Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

What are you doing here?

Jiang Bai landed next to him, lifted his straw hat, and revealed his face.

"I'm here to collect the remains of a client. But what are you doing here?"

The skirmisher crossed his arms, glanced at him sideways, and gave him a cold look.

"Do I need to tell you where I am?"

Jiang Bai ignored his barbed words and smiled as he shrugged:

"You can't say that. Can't I even ask out of concern for a friend?"

"friend?"

Upon hearing this word, the stragglers' eyes flickered.

He adjusted the brim of his straw hat, his seemingly eccentric expression revealing a hint of seriousness.

"You consider me a friend?"

Jiang Bai replied matter-of-factly, "We've shared a room, so how can we not be friends?"

"Your standards for friends are really low!"

Although he said that, the corners of Sanbing's lips couldn't help but turn up slightly.

He crossed his arms, looked at Jiang Bai, who was half a head taller than him, raised his chin, and adopted an arrogant posture.

"It doesn't matter if I tell you, since you can't stop me anyway."

"So what is it?" Jiang Bai looked at the stragglers, a hint of tension in his eyes.

If he really destroyed or ordered the destruction of the protective object on Bayun Island, then this so-called friendship is probably over.

The skirmisher extended a hand and slowly clenched it. "Of course, it's to obtain Thor's Heart of God!"

"So you started the war?" Jiang Bai asked rhetorically.

The skirmishers were utterly disdainful. "Ha, do we really need to start this war?"

"Then you must have done something too, right? Like destroying the protective objects on this island..." Jiang Bai looked at him, deliberately using a provocation tactic.

Mentioning this, the stragglers looked somewhat disdainful, "Don't try to pin all the blame on us."

It is true that the Mikage Furnace of Tatakasa was destroyed by the Fools, but the guardian artifacts on Hachiyū Island were not destroyed by them.

Hearing this, Jiang Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

Given the arrogance of this guy, he wouldn't stoop to lying about something like this.

He asked with a smile, "You couldn't have done nothing, could you?"

The skirmishers looked at him like he was an idiot. "Without the equipment and supplies we provided, do you think Haiqi Island could have held out until today?"

Jiang Bai suddenly realized.

"I knew it. How could the battle between Umijima Island and the Shogunate army last this long..."

As far as he knew, the war had been going on for a year.

Haiqi Island not only did not suffer any major defeats, but also occupied Bayun Island.

Although it is unclear how strong Haiqi Island is, it is somewhat illogical that the official defense forces of a country cannot defeat the defense forces of an island.

With the support of the Fools, this makes sense.

"Aren't you afraid I'll tell the Shogunate if you tell me all this?" Jiang Bai asked him, somewhat amused.

That scoundrel is a bit too honest; he tells you everything you're asked, and he doesn't seem to care about such confidential information at all.

How did he live to be 500 years old?

"Tch~" The soldier scoffed dismissively, "That lady has long been treated as an honored guest by some big shot on Narugami Island."

Who says the shogunate didn't know that they supported Umijima?

Jiang Bai:?

Goodness, you guys are investing in two areas at once!

They supported both Haiqi Island and the Shogunate.

Looking at the disdainful soldiers in front of him, Jiang Bai was deeply puzzled.

"Is it okay for you to tell me all this?"

"You think you can actually enter the castle tower and summon Balzebub? If you can, I'll have to thank you."

"Oh, this..."

Jiang Bai fell silent.

Given the current chaotic situation in Inazuma, the activities of the Fool Clan are basically out in the open for those powerful figures, so they are not afraid at all.

Unless General Raiden himself intervenes to stop the war, the situation in Inazuma will not change in the short term.

The question is, will General Thunder come out to stop it?

She hasn't intervened in this war for so long, and it's impossible for her to suddenly do so.

Unless, she was unaware of the war.

But if He doesn't even know about such important matters, how does He manage the country?

"How much do you know about that Thor?"

He remembered that the desert soldiers' hometown was Inazuma, so he should know this deity quite well, right?

The stragglers looked in the direction of Narukami Island, their gazes filled with complex emotions, a thousand words condensed into a cold snort.

"She... Humph!"

"Hmm?" Jiang Bai's intuition told him that there was a story behind this.

Seeing the gleam of inquiry in Jiang Bai's eyes, the skirmisher pulled his hat down and said nonchalantly:

"It's nothing, just someone insignificant to me."

"Uh......"

Jiang Bai really wanted to say, "You clearly seem to care a lot, so why are you being so hypocritical?"

Considering that his words would surely enrage the person in front of him, he ultimately refrained from saying them.

Although the guy in front of me is 500 years old, his personality doesn't match his age.

If you touch a nerve, he might get so angry that he'll resort to violence.

Jiang Bai decided to skip the topic. "Is that Kannazuka over there? You were looking over there just now, weren't you?"

"It's none of your business."

"Alright, alright, if it's unrelated, then it's unrelated." Jiang Bai's gaze fell on the soldier's clothes. "By the way, your straw hat doesn't even keep out the rain, you'll catch a cold if your clothes get wet."

The soldier glanced at his clothes and said, "You're really nosy."

He's not a real person, how could he catch a cold?

"I was just concerned about you." Jiang Bai realized that this guy didn't care about his body at all and didn't cherish it.

To put it more bluntly, it's a self-destructive tendency.

Even if you don't get sick, it's still uncomfortable to have wet clothes sticking to your body, right?

Jiang Bai snapped his fingers and built him a pavilion to shelter him from the rain. "You're welcome."

Scattered soldiers: "..."

Why does this person always do things they think are right?

"Alright, enjoy the scenery, I won't bother you anymore."

Regardless of the stragglers' reactions, Jiang Bai put on his straw hat, turned around, and flew back to where he had come from.

Watching the figure constantly dodging the thunder in the rain, the soldier raised his hand and waved it, and the thunder in the sky subsided completely.

He looked up at the simple pavilion that completely blocked out the rain and muttered something under his breath.

"Doing nothing but meaningless things..."

He took off his straw hat and looked in the direction where Tasha was.

Thunder still howled in the sky, and the wind whipped up a curtain of rain, bringing with it a chill, but it didn't seem so cold anymore.

Chapter 450 I am a puppet

Seeing Jiang Bai return, Changci, who had been squatting on the ground playing with grass, stood up.

"Brother Jiang Bai, you're back!"

Jiang Bai nodded. "Sorry to keep you waiting. Let's continue."

It's about four o'clock in the afternoon now. If we walk a little further, we won't be far from the dungeon that Changci mentioned. We can find a drier place to eat, rest, and sleep.

After you've rested well, go check out that dungeon the next day.

Continuing on their way, Changci watched Jiang Bai's retreating figure and walked on in a low voice.

He felt like he was holding the team back.

If it weren't for the fact that he had to take him along, Jiang Bai could fly on his own, which would be faster and less strenuous.

But he couldn't refuse to go with Jiang Bai either. He had finally managed to leave this place to find his mother, and he couldn't possibly give up this opportunity.

Jiang Bai can indeed fly in the sky using wind elements, but as soon as he takes to the air, the lightning bolts seem to have eyes and all come to strike him, which is quite frightening.

It's better to be down-to-earth and practical, and while you're walking, you can also enjoy the scenery and see sights you've never seen before.

The soldiers watched Jiang Bai from afar, watching the two people, who looked like ants, slowly move forward.

The long ribbons under his straw hat fluttered in the wind, and his clothes, soaked by the rain and clinging to his body, made him feel uncomfortable.

As darkness fell, Jiang Bai found a relatively high spot and built a matchbox.

Having already had experience, Changci skillfully used the things Jiang Bai had taken out to start a fire, set up a pot, boil water, and then carefully processed the ingredients Jiang Bai had brought out.

He doesn't talk much, but he never shirks his responsibilities and strives to make himself valuable so that he won't be abandoned.

Seeing that this made him feel safe, Jiang Bai let him go along with it.

It's good to be able to rest.

"Tsk, your life in the wild is really good, you even have someone to do chores for you."

The stragglers had somehow walked to the window and, looking through it at Jiang Bai lying on the chair, said something sarcastic.

Jiang Bai opened his eyes, somewhat surprised.

"It's almost dark, why aren't you back at your camp? What are you doing here?"

"I can go wherever I want." With that, he walked straight in.

Changci was chopping vegetables when he saw Sanbing come in. He smiled at Sanbing and then lowered his head to continue working.

The stragglers glanced at him but didn't pay him much attention.

He glanced around the matchbox; it looked no different from the rest of the box. The flat ground, constructed of rock element, was completely dry, free of dirt and dust—perfectly clean.

He even built a stove and chimney specifically for the convenience of cooking.

This house, which was built so casually, is even better than the thatched huts that the villagers on the island painstakingly built.

"You've really mastered the art of manipulating elemental power."

Jiang Bai waved his hand modestly, "It's alright, just average."

Seeing Jiang Bai's overjoyed attitude, the soldier rolled his eyes and took off his straw hat.

Give me a chair.

Jiang Bai snapped his fingers, and a chair appeared behind the soldiers. At the same time, he said to Chang Ci, "Cook more vegetables."

"Ok."

Jiang Bai glanced at the soldier's soaking wet clothes and said, "You should change your clothes. It's really uncomfortable to see them sticking to your body all wet."