Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 865 - 115: Tied for First Place

"Pfft," Yue Jinghua, who was drinking water, spat it all out when she heard the voice announcing the number one on the weekly ranking.

She wiped her mouth awkwardly. Weekly ranking first? Over a thousand Merit Points?!

She was actually first on the weekly ranking.

Did someone miscalculate the Merit Points or did City Lord Changsun get kicked by a beast, leading to severe brain damage?

Yue Jinghua took out her Merit Ring.

Unlike most women, Yue Jinghua doesn’t have the habit of wearing jewelry.

Except for contacting other squad members of the July Mercenary Team, she rarely used the Merit Ring and hadn’t carefully checked the points on the ring.

She remembered that when she left Four Symbols City, she only had a few dozen Merit Points, earned from playing chess and delivering grain, so how in just a few days at the Divine Ruins, did her points multiply so much, all without her knowing?

A closer look revealed that the Merit Ring did indeed display over a thousand points.

Yue Jinghua thought it over and quickly understood what was going on.

After entering the Divine Ruins, she had hunted Dark Beasts, including about a hundred Fire Dragon Fish, and a considerable number of Blazing Dwarf Ostriches.

That night, after being caught stealing eggs, Yue Jinghua lured nearly a thousand Blazing Dwarf Ostriches and the Bird King to the edge of Zhuqiu, causing the flock to hit the Prohibition, resulting in a massive bird suicide incident, likely earning her these effortless Merit Points. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

The Four Symbols City’s Merit Ring, though cleverly designed for identity recognition and Merit Point accumulation, is ultimately just an inanimate object, unaware of Yue Jinghua’s cunning methods in defeating the Blazing Dwarf Ostriches.

Just the Bird King alone earned Yue Jinghua over a hundred Merit Points, not to mention the thousands of birds remaining, making her point total quite impressive.

That day, after hazily luring the Blazing Dwarf Ostriches, Yue Jinghua didn’t check the Merit Ring closely and went to find the Fire Melt Spring.

In recent days, she was engrossed in studying the Witch Origin Soil and hadn’t checked the Merit Ring, leading to today’s crazy situation.

"This first place is really absurd," Yue Jinghua smiled wryly, "Now I’m really doomed by City Lord Changsun."

She wasn’t pleased about being first on the weekly ranking; instead, Yue Jinghua felt troubled. The saying ’the bird who sticks its neck out gets shot’ resonated with her, and she never wanted to be that bold standout.

In this Xuyang Trial, she was supposed to be quite inconspicuous, but it seems she’s now a thorn in the side of countless team members.

After all, Merit Points can be gained by hunting one another. Killing a single Yue Jinghua would earn over a thousand points, a temptation not easily resisted by everyone.

At this moment, City Lord Changsun hadn’t finished speaking.

There were two people in first place on the weekly ranking. One was her, but who was the other?

Yue Jinghua continued listening.

City Lord Changsun seemed to have anticipated the uproar that would follow announcing Yue Jinghua as a weekly champion. While the crowd buzzed, he sipped tea to soothe his throat, guessing that discussions were winding down, before continuing to announce the other first place on the weekly ranking.

"This is the first tie for first place in the history of the Xuyang Trial. The other weekly champion is Bo Xiyu. Bo Xiyu, son of the Mercenary King Bo Sai, an undisputed leading figure among the younger generation on the continent. Due to missing the Four Symbols Team selection, I have granted him a special permit to enter the Divine Ruins alone and join this Xuyang Trial. Both he and team member Yue Jinghua have accumulated 1,860 Merit Points. Congratulations to both for securing first place on the weekly ranking. I hope you continue to maintain your advantage over the next four months." After announcing the full weekly ranking slate, City Lord Changsun’s voice gradually faded away.

The Merit Ring returned to its calm state.

The other weekly champion turned out to be Bo Xiyu.

Bo Xiyu, Yue Jinghua patted her head, how did she forget about someone like Bo Xiyu?

Bo Xiyu had actually traveled to Four Symbols City on her ship, but after arriving, he disappeared. Yue Jinghua had thought about him earlier, but eventually forgot over time.

Bo Xiyu was also in the Divine Ruins, and having schemed against him before, she knew he was narrow-minded and held grudges. It was better to stay cautious.

Unknowingly, Yue Jinghua reached the stone house.

Outside the stone house, the members of the July Mercenary Squad, having received the ranking results, cheered and rushed up.

Everyone was beaming as if Yue Jinghua had already won first place in the Xuyang Trial.

It was no wonder they were so jubilant, as their Four Unlikes Team had always been looked down upon by other teams, yet now their captain had swept past the leaders of the Four Great Teams to claim the weekly ranking’s first place.

Luo Pan, looking festive, pulled Yue Jinghua aside and whispered, "Captain, you’re too sneaky. Hoarding Merit Points quietly is just like getting rich quietly—so sneaky. I said you were being mysterious these days, turns out you were hunting Dark Beasts. Tell me secretly—I won’t tell anyone—did you get help from that master in the temple? It’s good to have someone covering for you. Maybe bring me over to earn some points next time, not many, just a hundred or so will do."

Yue Jinghua twitched her mouth and immediately gave Luo Pan’s shiny forehead a flick, "What are you saying? Do you think your captain is that kind of person?"

It turned out everyone assumed Yue Jinghua had gotten help from Lie Changgong to accumulate Merit Points so quickly.

No one connected Yue Jinghua’s points with that night.

What made Yue Jinghua laugh and cry was that even Qian Luo had a look that said, "Yes, you are that kind of person."

The reason everyone thought this wasn’t because they doubted Yue Jinghua’s abilities.

But rather because the Dark Beasts in the Divine Ruins were exceptionally powerful; the beasts they encountered over the past days were much fiercer than any Dark Beast encountered on the Canglong Continent.

For Yue Jinghua to accumulate over a thousand Merit Points alone in just a few days seemed almost impossible.

Yue Jinghua didn’t bother to explain; after all, her Merit Points were indeed obtained awkwardly. But everyone’s reactions made her a bit suspicious—if her points were gained by chance, how about Bo Xiyu’s? Could he also have led a group of beasts to ’collective suicide’ and then picked up ready-made points?