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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1541

“…What? Are you saying that Gerald’s already arrived at the Rune Realm?” asked the bewildered Yeshua as he began trembling all over.

“That’s right! His strength knows no boundaries! You know, it barely took Gerald a single hit to smash Burnard into pieces! What a terrible way to die… Regardless, Gerald’s currently so strong that he’s probably no longer afraid of any of the challenges he has to face!” replied the third team leader while quivering in fear.

“…To think that such a powerful person was in Weston… Since it’s come to this, I’m feeling rather motivated now! After all, it’d be an honor if he ends up agreeing to be our chief coach!” declared Yeshua in a now composed tone.

Yeshua was no longer taking Burnard’s death to heart. After all, nothing in the world was more important than the fact that someone had actually managed to enter the Rune Realm!

Just as he was thinking that, the corner of Yeshua’s eyes caught a glimpse of Gerald—who had both hands in his pockets—slowly exiting the crowd.

With that, Yesha quickly walked over to him, bowing slightly before he said, “I’ve treated you way too discourteously earlier, Mr. Crawford! Please, forgive me!”

“No worries, Mr. Lock! I don’t take it personally at all!” replied Gerald with a subtle smile.

Quite honestly, Gerald felt little remorse for killing Burnard and his nephew. After all, both of them had acted pretty insensibly.

“Thank you, Mr. Crawford! Speaking of which, I heard Hubert say that you wished to borrow our Soul Arch Compass! Truth be told, we don’t normally even reveal it to others unless we first receive orders to do so from higher authorities. After all, the compass is the Dragon Squad’s most invaluable treasure. However, since you’re an extraordinary person, we’ll certainly allow you to use it!” said Yeshua extremely courteously.

If Mr. Crawford truly was a person who managed to enter the Rune Realm, then he was undoubtedly a rare specimen on this planet. Should Mr. Lock manage to get acquainted with him, it’d surely end up greatly boosting both the Dragon Squad’s strength as well as its international name! With that in mind, the experienced and astute Yeshua definitely didn’t have a problem with any of this.

“I’m well aware. However, the Soul Arch Compass is equally as important to us, which is why I resorted to coming over in the first place!” replied Gerald.

Following that, Gerald allowed Master Ghost to follow Yeshua’s men into their base to use the Soul Arch Compass.

It didn’t take long before Master Ghost was able to learn about some mysteries as well as the location of Yearning Island.

Around that time, Yeshua suddenly began coughing rather badly, eventually even vomiting some blood!

Even so, Yeshua looked like he was used to this, and simply shook his head with a bitter smile before explaining, “Apologies, Mr. Crawford! It’s rather embarrassing that you had to see that… It’s just the result of an old illness of mine!”

“From what I can see, you’ve been training your martial arts skills in a way that doesn’t conform to how regular martial arts are honed. Aside from that, I can also sense that you’ve been training your inner skills for over fifty years. With that in mind, it’s no wonder why you’re suffering from internal injuries,” replied Gerald with a faint smile.

Upon hearing Gerald’s deduction, the shocked Yeshua couldn’t help but widen his eyes as he said, “I have to say, you truly are an extraordinary person, sir! As you’ve said, I’ve trained this set of inner skills ever since I was twelve, making it well over fifty years since I’ve started my training! Alas, even after training for so long, I find myself unable to even attain entry to the Silver Realm! Regardless, my ancestors were the ones who had created this set of martial arts skills, and it’s been passed down to all subsequent generations of the Lock family. Even so, I do wonder why you said that these martial arts skills don’t conform to how regular martial arts are honed…”

Yesha was honestly surprised by Gerald’s claim since he had been quite confident of his family’s martial arts skills from the very beginning.

“Well, it really doesn’t. With that said, I’d like to momentarily stay within the Dragon Squad in order to teach you a formation, though know that it’ll take some time. In return, if it isn’t too inconvenient, I’d like you to show me more of your family’s inner skills and mental training techniques for observation purposes. If you do so, I’ll also help cure your injuries!” proposed Gerald.

“…Oh? I’d appreciate that, Mr. Crawford!”

Following Yeshua’s agreement, Gerald easily cured all his past wounds, and this surprised Yeshua yet again.

After all, not only did Mr. Crawford exhibit exceptional medical skills, but his great mastery over internal skills was also incomparable to what ordinary people could ever hope to achieve.

What more, Gerald even pointed out fifteen faults to his family’s training techniques. Naturally, after performing them the way Gerald suggested, the results were nothing short of miraculous.

Due to that, Yeshua now revered Gerald greatly…

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“Mr. Crawford, the fact that you’ve even managed to enter the Rune Realm realm at your age is immensely admirable! With that said, I do hope you could tell me what rank you currently are within that realm…?” asked Yeshua.

“Truth be told, I’m not too sure about that either. However, I do remember one of my subordinates telling me that I needed the Sceolium of the Ringmaster of Obliteration to check for my rank,” replied Gerald.

“Ah, the Dragon Squad always has Sceolium with us. If you’re wondering how it’s used to determine one’s rank, it essentially detects the contents of a person’s essential qi. With that information, one will be able to ascertain what rank they truly are. With that said, why don’t you give it a try, Mr. Crawford?” asked Yeshua who almost seemed overly keen on pleasing Gerald despite having fulfilled all of Gerald’s previous requests.

Following Gerald’s approval, Yeshua then walked over to a bookshelf—in his office—before flipping on a hidden switch behind it. A second later, a mechanism could be heard ‘clinking’ as the bookshelf slowly swung open… revealing an ancient—and rather simple-looking—Sceolium.

“Please place both your hands on it, Mr. Crawford. Following that, I’d like you to direct your essential qi into the stone. With that done, we’ll be able to find out what specific rank you’re currently at!” explained Yeshua who was honestly eager to find out as well.

“Very well,” replied Gerald who was just as eager to finally know how strong he truly was.

After doing as he was instructed, noticeable changes could be seen on the Sceolium. Before long, the results were revealed…

“…You… You’ve already entered the Third-rank Rune Realm…!” exclaimed Yeshua whose mouth was now agape with shock.

‘By god! He’s only in his twenties, no?! What a miracle!’ Yeshua thought to himself.

Quite honestly, Yeshua had been skeptical when the Third team leader told him that Gerald had managed to ascend into the Rune Realm. Now, however, he had zero doubts about it.

No wonder Gerald barely had any trouble killing those masters!

From what Yeshua knew, many Ninth-rank masters found it hard to ever proceed beyond that rank, even after training their entire lives. In other words, being able to enter the Rune Realm was already leagues beyond what a Ninth-rank master could ever hope to achieve!

“I keep hearing people talk about this ‘Rune Realm’… How much do you know about it, Team Leader Lock?” asked Gerald.

“…Well… From what I’ve heard, the only ones who have managed to enter that realm are people who’ve lived for over a thousand years! What more, only very few have managed to enter the Rune Realm, and you’re now among those people, Mr. Crawford!” replied Yeshua, filled with even more admiration than before.

Upon hearing that, Gerald frowned as he fell deep into thought. If what Yeshua was saying was true, then did that mean that Finnley—his master—and his grandfather had already entered the Rune Realm? If that truly was the case, then it would explain a lot.

After all, while Gerald already knew that Finnley had terrifying strength—that Gerald wasn’t even able to measure at the time—, he now realized that he hadn’t doubted his grandfather’s true strength when they were still together. Being able to conceal his true strength so perfectly was proof that his grandfather was probably in the same league as Finnley was.

What more, his grandfather had managed to take down that giant anaconda with great ease. With that in mind, Gerald was now pretty certain that his grandfather had to have entered the Rune Realm to be able to perform that feat.

Gerald had been aware of how great his power truly was for quite some time now, though his only way of measuring that was through the fact that the masters he had come across were all nothing more than ants to him.

While he now knew that he had entered the Third-rank of the Rune Realm, he was careful to remind himself that he was probably nowhere close to being the strongest in the world.

After all, he still didn’t know how strong Finnley, Daryl, and the King of Judgment Portal were.

With that in mind, he was sure that the Rune Realm wasn’t the highest point of training…

Fast forward to seven days later, Master Ghost finally exited the secret room, seemingly having found a major discovery.

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In the past few days, Master Ghost had been busy using his Nine Dragons Calculation Technique—together with the Soul Arch Compass—in order to obtain the most accurate information possible.

Throughout his time using the compass, Master Ghost truthfully felt like he was the main character in some martial arts novel. After all, he was able to gain access to information about strange incidents—that had been recorded in detail within the Soul Arch Compass—that had taken place over the years.

For example, Master Ghost was able to find out that the Dragon Squad had existed for well over ten thousand years, though it naturally didn’t bear the name it currently did back them. Even so, the important thing was that it still derived from the same bloodline. He found out that the Dragon Squad back then mostly did underground dealings as well.

Either way, with that in mind, he was able to accurately confirm the readings he made—through the Nine Dragons Calculation Technique—by fact-checking the detail’s historical accuracy with the recorded information within the compass.

After that long week, not only was Master Ghost able to learn of Yearning Island’s location, but he also managed to gain information about the master of that island, the person who started the whole issue regarding the Crawford family’s origins.

Upon hearing that, Gerald then said, “…You know, I heard Lady Gunter mention back then that the Crawfords were once a very powerful family when it came to training… However, due to a certain incident, the family ended up getting ruined in a single night! However, grandpa…”

from them. Unfortunately, his plan ultimately failed. In order to avoid getting hunted down, he then began living in

the whole story. There’s a lot of other important information that you’ve skimmed past! From what I’ve learned from the Soul Arch Compass, your grandfather… He seems far from ordinary, to say the least… After all, he seems to

Gerald, feeling slightly

mysterious area within Yanam’s ocean. From what I’ve gathered, a legend emerged there around ten thousand years ago… and it was the legend of a Devil Incarnate!” replied Master Ghost as he alternated his gaze between the now curious Gerald

of fishermen simply started mysteriously going missing! At the time, some speculated that the missing fishermen had simply lost their ways while out at sea. However, they were men of

Some said that their disappearances were the work of sea monsters. Others hypothesized that the fishermen could have encountered typhoons that ended up directing them to foreign islands. Whatever the case

corpses there, but they also managed to identify them to be the bodies of the previously missing fishermen! Understanding that their friends had to

of the corpses they came across even had a drop of blood left in them! Deeply grieved, the fishermen refused to believe that there were truly no survivors. After searching for a long time, they

what exactly took place, the fool—who was also known to be a rather good artist—began drawing out what he had witnessed… Fully aware of his preference for communicating through pictures, the fishermen simply waited until he was done. Once the fool was done, however, the fishermen found

with three eyes! What more, the person had feet that were as long as half an adult male! With hair that hung

the fool explained that when he had first seen the monster, a villager had asked

it was, the monster instantly

all that, Master Ghost summarized what had taken place after. Essentially, the fishermen who had escaped death were extremely angry, so angry in fact, that they instantly began looking for people who possessed supernatural powers in order to deal

mindless killing machine. As the fishermen would

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hired—ended up getting slaughtered by the Devil Incarnate. Even the fishermen who had survived

the end of it all, the

was somehow able to regain his wits and think normally again. Now capable of registering all that had happened, he found himself equally as angered as

he was much younger. Essentially, he had once met up with an

place, and none of the people living on the island would be spared! According to the exceptional man, the monster’s goal was to claim the island for

exceptional man had told the ex-fool to light a special incense when the monster eventually arrived. Following that, the exceptional man would surely arrive to kill

was pretty much nothing else he could do, the

the thunder and lightning, the Devil Incarnate—who had noticed that someone was still alive on the island—returned to the village, ready to eat

of the blue, a holy-looking man

ensued between the holy man and the Devil Incarnate, in the end, he was unable to fully defeat the monster. As his last resort, he sacrificed his primordial spirit to greatly hurt the Devil Incarnate, simultaneously

from its body before forming a demonic light that would inherit its soul. It was using a technique called the demonic incarnation, and

suitable host, the demonic incarnation would begin altering said person’s heart, gradually causing them to start creating chaos.

anyone returned to Yearning Island. By then, the ocean surrounding the island was aptly named the Forbidden Sea. Regardless, nobody—if anyone even knew about his existence in

began

the Daryl he knew was a kind and gentle person. How could what

sent

all this to be unbelievable… Either way, with

While I can’t say for sure what Daryl’s exact motivation is, I did manage to recover some records about him in

as he

founded was completely ravaged in a single night, correct? Then do you know who it was who did the deed?” asked Master Ghost as

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“Who?” asked Gerald.

raised him—with some tactic that’s currently unknown… Since then, he’s laid low on Yearning Island while establishing the other Crawford family. It’s worth mentioning that it only took the other Crawfords a few decades to prosper. In fact, it isn’t even a stretch to say that the other Crawford family’s strength is several times higher

the Plan of Insights. He’s apparently been making preparations for that plan for the longest time, and it appears that you’re closely involved with the plan’s success. He also seems to be holding onto some secret that I’ve yet to uncover…” explained Master

of these incidents are closely related to my grandpa,

apparently has rather close connections with Jaellatra as well! I’m assuming that this is part

The legendary place located in the center of the earth?” asked Yeshua, already feeling enlightened just from listening to the

had a glint of determination in his eyes—said, “…I don’t care what this Plan of Insights is, nor do I care who I’m facing. The only important thing to me now is that I won’t allow that person to do any more harm! With that said,

is that if you’d like, I’d be

person, both the

he would now have a way to head to the island together with his exceptional men from the Sacrasolis Palace.

large passenger ships—that Yeshua had arranged

he found himself muttering, “It’s been four years since we’ve last met, Mila… Four whole years… Though many things remained pretty much the same, the people around me have undergone vast changes… I,

finding Mila had been a constant worry for him, he currently had greater concerns for his family who had been captured by the

Gerald would very much prefer to endure through all this

the fact that he would very likely have to face his grandfather—whom

simply made Gerald’s mood

be vexed out of his mind, a feminine voice as sweet as an oriole’s suddenly said, “Good

by the sight

hair was in a ponytail. As for her appearance, it was just as sweet and lovely as her voice was. Looking to be around the age

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a look at the other girl, however, Gerald found his eyelids instantly twitching. After all, while he had come across many, many beauties before throughout his

a buxom body to boot. Though she was definitely eye-catching, she was relatively

the sea breeze—as she scanned Gerald from head to toe. After

much since he still hadn’t recovered from his earlier grieving session anyway. Regardless, he then casually asked, “…Yes? Is there

soon? Once we get to the island, my friend and I will be making a stop there since our other friends told us that a party was being held there. Putting it straightforwardly, I’m planning on inviting any new friends I’ve made on board to attend the party with us. That way, everyone will have

boarding another passenger ship! We’ll be meeting up at the island though, so don’t worry! Now then, about the party… Not to be rude, but if you’re unhappy, you really should focus more on relaxing yourself! If you’re constantly ill at ease,

to imply something along the lines of, ‘Is there really a need to talk with him that much? Let

at Fia’s actions, Gerald was reminded

Squad to go about his business this time, Gerald was well aware that it would be inappropriate of him to head to Yearning Island with great fanfare. With that in mind, aside from the exceptional people from the Sacrasolis Palace and the Dragon Squad, Gerald had boarded the ship together with several regular rich young heirs and wealthy merchants to cover up

Sia’s persuasion. After all, he really did need to relax a bit and he was getting rather bored

mind, Gerald then nodded to

said, “I’m glad you agreed! It’s always best to have a positive attitude no matter which point we’re at

the ship ported by an

followed Sia down the ship, Master Ghost, Carlos, and a few others remained on board to make some preparations. They were right to be worried, since dangerous incidents could happen at

waving young man—who was part of a larger group of young people who were already waiting at the

young people getting off the other passenger ships. His attention was brought back to the current scene when a bespectacled

toward Fia’s group. Among the others within

way, it appeared that he wasn’t really all that focused on the party. In truth, he was here because of Fia, and he had been staring at her ever since he saw her

back as he asked, “Fia… Who is this? And why did you get off the ship together

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went by the name of Beau Mabart, and he was a rich young heir with

Mabarts themselves were one of the Jenna Province’s prestigious families, and they owned assets worth at least a billion and five hundred million dollars. With that in mind,

aboard a minor passenger ship on

there was aware of Beau’s infatuation toward Fia. With that in mind, they began sizing

to join

peacock, Fia hated the feeling of being controlled by others the most. However, between Gerald and Beau, she found Gerald to be much more unbearable. After all, despite her presence, Gerald had remained quiet throughout

he trying to catch my attention by remaining silent? Does he really think that playing cat and mouse will work on

about it, the more

previously perceived him to be. Upon taking a closer look, he even seemed much more mature and

his heart eased up considerably as he said, “…I see! Regardless, I’m assuming he’s a descendant of

able to get aboard the regular ship. Gerald, on the other hand, had been able to take the main ship despite him wearing such shabby clothes. Due to that, it was no mystery why Beau was feeling so jealous.

along to have fun with us since he appeared all moody and alone earlier! Let’s just try to get to know

though Gerald simply opted to stand at

was

trying to give Sia the cold shoulder despite her being so kind to him. With that in mind, he decided to join in on their

heard! Following that, confetti and streamers began fluttering down atop everyone’s heads,

way through the crowd before laughing as he shouted, “Ah, my long-lost friend! We finally get

“Yosef!”

truly been ages since we’ve last met face to face! I’ve been waiting for you for a while now, you know? Now then,

that both of them had been responsible for organizing

Actually, I think I already mentioned him to you earlier… He’s the one I befriended while studying abroad in France! Regardless, his family’s been living in Yanam for a few generations now, and it’s