Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

But you have to see for yourself what this country is really like.

The Death Star arrived at the port of the outlying island in the middle of the night. Because there was prior assistance, the Death Star's quiet arrival did not attract the attention of the patrol personnel.

Beidou led Kong and Paimon off the ship and introduced Kong to the local tyrant, Thomas.

Thomas was both a local tyrant and the head steward of the family that served as the head priest.

With his care, Kong Neng was able to stay on the outlying island quite comfortably.

Jiang Bai stood on the deck, gazing at the island shrouded in darkness.

It was late at night, and the island was dark and gloomy, giving people a strange sense of oppression.

“You haven’t been back for a while, have you?” Jiang Bai said, looking at Wan Ye beside him.

Manyo is currently wanted by the police and it is not appropriate for him to disembark and appear in public.

"After I was wanted, I stayed on Haiqi Island for a while, and it's true that I haven't been back here for some time," Wan Ye said with some emotion.

Even though I haven't been away from here for long, returning here gives me a sense that things have changed and people are no longer the same.

While waiting for Beidou to return, Jiang Bai looked around aimlessly, trying to find an anchor point for the earth's veins.

Once you can reach a ley line anchor point, it will be very convenient to come back here next time.

"What are you looking for?" Wan Ye asked directly, realizing what he was looking for.

"Does this island have ley line anchors or the Seven Gods statues?"

"Yes. There is a statue of the Seven Gods, located on the mountaintop in that direction."

Jiang Bai looked in the direction he pointed and indeed saw a faint blue light.

He was overjoyed.

Having a statue not only activates the anchor point, but also allows you to come into contact with lightning elemental power.

"I'm going to check on the statue. The boss is back. Tell him not to wait for me and to set sail immediately. I'll catch up."

It has to be said that once the wind element is fully mastered, one becomes unrestrained. Jiang Bai took off directly from the spot and flew towards the location of the statue.

Watching Jiang Bai's figure disappear into the air, Wan Ye jumped onto the mast he had just been on, letting the sea breeze blow through his hair.

He looked into the distance towards the direction of Yingxiang Mountain, where his dear friend's nameless grave lay.

Next time I come here, I'll find a chance to visit him...

After a brief stop, the Death Star continued its voyage, changing course and heading towards the island.

Chapter 437 Going to the base camp to dig up graves?

Jiang Bai walked all the way to the statue and looked up at the huge statue in front of him that was emitting a pure light blue light.

This statue is different from the Emperor's statue, which looks particularly unique. This statue has a dignified posture, and the carved hood covers the body, so only the uncarved face and bare feet on the base can be seen.

Behind the statue is a ring engraved with thunder patterns. His hands are folded over his abdomen, and an oval, flat object, resembling an ornament, is fixed above his abdomen, emitting a faint light.

Is this the statue of Thor?

It's not quite what he expected.

He thought that a god who sought eternal control over thunder should be powerful and oppressive, but the statue of the god looked quite dignified.

After watching for a while, he placed his hand on the statue, and lightning elemental energy crackling with arcs of electricity appeared in his hand.

He tried to manipulate it, and an arc of electricity appeared out of thin air. He gave up manipulating it, reached out and grasped the arc of electricity, and felt an electric shock-like sensation in his body.

"That's quite interesting..."

With the anchor point activated and the lightning element mastered, Jiang Bai took to the air and caught up with the Death Star, which had already set sail.

After greeting the people on the ship, Jiang Bai returned to his room, sent a message to Hu Tao to let her know he was safe, and then began to study the lightning element.

Lightning is completely different from wind and rock. Lightning is very reactive and can easily react with wind and rock.

Moreover, it is particularly fierce and has extremely strong explosive power.

He used Bai Yuan to fire a shot at the sea surface using lightning as a bullet, and discovered that the lightning bullet caused extensive damage when it came into contact with water, a conductive substance.

Arcs of electricity flickered within a one-meter radius of the bullet's impact point.

Jiang Bai then unleashed another wind blast, and with the spread of the wind, the area covered by the lightning element doubled in size.

Jiang Bai was engrossed in his research and didn't realize that it was already broad daylight.

Jiang Bai decided to consult the eldest sister, who, as the possessor of the Eye of Lightning Element, should have unique insights into the Lightning Element.

As the sun rises over the sea, both the sky and the ocean are bathed in its intense heat, their golden rays brimming with life and vitality.

As the Dark Star sailed onward, the outline of the next island became completely clear.

Jiang Bai took out the Four Directions Mirror, but the pointer on it continued to deflect westward, so it didn't seem to be this island.

"This is Kannazuka, and the island next to it is Hachiyū Island."

Wan Ye glanced at the pointer on the compass in Jiang Bai's hand and said, "This direction should be pointing to Bayun Island."

If it refers to Haigi Island, the pointer should be pointing further west.

Of course, it could also refer to the vast sea area behind Bayun Island.

The sea area was quite wide, with some small, uninhabited islands, and further away, a large island called Heguan. However, Heguan Island was too far away and was always shrouded in mist, so few people knew about it.

"We'll know when we get to Bayun Island."

Despite not having slept all night, Jiang Bai was still full of energy. He roughly estimated that at the current speed of the Death Star, it would be almost evening when it reached Bayun Island. Jiang Bai took this time to go and consult Beidou.

Beidou had just woken up and still looked a little sleepy.

Jiang Bai cut to the chase, "Big Sister, how do you usually use lightning element?"

"How do you use lightning? You just imbue your weapon with lightning and fight enemies. I don't use it much; I only imbue my weapon with elemental power when I encounter a difficult enemy. I rarely use lightning otherwise..."

Before obtaining the Eye of Thunder Element, Beidou was able to kill giant sea monsters with her strength. Obtaining the Eye of Thunder Element was just icing on the cake for her, and she still practiced martial arts in her spare time.

Furthermore, the element of lightning is indeed rarely used in daily life, since Teyvat has not yet entered the electrical age.

Jiang Bai was a little disappointed. He had thought he would hear some insightful opinions, but it seemed he would have to figure it out himself.

Jiang Bai, who had little interest in the trip, asked Wan Ye to call him when they arrived at Bayun Island, and then went straight back to his room to sleep.

I didn't sleep a wink last night, but considering the road ahead, I need to rest.

As evening fell, Wan Ye woke Jiang Bai; Bayun Island was now in sight.

"Ahead lies Nashii Beach, the main battlefield between the Shogunate and Umijima. You'd better avoid there when you go ashore. To the west of Nashii Beach is a canyon called Musou-no-Kama, carved out by the lightning general Musou's sword. The dense lightning element within it hasn't dissipated to this day, making it extremely dangerous..."

Jiang Bai wrote down everything Wan Ye had said, and couldn't help but sigh at how many dangerous areas Inazuma had to deal with.

No wonder only Narukami Island is prosperous; the other islands don't seem suitable for habitation at all.

Jiang Bai flew over the sea under the cover of night and quietly landed at Tengdouzhai, giving it a feeling of smuggling.

As soon as Jiang Bai stepped onto the island, he sensed something was amiss.

Heavy rain, dark clouds, thunderstorms, and an indescribable sense of oppression.

Jiang Bai manipulated the wind element to isolate the rain curtain, forming a barrier around his body that did not hinder his movement. All raindrops that wanted to fall on him would be redirected by the wind element, thus preventing him from getting wet.

You can avoid the falling raindrops, but the water under your feet is not so easy to stop.

Just a moment later, Jiang Bai felt that his shoes were a little wet.

He simply rolled up his trousers, took off his shoes, and went forward.

"What exactly is this oppressive atmosphere? Is it because too many soldiers died in the war?"

It was already dark, and the only sound was the torrential rain. The dark sky was so thick that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, and the oppressive atmosphere that permeated everywhere made people feel extremely desperate.

Jiang Bai did not plan to travel at night. Visibility was already poor in the rain, and it would be bad if he fell into a ditch while walking.

He originally planned to find a cave to spend the night, but after searching for a long time, he couldn't find a suitable one, so he simply built a house with windows using rock elements.

A fire was lit inside the house, and the intense heat dissipated much of the dampness brought by the heavy rain.

Jiang Bai sat in front of the fire, listening to the heavy rain outside the window, lost in thought.

Although Manyo is Inatsume's man, it was only a few months ago that he last came to Hachiyū Island, and he didn't mention the oppressive atmosphere on the island to him. Presumably, this atmosphere hasn't been around for very long.

His client was from Liyue, so logically the war between the Shogunate and Haiqi Island shouldn't have involved this adventurer. Or did he join one side of the war and die on the battlefield?

This would be a bit troublesome, since too many people died in the war. After the brief skirmish, both sides would definitely collect the remains of their comrades, meaning he would need to go to one side's headquarters to dig up graves.

Going to dig up graves? What if they get caught?

Chapter 438: The Gap in Strength Brings Tears to the Eyes

Jiang Bai was a little worried.

Does collecting remains require him to meet with a leader from one side and obtain permission to exhume a grave?

Putting aside how to get to know the leader, his identity alone is not suitable for being revealed.

As the official organization of Inazuma, the shogunate would likely not be friendly towards him, an illegal immigrant.

After all, Inazuma has closed its borders to the outside world, and smuggling is illegal. It's already good enough if they don't throw him in jail, let alone gain his trust.

Things will probably be a little better on Haiji Island, but as outsiders, it will be difficult to gain their trust.

Jiang Bai could only pray that Wen Bing, this client, hadn't died on the battlefield.

If he hadn't died in the war, then the possibilities would be many more.

Death could be in a dangerous secret realm, at the hands of monsters, murder, disease, or an accident... any of these are possible.

Inazuma is an island nation with high humidity. As Jiang Bai walked along, he noticed that the soil on the ground was particularly damp, and his shoes would get wet as soon as he stepped on it. It must rain very frequently here.

In such a damp environment, the client's body must have already decomposed. If the client did not leave any suicide note, it would be difficult for Jiang Bai to determine the cause of death from the severely decomposed body.

Although the business of the funeral parlor does not include investigating the cause of death of its clients, if a client specifically requests it in the information they leave behind, then it certainly cannot be ignored.

Especially if the death is due to murder or assassination, even if the truth is not investigated, it will definitely be reported to the General Affairs Department.

Since we are sending our clients off on their final journey, we must not let them leave in peace, whether out of humanitarian considerations or professional ethics.

"DuangDuang~"

Gudu crawled around in the matchbox-shaped house, feeling very irritated by the oppressive atmosphere, which even made it aggressive.

"not comfortable?"

Jiang Bai picked it up and placed it in his hands.

As an elemental creature, Gudu is most sensitive to unusual auras and is easily affected. That unknown aura must have affected it.

"Dong dong..."

It lay listlessly on Jiang Bai's hand, rubbing against his palm, showing no energy whatsoever.

Jiang Bai doesn't have the purification ability like Kong; he can only protect himself from these strange auras, but he can't protect others.

After thinking for a moment, he took out a necklace from the Three Pure Bells. This thing had the ability to resist curses, but he didn't know if it would work against the strange aura.

I have to say, it's quite useful.

Jiang Bai wrapped the necklace around Gu Dong's body, and after a while, Gu Dong felt the irritability subside and returned to normal.

It lay on Jiang Bai's hand, yawned, and soon fell asleep.

Resisting that aura had exhausted its energy, and now that it had relaxed, it was immediately tired.

Looking at Gudong's appearance, Jiang Bai seemed to be deep in thought.

The aura enveloping the island was probably not what he had imagined. The fact that it could affect monsters suggested it was likely the remnants of a demon god left behind after Orobas' death.

After all, according to Wan Ye, Orobas died on this island, and his huge skeleton is still very clearly visible today.

He didn't initially think in this direction because he assumed that Thor must have made arrangements after killing Orobas. After all, Inazuma's territory was so small, and it wouldn't be worthwhile to give up almost a fifth of the land because of the remnants of the demon god.

Moreover, this aura did not carry strong emotions like the demonic remnants left behind by the Salt Demon, which is why he thought about it in other directions.

Jiang Bai couldn't help but sigh again.

Thousands of years have passed, and the remnants of the Salt Demon God can only affect a small area in the deepest part of the palace, while the remnants of the Great Serpent Orobas, even after his death, still shroud the entire island.