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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1471

“A fortune-teller…? Wait, I think I remember. He was an old man, right? The one we met when we were on an outing?”

“That’s the one!” replied Xyrielle with a nod.

“Hahaha! That guy was funny… I remember him saying something along the lines of, ‘Your heartbeat will immediately hasten the second you meet the love of your life!’” said Xaverie, recalling that event.

It was only a second later when she suddenly froze. Dropping her jaw, she then looked at Xyrielle in disbelief before adding, “You… can’t be serious, right…? That was the guy who ended up touching your heart?”

After nodding shyly at her friends—who were all staring at her with questioning looks—Xyrielle paused for a moment before shaking her head and saying, “…While it’s true that my heart thumped a little, I don’t think that he’s the one… After all, that fortune-teller had said that my lover would have very unique life experiences. My lover would also be extremely skillful and have near-unparalleled abilities! A true hero! With that said, while that guy from before was definitely a gentleman, he’s far too thin and fragile-looking! Due to that, I don’t think that he’s the one!”

“Heh! When you put it that way, I have to agree! With that said, I’m sure you simply misinterpreted your feelings earlier. Regardless, I won’t deny that that guy was pretty handsome and honest-looking… I’ll be frank and say that while I’d love for such a person to be my husband, I definitely wouldn’t want him as a boyfriend! As you saw earlier, I just couldn’t help but want to tease him! Either way, don’t think too much into it, Xyrielle! Just wait for your great hero to appear!” replied Xaverie with a laugh.

“You’re so mean!” joked the girls among themselves as they laughed as well.

Just as they were about to leave, however, a commotion—mostly consisting of awe-filled screams from girls—could suddenly be heard coming from the campus’s main road.

Turning to look in that direction, the girls were greeted by the sight of a crowd quickly gathering around a luxury car that was slowly making its way inside. What on earth was all that about…?

Stopping a student who was running toward the crowd to join in on the excitement, Xaverie then asked what was happening.

“What? Don’t you girls know about Young Master Laidler? He’s the coolest interim student around! Not only is he handsome, but he’s also very powerful and comes from a distinguished background!” said the student in a tone that suggested that she was his biggest fan.

“Oh? Is he that amazing? And how powerful are we talking about here?” asked Xaverie.

“I guess I’ll just give you a rundown on who he is! His real name is Stetson Laidler, and he’s a very prestigious individual both domestically and internationally. Now, regarding his power… There’s a rumor that states that he was able to kill a tiger at the age of twelve, simply by pointing at it! With rumors like that spreading around, it’s no question why he’s considered to be a legendary person!”

Before the girls could ask her anything else, she had already run off to join the crowd!

“Bloody hell! To think that such a person actually exists! I do wonder if he’s one of those extraordinary people whom you mentioned back when we were at your house the other day, Xyrielle…” exclaimed Xaverie in her astonishment.

Due to some circumstances, such things were no longer a secret to them.

“I doubt it. After all, father told me that those people are extremely secretive about their identities. With that said, I feel that Young Master Laidler isn’t one of them since he’s appearing in such a high-profile manner,” replied Xyrielle.

“…Hold on. Xyrielle! Do you think that Young Master Laidler could be the love of your life? After all, not only does he have a very special background, but he’s also apparently extremely powerful and skillful! The fortune-teller could’ve very well been referring to him, right?” exclaimed Xaverie.

Hearing that, Xyrielle instantly lowered her head shyly.

Ignoring her reaction, Xaverie simply tugged on Xyrielle’s arm while saying, “Come on, let’s go see what Young Master Laidler looks like!”

When they got there, they were just in time to see the tall man getting out of the car.

With long hair and a thin figure, Stetson seemed to have a perpetual sharp gaze in his eyes. To be quite frank, he looked like he had just stepped out from some anime. He certainly felt like an anime character as well. After all, from what everyone could tell, looking deeper into his past would definitely be intimidating due to all his legendary experiences.

“You know, they say that Young Master Laidler is from the Xyshore Border, and he’s the eldest young master of the prestigious and influential Laidler family! I’ve also heard that he’s been receiving special training in a valley ever since he was a child… I wonder if you’ve heard about this, but a few years ago, a massive discussion about the training boy took place. However, all of the discussions were quickly deleted, leading everyone to believe that the rumors were fake. With that said, I truly hadn’t expected all that to be true! As it turns out, the training boy truly does exist!”

“I heard of that incident too! After all, the training boy was quite famous on the internet back then. The fact that he’s now a teen checks out with that rumor! Still, I do wonder what he’s doing here in the Jenna Province… He couldn’t have come all the way here just to study, right…?”

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As those from within the crowd continued discussing the matter, Xyrielle and the others simply listened in to their conversations while glancing at Stetson.

From what they could see, Stetson had a very cold personality. After all, he didn’t even seem to bother about all of the people who were treating him extremely courteously. Instead, he simply walked off with an indifferent expression on his face…

Naturally, the discussions soon died out since Stetson was no longer there.

As the crowd slowly dispersed, Xyrielle found herself thinking, ‘That couldn’t be the love of my life, right…?’

While it was true that Stetson satisfied all the conditions that the fortune-teller had mentioned, her heart wasn’t throbbing for him at all.

Observing Xyrielle’s expression, Xaverie then grinned as she poked her arm while asking, “Well, Miss Xyrielle Waddys? What are you thinking about?”

“I’m not thinking about anything!”

“I can already guess what’s on your mind, so you don’t have to say a thing! Regardless, though Stetson seems to currently be shrouded in darkness, I’m sure he’ll soon find his light again since Xyrielle’s in love with him! Who knows, his training path could also greatly progress in future due to our Xyrielle’s blessings!” said Xaverie with a laugh.

“Alright, that’s enough! I’m a little tired so let’s stop talking about this and just head back to the dormitory to rest already!”

With that, Xyrielle and her friends returned to the dormitories, feeling slightly dispirited.

Meanwhile, both Gerald and Perla themselves were walking out of the campus with a rather well-behaved and bespectacled boy.

When Gerald caught a glimpse of Stetson—who was currently quite a distance away—he found himself muttering, “…Oh? How interesting…”

“What is it, master?” asked Perla.

“Hmm? Oh, it’s nothing. You know, it’s quite embarrassing to realize that though I’ve met so many people before—be it through sharing a school or a workplace—it had never crossed the past me’s mind that some of them could actually have supernatural backgrounds!” murmured Gerald.

“…Huh? What do you mean by that, Master…?” asked Perla, clearly unable to see things from Gerald’s point of view.

Pointing at Stetson, Gerald then said, “What I’m saying is that though I’d surely have missed it in the past, the current me can tell that he’s also a person who’s training to attain spiritual enlightenment!”

“…What? To think that such a young person would be training to achieve spiritual enlightenment!” exclaimed Perla in shock.

“He’s not the only peculiar person we’ve bumped into in this campus either. Do you remember that bespectacled female student who showed you the way earlier?” asked Gerald.

“I do!” replied Perla, recalling her encounter with the girl. Essentially, Perla had bumped into her as she was walking along the corridor of the Department of Economics and Management. Following that, she had asked the girl which floor the second class was located on…

Nodding, Gerald then said, “That girl is a textbook example of peculiar people in this place! She’s actually a Rabbit Soul that’s possessing the girl! The rabbit itself is doing so to learn how to live amongst us. After all, possessing her would make it look like an ordinary person!”

Watching as Perla covered her mouth in surprise, Gerald simply laughed before saying, “Worry not, you’ll slowly be discovering even more in the future!”

Shortly after, the trio then arrived at a restaurant. After booking a private room, Gerald then ordered a bunch of food for them…

While pouring Yul a glass of fruit juice, Gerald then said, “There’s really no need for you to be this nervous, Yul! We didn’t call you out looking for trouble, you know?”

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“I appreciate that!” replied Yul as he sipped on the juice before starting to eat. It was evident that he was still being extremely wary with his actions and words…

Noticing that, Gerald simply smiled before saying, “Still, didn’t you just receive three hundred thousand dollars…? Why are you still being so hard on yourself? By that, I’m referring to the fact that you were only eating steamed buns with pickles when Perla and I found you!”

“I… don’t dare to use the money… Though, I don’t mind handing the money over to you, if that’s what you want!” replied Yul.

Shaking his head with a smile, Gerald simply said, “We’re not here for your money, Yul. We’re here to ask you how you got your hands on the Heavenly Horsetail Whisk. From the looks of it, it doesn’t seem like you were the one who had made the plan to auction it off in the first place!”

Pondering for a moment, Yul eventually raised his head before saying, “…I… I’m really sorry, but I can’t tell you that… Look, if it’s money you’re after, you can just take it…! I was simply running an errand!”

Seeing that Yul was too frightened to even eat at this point, Gerald then cautiously asked, “There really isn’t a need to be so nervous, brother… Again, we aren’t looking for trouble. Let me rephrase my question… Did the other party say anything else after handing you the whisk?”

After hesitating for a moment, Yul replied, “…A young friend from the south will be coming over!”

“Hey now, what do you mean by that? Are you trying to change the subject again? Have some respect for my master!” scowled Perla.

“…Oh? A young friend from the south, you say… Could that friend of his have the surname of Crawford…? A Crawford living in Northbay?” asked Gerald with a smile.

Upon hearing that, Yul’s eyes instantly widened as he said, “You… You know about the Crawfords from Northbay, brother? Then… Could you perhaps be…?”

“My name is Gerald Crawford, and yes, I’m from Northbay. Getting straight to the point, I’m here today to look for Master Ghost, the owner of the whisk!” explained Gerald.

Instantly wiping his mouth, Yul then exclaimed, “So you really are him! My benefactor had told me that a person called Gerald Crawford would definitely come looking for me soon to inquire about the Heavenly Horsetail Whisk! Now that I know that you’re the real deal, he’s also told me to hand you a letter!”

From that alone, it was obvious that Yul had been extremely cautious with what he had chosen to disclose, up till the point he realized that Gerald was the person he had been waiting for.

“Benefactor?” asked Gerald.

“While I’m not sure whether my benefactor is the same person as Master Ghost, I do know that he was the one who had saved both me and my family from dying back then… Following that, he had entrusted me with this matter, and from that day on, I’ve been patiently waiting for your arrival!” replied Yul happily as he retrieved a letter from his pocket—that appeared to have been personally sewn onto his clothes—before handing it to Gerald.

“Here it is!” added the pleased boy as Gerald took the letter from the boy. On the letter, were the words, ‘To a young friend of mine, Gerald Crawford!’

Recognizing Master Ghost’s handwriting, Gerald quickly found himself equally as delighted as Yul was.

he instantly began reading

was in the Jenna Province. What more, Master Ghost had apparently also figured out the next step of his plan even before the first time Gerald had scaled

hurried over to the Jenna Province. Based on what he had written in the letter, Master Ghost had done so specifically because of Gerald. According to him, he truly believed that Gerald was the person he had been waiting for all these years. With that in mind, he wanted to leave Gerald a lavish gift as soon

to predict quite a bit of his future, there was always a chance that the things he foretold could

low in order to increase his

point to repeatedly mention the underground festival that the Waddys were hosting, adding that if Gerald managed to participate

feel that there are some things I can’t

it, it appears that

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Gerald instantly replied, “…What? I’m going to become

it’s already been determined that you’re the person he’s been waiting for. What more, he’s even sent you a greeting and such a lavish gift upon your arrival in

with once I locate him. With that said, why would he even be talking about greeting me as a master?” replied

that I’ve encountered a few miracles, I feel that they have little benefit to me!” added

letter first… I don’t think you’ve noticed the five elements

letter around to realize that she was right. Well, partly. After all, Gerald knew for a fact that this

the patterns arranged on the diagram were exactly the same as the five discs that were currently present in the elixir-of-life field in his

recognized the image, Master Ghost hadn’t left any

thought that Master Ghost was so focused on locating miracles since he had assumed that Gerald’s strength hadn’t advanced by much. In truth, however, Gerald had far exceeded his previous strength since they last

assumption about the situation, looking at the picture now made

included this picture with the knowledge that Gerald would have already restored his Dehlere Foundation upon arriving at the Jenna Province. After all, the image perfectly

I’ll be able to solve the mysteries regarding my elixir-of-life field at the underground festival…?’ Gerald thought

Master Ghost’s instructions and participate in the underground festival no

keeping the letter, he then looked at Yul—who had been

“Yes, brother Gerald?”

With that said, take this card. I’ll be telling someone to change it to today’s date later, but essentially, there’s some money in it. Consider it as my token of appreciation to you, and do make good use

that, brother Gerald!” replied Yul as he shook his

it!” said Gerald as he

Perla made their way back to

as they arrived, Julian and Terrance immediately greeted in unison,

how powerful he truly was. With that in mind, they felt that simply referring to him as Mr. Crawford

wasn’t really against this

had made sure to forcefully intervene in the grievances between Julian and Terrance. In other words, he had arranged for Julian to help train the Sherwin family’s children to allow them to open up

family first before his own grievances, which meant that as long as he was able to ensure his family’s survival in the long run, he would certainly be willing to let his grievances

Julian before asking, “What do you know

he respectfully stood up before sharing the origins of

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long time, and every time this festival is held, it’s usually in

be referring to the training resources necessary for those who wish to train themselves to achieve spiritual enlightenment?” asked Gerald with a nod,

magic artifacts capable of destroying the world are found! While such items are certainly tempting for ordinary people to purchase

those training to attain spiritual enlightenment

you already know this, but as long as a powerful family owns such a magic artifact, there will definitely be a cultivating family who supports them from the shadows. While the

a few magic artifacts and things appeared to be fine on the surface, the truth was that there had always been another Crawford family

magic artifacts, they’d surely face the danger

people—who are also

also training to attain spiritual enlightenment, they’d surely lay endless traps for me or even besiege me the

the platform for these contenders, correct? Are they trying

conference. During the actual event, many of the participants—who are actually people training to attain spiritual enlightenment—will be disguising themselves as wealthy or even ordinary people. From what I’ve gathered, many of them will also be relying on the prestige of influential families in order to

the lead in discovering the miracle on Tierson Mountain! That’s a big deal since such an honor would only ever be granted to someone with the rank of a

Has a miracle already been discovered on

“Indeed!”

are the organizers of the event, do you think they’ll be sending in a participant of their own for the competition?” asked

that they’re the one leading the event. Regardless, in order to secretly observe the situation this year, I’ve chosen not to cling onto anyone training to attain spiritual enlightenment or join any powerful and influential families, which is why I settled with the Duns

he now fully understood the ins

that, he began thinking about Master Ghost’s letter again. From what he could now guess, Master Ghost

hidden things relating to the secrets of my elixir-of-life field within

more Gerald thought about it, the more he realized how possible that

why Master Ghost had been laying low this entire time. As it turned out, the undercurrents of the Jenna Province were already surging despite how

and were already present, Master Ghost had hinted that the miracle would be of great use to him. Knowing that, Gerald knew that he definitely had to get

was confident that he was currently powerful enough to belittle many of the existing forces, after his little lesson with the King of Judgment Portal, he now understood that no matter how good he thought he was, there would always be someone

plan was to sneak in by joining certain families so that he could secretly observe the people who were training to attain spiritual enlightenment. With any luck,

it for a while, Gerald then asked, “So, where exactly

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there should already be many people training to attain

case, I’ll be heading over there to check things

me to accompany you, sir!”

of a target, and I truly believe that you’ll easily be discovered by the others training to attain spiritual enlightenment. Unlike you, I’m capable of

for you, Mr. Sherwin, I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble you

your

you to get me admission tickets to participate

be a problem at all,

and Julian found themselves deeply admiring Gerald. After all, they both felt that their futures would surely be bright as long as they followed this man. It probably wasn’t a

and Perla were just about to head out to have a look at the situation at Heartstone Manor when Perla

message stating that he needs my help

go meet him now?”

reminded him of his past self. Thinking about it, Gerald couldn’t help but laugh self-deprecatingly in his

equally great people could potentially end up becoming friends, two equally miserable people would definitely get along together. This was because after being miserable for so long, meeting someone who understood their sadness would surely make both parties happy to know that they had

they saw Yul pacing back and forth with his cell phone in hand. Though he was

case was, the second he saw Gerald and Perla, he instantly ran toward them before saying, “Brother Gerald!

said you needed my help, right? What’s

grave! It’s erected at Xbygi Mountain, you see, but a developer just said that Heartstone Manor is conducting an event there! Due to that, they’re planning on taking down his grave! While I pleaded them to leave his grave alone, I simply ended up getting beaten up and being chased out! With that in mind, I was hoping that you could have a word with those people so that they’d at least give me a few days to transfer my grandfather’s grave away first, Perla…!” explained Yul, his eyes now

Perla, feeling like she had just been placed in an extremely difficult spot. After all, the Sherwins were no longer how they used

simply smiled before saying, “There’s no need to be so anxious. For now, let’s

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agreed to head to

had come looking for Perla since the Sherwins had initially been quite a prestigious and influential family in Jenna City. However, due to the Dun family’s schemes, the fall of the Sherwin family came shortly after. With that in mind, though Perla

Gerald didn’t mind that at

Heartstone Manor. As it turned out, the manor had a history of over a thousand years, and the earliest depictions of it stated that the

acted as the manor’s developer. Following that, they began conducting many large-scale tourism

was also used as the venue

going to be closed up in just one more day, many people were already flocking the

trio was about to head off, all three of them suddenly heard a feminine voice sneering, “Who’s car

around, Gerald saw that a high-end Mercedes Benz had stopped right in front of Perla’s car, and several men and women had just stepped out of it. The one who had yelled at them appeared to be a woman who also seemed to be the

the trio, however, both Perla and the woman suddenly froze in

of them called out each other’s names

“Perla?”

“Jenny?”

Perla’s face instantly reddened in embarrassment as she stared at the woman who looked to only be a few years older than

it’s you, Perla! Aren’t you a bit too free to be having fun here at Heartstone Manor? Don’t you have work

took was a glance for Gerald to see that all of them were wearing clothes befitting fashionable nobles.

about what happened to the Sherwins, correct? With that in mind, I really hadn’t expected her to still have the heart to come play around at Heartstone Manor! A place where only the wealthy can afford to

had always been jealous of Perla. After all, she could never even come

growled the enraged Perla. However, she knew that

face, Gerald simply shook his head before saying,

in response, Perla was just about to leave with the other two when Jenny suddenly shouted,

it now, Jenny…”

mean, what ‘what is it now’? Move your d*mned car out of the way! How dare you have the guts

even brought along that pathetic pauper!” chimed in

pauper’, Gerald and Yul instantly turned back to look at the

Pathetic pauper? Who do you mean, Poppy?” asked

from our university and he’s as poor as a church mouse!” declared Poppy

instantly blushed and

two paupers along to have fun at such a high-end place! Couldn’t you have just brought them to an amusement park or something? Hell, you could’ve just spent a little more money to bring them to Disneyland to have a look around! With that said, there was absolutely no reason for you to bring both of them here! I mean,

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a pathetic pauper, she simply assumed that that was the case since he didn’t actually look like someone who came from a good background. With that in mind, she simply ran her

insult me all you want, but you aren’t allowed to insult my master!”

as she and her group of friends roared out in

him bringing you around to look for a famous master to teach you martial arts or something… Could it actually be that… That guy’s the famous master that your grandfather got for