Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 814 - 64: Gathering Missed Loot

The Four Symbols River, also known as Elephant Water, is an ancient river of ten thousand years. It runs east to west, stretching for no less than a thousand miles, serving as one of the primary freshwater supplies for Four Symbols City and the nearby garrisons.

As evening approached, the sun’s rays weakened, and the emerald-green river water rippled gently like the hem of a woman’s veil.

A few Camel Elephants lounged lazily by the side of Elephant Water, occasionally flicking their tails to shoo away the buzzing mosquitoes that hovered around them.

With a splash, a water arrow suddenly appeared in mid-air, and under the slanting sunlight, the spray formed a rainbow.

The water arrow shot towards Yue Jinghua, who was propping herself up drowsily on the bank, napping soundly. The splash drenched her head and face, pulling her from her slumber.

"Shalman, control your Eagle Elephant," Yue Jinghua sprang up with a face full of annoyance.

In the waist-deep river, Shalman and her little pink elephant laughed heartily at the sight of the wet Yue Jinghua.

This was a rare, leisurely scene. Who would have thought that just a day prior, the elephant herd and the three members of the July Team had experienced a life-and-death crisis?

"Master, the military supplies have all been tallied. When do we set off back to Four Symbols City? According to the garrisoned soldiers, the City Lord Mansion has ordered us to return immediately. I’m afraid City Lord Changsun already knows about our unauthorized departure from the city, and punishment will be inevitable upon our return," Qian Luo walked over, having completed the handover of supplies.

Along with the supplies, the July Team also brought a batch of beer brewed by Yue Jinghua using the water and supplies from Four Symbols City.

Stationed by the river, the garrison’s days were dull and monotonous, so it was a rare treat for them to have beer, sparking a surge of excitement.

As such, Yue Jinghua and her companions easily built good relations with the river’s garrison with just a small expenditure.

"Whether we return early or late, we’ll still be punished. Let’s delay our return, and I’ll search the plains for more Hidden Deer Antlers before heading back," Yue Jinghua grinned.

The delivery of supplies proved to be exceptionally profitable.

Leaving aside the successful acquisition of the grocery store owner’s Plane Map, even just the collection of Hidden Deer Antlers was enough to please Yue Jinghua.

"Still looking for those eerie things? That day scared me to death," Shalman shivered at the thought of Yue Jinghua searching for Hidden Deer Antlers again.

That day, when Hidden Deer Antlers were first discovered, Yue Jinghua, after solemnly observing, unsheathed her Cloud Gathering Sword and rushed toward the plain where the antlers lay in ambush.

Shalman and Qian Luo were terrified, their hearts in their throats.

But Yue Jinghua was poised and ready. Her eyes gleamed with sharpness, and her feet employed Small Cloud Trace Steps, moving with such unpredictability that there was no trace to follow.

As she stepped forward, her spiritual power spread out like a fishing net, carefully detecting every Hidden Deer Antler buried under the soil. Every step she took was skillfully placed, just right.

At the moment the Hidden Deer Antler emerged from the soil, she thrust her Cloud Gathering Sword into the ground. The eighty to ninety-pound Great Sword in her hand danced like a Spiritual Dagger. With thrusts and flicks, the antlers were uprooted just like pulling carrots.

With a graceful sword maneuver, she pinned one of the antlers firmly beneath her.

According to the grocery store owner, though the Hidden Deer Antlers are quite dangerous, each one is an invaluable treasure. In Four Symbols City, people offer high bounties of Merit Points to buy them, especially those who have received orders and are set to march into battle.

The Hidden Deer Antler is harvested from the antlers of a Holy Beast called the Wind Hidden Deer, one of the fastest Dark Magic Beasts on the Chen Plane. They appear and disappear without a trace, making them exceedingly difficult to capture without special methods.

There are legends that drinking the blood of an adult Wind Hidden Deer could even grant temporary Concealment.

The antlers of the Wind Hidden Deer are extremely hard, and they can only be harvested once every twenty years. With them, High-level Hidden Weapons known as Hidden Deer Antlers can be crafted.

After the antlers are cut, they are refined by an Artifact Master, who imprints them with their spiritual power. Thus, even if the Hidden Deer Antlers are buried elsewhere, as long as the Artifact Master controls their spiritual power, the antlers can move underground like a mini Dark Beast, making them incredibly difficult to defend against and one of the most dangerous hidden weapons, especially effective in military combat.

If not for Yue Jinghua’s spiritual power, it would have been challenging to detect those ambushed Hidden Deer Antlers.

The first Hidden Deer Antler brought out by the Cloud Gathering Sword trembled as if it had gained spiritual awareness, seeming to sense the danger and trying to break free from Yue Jinghua’s Cloud Gathering Sword, but it immediately burrowed back into the soil.

However, Yue Jinghua knew that once these antlers retreated underground, they would soon escape through the earth, making them extremely difficult to locate again.

Yue Jinghua, without hesitation, used her spiritual power to envelop it and quickly erased the spiritual imprint on the Hidden Deer Antler. Then, she stored the sharp antler in her Desire Gourd.

With experience, Yue Jinghua repeated the process, eradicating all Hidden Deer Antlers ambushed on that part of the plain before stopping.

Yue Jinghua counted carefully and found she had harvested over twenty Hidden Deer Antlers. In Four Symbols City, each Hidden Deer Antler is worth a hundred Merit Points, so this clearing alone earned her more than two thousand Merit Points.

"Once I return and refine these Hidden Deer Antlers, they’ll certainly be of great use," Yue Jinghua thought. Though she had the defensive artifact Fire Spreading Algae, it was vulnerable to Fire, and its flaws became even more apparent against High-level Dark Beasts or Dark Heavenly Masters.

However, the spiritually imprinted Hidden Deer Antlers are different. They are incredibly sharp and, if used properly, can even hold off a Dan Realm Expert, if only temporarily.

Yue Jinghua knew well that compared to the Four Symbols Team or other Dan Realm Experts living in Four Symbols City, neither she nor the members of the July Mercenary Team possessed adequate strength. Without the ability to rapidly enhance their capabilities, effectively utilizing weapons or hidden weapons was a sound strategy.

The supply task was complete, and the grocery store owner hadn’t specified a return date to Four Symbols City. Upon return, City Lord Changsun might confiscate the City Lord Token. Yue Jinghua decided to seize the opportunity to search around the river for any remaining Hidden Deer Antlers.

After some discussion, the three of them herded the Camel Elephants and began seeking the traces of Hidden Deer Antlers along the river.