Chapter 1152
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1152
Yume herself remained stunned on the spot for quite a while.
It was late at night when Gerald could be seen meditating on his bed, listening to the ocean breeze as he thought about the new discoveries he had made tonight.
According to what the survivor had said, a particularly powerful and wrathful woman had appeared that night, resulting in the death of the other eight people who had been standing guard over the coffin with him.
Who was she? And what did she mean when she said that she had awoken in time?
Whatever the case was, the woman seemed to be filled with immense resentment.
Aside from the woman, the terrible wailing from within the flying house was also something that couldnât easily be forgotten. Could all those who had been captured by the Sun League be in there? Were Mila and his uncle in there?
The mention of all those wretched wails from within the house had definitely shocked Gerald earlier.
As for the woman in white, she had probably surrendered to the mysterious old beggar in the end. After all, Gerald had already seen the continuation of the story back when Master Ghost had shown him the six stone tablets.
From what he remembered, the old beggar and the remaining men had continued on with their journey quite smoothly. After the old man killed an injured dragon, they all buried the dragonâs corpse together with the fairyâs coffin before making an equally smooth return trip.
After some time, Geraldâs eyes flashed a hint of determination as he quietly muttered, âThe ocean kingâs palaceâ¦â
It was two days later when Gerald and his familyâs fleet continued sailing atop the choppy waves. While the extremely high waves from earlier had lessened considerably, the ocean breeze was still very strong.
Looking out at sea, the seemingly endless number of strong waves as far as the eye could see would make anyone feel awe-inspired.
Before Gerald had set off two days ago, he had ordered his bodyguards to send Jasmine and the others to Halimark City first to look for Wagner. Once they were there, they were told to contact the Fendersons to send people over and pick them up.
Once he knew that Jasmine and the others were safe and sound, Gerald could finally rest a bit easier.
While Jasmine herself had initially wanted to head there together with Gerald, it was simply too dangerous. After all, this wasnât a trip, nor was it an ordinary adventure.
In fact, knowing that there could very well be many unknown dangers down there, even with his current strength, Gerald himself wasnât sure if he would be able to make it out in one piece.
It was noon when Chester headed to the deck and stood behind Gerald before respectfully saying, âItâs estimated that we arenât too far off from the king of the oceanâs palace now, sir!â
âI see. Then the place where you ended up drifting off to that year should be nearby,â replied Gerald.
âIâd assume so. I was simply rowing the boat in the direction the ocean breeze was blowing at the time, so the boat was sailing quite fast⦠While I had prepared food to last me for at least three days back then, I ended up drifting at sea for about ten days⦠Due to almost a week without food, I remember nearly dying from starvation back then⦠From the distance weâve covered, Iâd say we should be getting close,â said Chester as he surveyed the area while making estimations in his head.
âIn addition to the clues we found before we set off, I suspect that Angelica could very well be the person weâre looking forâ¦â Gerald thought to himself.
âStill, I truly think that youâll be able to find the answers youâve been seeking once we make it into the king of the oceanâs palace,â added Chester.
âYou and me both, Chester. You and me bothâ¦â replied Gerald as he looked out into the horizon.
Even with the map that Gerald had obtained from the Minshalls, they were still having slight trouble looking for the exact location of the palace.
All of a sudden, Chester pointed out at sea before saying, ââ¦Huh? Sir, have a look in that direction!
It⦠seems to be a ship of some sortâ¦â
True to Chesterâs words, after turning to look at where he was pointing at, Gerald saw a large wooden ship out at sea.
Though its oars seemed to be static, the ship was sailing against the current, and it was headed straight for where Geraldâs ship currently was rather quickly!
At that moment, Yume walked over before asking, âIs something wrong?â
However, the moment she saw the ship that was slowly getting closer to them, even she became slightly stunned.
Recognizing the aura surrounding the ship, the stunned Geraldâwhose eyes hadnât left the sea-faring vehicleâmuttered, ââ¦Could that be⦠forceâ¦?â
Quickly snapping out of it, then coldly ordered, âFor now, focus on dodging the incoming ship! Iâll be heading aboard that ship to have a look around first!â