Chapter 1156
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1156
Looking at how weakly Chester was apologizing, Gerald then gently patted him on the shoulder before saying, âItâs fine⦠After all, weâve⦠We seem to have finally arrived at the king of the oceanâs palaceâ¦â
After saying that, Gerald went silent for a while, utterly stunned by what he was now looking at.
Not hearing anything from Gerald for a while, Chester then looked up as well. His eyes widened the moment he did, and he found his mouth gaping as he stared at the extremely magnificent-looking palace that lay before them.
The palace looked befitting of a dragon, and in the middle of the structure, was an enormous high platform. What stupefied Gerald most, however, was the fact that hovering about twenty feet above the platform, was a crystal coffin!
âItâs another eternal coffin!â Gerald thought to himself in his bewilderment.
So it really was true⦠The woman in white truly had been buried within an eternal coffin here after being separated from the deity!
Still, Gerald couldnât help but wonder why the old beggar had deliberately placed them so far away from each other⦠What could the old manâs intention have been by disallowing the two to ever meet for all of eternity?
As Gerald was deep in thought, the corner of his eye saw Chester pointing at the surrounding murals as he said, ââ¦There are murals all over the place, sir⦠They seem to describe everything that had happened that eventually led to all thisâ¦â
After glancing one more time at the woman in whiteâs eternal coffin, Gerald turned to look at the murals together with Chester.
Similar to the underground palace in the desert, this place was also filled to the brim with murals.
Skimming through the images, Gerald confirmed that the murals were mostly detailing the tale of the woman in whiteâs burial. More specifically, they talked about the burial process and the origins of the woman in whiteâs corpse. In other words, mostly things that Gerald was already aware of.
Among the murals, however, occasional abstract words could be found. Gerald, for one, had no idea what they meant. After all, they were vastly different from the words he had seen in previous murals.
All of a sudden, he heard Chester mutter, ââ¦Hmm? Cavern language?â
Turning to look at Chester, Gerald saw that he was also staring at a few abstract words that had been etched onto another wall.
âCavern language?â asked Gerald as he went to Chesterâs side.
âIndeed, sir. You see, the language was used exclusively by an ancient tribe who were cave dwellers.
My family had a collection of animal skin rolls belonging to said cave dwellers, and my grandma had forced me to learn the meaning of some of their words and characters when I was much youngerâ¦â
explained Chester.
Raising an eyebrow, Gerald then replied, âDoes that mean that youâre able to read and understand the language?â
Briefly skimming through the words, Chester then scratched the back of his head as he said, ââ¦At most, I feel that Iâll only be able to understand a little over half of it⦠The rest will mostly be guesswork.â
âThatâs already way better than me since I canât make heads or tails of it. Either way, do tell me what you think the words are trying to say,â replied Gerald as he patted Chesterâs shoulder.
Hearing that, Chester immediately began trying to decipher the words very seriously.
It was around ten minutes later when he said, ââ¦The text seems to be talking about some mysterious prophecy⦠It also keeps repeating a few wordsâ¦â
Upon saying that, Chester then began pointing at a few words, guiding his finger along each word as he explained what they individually meant.
âThe sentence that keeps getting repeated says, âTwo petals bloom and each petal represents a world.
The answer you seek is in one of them!ââ
âTwo petals bloom and each petal represents a world⦠Thatâs what it truly says?â asked Gerald for confirmation.
âThatâs right, sir!â replied Chester as he immediately nodded.
The mysterious old woman had said the exact same thing to him back then⦠Speaking of the old woman, Gerald had earlier used his mind to search his surroundings, yet he couldnât sense the old womanâs presence at all.
âCould she have left the moment we faintedâ¦? But that doesnât make any sense! With the currents so strong out there, even I canât go against them, let alone her!â
However, Gerald quickly shook the thoughts off. That wasnât the main thing he should be focusing on at the momentâ¦
Moving back to what Chester had told him⦠Each petal represents a world⦠While Gerald was definitely sure that it was referring to the Dead Annies, he had no idea where to even begin comprehending the text.
Slowly frowning, Gerald then asked, âIs there anything else? Also, which part of that made you feel that it sounds like a prophecy?â
âWell, the rest of the words state that someone will appear after ten thousand years and bring the fairy away to be reunited with her lover after being separated throughout that period of time⦠Once theyâve been reunited, the person who brings them back together will also be able to find his answer⦠Even so, the answer may seem far but also very near at the same timeâ¦â
Just as Chester had said, while he was able to discern most of the words, he still needed a great deal of effort to properly translate them.
After a brief pause, he then continued, ââ¦Because he owns the⦠key to carry away the eternal coffin⦠Heâs the only one whoâs able to truly open the eternal coffin!â
âA key?â
âYeah. Or at least something very similar to a key!â replied Chester.
After thinking about it for a while, Gerald then said, ââ¦Could it perhaps be referring to thisâ¦?â