The Secretly Rich Man

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1121

“A stone tablet?”

“Indeed. An ancient event of some sort had been painted onto it. Even after studying the stone tablet for quite some time, however, Xyion was only able to tell that it had something to do with a burial scene. He wasn’t able to understand the wording on the table at all, and after many years passed, he eventually lost interest in it. As a result, the tablet is now kept as an ancient art piece within my private room!” explained Master Ghost.

Another mural…?

Whenever Gerald heard about murals now, it always prompted his mind to recall what he had seen inside the ancient tomb.

As one would expect, ancient murals were usually filled with historic tales that reflected the people of the time’s social, political, economic, literary, artistic, and technological capabilities. Such murals could end up being vastly different according to the artists’ beliefs, customs, and also their aesthetic concepts.

These murals—that were usually drawn as long as rivers—were viewed extremely highly due to all the vivid and informative ancient scenes that the people of old drew with their descendants in mind. The fact that their heartfelt stories were told in such a different way only served to make the murals even more valuable.

Gerald had already seen how detailed these murals could get back when he was in the ancient tomb of the general god. He could still clearly remember all the drawings on the tomb that described things from the day the people had found the general god up till the day he was buried.

“Speaking of which, I later asked one of my old friends to come over and have a look at the tablet. From what he could tell, the burial method depicted on it was some sort of ocean burial!” added Ghost.

“Ocean burial?”

Upon hearing that, Gerald had a feeling that it could be related to the king of the ocean’s tomb. Due to that, he added, “Could I have a look at it?”

“If it’s piqued your interest, then by all means!” replied Master Ghost as he gestured for Gerald to follow him.

Following that, Master Ghost led Gerald to a small hill that was located behind the church’s backyard. On it, lay what seemed to be a private room where Master Ghost usually meditated in.

The private room itself was about five meters tall and three meters wide. Its walls were made of marble and the room was mostly dark and empty save for a table in the middle with a dimly-lit oil lamp on it, the sole source of light within the private room.

However, upon closer inspection, six mossy and ancient-looking stone tablets could be seen arranged neatly within the room as well. Those were definitely the murals Master Ghost had been talking about.

Lifting the lamp—that the master had offered to him—once Gerald stood right before the murals, he instantly began investigating them.

It wasn’t long before he noticed that the wording used on these tablets were similar to the ones he had seen back in the ancient tomb. Putting two and two together, he deduced that these murals were as old as the tomb itself.

After looking at the first mural for a while, Gerald suddenly froze. Shockingly, one of the scenes on the tablet seemed to detail what seemed to be the lady in white’s burial!

Not wanting to miss out on any key details, Gerald kept his eyes peeled as he continued trying to decipher the tablet.

From what he could understand, the story—that the mural was trying to tell—began by showing that Halimark City used to only be a tiny fishing village that was inhabited by rather isolated fishermen.

Reading on, it was shown that a group of people—led by an old man dressed in long robes—one day appeared at the village while carrying a huge coffin.

Gerald was all too familiar now with the robed old man. That old man was undoubtedly the same old beggar he had first seen on the ancient tomb’s murals!

To think that Gerald would see him even here!

Shaking the thought off, Gerald then continued reading on. Based on what he could see, Gerald guessed that the old beggar had carried the lady in white’s coffin all the way here after letting her and the general god bid each other farewell.

By this point, Gerald was completely certain that the one in the coffin was the lady in white. So his hunch was correct. She truly had been brought here…

Returning to the story of the fishermen, when they came back after fishing on that day, they were surprised to see the old man and his men carrying a coffin.

When the village’s patriarch stepped forward to ask who was in the coffin, the old beggar had apparently told them that it contained the body of a goddess who had fallen from the sky!

Hearing that, the villagers immediately bowed to the coffin. Following that, the patriarch seemed to ask why she had been moved here.

Seeing the beggar hand the patriarch quite a bit of gold, Gerald felt that it was safe to assume that the beggar simply replied that she was to be buried here. The next image suggested that the patriarch was also told to get his men to build an underwater tomb in the nearby ocean.

Due to the fact that the coffin contained a goddess and they were given a lot of gold, the patriarch simply obeyed. Everyone in the village was involved in the construction of the tomb, and all of them seemed to be equally determined to get the job done.

Within a short amount of time, the patriarch managed to gather around eight thousand people—both young and old—to sail out to sea and begin building a tomb for the goddess.

Surprisingly, the structure wasn’t called the king of the ocean’s palace. Rather, it was named the palace of the goddess.

Under the old beggar’s command, the palace was completed within half a year. On the mural, everyone involved appeared to be impressed by their grand underwater project. Soon enough, the lady in white’s burial would take place.

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Turning to look at the second mural, Gerald saw that it was about the lady in white’s burial. On the day of her burial itself, a thunderstorm seemed to be present.

Inclusive of the old man, Gerald counted—relatively easily—thirty-seven people in the next image, with nine people standing in each of the four rows that were drawn. With the thunderstorm still raging on, the people in this team seemed to be the only ones who had been chosen to set off to the palace of the goddess.

Halfway through their journey there, they appeared to halt at an island to take a short rest.

However, something happened soon after as was seen on the third mural. The ones on the island were greeted by the sight of a giant ship!

This wasn’t the first time Gerald had seen this ship either. It was exactly similar to the one he had seen in the tomb before this.

Seeing the oddly-shaped massive ship hovering atop the island, the thirty-six people the beggar had brought along immediately fell to their knees in terror and began worshiping it. From what Gerald could assume, they were all under the impression that some god was descending.

Following that, Gerald’s eyes widened as he saw a man dressed in a black robe—who was also wearing an odd mask—descend the giant ship before pointing at the goddess’s coffin.

The sight of the man alone was enough to make Gerald feel extremely anxious. After all, he was dressed exactly like the men Lyra had seen in the picture of the sun!

Was this hinting that he would be killed by those from the Sun League in the near future…? Frowning to himself, Gerald then continued reading.

Now nearing the end of the third mural, Gerald saw the old beggar jumping into the giant ship before walking into it. As for the others, they appeared to be trying to carry the coffin away…

Moving on to the fourth mural, it began by showing the old beggar continuing his journey with his group of men. Apparently, what happened in the giant ship was completely skipped.

Odder still was the fact that instead of thirty-six people like there were before, only twenty-seven remained… Where had the nine people disappeared to?

However, Gerald didn’t have the time to dwell on that due to how unreal the next set of images was.

Once they got close enough to the palace of the goddess, all of them were immediately greeted to the sight of an injured dragon that was flailing around in the ocean! That itself wouldn’t have been a problem if the dragon wasn’t doing so on top of the structure!

The next image displayed the old man relieving the dragon of its agony by crushing its skull, thus ending its life. However, the moment he did so, it seemed that the thunderstorm only worsened.

As a result, the boat seemed ready to capsize and Gerald could see all the remaining men falling to their knees in terror.

In the fifth mural, the goddess’s coffin could be seen being sent down together with the now dead dragon’s body. Both of them were then buried together.

From the insane amount of detail put into drawing the submerged structure, Gerald felt that it truly looked like an undersea palace fit for dragons.

Regardless, all of them were apparently able to remain submerged for so long due to something the old beggar handed to them before they went under the waves. The old beggar’s knowledge truly played a huge role in all this…

Finally moving on to the sixth mural, Gerald found himself raising an eyebrow. The very first image showed the people returning to the deck of the ship. However, they had brought up another coffin that was completely made out of glass!

Since the coffin wasn’t that big, Gerald simply assumed that the person inside was a child.

Regardless, while everyone seemed to be particularly careful as they carried the coffin, one of the men apparently ended up slipping…

…Huh?

The last image simply showed the coffin being overturned… However, that was it. The final mural ended there.

Guessing that the murals were drawn by one of the thirty-six people who had been chosen to board the boat, Gerald couldn’t help but feel slightly upset and irked by the fact that he wasn’t able to finish reading the entire story…

Where did the small glass coffin end up…?

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Now that he was done reading the murals, he explained everything that he had just learned to Master Ghost.

“…I see. I do wonder, Mr. Crawford, if you find the supernatural giant ship in the murals to be suspicious as well… After all, scientifically speaking, there was no way such a massive, floating vehicle like that could exist back then. Even my master said that the ship was something out of this world back when he first saw it forty years ago,” said Master Ghost.

“I do. While this isn’t my first time seeing it, back when I first did, I had been extremely skeptical the moment I saw it. Now, however, I have reason to believe that the murals could actually be evidence that our planet had—at one point—been dominated by some advanced civilization alongside that dragon that had been heavily injured under the sea!” replied Gerald.

“It appears that you believe in these murals, Mr. Crawford. You know, both my master and I had been confused by the dragon and the giant descending ship from the sky for the longest time. After all, it’s simply impossible for them to exist! While both of us had simply summed it up as the imagination of the ancients, Xyion, on the other hand, truly believed that the events that had been drawn on the tablets had really taken place!” said Master Ghost as he turned to look at the murals.

Pointing at the mural where the old beggar had given something to his men before they descended into the water, Master Ghost then added, “After all, if you look here, the old man is clearly handing his men water repellent stones before they submerge below the waves! Since there’s a logical explanation to how they remained underwater for so long, I refuse to believe that the other incidents can’t be explained with logic as well!”

“Water repellent stones?” asked Gerald.

“Indeed. From what my master had told me, water repellent stones are celestial in nature and they’ve been around for thousands of years. As their name suggests, they repel water and once a person puts one into their mouth, they’ll be able to withstand the ocean’s immense pressure! Mind you, being that deep in the ocean is not something ordinary people can do!” explained Master Ghost.

Hearing that, Gerald thought about it for a moment.

After studying the map that he had previously obtained from the Minshall family, he realized how truly deep underwater the king of the ocean’s palace was.

While he was sure that his body was now solid enough to be able to withstand the ocean’s pressure without getting hurt or having his agility affected, the same couldn’t be said about regular people.

Since the king of the ocean’s palace was massive, he knew that it would be impossible for him to act alone.

Due to that, he had told his family to send a few men over after they prepared special equipment for them that would help repel the immense undersea pressure. Once they had geared up, they would definitely be able to assist him during his investigation. It was also due to the time needed to prepare said equipment that the men weren’t here yet.

learned about the existence of water repellent stones, there was no reason for him not to use them instead! They did, after all,

I could get my

for more information about it. After all, their family’s ancestors had once used

family, that wouldn’t be a problem

you again once I’ve completed what I need to do at the king of the ocean’s palace!” replied Gerald

off, Master

still haven’t been able to get anything out of it… Does that mean what you said will eventually come true, master…? That in the near future, big changes will happen and disaster will befall all of mankind…? However, I also remember you saying that a young man would show himself and try his very best to prevent said calamities from happening… I guess the one we’ve been waiting for all this time truly is Mr. Crawford!” muttered Master Ghost to himself, mixed feelings brewing

in the Minshall family mansion. Though the Minshalls were sly, once the old man’s feet were lifted off the ground, he soon gave in and told Gerald the truth that he knew where a single water repellent

it was even more precious compared to the map that led to

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that was the case, however, everything they owned still belonged to

I’ve retrieved the stone, you got that?” said Gerald as he tossed Zelda to the ground

leaving, the old master immediately burst into tears as he shouted, “That… That b*stard…! How dare he

they used to have such a happy and wonderful life… Now, however, it was

man, then everything would’ve been fine. Who would’ve thought that this man would be so unreasonable? He was a much bigger thief than all the Minshalls

Minshalls had been a well-known and almost noble-like family within Halimark City.

we can live without

lost if he gets

generations of the Minshall family were

was undoubtedly true. As long as they still had the water repellent stone, then their family would definitely still have a chance of prospering again, even if Gerald had taken away everything else. Zelda probably wouldn’t have to die

that easy for him to obtain the water repellent stone? Quite honestly, I’d be overjoyed if he actually made it into the ancestral mines! Now that would

you say

the smartest all this while, Zoey! How could you be such an idiot now? Have you already forgotten

trump card?” asked the other Minshalls as

about the thousand years of poison, of course!” replied Zelda while gnashing his teeth

hearing that, all the Minshalls immediately began

family’s most ancient treasures. While many of the family’s grandchildren only thought that

of the poison was enough to cause the person’s internal organs to fester, regardless of how strong the person

us here are even close to being worthy opponents to him, I’d like to see how well he’ll be able to fare against

up, he then shouted, “Issac!

both of

entire family! Now that all of this has happened, I want both of you to head over to him and ask him to read our family’s fortune again! More

master got all the other Minshall family leaders to gather in the meeting room that was located

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staring at the six stone tablets,

didn’t

to give her a reading on her life! Though many of us tried to stop her, she simply keeps fighting her way

hand before replying, “I’ll deal with this. Tell her to wait

his student run off, Ghost then shook his head before—rather unwillingly—heading over to the

here for him! He’ll be here in a moment!” wailed the

greeted to the sight of an extraordinarily beautiful girl stepping on his student—who was now lying on the floor, severely bruised—with a single

instant, young lady!” ordered Ghost

So you’ve finally decided to show yourself,

lady! We can just talk things out!” replied Ghost as he shook

your nonsense! I… I came here to… I… I need your help…!” shouted the

have a seat before you continue talking! You’re obviously hurt!” replied Master Ghost as he supported the charming yet impulsive

of the pilgrims outside as well!” shouted another student

tone, “Help them up and bring

why did you have to attack the pilgrims as well? You

I haven’t even gouged their eyes out yet!”

even harassing her on her way up, she felt that it was only right for her to teach them a lesson! They were lucky that

“…Then, what exactly

person… A dead person, to be exact! I need you to check whether I’ll be able to successfully

her any more than he needed to, Ghost simply nodded before starting the reading

know

Gunter!”

place your hands on any two of the nine dragon heads!” ordered Master Ghost as the copper instrument with nine dragon heads rose from the

told, the heads soon began spitting

her prediction, Yume herself walked around

a unique-looking, crystal-clear stone that glowed

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stood at about half a meter high, and Yume couldn’t help but feel that the stone was rather extraordinary. It simply gave off an aura of intimacy when one looked

carefully caressing the stone. However, not long after she touched it, the stone suddenly lit up, enveloping Yume

back, Yume immediately shielded her eyes with a hand as

returned to its initial faint glow. However, a few complicated-looking lines seemed to have formed on the stone

he walked over with a wry smile on his face, his divination reading

Speaking of which, what kind of broken stone even is this…? Why would it suddenly light up on

marriage stone! It’s used to determine a person’s fate when it comes to marriage! You touching it earlier activated it! The lines on the stone represent your marriage, you

Yume as her face

love and romance. In fact, she had been disgusted with the idea of affection between

it was to heal her injuries. She

our marriage first? Based on what the marriage stone is saying, it appears

such a ridiculous thing… Though… can you truly see my fate?” asked

at heart, and any woman would grow shy once they heard things

imply that you’ll not only be able to locate the person you’re looking for, but you’ll also obtain something you weren’t quite expecting! I’ve foreseen that you’ll

somehow managed to turn even redder than

had remained in the room—found themselves unable to stop themselves from gulping and staring wide-eyed at her. Despite

if you wish to obtain an even greater understanding, I can help further analyze the clues

if I would be able to achieve my goal during this trip! I don’t

moment she got to the door,

tempted to

years, the emotions that she had within her kept budding, growing stronger by the year. It felt as though there were simply some things that she could no longer avoid no matter how much she tried

“…Fine! I’ll listen to what you have to

mine of the Minshall family. He was here since he had been told that the water repellent stone

location looked exactly like a mine on the surface, the Minshalls had carefully hidden the

and the occasional discarded mining tool

Gerald finally caught sight of the white, palm-sized water

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Gerald could feel the power within

amazing object!” muttered Gerald to himself,

the moment he was about to take the water repellent stone, Gerald’s ears suddenly heard the sound of a rope being dropped from one of

…A person?

heard as the unknown person began sliding down the rope. With that, Gerald quickly hid in

she saw the water repellent stone,

I get my hands on the stone!” said the woman to herself

no one in particular as he

girl in question

descending Langvern Mountain, Gerald had returned to Yarne Manor to discuss a few more matters with Wagner. It

the girl was quite extraordinary since she knew quite a bit of martial arts, he truly hadn’t expected for her to

Gerald couldn’t help but smile slightly bitterly. Never could he have

was wondering how he should

stone when she heard the deafening screech. Looking up, she immediately saw a massive

making unnerving sounds, Yume quickly fell back and rolled to the side to avoid the shadow. In doing so, however, she

that the shadowy figure had belonged to a bat. However, this wasn’t any regular bat. It was a giant bat that was even larger than

red hair and its exposed fangs. Together, these features made it look similar to a human with an incredibly hideous

mouth, the bat looked at Yume with

at her with immense speed and

was able to avoid the bat’s front paw attack, Yume failed to dodge its tail wing attack in time! As a result, she was hit right

start to hurt again as she felt some blood seeping

Yume any time to recover. Stomping menacingly toward the

Master Ghost! I shouldn’t have believed in his words earlier! If I make it out alive, I’m burning his church down if it’s the last thing I do! Otherwise, he’ll only continue deceiving others! To think

the mountain before directly

she was actually going to die here being eaten alive by this beast… It made her feel sick even

own life, she first muttered, “I’m

she could plunge the blade into herself, she heard the

by the sound of something

disbelief at the dead beast that now lay

was then when Gerald finally revealed his presence while saying,

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smiling as he said that while looking at

It’s you!”

from panic, the moment she saw Gerald, it instantly turned red as a tomato. Though she was clearly blushing, Gerald could simultaneously sense a deep hatred as well as a hint of

seems that we both came here today with the same purpose in mind. Are you planning to head to the king of the ocean’s palace

know! Stop talking to me!” replied Yume before standing up and immediately turning to face the other way as she recalled Master Ghost’s earlier words about

of the marriage stone, it appears that you’ve already met the person you’ll end up falling in love with, Miss Gunter! From what I can see, it seems that both of you

It…

Ghost then replied, “Quite

Now why would you say

definitely end up falling for him, he won’t love you in return! It’s