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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1611

It was late that night—within a secret manor in Yanam—when Gerald and his family could be seen cheerfully eating while talking with each other.

Even Yoel—whom Gerald’s mother was currently supporting—found himself smiling due to how joyous the reunion was. It truly had been ages since they had last gotten together like this…

Even so, Gerald couldn’t seem to feel truly happy about all this. After all, in the end, poor Yoel still had his eyes gouged out and his tongue snipped! His parents no longer had functioning legs either, and as for his sister… He couldn’t even imagine all the suffering she had gone through while waiting for him…

To Gerald, all this had only happened due to him not doing his best to keep his family protected. With that in mind, he blamed himself for all their suffering, and all that guilt prevented him from enjoying himself at the moment…

If only he had made a few more precautions, Yoel would’ve surely been able to live both normally and happily like any regular person… However, Yoel had actively tried to defend his family, and as a result, he ended up in such a pitiful state… It truly made Gerald feel like he had failed his brother…

With all these thoughts plaguing his mind, Gerald knew that he would only be able to rest easy once he took down the Quantocks. That was the only way Gerald was going to be able to fully avenge his family…

Gerald’s train of thought was cut short when his smiling mother turned to look at him before saying, “Gerald… You seem a little quiet tonight…”

“She’s right! Our family’s finally reunited again, you know? Be a bit more joyous!” added Dylan.

Upon hearing that, Gerald instantly forced a smile to hide his troubles.

A short while later, however, he took in a deep breath before turning to look at his family with determined eyes…

“…Mom, Dad, Jessica, and Yoel… From today onward, I’ll never allow any of you to suffer any more pain…! I’ll protect each and every one of you no matter the costs!”

“Well said! We believe in you, Gerald!” replied Dylan as he nodded with a smile.

With that said, the laughing and talking continued late into the night…

Eventually, Gerald’s parents and Yoel headed off first to retire for the night. Watching as his parents led Yoel away, Gerald then sat in the garden with Jessica to continue talking for a bit.

“I wonder if you remember the time when you first realized that you were a rich heir, Gerald…” asked Jessica with a smile as she stared at the shining stars in the night sky.

Smiling subtly, Gerald then replied, “Of course I do! Thinking back, all of you were truly experts at hiding all that from me! Do you even have any idea how long I suffered from how poor I was?”

“We did all that for a reason though! By making you experience all that, we had hoped that it would make you strong enough to eventually be able to continue carrying our family’s torch! And lo and behold, look at you now! With you to rely on, dad can finally retire from being our family’s backbone… Honestly, by this point, I don’t really care that much about you making a huge impact on society… Instead, I just wish that our family can live together cozily!” said Jessica with words that came from her heart.

Turning to look at his sister, Gerald then lowered his head before replying in an apologetic tone, “…You must have suffered terribly while you were captured, sister… I’m sorry for being so careless! Had I made more precautions, neither of you would have ended up in such pitiful states!”

Upon hearing that, Jessica gently patted Gerald’s head before saying, “None of us blame you for all this, Gerald… After all, you couldn’t have possibly anticipated all this to happen! I understand that you badly wish to protect us since we kept protecting you back then, but understand that you’re already doing a good job! After all, we’re all together again now, aren’t we? With that said, let bygones be bygones and let’s enjoy our time together as a family to the fullest!”

“…I understand, sister…” muttered Gerald as he nodded in response…

At that very moment, a dark silhouette suddenly dashed past the forest right outside the manor…

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Though the silhouette was extremely quick, Gerald was still able to see it through the corner of his eye… Realizing that they weren’t alone, Gerald had a gut feeling that the person or thing dashing about was up to no good.

Not wanting Jessica or his parents to know about the figure’s presence—and potentially get worried or scared—, Gerald then quickly said, “You know, it’s getting a bit late, wouldn’t you say? You should go ahead and get some rest first, sis!”

“I guess… Don’t stay up for too much longer yourself, Gerald!” replied Jessica as she smiled warmly before returning into the manor.

Once he was sure that she had entered, Gerald instantly leaped out of the manor and headed to the spot where he had last been able to sense the shadowy figure’s presence. Upon arriving at the spot, Gerald stopped in his tracts before activating his holy sense to scan the area…

After standing there in silence for a while, Gerald eventually looked up at the trees surrounding him before shouting, “Come out already! I know you’re close by!”

Almost immediately after, the rapid rustling of leaves could be heard as the silhouette from before dashed out from one of the trees!

Noticing that it was charging toward him with a blade that glinted coldly in the moonlight, Gerald instantly stepped aside to dodge the attack before attacking his assailant with his right palm!

By the end of it all, both of them managed to successfully launch their attacks, though neither of them got hurt…

“Who are you?” asked Gerald in a frigid tone.

“To think that someone at your age would be able to enter the Sage realm… What a promising future you show! Regardless, at the rate of how fast your strength is growing, I have little doubt that you’ll be able to destroy the Quantocks with ease!” replied the slightly surprised person in a rather devilish tone.

Squinting his eyes, Gerald then glared at the man in black as he said, “Again, who are you? If you’re worthy enough then you should identify yourself as well as your intentions outright!”

“Hah! The truth is, you’re the one who isn’t worthy enough to know my identity yet! Regardless, I’ll at least let you know that I was sent here under the orders of God Lord!” replied the man with a snicker.

Before Gerald could even ask him about any more details, the man in black bolted off! And just like that, his presence was completely undetectable, gone in the dark of night…

Shortly after, Gerald heard Jade Infused Blade say from within his body, “Master, that man was strong…! He had to at least have entered the Second-soul-rank of the Sage Realm!”

“…I see. Tell me, Jade Infused Blade, do you have any idea who that ‘God Lord’ that mysterious man mentioned is…?” asked Gerald rather curiously.

“I haven’t heard of him before, though from what I can guess, he must be from Jaellatra!”

So, it was just as Gerald had predicted… Quite a stir must have taken place following the death of the Quartermains… The fact that this man had come all the way from Jaellatra to meet him was already a clear sign that more trouble was imminent.

“Still, I could sense that that man wasn’t trying to fight you, master… From what I could see, it seemed like he was just trying to test your abilities!” added Jade Infused Blade.

Gerald had assumed that as well. After all, the man hadn’t tried to do anything particularly fatal to him.

Understanding that there was a possibility that he was simply being tested, Gerald had made sure not to show too much of his capabilities earlier. Due to that, hopefully the man didn’t manage to gather too much data.

“Well, if I want to know more about this, I guess I’ll just have to look for this ‘God Lord’ and ask him myself!” muttered Gerald to himself as he casually looked in the direction where the man in black had run off to…

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Meanwhile, the sound of a cup shattering to pieces could be heard within a manor in the far-off city of Sunniva…

The one who had furiously done the deed was Zaki Quantock, the head of the Quantock family…

Despite there being several other Quantocks who had witnessed the scene, all of them simply lowered their heads, not even daring to say a word or look Zaki in the eye out of fear that he would take his anger out on them…

“That utter b*stard…! I’ll definitely shred you to pieces, Gerald Crawford…!” roared the enraged Zaki, immense fury reflected in his eyes.

The extermination of the Quartermains in Jaellatra had caused a massive stir among his family here. To think that Gerald would actually be bold enough to do such a thing!

“…Father, what… should we do now…?” asked Shawn Quantock—a middle-aged man who was Zaki’s eldest son—in a careful tone as he walked up to Zaki.

“Come again? What do you mean what should we do? We’re definitely making Gerald pay for all he’s done!” retorted Zaki, his eyes glinting icily. From his look alone, it was obvious that he already had something in mind to deal with Gerald…

It was sometime later in the dead of night when Zaki could be seen discussing something with three elders who were all donning grey suits.

Standing within the hall, Zaki turned to look at one of the elders before saying in a heavy tone, “Yamazon, I’m sure you realize that the Quartermains being wiped off the face of the earth is something extremely serious. With that said, I have no choice but to ask for your help to avenge the Quantocks!”

Yamazon was from the holy mountain of Jaellatra, and he was strong enough to have attained the Second-soul-rank in the Sage Realm. With that in mind, it was no wonder why he was given the title of second master of the holy mountain. Aside from that, he was also the main backbone of the Quartermains. Due to that, he was definitely involved with the protection of the Quantocks as well.

“Indeed, leader Quantock. It shames me that the Quartermains were eliminated despite being under my holy mountain’s protection within Jaellatra. With that said, I’ll surely avenge them!” replied Yamazon in a casual but domineering tone.

“I’m glad to hear that! With the help of all three of you, that b*stard will surely end up dead in no time!” declared Zaki, a satisfied smile on his face. Gerald would surely die this time!

Yonda and Jones Curie—were also guardians of the holy mountain, and both of them had managed to enter the First-soul-rank of

ranks within the Sage Realm, Zaki was confident that Gerald would be

Upon getting that information, all three of them nodded before leaping at the same time, disappearing into thin

morning, Gerald could be seen meditating in the garden. Waking early and meditating had become a habit for Gerald since it allowed him to better concentrate on the power of the Herculean Primordial Spirit, hence allowing his control over it to become stronger as the days

in the vicinity! He could also sense that

close, Gerald opened his eyes before quickly extending his essential

simple gesture, the sword—that had momentarily frozen in place mid-air—snapped right in

instantly flew in from outside the manor! Landing quite a distance before Gerald, the three people were—as expected—Yamazon and the other

raised brow and a darkened expression for a while, Gerald then casually asked, “I’m

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Yamazon then retorted, “Even if the Quantocks themselves don’t come for you after you destroyed the Quartermains, we sure as hell will! Cutting straight to the chase, we’re here today to end your life as revenge for the extermination of the Quartermain

furious aura he released was nothing

do the deed?” asked Gerald rather disdainfully as he

more than enough to finish you off!” retorted

a distance away—to appear right in front of Gerald! This was how powerful someone

wasn’t going to get caught by Yamazon that easily. Still, he knew he had to distract the

that in mind, he decided to lead the

if you can even catch up to me

immediately began chasing after

relieved when he saw that the trio were taking the bait. He could at least ensure that

of them arrived at a spacious area. Thankfully, Gerald managed to find someplace remote

Not like you can outrun us for long! After all, I’ve attained the strength of a Second-soul-rank master in the Sage Realm!” scoffed Yamazon as the trio surrounded

Look, I only came all the way out

crushing you to bits if it’s the last thing I do!” roared Yamazon as he charged straight for Gerald, his mind only filled with thoughts of

just break all your bones before you can do so, then!” retorted Gerald, not wanting to show

enraged that he made sure to intensify his force

attack with a single kick! As Yamazon found himself momentarily soaring in the air, the elder eventually

that, with every single bone in his body broken, Yamazon

that weak! What a joke!”

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the other two out as well, Gerald began thinking

off to Sunniva City as soon as possible to

phone out and dialed the number of Hubert Younger from the Dragon Squad… Whatever his next move was, he still needed someone

Gerald’s request, and about half an hour later, Hubert’s men arrived to take the bodies

way, Gerald couldn’t help but sigh rather unhappily. After all, he had been enjoying a rather good morning before Yamazon and

was settled,

were already awake. Since there were already plenty of designated servants to take care of all the necessary tasks

good as any to discuss things with them, Gerald looked at each of them before saying, “Dad, mom, sis, and Yoel! There’s something important I need to talk to you about and I was wondering if I could hear your opinions on

Dylan then replied, “We’re all

thinking of arranging for all of you to stay in Sacrasolis Palace. Not only is that place much safer than out here, but Mila will also be there

fact that Yamazon and his men were still able to locate them made Gerald increasingly worried about his family’s safety. After a bit of thought, Gerald eventually concluded that the Sacrasolis Palace truly was the safest place for them to live in. Mila would be there to take care of their

way, neither of them had any objections with the idea, so Dylan

sitting ducks in the eyes of Gerald’s enemies. With that in mind, as long as they could make Gerald worry less, they had no problem with following whatever Gerald arranged for them. Besides, it would also

transferring all of you to the Sacrasolis Palace later then!”

set off in

long as nobody from the Sage Realm tried to trespass into his base, he believed that his family

Her joy was warranted since every

things settled down a bit, Gerald turned to hand a few sound talismans to Mila before saying, “I’ll be leaving Yoel and my parents in your care for the moment, Mila. I still

any requests he asked from her. In order to prevent Gerald from bearing any more worries

left for Jaellatra again with two things in

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there was to find out more about the God

to buy a

technique talismans were common in Jaellatra, they were all generally rather pricey. It definitely didn’t help that the ones Gerald wanted were of the

In doing so, he would

skill to master. With barely any time or energy to

Gerald no longer found the place to be unfamiliar. In fact, he

to arrive at the Zahn family’s residence. Naturally, he was here to look for

backer in Jaellatra, and the Zahns were a considerably prestigious family here. As for why he came looking for it, it was only the natural choice since

in front of the Zahn manor—when they saw him approaching the Zahn family

know who you’re looking

I’m a friend of your eldest young lady and I’ve come over to visit! If she’s home, could

lady has gone out!”

Do you have any idea

and the same probably goes for him… In the end, we’re just guards

nodded. There was no reason for the guards to lie to him, so he may as well just head off into the city to try looking

that she wouldn’t be home when he finally found

found himself walking along the

any place on earth. With that said, it really was no mystery why Jaellatra was so much richer

train of thought was cut short when he suddenly heard someone

watched as a man donning a white suit walked out of a luxurious restaurant while desperately pleading to an unimpressed woman who was trying to walk away

in him at all, and after closer inspection, Gerald was able to discern that she truly was the Nori

she was currently in a pickle now,

was him… Upon realizing that it really

quickly ran toward him

the last thing that he could have expected Nori to do! Whatever the case was, he was still

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quickly got

then asked, “Why have you returned, Gerald? And why didn’t you tell me that you were coming

had gone out! Due to

ever since they parted ways. She had also been bored out of her mind since

Nori was being with Gerald, the young man in white

tone, “He’s my boyfriend, Johnie Lager! With that said, you’d best stop pestering me or he’ll teach you a

Nori’s claim. This woman was far too proficient in using others as her

Gerald, not wanting to be taken

his insensitivity. After

by the name of Johnie Lager, and he had been pursuing Nori for the longest time. To his dismay, Nori didn’t seem to like him at all, and she seemed reluctant to even look

very much preferred not to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings—then added, “Whatever the case is, it appears that you have some things to attend to at the moment,

however, the now nervous Nori instantly reached out to wrap her arms

let him off that easily when he had come with the specific

Nori then whispered, “Don’t forget that you still owe me a favor, Gerald! Look, this man

only silently agree. After all, he was a

approval, Nori then turned to face Johnie before putting on a stern expression as she warned, “Look, Johnie, I’m busy at the moment, so please stop pestering me! I already have a boyfriend, as you can see, so know

hearing that, Johnie instantly felt humiliated. He was the young master of the Lager family… The fact that the woman he loved was being snatched away from

“…You there! What’s your name? I’m challenging you to a

couldn’t help but feel that Johnie was rather ignorant. After all, he was

daggers at Johnie as she retorted, “Are you seriously challenging my boyfriend to a duel, Johnie? With how weak you are, a single pinch from

infuriated! Wasn’t Nori looking down on him too much? In the end, he was still a Ninth-rank

here, kid! If you don’t accept my challenge today, I definitely won’t be allowing

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Gerald as his target, Johnie no longer

this man in the first place, after hearing Johnie’s threats, Gerald found that this was as good a