Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

The difference in strength between them is truly heartbreaking.

After clearing his mind of all his chaotic thoughts, Jiang Bai placed Gudu next to his pillow, extinguished the fire, sealed the window, and crawled into his sleeping bag to sleep.

The rain finally stopped the next morning.

Jiang Bai walked barefoot on the ground covered by puddles, heading in the direction the pointer indicated.

As he walked, he also observed the scenery on the island.

I couldn't see clearly last night, but now that it's bright daylight, I can indeed see the huge skeleton that Manyo described.

A huge snake head skeleton stands far away on the mountain peak, its undulating body still faintly visible, and a section of it can even be seen in the sea not far away.

Jiang Bai flew directly into the air and looked down at the skeleton, discovering that the entire skeleton, from head to tail, was on this island.

If the skeleton were straightened out, its length would be even longer than the entire Eight Elements Island!

"My goodness, are all demons this big?!"

"And this canyon, it was cleaved out with a single slash, that's incredible!"

Jiang Bai gained a new understanding of the power of the gods.

None of the seven gods who could become rulers of the mortal world were without merit.

She even had her heart ripped out by the "lady"—Wendy's such a good actress!

"Thump?"

Gudu perched on Jiang Bai's shoulder, peering down curiously. Upon seeing the enormous skeleton, it shuddered and quickly closed its eyes.

Just as Jiang Bai was about to continue watching, a bolt of lightning struck him directly, startling him so much that he immediately put on a shield, thus avoiding being struck by lightning.

But even after dodging one lightning bolt, another struck. These bolts exploded in the clouds, heading straight for Jiang Bai, who was closest to them, which frightened him so much that he quickly fell back to the ground.

"boom--"

A nearby tree was blasted into charcoal.

Immediately afterwards, the rain poured down.

"This weather is just too outrageous."

Standing in the rain, Jiang Bai couldn't help but feel glad that he hadn't put on his shoes earlier, otherwise his shoes, which he had just dried last night, would have been ruined again.

"Thump thump!" Gu Dong nodded seriously.

Although it's a water slime, it doesn't like this kind of incessant rainy day.

Jiang Bai followed the direction indicated by the Four Directions Mirror. Although this was very slow, there was no other way. As soon as he took off, it was as if he had a lightning rod on his body, and the lightning bolts chased after him and struck him.

This island not only experiences unusually heavy rainfall, but also incessant lightning strikes, making it comparable to a thunderstorm zone at sea.

Before long, he saw a large camp in the distance, but because of the heavy rain, he couldn't make out what the camp's flags looked like.

Even in this heavy rain, soldiers were still on guard duty and patrolling, wearing raincoats.

Jiang Bai did not approach the camp, but took a detour to avoid it.

He's only here to collect the remains, not to cause any trouble. What's there to be curious about? You can explore it after you find the client's remains.

Continuing forward, he arrived at the Wuxiang Blade Gorge, which divides the Eight Elements Island in two.

The massive canyon had clean, sharp edges, spaced about a hundred meters apart. Looking down at the dense lightning element on the water's surface, which had turned the water purple, he clicked his tongue.

"Awesome! Really awesome!"

Chapter 439 Thunder Water Slime!

Not only is the river water rich in lightning element, but the surrounding air is also extremely dense with lightning element.

Jiang Bai craned his neck to look down, his hair standing on end due to the lightning element, and his face felt a dense, stinging sensation.

The lightning in the sky also seemed to be drawn by the lightning element here, and lightning would strike the riverbank or the river from time to time.

"Goo-dong, what do you think would happen if you fell into the river? Would you mutate into a Rei-Slime or just fall apart?"

Jiang Bai poked Gu Dong on his shoulder. Gu Dong rolled its eyes, then lay belly up on his shoulder like a fish, pretending to be dead.

Just like a water slime will be burned to death if it runs into a furnace, it will be electrocuted if it enters here!

"Don't be afraid. Fire slimes will just go out in water. Maybe you'll be fine even if you enter an environment with a high concentration of lightning elements?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Dong, who had been pretending to be dead, started foaming at the mouth.

Who says fire slimes won't die in water? Although they might be fine for a while, they'll die eventually because the fire element disappears!

Nevertheless, Jiang Bai did not intend to give up on this idea, as it was still quite worthwhile to try.

"Here's what I'll do. I'll find a small puddle and pour a little bit of lightning element into it. Just a tiny bit, and you'll be fine. As long as you can handle it, I'll gradually increase the lightning element in the puddle. Maybe you'll mutate and become a water-lightning slime that can use two elements!"

Jiang Bai described his wonderful ideas and the safety of the experiment to Gu Dong, while also making promises to Gu Dong.

"Just imagine, if you become a slime that can use two elemental powers, you'll be a one-of-a-kind slime in the world! At that point, all those pure water spirits will be trash!"

Gudu was visibly excited; its round body gradually swelled up, and its eyes brightened.

Without further ado, Jiang Bai found a small puddle, built a roof out of the water using the Geo element, and squatted down to start injecting the Electro element into the water.

"Alright, let's go, Gudu!"

Gudu lay on the ground, watching the lightning arcs flashing in the water in front of it. Its jelly-like body stretched out a small paw and tentatively touched the water's surface.

It felt a little tingly and numb, but it was okay, I could accept it.

It submerged its entire body in the pool, and soon small arcs of lightning appeared on its body. Clearly, the lightning element had spread along the water to its body, and it had become a conductor.

Jiang Bai gradually increased the amount of lightning element. Gu Dong went from feeling quite comfortable at first to struggling with pain, then to feeling uncomfortable, and finally jumped out of the water with a splash, her eyes swirling around like mosquito coils.

Clearly, Jiang Bai's vision of the two elements coexisting did not materialize; Gu Dong was stunned by the electric shock.

"Looks like that won't work..."

Jiang Bai reached out and absorbed all the lightning element from Gu Dong's body, then placed it on his shoulder. Gu Dong showed a relieved expression.

Slimes are too pure elemental creatures; adding a second element would only pollute them and destroy their purity, which would be counterproductive.

The rain on Ba Yun Island was intermittent, stopping and starting intermittently, and the sky remained overcast, with no sunshine in sight.

Jiang Bai saw a group of people not far away, about four or five in number.

They came out to move around while it wasn't raining, wearing straw hats and long swords at their waists. One of them was also covered in armor and looked much taller than the others, so he seemed to be the leader.

"This must be the wandering samurai that Manyo was talking about."

The clothes these people wore were not like the standard uniforms from the large camp they had seen before; instead, they looked somewhat tattered, and even the straw hats on their heads had grown mushrooms from being exposed to the rain for so long.

"If they are wandering samurai, perhaps I can ask them what happened on this island and whether they have seen a single Liyue person."

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Jiang Bai took out a raincoat from his spatial storage and draped it over his shoulders, then took out a bamboo hat, disguising himself as an ordinary person looking for shelter from the rain.

He had long since put away his Eye of God, which was essentially just an ornament. Since they were strictly checking here, he naturally avoided wearing it if possible.

Jiang Bai rushed over barefoot, splashing through the water. His trousers and sleeves were rolled up, and his feet were covered in mud. He looked disheveled and easy to bully.

The wandering samurai immediately became alert upon hearing the commotion, placing their hands on the hilts of their swords, ready to attack at any moment.

Seeing this, Jiang Bai's lips twitched under his straw hat, realizing the ferocity of this group.

While the Liyue Treasure Raiders are a bit annoying, at least they don't go for the kill, and the weapons they use are quite practical, like hammers, iron balls, and shovels.

Judging from the way these wandering samurai are preparing to draw their swords, it's clear they're ready to unleash a deadly attack at any moment.

There really is no harm in comparison.

Jiang Bai slowed his pace and raised his hand to indicate that he posed no threat.

"Hey! I see it's going to rain again, and my raincoat is torn. Can I take shelter here for a bit? It won't take long, just let me mend it!"

The leading wandering warrior glanced at him up and down. Although he was wearing a raincoat, some of his clothes were still showing. Although he couldn't see the whole thing, the material of the clothes was obviously high-quality silk.

Moreover, Jiang Bai's exposed arms and calves were smooth and delicate, and there were no calluses on his hands. It was clear that he came from a wealthy family and had never done any manual labor.

Good family background = rich

Delicate skin without calluses = lack of fighting power

Such people are the best targets for robbery.

However, just to be on the safe side, we should still test the waters.

"Where did you come from? Where are you going? I've never seen you before."

“I came from Narugami Island to visit a friend. He’s been here for a long time and I haven’t heard from him back home. I was a little worried, so I came to check on him.”

Jiang Bai revealed his purpose in detail, appearing naive and unaware of the dangers of the world, as if he rarely went out.

From Narukami Island?

The leader of the sea monsters narrowed his eyes. "Fine, come and take shelter from the rain in the cave."

"Thank you so much!" Jiang Bai clasped his hands together and jogged into the cave.

The cave is located at a relatively high altitude, so there is not much rainwater seeping in. The cave is lined with a lot of dry grass, although much of it is moldy.

There was a jumble of things piled up in the corner: firewood, some clothes, and some wooden boxes whose contents were unknown.

There was also a fire burning, with an iron pot on top cooking some food.

Clearly, this is a base of operations for these individuals.

In this perpetually rainy Ba Yun Island, finding a cave with such good terrain and shelter from the wind and rain is truly a valuable thing.

Chapter 440 Hand over the Mora you have on you

Jiang Bai found a clean corner to sit down, shook off his straw hat and raincoat, took out his water pouch and began to drink, appearing completely unsuspecting.

After exchanging glances, one of the wandering samurai, wearing a red straw hat, came over and sat down next to Jiang Bai, striking up a conversation with him.

"Hey bro, where did you buy those clothes? The style is really unique!"

Jiang Bai's clothes were bought in Liyue Harbor, so they were naturally Liyue style and quite different from the clothes that Inazuma usually wore.

"Oh, this is from my family's clothing store. We own a clothing store with styles from various countries. This style was quite popular in Liyue before, and it sold pretty well. If you ever have the chance to go to the store, just mention my name, and I'll give you a 20% discount..."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Bai immediately put himself to work, saying a few words before launching into a sales pitch.

The wandering samurai exchanged glances again, everything unspoken.

If a fat sheep is delivered to your door, even God wouldn't stand by and not rip it off.

"Speaking of which, what's going on on Ba Yun Island? It's been raining nonstop, and there's been constant thunder. The lightning almost struck me several times, and my raincoat isn't waterproof anymore after getting soaked so much..."

Jiang Bai picked up the raincoat and pretended to sew it up while complaining.

Whether these wandering samurai harbored ill intentions towards him was irrelevant; what mattered was the intelligence.

If he could get the information peacefully, that would be best; if he couldn't, Jiang Bai wouldn't mind taking action.

Of course, as a reasonable person, if it comes to taking action, one should let the other party make the first move.

"This island wasn't like this before; somehow it became like this later."

When it comes to this, the wandering samurai have so much to complain about.

They had been living on this island for a long time, as wandering samurai without a master, and could only make a living by robbing.

The weather on the island was normal at first. Although it rained more often by the sea, that was normal. But a few months ago, the weather on the island suddenly turned into this awful thing!

It kept thundering and raining, and you couldn't see the sun at all!

The wandering samurai voiced his grievances: "It's said that someone from the shogunate army destroyed the talisman used to suppress the evil spirit, which is why the weather turned like this! Those shogunate soldiers are utterly incompetent!"

"Ah! They're not afraid of destroying something so important!" Jiang Bai's mouth dropped open, clearly astonished by the news.

The blue-hatted wandering samurai scoffed, "What's there to be afraid of! The Shogunate and Umijima are already bloodthirsty; they're capable of anything at a time like this!"

"To be honest, I've never understood why these two sides started fighting. Was it because of the Eye Hunt Order? But not everyone has the Eye of God, so it can't be for that reason, right?"

Jiang Bai had also asked Wan Ye this question. As someone who had once joined the resistance, Wan Ye was quite knowledgeable about it.

The stated reason was to get General Raiden to abolish the Eye Hunting Order, but the real reason was to fight for the rights of Umijima Island.

After the death of the Great Serpent Orobars, Umijima Island was incorporated into Inazuma, but it never truly integrated into Inazuma. Not only did it continue to worship the Great Serpent Orobars, but it was also managed by the local Coral Palace and was not under the control of the shogunate.