Ch. 1556..1560: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1556-1560
Chapter 1556
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1556 The second she felt him grabbing onto her arm, the initially shocked woman quickly became infuriated as she shouted, “You…! How dare you…?!”
Following that, a layer of draconic scales that glowed scarlet could faintly be seen on her arm!
As the glow grew brighter, Gerald could feel a rapidly increasing heat on his palm, prompting him to release his grip before taking two steps back.
It was at that moment when the woman finally turned to face her wrathful gaze at Gerald, her charming face now reddened in anger as she snapped, “How dare you behave so imprudently toward me!”
Upon getting a good look at her face, Gerald instantly began breathing much rapidly, now appearing even more emotionally moved than before!
‘Not only do you sound like her, but you look exactly like her too! I can now say with full certainty that I’ve finally found you, Mila…!’
“Please take a good, long look at me, Mila! Have you truly forgotten who I am? I’m Gerald! I’ve been tirelessly looking for you throughout these four years ever since you went missing during that excursion!” explained Gerald, tears already forming at the corners of his eyes.
Hearing that, both of the women couldn’t help but look at each other. The taller woman—in particular— now had a wide frown as her eyelids twitched slightly.
Either way, though the bewildered short woman appeared like she wanted to say something, her friend quickly stopped her. Shaking her head, it was a clear indication that the tall woman didn’t want her friend to say anything unnecessary.
“…I think this man’s just mistaking me for the wrong person, sister. Look, we really don’t know who you are and it’s already getting late so we’ll be off first!” said the tall woman.
Following that, everyone’s eyes widened as both of them speedily flew toward the ocean! Gerald himself could only stare in utter disbelief as the two figures slowly disappeared from sight.
‘That… was clearly Mila, right? Why did she avoid me? It’s as if she doesn’t remember a thing about me! That… That’s simply impossible…!’ Gerald thought to himself.
Whatever the case was, Gerald wasn’t about to let Mila leave him again. With that in mind, he instantly began giving chase!
However, he soon found out that the two women were experts at the lightness skill. After all, with not a trace in sight, he no longer had any idea which direction they could’ve possibly headed to.
Dejected, Gerald could only hover above the gentle waves, momentarily unable to reconcile with the fact that he had lost her yet again…
It wasn’t long after before the two women arrived at an island quite far from where the party had been held…
Their feet finally touching the ground once they got to shore, they were instantly greeted by the sight of a shimmering giant ship that had been docked there.
Resplendently lit, the queer ship almost seemed to be magical in nature, evident by how it kept disappearing and reappearing on the same spot.
With how ethereal it looked, a person who wasn’t paying attention could easily mistake the ship as nothing but a trick of the light.
Regardless, now that they had managed to shake Gerald off their trail, the short woman found herself saying, “That was really dangerous earlier, Xoie! That man… He seemed to know who Mila was! What bad luck that you just so happened to be dressing up her today!”
“You’re telling me! Either way, while it’s clear that he knows her, I wonder why Mila would even be acquainted with anyone here…” mumbled Xoie Quartermain who found the entire situation quite perplexing.
Both she and her younger sister—Xylina Quatermain—had been planning on having some fun for a while now, so they ended up sneaking off to the most crowded place they could find to momentarily enjoy themselves. Neither of them could have ever expected to bump into someone who actually knew Mila!
“Thinking back, I remember him saying that Mila was his lover! What spicy news! Let’s go tell Mila about it right now!” proposed Xylina.
“Hold on, sister!” replied Xoie.
“Hmm? What’s wrong?”
“…Let’s not tell her about this first. After all, if you do, it’ll be equivalent to you telling her that we left for earth without any good reason! With that said, if dad ever finds out about that, he’ll surely ground us! Besides, if Mila truly did know him, she would’ve definitely attempted to find him ages ago! Regardless, let’s not tell her about this first! Best not to stir up something that can be completely avoided!” explained Xoie.
“Well… Alright, sister… Still, I think you should head out with your own appearance in the future. You really don’t have to try so hard to compete with Mila’s beauty, you know? Don’t even dare to deny that
you haven’t been trying to see which between the two of you is prettier ever since you came here. You’ve done it far too many times by this point. Aren’t you tired…?” replied Xylina rather casually.
“I get it!” retorted Xoie, a hint of humiliation on her face.
Raising her fair arm, she stared at the part where Gerald had earlier grabbed her…
From her childhood days, Xoie had remained extremely pure… With that said, this was the first time a man had ever grabbed her by her wrist.
Adding that to the fact that Gerald had the aura of a powerful person, the more Xoie thought about it, the more restless she became as strong emotions welled within her…
Chapter 1557
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1557 However, her train of thought was cut short when a pleasant voice called out, “Xoie? Xylina! Where have both of you been this entire time?”
Hearing that, Xylina then replied, “Ah! Mila! Well, we were earlier-”
Much to Xoie’s relief, Xylina managed to recall their earlier promise in time which prevented her from blurting out everything.
Either way, after a slight nudge from Xoie, Xylina quickly recovered her wits as she continued, “…We… were earlier just having a look around out here! After all, the sea is rather beautiful at night, wouldn’t you say?”
In response, Mila simply smiled subtly as she nodded before replying, “While I know it isn’t exactly easy to negotiate with the King in the North, you have to remember that our adoptive father specifically chose us to complete the task. With that in mind, while things are currently a little boring, we should really try to obey adoptive father’s orders and refrain from wandering around outside!”
“We get it Mila… Regardless, I’ve brought back some medicine that I ordered some subordinates of mine to get for you. You always seemed to suffer from serious headaches every night, so I thought I’d get you something to help calm your nerves. I got the idea when I heard that strange and valuable herbs existed on earth, you see. Following that, I got my subordinates to pick a few relevant ones for you!” explained Xoie as she took out the strange and invaluable medicine that her subordinates had prepared.
After handing it to Mila, Xoie then cleared her throat before asking, “…Speaking of which, how familiar are you with this world…?”
Mila had a rather mysterious history. After all, while she hadn’t mastered any forms of training, she was an incredibly smart person. Due to that, the old lady always had Mila by her side. After some time, the old lady found herself appreciating Mila’s efforts so much that Xoie’s father felt that it was only right to adopt her into the family!
With that in mind, despite Mila only being his adoptive daughter, Xoie’s father had chosen her to be the main spokesperson for the negotiation instead of her! Due to that, Xoie would be lying if she said she wasn’t at least a little jealous.
After all, Xoie clearly more outstanding than Mila in terms of experience, appearance, and strength. Hell, Mila had begun her life here as nothing more but the old lady’s maid! Why was she being given so much power and respect now? As if that wasn’t already enough, Xoie had just found out that there was an extremely strong person who seemed to like her!
Speaking of that person, it was now clear that the rumors were true. Mila truly had come from earth!
“…Hmm? This world? How do I put this…? I find this place to be… both familiar and strange… Every time I come here, a mysterious feeling sweeps through me… What more, for some inexorable reason, my heart begins palpitating a lot more when I’m in this world! I really have no idea why that is myself!” replied Mila as she stared into the horizon, slight worry reflected in her eyes.
She truly had no idea what was wrong with her. For one, ever since she woke up again, she couldn’t remember a thing about her past…
Even so, the blurry figure of that man would always appear in her mind every single night… He wasn’t a strong-looking person by a long shot, but even so, Mila could still sense how strongly he loved her…
‘Who are you…? And why does my heart beat so much harder every time I’m here…?’
As the three sisters remained silent for a while, a figure suddenly dropped from the sky, landing close to where the trio was standing!
He appeared to be a male servant, and after bowing toward them, he then said, “Miss Smith and Miss Quartermain, my master has organized a national party in Yanam, and he’s invited all three of you to attend!”
“I see. Do thank Lord Yao on my behalf. Once we prepare ourselves, we’ll head over immediately!” replied Mila with a nod.
Meanwhile, a pained scream echoed across the walls of the Turnbull family’s mansion.
Staring at his son’s chopped-up corpse, Hooper—the master of the Turnbull family—felt extremely faint, hoping that this was all just a nightmare.
Chapter 1558
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1558 The Turnbulls were a family that had existed for hundreds of years, and there were many exceptional and powerful people within that family who had influential backgrounds. Due to that, they had always behaved rather recklessly since nobody could really stand up against them.
With all that in mind, Hooper had never imagined that his son would die so horribly. Hugging onto the many pieces of his son’s corpse, Hooper felt as a cocktail of grief, hatred, and wrath began brewing in his heart…
Upon seeing his reaction, everyone sensible enough immediately took a few steps back.
Still trembling, Hooper then turned to look at Lenox as he growled, “…Who… Who’s responsible for killing my son…?!”
Quivering in fear, Lenox then replied, “T-the person who did it… is the one my family’s been looking everywhere for! The deed was done by Gerald!”
“…What?! Gerald?!” roared Hooper, his eyes now a bloody-red as murderous intent exuded from every orifice on his body.
Watching all this play out, a luxuriously dressed middle-aged man—who had been sitting at the side— then declared, “I offer my sincerest condolences to you and your family, Hooper… Regardless, to avenge my nephew, I’ll be ordering those from the army to capture that Gerald! Once we have him, I’ll be sure to make him suffer terribly!”
Turning to look at the middle-aged man—who was from the royal family—the crazed-looking Hooper then replied, “There’s no need for that! Once we have him, the Turnbulls will be devouring every inch of his flesh and drinking all his blood!”
As he began weeping tears of blood, a voice suddenly shouted, “Do you honestly think that you two can capture Gerald? You’re both just idiots! It’s really no wonder why your son ended up dying so terribly! Regardless, knowing that boy’s temper, you don’t have to waste any effort trying to capture him. He’ll probably be taking the initiative to come look for you! Hahaha! That silly, silly boy! I bet he thinks that massacring all of you will eventually force me out! Either way, your Turnbulls have zero chance to escape his wrath by this point. Your threats won’t work against him either since to him, you’re all quite literally as easy to kill as mere ants!”
Upon hearing that, everyone turned to look at the source of the voice… And there, slowly walking toward them from the middle of the national banquet hall, was an old man donning black robes…
The second Lenox saw him, he instantly began sweating profusely as he said, “M-master…!”
Following that, he fearfully zipped his mouth tight before kowtowing in the direction of the old man.
Even Hooper and Greyson Leacock—the person who had come from the royal family in the Gloyv State—grew frightened when they realized that the old man was present.
After both of them greeted him, Hooper then asked, “About what you said earlier… How could you be so sure, master…?”
“How couldn’t I be? I’m the one who knows him best in this entire world!” retorted the old man as he slowly took off his black hood…
If Gerald was here to witness this, he’d surely have been extremely surprised to find out the true identity of that old man!
From how well the old man knew the boy, he assumed that Gerald would probably think something along the lines of, ‘It… It was grandpa Daryl this entire time…?! The person who I respected so much
in the past?! I… I don’t think he’s my grandpa anymore… From what I can see, he’s now nothing but a schemer who’s been acting behind the scenes this entire time!’
Regardless, Gerald would probably feel shocked by his appearance as well. After all, Daryl’s eyes had now gone fully scarlet, and his lips were a frightening shade of purple and black. There were even hints of divine lines on his forehead that glowed red… Together, this combination made him look like a human who had made it halfway down the route of becoming a true devil…
Smiling subtly, Daryl then laughed before sneering, “I’ve spent way too much time and effort to get my major plan to this point! After all, I had to pretend to be his grandfather for quite a while in order to manipulate him without getting suspected! Even so, it was all worth it since I was able to make and watch him slowly mature… In a way, what I did isn’t unlike watching a seed I planted slowly grow and eventually blossom… However, a slight change in plans happened right before I was able to pick the fruits of my efforts! Though that’s beside the point. Regardless, I’m sure you now know why I said I know him so well!”
“…Wait. Don’t tell me that… Gerald is the product of the Herculean Golden Base…? I remember peculiar things happening in the sky over twenty years ago… Following that, the Herculean Golden Base had sent several forces to explore its product…” said Hooper, greatly bewildered.
As for Greyson, he took in a deep breath before adding, “…You’ve said before that this Herculean Golden Base is also known as the Herculean Primordial Spirit, right, master…? I also recall you saying that it’s the strongest power between heaven and earth… So strong, in fact, that whoever gains it will be able to achieve immortality! Thinking back, it was around fifty years ago when you saved a fisherman couple… Following that, you even gave them a lot of money in order to obtain the Herculean Golden Base that was about to befall their descendants… Since Gerald is so powerful, could it be that he’s that heir…?”
“Bingo. Either way, the demonic power granted me not only strength, but also the ability to foresee the future! With this much power, I’m only able to enjoy myself if my plan goes flawlessly! Sadly enough, I didn’t consider the fact that people would secretly try to help Gerald along the way! Thanks to them, he’s grown a bit too powerful for my taste and my plans were almost ruined!” grumbled Daryl as he clenched his fists tightly…
Chapter 1559
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1559 “Come again, master? You weren’t expecting him to get this powerful?” asked Greyson.
“Indeed, I haven’t. Humph. I’ve truly looked down upon the Herculean Primordial Spirit’s power to bring drastic change to people… After all, Gerald’s been able to enter the Rune Realm in just a few years! It isn’t even a stretch anymore to say that his training level is on par with mine! No matter how you look at it, achieving something like this should be impossible, no matter how talented the person is!”
“Whatever the case is, the most annoying thing about all this is the fact that the person who’s secretly been helping Gerald keeps encouraging him to grow stronger! If it wasn’t for him, Gerald wouldn’t have developed so rapidly to the point where I can’t even control him anymore! It’s exactly because of that that I have to act behind the scenes!” explained Daryl.
Upon hearing that, both Hooper and Greyson drew in cold breaths.
“The seven most powerful people from the Ringmasters of Obliteration rule above all… If Gerald truly is as strong as you say he is, does that mean that he’s on par with the seven Chakra Kings who own ungodly strength…? Is Gerald a Chakra King as well…?”
Left deeply stupefied by that realization, both men now knew that seeking impulsive revenge against Gerald was just going to be a suicide mission.
“Right again! And that’s how great the Herculean Golden Base’s power is! Regardless, it’s naturally a unique charm as well!” replied Daryl with a subtle smile.
“Then… do we really have no way to deal with Gerald, master…? I won’t be able to die in peace if I don’t avenge my son after he’s faced such a horrible death! I’m begging you, master, please! Think of some way to kill him!” pleaded Hooper.
“Not to worry, I wasn’t planning on allowing Gerald to continue developing like this anyway! It’s the reason why I captured his family members in the first place! Once I capture one other person, I’ll be able to control at least two-thirds of his life! He won’t be able to escape my grasp then! Hahaha!”
“Following that, I’ll activate Yanam’s national fortification formation—that’s been passed down since ancient times—, the great dragon extermination spell! With it, it won’t be too difficult to kill the current Gerald! After all, that child’s most fatal flaws are his soft-heartedness and his worry-filled heart! Too bad for him, I’m a nemesis that doesn’t care the least about ethics as long as I’m able to achieve my goals!” declared Daryl, clenching his fists once more.
When the duo heard that, their eyes widened so much that their eyeballs looked like they were ready to pop out…
“…M-master… Are we really going to be using the great dragon extermination spell? To even operate it, we’ll be needing…” muttered Greyson in a clearly troubled voice.
“As I’ve said, ethics bear little to no meaning to me as long as I’m able to achieve my goals. There’s nothing more important to me than snatching the Herculean Golden Base for myself. With that in mind, all the sacrifices and effort I’ve put into this mission are completely worthwhile to me!” sneered Daryl.
The great dragon extermination spell was something that the remarkable people from ancient times left behind. The spell was so formidable that even the powerful Chakra Kings would end up being swiftly taken out if they were hit by it!
Of course, such great power came at a hefty price, and Hooper and Greyson were well aware of that. Even so, neither of them dared to disobey Daryl’s orders.
Knowing that they weren’t going to be able to change his mind, Greyson then asked, “You earlier mentioned something about a fatal flaw of Gerald’s, master… Could you elaborate on that…?”
“Hahaha! Well, remember how I said that the boy’s too soft-hearted? Sure, we have his family with us and he cares deeply about them… However, once I manage to capture the woman he’s in love with as well, everything will pretty much be in the bag! By that point, we just need to make sure that the great dragon extermination spell is successfully operated!”
“…I see! But where should we even begin looking for that woman…?” asked Hooper.
“Well, first off, her name is Mila Smith, and she’s the woman of Gerald’s life. Secondly, she’s currently rushing toward this place all the way from Jaellatra! To ensure her capture, I had made sure to pull enough strings so that she would end up coming here herself!” replied Daryl with a smile.
“…What? Miss Smith? The one from Jaellatra? But master, we’re in a cooperative relationship with that place! We can’t just capture her!” said the bewildered Harper.
“Ah, about that… I’m saying it now that all that was just bullsh*t! If you weren’t aware, the forces from Jaellatra have been using all sorts of training resources—in recent years—to captivate the seven major Chakra Kings. In other words, while I’m the King of South Asia by name, to them, I’m simply their puppet, or at least that’s what they think. I’ve had to suffer and endure pretending to be subservient to them all this time, just for the sake of getting the Herculean Golden Base… Once I’ve obtained it, Jaellatra won’t even be worth caring about anymore! Regardless, once they arrive later, just act according to plan!” ordered Daryl in a commanding tone.
Trembling as they watched a great darkness exude from his body, everyone quickly nodded in agreement.
Seeing that, Daryl simply smiled smugly before muttering, “It’s finally time for us to meet again, Gerald… Rest assured, it’ll also be our last encounter!”
Moving back to Gerald, he was still in a slight daze…
After all, he had just gotten confirmation that Mila was alive! Though seeing her with his very own eyes filled him with endless joy, it appeared quite evident that she had lost her memories…
Even so, the most important thing was that she was still among the living. The fact that he was able to meet her again in this lifetime… It was a blessing, if anything. With that in mind, there was nothing to regret about in that brief encounter of theirs…
Chapter 1560
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1560 Though Gerald was pretty much at the level of a Chakra King now—meaning that he was at the top of the world—there were still many things that surprised him. For one, it hadn’t occurred to him that Mila would get so strong throughout her absence.
Lifting his hand, he stared at his burnt palm… To think that the searing aura from Mila’s body was actually able to breach his thunder essential qi with such ease…
As Gerald released a long sigh, over ten ghostly and strange-looking ships swiftly appeared before him, completely blocking his path in seconds…
Following that, it didn’t take long for Master Ghost, Carlos, and the others to notice their presence as well.
Walking over to stand behind Gerald—who was already staring at the ships with his arms against his back—everyone then watched rather curiously as a white-haired old man—alongside ten other middle- aged people—leaped off one of the ships before slowly descending toward the ship that Gerald and the others were all on.
Now that they had a good look at the old man, both Carlos and Julian’s eyes widened as they muttered in unison, “That… That’s the leading priests from the Ringmasters of Obliteration!”
“The Ringmasters of Obliteration?” asked Gerald who clearly wasn’t familiar with that name.
As the leading priest gently stepped onto Gerald’s boat, he laughed before saying, “Indeed! As they said, I’m the leading priest! Regardless, it’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Crawford! If I recall correctly, you tested your power with the aid of the Sceolium a few days back, correct? Well, when the Ringmasters of Obliteration learned that there was yet another Chakra King in the world, they instantly grew excited!”
Watching as the leading priest laughed aloud again, Gerald then placed his palms together before replying, “You flatter me, sir. However, I do believe that your arrival here today isn’t just for the sake of congratulating me, correct?”
“Hahaha! You’re rather straightforward, Mr. Crawford! However, you are correct! I’m here in person with an important mission from the Ringmasters of Obliteration!” replied the leading priest, choosing not to beat around the bush either.
Looking into the polite elder’s clear eyes, Gerald couldn’t help but have a good impression of him.
Due to that, he had no problem with inviting the elder into the cabin.
Once inside, the leading priest wasted no time and instantly said, “Since you’ve probably only heard snippets about the Ringmasters of Obliteration before, I wonder if you’d be willing to allow me to give a more detailed introduction about ourselves? Just to make things as clear as possible between us!”
Watching as the leading priest then took a sip of tea before smiling, Gerald casually replied, “I’m all ears.”
“Excellent! See, the Ringmasters of Obliteration is an organization that’s existed for thousands of years, and it’s responsible for coordinating all the unbalanced forces around the world, just to ensure that an objective balance is always maintained. As the name implies, the organization consists of representatives who are sent out by the most powerful people across the globe. A united nation, if you will! Hahaha!”
“Regardless, there are currently seven extremely powerful people leading the Ringmasters of Obliteration, and they were chosen for good reason. All seven of them have managed to enter the Rune Realm, you see, making them the cream of the crop. With that in mind, their common discussions together oftentimes influences the direction of how things happen within the cultivation realm. Also, while they each have their own regions, it should be noted that none of them ever interfere with what
happens within the world’s secular society. It’s simply a limitation under the principles of the Ringmasters of Obliteration!”
“Moving on to its members, the seven powerful people include Murray Click, the King of Northern Europe, Petros Ambers, the King of the Northern Dessert, Yellowleaf Laelia, the King of Southern Island, Sergius Leuke, the King of East Asia, Odin Duras, the King of Northern America, Feit Foreswift, the King of the Ocean, and as for the last one… I’m sure you know him well, Mr. Crawford! Hahaha! He’s Daryl Crawford, the King of South Asia!”
Upon hearing that last name, Gerlad found his eyelids twitching slightly.
As it turned out, Daryl had not only hidden himself well, but he had also been busy to the point where he eventually managed to become the ruler of South Asia… That explained why he could do whatever he pleased.
Noticing a hint of resentment in Gerald’s eyes at the mention of Daryl, the Priest Jenkins then added, “Each of the Chakra Kings owns magical powers and are pretty much omnipotent. Due to that, they each possess near-endless honor as well. With all that out of the way, I’m here to tell you that you’re now one of the eight most powerful people in the world! In relation to that, the Ringmasters of Obliteration naturally wish for you to send us a representative, just as the others have done. Do you agree to that?”
“Well, since all this is for the sake of keeping the cultivation realm stable, there’s no real reason for me to object. With that said, I agree!” replied Gerald.
“Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Crawford! Speaking of which, we learned that the Sacrasolis Palace—that you’re currently leading—is located North in Weston. With that in mind, the Ringmasters of Obliteration have given you the title of King of the North, a title of which they will be using to address you from now on!” said Priest Jenkin as he took out a wooden token and placed it before Gerald…
On it, were the characters, ‘King of the North’!