning. The waves swirled so intensely that soon enough, a massive whirlpool appeared right before the ship! Like a gigantic gluttonous mouth, the whirlpool drew the ship nearer and nearer.
On the screen, Mila could be seen helplessly holding onto her fearful classmate’s hands, trying her best to calm her friend as well as herself.
Before either of them could even calm themselves, a massive spaceship—made of bronze—suddenly emerged from the depths of the ocean, sending millions of waves rolling!
All it took was a single glance for Gerald to recognize the large spaceship. It… It was the spaceship belonging to the Sun League…!
Watching as the spaceship swallowed Mila and the rest of her ship up before descending below the waves again, Gerald found himself barely able to hold himself back. He desperately wanted to rush
over and save her, even if he knew that there was little chance of that.
Whatever the case was, it appeared that his sudden emotional outburst directly affected the screen.
Noticing how distorted the images on the screen were becoming, Zyla instantly held onto his hand before saying, “Calm yourself, Gerald! All this happened in the past!”
Hearing that, Gerald calmed down slightly, and the screen returned to its initial clarity.
However, the scene was now completely different from before. At the moment, it was now displaying what seemed to be a deserted island…
Chapter 1397
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1397
Several mountains could be seen surrounding the rather large island, and odd flowers could be seen growing all over the place.
Regardless, the second Gerald saw the island, he immediately knew what that place was. It was Warhill Island, the place where the pledge of the holy water was being held!
‘By this point, I’m sure grandpa and the others have long arrived there…’
Whatever the case was, Gerald now had a rough idea on how to use the Mackusion. Essentially, after communicating with it through one’s soul, everything that the communicator thought, missed, or was confused about would instantly reveal themselves on the screen, one after another.
He got to that conclusion since after witnessing what had happened to Mila, the screen was now displaying the place where his grandpa had gone to in order to participate in the pledge of the holy water.
As for why Gerald barely had any doubts that this was Warhill Island, the legendary place where the pledge of the holy water was held, it was because he had seen the upturned—but still dazzling—statue of Angelica as the screen panned closer to the island.
However, Gerald soon realized that even after some time had passed, the screen hadn’t revealed a single person!
‘…Could it be that grandpa and the others have yet to arrive there…?’ wondered Gerald, bewildered.
Pondering about it for a second, Gerald momentarily shook the thought off before pointing at Angelica’s fallen statue and asking, “Speaking of which, what exactly is the relationship between you and that
statue, Zyla? Why does a statue of you even exist on the island where the pledge of the holy water is held?”
“Well, first off, you should know that the island isn’t all that far from the king of the ocean’s palace. With that in mind, both the island and the statue worked together as a seal, preventing me from leaving the king of the ocean’s palace back then!” replied Zyla rather casually as she looked at the statue of her.
“…I see. While we’re at it, what do you know about the pledge of the holy water…? According to the legends that I’ve heard, only those whose inner strengths have long entered the realm of legends are invited to participate in it. However, I’ve always found it odd that they don’t invite those from cryptic families—like the Gunters—over. Even if those from the Sun League have some sort of scheme in mind, those from cryptic families would most definitely be more exceptional than the people they’ve been inviting throughout the years!” asked Gerald.
“Gerald, I hope you understand that cryptic families aren’t considered orthodox. After all, they rely on external forces to increase their training. Great masters, on the other hand, have true inner strength and rely solely on their training to get to where they are. With that said, the degree of utilization of great masters is much higher compared to those from cryptic families!” explained Zyla.
“Also, the reason it’s called the pledge of the holy water is because of the existence of a holy pool on that island. It’s one of the entrances into Jaellatra!” added Zyla.
“An entrance into Jaellatra you say? If that’s the case, then does that mean that the legend revolving around drinking holy water—at the pledge—to attain immortality is actually achieved by gaining entry into Jaellatra? Then… does that mean that there’s a possibility that those who never returned from the pledge of the holy water may not actually be dead and have simply been brought to Jaellatra?” replied Gerald, feeling enlightened.
“Indeed. Jaellatra occasionally recruits suitable new people in order to maintain its existence and development. In fact, Leo’s one of the younger people who were recruited!” explained Zyla as she turned to look at Leo.
“I see… I am curious though… How does Jaellatra even exist…?” inquired Gerald.
“As I’ve said, Jaellatra isn’t a particularly special place. Not only is it a place that can be found on Earth, but those living there are just as human as we are. If you’re particularly nit-picky, then one of the more major differences between our world and Jaellatra is the fact that Jaellatra is located within earth. In a way, that means that to them, we’re living on the outer layer of earth!”
“While we’re on the topic, I’ll give you a bit of a history lesson on the place. See, many destructive incidents took place between heaven and earth thousands of years ago. Due to all the chaos, numerous civilizations slowly met their end, and the Shunzuog Civilization was no exception to that. With the eventual downfall of the Shunzuog Civilization, several of the civilization’s valuable treasures and its best features ended up disappearing for good. The Shunzuog Civilization truly was at the final phase of the great civilization of antiquity… Thankfully, it was around then when those from that generation discovered a new path that led to an underground land that they later named Jaellatra!”
“Following that, they got isolated from the world for a very long time. Regardless, according to legends, no humans appeared on the surface of the Earth for the longest time after that. In fact, the only living things on earth at the time were a few rare animals—from the Shunzuog Civilization—who managed to survive the catastrophes!”
“Of course, humans slowly reappeared on the surface of the earth again after a very long time, and when that happened, they eventually got into contact with those living in Jaellatra. Following that, the inhabitants of Jaellatra sometimes lent a hand to those training themselves to attain spiritual
enlightenment. While they didn’t have Dehlere Foundations within their bodies, they were able to make use of external forces, allowing them to attain similarly high levels of training!” explained Zyla.
Nodding slightly, Gerald then replied, “So… I’m guessing that’s the origin story of cryptic families?”
Smiling as she nodded in return, Zyla then said, “Indeed. Quite honestly, the Judgment Portal group is comparable to a dormant pawn that the King of Judgment Portal prepared ages ago. He’s been waiting for you to appear for a good, long time now!”
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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1398
As Gerald pondered on that statement for a while, he suddenly heard the other women—who had been standing silently at the side this entire time—scream!
Peter himself was now looking immensely worried, and he immediately pointed at the screen before shouting, “Gerald, look there!”
Turning to look at the screen—that was still displaying Warhill Island—Gerald quickly realized that humans were now present. Of course, that wasn’t the reason the girls were screaming.
The reason they were so terrified was because the people being displayed were nothing more than corpses who looked like they had died horrible deaths!
From what Gerald could estimate, there were about a hundred dead great masters—who had probably come from all over the place just to participate in the pledge—at the catastrophic scene.
Looking at the sea of dead bodies, Gerald’s eyelids instantly began twitching rapidly as he thought, ‘Grandpa…!’
He was right to be worried. After all, his grandfather had left for the pledge of the holy water quite recently.
As he scanned through the many corpses—to see if his grandfather was one of them—Gerald soon caught sight of Christopher’s dead body! From the looks of it, his chest seemed to have been broken by the force of a palm… The peculiar thing was, Gerald noticed that Christopher’s mirror was lying right next to his corpse!
Gerald distinctly remembered that he had placed his grandfather in charge of the divine artifact before they left for the pledge. With that in mind, how could it have returned to Christopher’s hands? The most
shocking thing, however, was the fact that the artifact had been smashed to pieces!
“A-all of them are dead…!” shouted Peter as he leaped over to where Gerald and Zyla were, an immensely shocked expression on his face.
As Gerald continued scanning through the screen to see if his grandfather’s corpse was also present, the scene suddenly switched again…
The screen was now displaying an area underground that Gerald was no stranger to. It was the place where the deity had been buried.
‘…What could the Mackusion be trying to tell me…?’
Whatever the case was, there was an unsettling silence in the unchanging scene, prompting Gerald to ponder, ‘What on earth are you trying to tell me…? I’ve already sealed this place, haven’t I…?’
As Gerald continued wondering what all this meant, the screen soon switched to another display.
Before Gerald could even say a thing, he suddenly heard Peter shout, “The Crawford Manor?!”
“…Oh? You know where my house is, sir…?” asked Gerald.
Hearing that, Peter simply grunted as he nodded. Following that, he turned to look at the screen again, his eyes squinted and seemingly deep in thought.
Gerald continued looking at the screen as well. In a way, the way the Mackusion was portraying his family’s manor resembled the image of the ancient tomb from earlier. In other words, it was filled with an eerie silence and little to no changes could be detected within the Crawford family’s spacious manor.
It wasn’t long before the image switched yet again, this time displaying a vast and starry sky in the depths of space…
Seemingly wandering aimlessly around, Gerald watched as the massive Sun League spaceship drifted into view… In a way, it almost felt like a ghost wandering around the universe…
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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1399
Shortly after, even that image disappeared, and it was then when the Mackusion’s glow slowly retracted before eventually falling back into Gerald’s palm.
“…Miss Lockland, have you any idea what the Mackusion was trying to reveal based on what it showed us earlier? Could something terrible have befallen those who participated in the pledge of the holy water…?” asked Gerald rather anxiously.
“I have a feeling that seems to be the case… Regardless, not only did the Mackusion reveal that the journey of the participants of the pledge of the holy water was anything but smooth, it also displayed Liemis’s tomb as well as your family’s manor. From what I can assume, it’s predicting that the two places aren’t at peace and something is very likely going to happen soon!” replied Zyla.
“…What? Then there’s no time to waste! Let’s head over to those places to investigate immediately” said the shocked Gerald immediately.
“Indeed! Speaking of which, now that you have the Mackusion on hand, do take proper care of it, Gerald. Remember, it’ll help you heal your Dehlere Foundation! With that in mind, please start relying on it whenever you come face to face with strong enemies, even if you think you’re able to go against them without the Mackusion’s help!” replied Zyla in concern.
“Don’t worry, I already understand that, Zyla. Whatever the case is, the important thing now is for us to head to Liemis’s tomb as well as the Crawford Manor. Aside from that, I also wish to head to where the pledge of the holy water is being held to look for my grandpa. Though I tried as best as I could to locate him on the screen earlier, I wasn’t able to find his corpse at all! That means he could still be alive!” said Gerald with a slight frown.
Nodding in response, Zyla then replied, “Indeed. Let’s head off then!”
Though there was no time to linger there for long, Gerald was well aware that there were still a few divine artifacts in there that he had yet to properly investigate. With that in mind, he was prepared to seal the miracle with a formation—once they got out—so that he could have a better look at those artifacts in the future.
Nearing the tomb’s entrance, Gerald saw that night had fallen outside. Just as they were about to step out, however, Gerald suddenly paused before saying, “Speaking of which… Those from the Xanthos family had placed an extremely strong poison right outside the cave while all of you were inside… While I’ve used a formation to isolate it, you probably won’t be able to resist such potent poison…”
Following that, he gently tapped Rosie’s, Jasmine’s, and Monica’s shoulders, effectively sealing their acupuncture points.
With that done, he then safely led them out of the cave.
As was expected, those from the Xanthos family had been lying in wait for them not too far from the mouth of the cave. There were over a hundred of them, and all of them were armed with guns.
Even so, Wesson clearly wasn’t expecting them to leave the cave in one piece, and this was made evident by how shocked he looked.
“…You… How could you still be alive…?” muttered Wesson.
Watching as Wesson then took a step back, a gloomy-looking youth donning black clothes—who had been standing at the side this entire time—found his eyelids twitching slightly in his surprise.
“…So you actually managed to walk out of that place alive, even after being poisoned by the Seven Monsters from Snow Mountain… How interesting…! It seems that Mr. Xanthos wasn’t kidding when he said that there’s more to you people than meets the eye! With that in mind, I guess you’ve earned the right to die by my hands!” declared the youth as he squinted his eyes slightly.
Shaking her head in resignation, Zyla simply replied, “Do you really think you can kill us…?”
“There’s no need to waste your energy trying to talk with these people, Zyla… I’ve already gotten used to their cockiness by this point… Regardless, while I’ve never heard of the Seven Monsters from Snow Mountain before, I do know that your six older siblings were all equally ignorant! Though they’ve all died by my hand, I do acknowledge that it mustn’t have been easy for you to get to your current level of training. With that in mind, I hope that you won’t continue doing evil… Elsewise, I’m afraid you’ll end up dead soon as well! You’re still young, so just head back to Snow Mountain to train yourself properly!” advised Gerald with a bitter smile on his face.
Upon hearing that, Sloan instantly laughed aloud before smiling wickedly as he said, “You’ve gone mad, haven’t you? Open your eyes already! Who do you truly think is going to die miserably in this situation?!”
As everyone took aim at Gerald, the youth in black clothes raised his hand slightly.
Narrowing his eyes so much that they almost formed perfectly straight lines, Yvon—the youth in black —then said, “Does that mean you’re admitting to killing my six elder siblings…?”
“I am, and quite frankly, I could end your life in a second if I wanted to. Please just give up already and let us pass. I still have things to do and I really don’t see the need to slaughter all of you! Now leave while you can!” retorted Gerald who really couldn’t be bothered about them.
“Leave…? Hah! I suppose you’ve never heard about the immense reputation of the Seven Monsters! I’ll have you know I’m vastly different from them!” roared Yvon before displaying a malevolent smile that sent chills down the spines of all who saw it.
Monica and the other women even found themselves taking a few steps back in fear…
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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1400
Gerald found himself frowning as well at Yvon’s reaction.
From what he could sense, Yvon’s training wasn’t all that high, and Gerald was pretty sure he could easily finish him off.
Despite knowing that, Yvon’s immense confidence was actually enough to cause slight unnerve within Gerald. It made Gerald wonder if he was actually the strongest among the Seven Monsters.
Shaking the thought off, Gerald then coldly replied, “I guess I have no choice but to deal with you first then. I’d rather not have to worry about any trouble you cause in the future!”
Following that, Gerald then flicked his finger slightly at Yvon without actually using any of his inner strength.
Though he was only doing so to prompt the youth to make a move—so that he could analyze Yvon’s movements—he was surprised to see Yvon flicking his finger back as well.
As Gerald looked curiously at Yvon, the youth then declared, “I told you, I’m different from the others!”
The second Yvon’s sentence ended, his form began to waver… The next thing Gerald knew, Yvon now looked exactly like him!
As he watched as Yvon—who was now a spitting image of him—smiled even more contemptuously than before, Gerald revealed his own smile as he said, “How interesting… I have to say, your disguise is quite concise!”
In response, Yvon simply repeated what Gerald said, word for word. Though even his voice was indiscernible from the real Gerald’s, Yvon’s constant contemptuous gaze reminded everyone that he
wasn’t the original.
“So, this is your ability?” asked Gerald as Yvon immediately mimicked what he said.
“You’re getting on my nerves…” replied Gerald, feeling rather annoyed now as Yvon repeated the same phrase, a smug look on his face.
“Mirroring me, aren’t you? I wonder what would happen if I threw a punch at you… Let’s see how capable you are of mimicking my power!” retorted Gerald.
As Yvon—once again—mimicked Gerald’s words, Gerald paid him no attention and instantly punched the air before him!
Though Gerald only used a small portion of his strength, it was enough to cause several shadowy fists to manifest and launch toward Yvon with an explosive sound!
With such outrageous power, dust flew all over the place as the shadowy fists continued flying toward the youth!
Yvon himself still had a contemptuous smile on his face as he watched the fists flying toward him from afar. However, just as he was about to imitate Gerald’s skill, he quickly realized how powerful the force before him actually was as it got dangerously close!
Completely stunned on the spot by the immensely imposing aura of the attack, Yvon found himself staring wide-eyed at the incoming fists, unable to do anything but mutter, “T-too strong…!”
A split second later, the shadowy punches collided against his body, instantly forcing Yvon to revert to his true appearance as he screamed in pain!
By the time his lifeless body hit the ground, Yvon looked less like a human and more of a boiler that had just exploded… Nothing more than a badly mutilated lump of flesh now, it was a death more terrible than anyone could’ve ever anticipated!
While Yvon did feel deeply regretful split seconds before he died, wondering why he hadn’t realized how strong the person standing before him actually was, it was far too late for that…
With Yvon now out of the picture, Gerald simply shook his head before saying, “What’s so different about you? As far as I could tell, all the members of the Seven Monsters are more or less the same!”
Watching as Gerald sneered, Wesson and his son—who had witnessed all that had just happened— could only continue staring wide-eyed at Gerald for the moment, completely stupefied.