Chapter 1895
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1895
âJust let the boy be, Gerald. I, for one, appreciate his liveliness since all there is out here is miles upon miles of boring scenic viewsâ¦â said Yann.
Upon hearing that, Gerald could only sigh in agreement. After all, it was estimated that at least two hours were needed before the group would be able to cover five miles and finally arrive at the Officer Viewing Deck. With that in mind, Gerald had to admit that Reyâs childishness wouldâat the very least âkeep the trek amusingâ¦
Regardless, it was almost noon by the time the group arrived at the Officer Viewing Deck.
The Officer Viewing Deck was located quite high on Mount Dakriont, and it allegedly got its name due to the fact that an officer used to come up here to enjoy the view, many centuries ago. While that was the formal name of the viewing deck, it was also colloquially known as the cloud viewing platform. As the name suggested, all sorts of clouds could be seen from up here as well.
Whatever the case was, upon arriving, Tye turned to look at the others before saying, âAlright everyone, weâve arrived! Letâs take a short break and have something to eat first! Bear in mind that weâll start taking the rough mountain path after this.â
While the others seemed to agree, Gerald, on the other hand, walked toward Tye before asking, âCould I please have a look at the map, Chairman Lamano?â Though he was surprised to hear that request, Tye handed the map to Gerald.
âThank you!â replied Gerald before immediately inspecting the map.
âIs something the matter, Mr. Crawfordâ¦?â asked the curious Tye.
A short while later, Gerald then pointed at the map before saying, âWell, after looking through the map, I feel that we couldâve arrived at our destination sooner if we didnât take the path to the Officer Viewing Deck. After all, from this point on, all that awaits us are rough mountain roads, and I can assure you that thatâll hinder our progress quite a bit!â
Upon hearing that, Tye took a closer look at the map⦠And true to what Gerald had said, they couldâve arrived at their destination much sooner if they simply took an alternate path. Why hadnât he noticed it before?
âI see⦠Correct me if Iâm wrong, Mr. Crawford, but are you suggesting that we go all the way back to where we started from?â asked Tye.
âIndeed, though just to clarify, it is merely a suggestion. Naturally, youâre the one who will make the final call. Thatâs all I wanted to say, now if youâll excuse me,â replied Gerald before walking over to where Yann and Rey were.
Gerald wasnât particularly keen on helping them, to be quite frank. Had it not been for the fact that Yann was cooperating with them, Gerald wouldâve simply brought Yann and Rey along, making it a manageable party of three.
Regardless, as Tye watched Gerald reunite with his party, Tye himself began pondering what Gerald had just said. While it was true that they could technically arrive at their destination faster if they backtracked, Tye concluded that backtracking at this point would simply waste even more time.
With that, Tye made up his mind to simply continue going down the path he had picked. So what if it was a little further away? The important thing was for them to arrive at their destinationâ¦
Shortly after, the party resumed their journey. However, it wasnât too long later when the weather suddenly began changing rapidlyâ¦
Seeing how drastic the changes were, Rey couldnât help but mutter, âIsnât the weather changing a bit too quicklyâ¦? It wouldnât surprise me if we got hit by a sudden thunderstorm!â
The second Reyâs sentence ended, a low rumble could be heard emanating from the sky, prompting the rest of the party to stare at Reyâ¦
Upon realizing that he shouldnât have jinxed it, Rey simply lowered his head, feeling rightfully embarrassedâ¦
Even so, Gerald was used to Rey saying things like this. With that, he diverted everyoneâs attention from Rey by saying, âRegardless, letâs focus on finding someplace to escape the rain!â
After all, walking around so many trees in a thunderstorm was a recipe for disaster⦠Thankfully, the group soon found a cave to take cover in.
Upon entering, Rey couldnât help but exclaim, âHoly! This place is huge!â
True to Reyâs words, a few hundred people could probably fit in this placeâ¦