Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1092
After saying that, Gerald slowly lifted a hand… Through the force of his inner strength alone, Gerald slowly lifted the
old man off the ground. Christopher wasn’t even able to attempt to fight back due to some invisible force holding
on to his entire body.
“P-please don’t kill me, Gerald! T-the pledge of the hold water is coming soon! I’m still useful to you, so please don’t
end me yet! I-I know a major secret you know?!” shouted Christopher in both panic and fear as green veins began
bulging from his forehead.
“What secret?” asked Gerald coldly.
“I-I know that your family has been investigating the Sun League for a long while now. I’ll be honest with you and
say that including the Moldells, all the other major secret societies—such as the Naplocks and the Fergusons—have
never truly given up on investigating the Sun League even after all these years… I-I have an important clue to
share with you, so please, please spare my life…! It wasn’t easy for me to get to this level of training, so even if you
still wish to end me, please do so when I attend the pledge of the holy water!” wailed Christopher as the old man
burst into tears.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“…You’re truly a sly, old fox! You’re almost a hundred by now yet you claim to still fear death? Do you think I’ll
spare your life just because you shed a few tears?” replied Gerald, starting to feel slightly awkward.
“I-I won’t be unreasonable and request that you just let me go, of course… However, aside from the fact that the
pledge of the holy water is closely linked to the Sun League, do understand that my father died because of that
pledge… Since then, my only wish in life had been to enter the realm of legends and gain access to the pledge of
the holy water. Once I’m there, I wish to find out the reason for my father’s death. I also wish to find out what the
pledge of the holy water truly is.”
“Regardless, I remember Kort telling me that the Crawfords managed to find half of a stone tablet out at sea. The
map displayed on said tablet reveals a place called Warhill Mountain, which is where the pledge of the holy water
takes place. Endless secrets lie within that mountain, you know?” explained Christopher hurriedly, knowing that he
was no longer able to defeat Gerald no matter what he did.
Despite still resenting the youth, everything he had said was true. He didn’t dare to lie since he truly wanted to live
to see the pledge of the holy water with his very own eyes. The way Christopher saw it, even if he was to die, he
wanted to pass on in the mysterious way that many others—across the past ten thousand years—who had
participated in the pledge had done.
“I already know that it’s going to be held in Warhill Mountain.”
“E-even so, you may not be aware of this next bit, and I’m willing to bet that your grandfather hasn’t heard of this
either! I’m assuming that you still don’t know where Warhill Mountain is, and for good reason! See, the token of the
holy water only provides a few details about the mountain itself. It doesn’t really tell you the location’s exact
coordinates. To enter Warhill Mountain, you must first gather several great masters to team up with. I’ll be frank
and say that attempts to even enter the mountain require a lot of human and material resources. As a result, only
a small group of people usually make it into the mountain.”
“According to legends, Warhill Mountain is located on a large island that can be found deep within the ocean. While
that may sound odd, rumors state that the island only appears once the token of the holy water is issued. The island
itself is called Divine Island, and I know how to get there!” added Christopher.
“You’re not the only one who’s aware of all that, you know? After all, your father wasn’t the only one who returned
from the pledge of the holy water that year. With the pledge of the holy water just around the corner, you should
know that rumors like these are commonplace for those who are aware of the event. Also, since everyone knows
that the pledge is extremely dangerous, no sane great master would choose to head there alone,” sneered Gerald.
‘What a slick b*stard he is!’ Thought the old man who was now drenched in cold sweat.
Just as Gerald had said, Christopher definitely wasn’t the only one who knew about the ‘secrets’ he had just shared.
In fact, the old man had already agreed to go there with the Naplocks and a few other great masters from other
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“Fine, even if you already know all this, I have something else to tell you that you’ll surely find interesting!”
“Spill it.”
“Well, regardless of whether they’ve gone mad or not, I’m sure everyone agrees that great masters who are able
to return from the pledge of the holy water are extremely powerful. After all, they were able to survive long enough
in that perilous place! Due to that logic, my father should be considered to be a powerful person, no?”
“Indeed. My grandfather himself admires him a lot. From what I’ve heard, several of the secret societies back then
treated the Moldells as their default leader,” replied Gerald.
“Well, the thing is, those who managed to return alive are far from the strongest… In fact, they’re the weakest who
weren’t able to remain there for long! You know, after my maddened father returned, he called me to his bed on
the night before his death. The moment I was beside him, he immediately tugged my arm before shouting the
same sentence three times in a row!” said Christopher with a gulp before displaying a solemn expression.
Frowning slightly, Gerald then lowered Christopher to the ground before putting away his inner strength.
“I… For the rest of my life, I’ll never forget my father’s expression when he shouted those words at me on that
night…!”
“What exactly did he say?”
“With… an extremely terrified expression, he shouted, ‘I don’t want to go back!’ three times in a row!”