Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Although the Water of the Impermanence is also an elemental being, it does not possess intelligence like a slime. Instead, it is more like a machine that attacks any creature that enters its territory according to a specific program.

Jiang Bai neither dodged nor evaded. The longsword-shaped Bai Yuan appeared in his palm, with dense rock element gathering on the blade. There was no need to wait for it to expose its core. With a flash of light, the longsword pierced directly into the core protected by inert matter through the gap.

The pure blue water element core cracked and shattered. Jiang Bai drew his sword and turned around. Bai Yuan transformed back into his arm armor. Behind him, the massive formless water crashed to the ground. The inert matter turned into particles of light and disappeared. The core shattered into eight pieces.

Sold out instantly!

One strike kills!

Changci, who was not far away, was stunned. It was the first time he had ever seen Jiang Bai make a move. His movements were clean, efficient, powerful, and captivating.

Gudu's eyes turned into stars. It jumped off Jiang Bai's shoulder, found the largest core fragment, and swallowed it. Not content with just one, it wanted to swallow the rest as well.

Jiang Bai picked it up and said, "Don't bite off more than you can chew. Try to digest one piece before you eat the next."

Gu Dong shifted its body slightly, a wave of drowsiness washed over it, and it fell asleep right there in Jiang Bai's arms.

Jiang Bai poked the little guy and then put it in his pocket.

"Is this excessive sleepiness a way of accumulating energy in preparation for evolution?"

This was his first time raising a slime, and he wasn't sure if slimes could evolve further, but he figured they could. However, a slime that evolved again probably wouldn't be a slime anymore, since he'd never seen a higher-level slime before.

Jiang Bai guessed that it might change its life form and become an elemental life form similar to a wind spirit or a water spirit.

According to the old man, before Wendy became the Anemo Archon, he was a wind spirit, a wisp of wind among thousands.

He was a natural wind spirit, definitely not transformed from a slime, but both are life forms born from the elements. As long as they share the same origin, anything is possible.

Jiang Bai collected all the fragments of the Formless Water core and returned to Wanglong Village with Changci.

Upon returning to Wanglong Village, he received news that Coral Palace Xin Hai was looking for him.

Jiang Bai guessed that the investigation must have yielded results, so he didn't delay and went directly to the Coral Palace to find her.

Jiang Bai soon met Coral Palace Xin Hai. Besides her, there was another person in the room.

The person was wearing armor, had two erect ears, and yellow and white hair similar to his ears. He also had a large, fluffy tail behind him, making him look like a hybrid of a canine and a human.

He just doesn't look very old; he's still a teenager.

"You've arrived. Let me introduce you. This is General Goro of the Coral Palace."

"Hello," Jiang Bai greeted.

Goro greeted him warmly, his fluffy tail swaying back and forth, clearly expressing his current mood.

"So you're Jiang Bai! I'm so glad to finally meet you! Wan Ye told me about you; he said you're a very good friend and also very strong!"

This was the first time Jiang Bai had ever seen such a large tail. He had seen cats before, but cat tails were slender and not as eye-catching as this large tail.

Jiang Bai resisted the urge to touch him, and instead chatted with him just as enthusiastically, "I've also heard Wan Ye mention you. He said you're a virtuous general, and that the reason you've been able to fight the Shogunate army for so long is largely due to your leadership..."

"It's not that amazing, it's all thanks to Lord Coral's brilliant strategies and ingenious plans..." Goro scratched his head sheepishly.

The general of Haigi Island is surprisingly kind and honest.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Jiang Bai looked at Xin Hai and asked, "I wonder what brings Lord Coral Palace to see me this time? Has there been any result from the investigation?"

"Just call me Xinhai. I'm here to talk to you about this."

Coral Palace Xin Hai showed an apologetic and ashamed expression, "I'm sorry, I've investigated and found out that the destruction of the town's buildings on Bayun Island was indeed done by our soldiers. I didn't discover this, it's my fault for not disciplining my troops properly..."

With Xin Hai's apology, the matter was finally settled.

Umijima has admitted to the crime.

Jiang Bai was somewhat surprised. She thought that Haiqi Island would never admit to such a thing. Even if it was found that they were the ones who did it, they would cover it up for the sake of Haiqi Island's reputation and the impact on morale.

Jiang Bai sighed, "What's done is done, there's no point in saying anything more."

Coral Palace Heart Sea explained the reason for the matter: "The mastermind behind this matter is a squad leader named Nathan, a Mondstadt person who joined the Sea Island during the Eye Hunt Order. He had always performed very well and always took the lead in battle, so he quickly became a squad leader."

"According to my investigation, he exploited the hatred of the Haiqi Island people towards the miners to incite some radical soldiers from different squads. With his help, they obtained the defense map of Bayun Island, landed on the island at night, and committed suicide after completing their mission to prevent me from finding out. Everyone who knew about this tacitly kept silent."

"Because these people didn't belong to the same squad, suffered heavy casualties in the war, and had equally radical soldiers covering for them, their disappearance didn't attract my attention..."

There were actually quite a few soldiers who knew about these things, but many of them only knew bits and pieces of information or heard some complaints, such as "why not just destroy the protective objects on Ba Yun Island?"

They tacitly kept silent, but once they found a ship that had set sail unusually late at night, they found that breakthrough, and the matter became much easier to investigate.

When these fragmented pieces of information were pieced together, the whole picture was revealed.

Coral Palace Heart Sea apologized again, "This is my fault. I was completely unaware of such a major incident in the military..."

Goro also bowed and apologized, "I'm sorry, I should have been the one closest to the soldiers, yet I was also misled..."

Jiang Bai had no interest in listening to their apologies; apologies wouldn't solve anything.

"How do you plan to handle this?"

"We will punish all those involved in this matter and those who failed to report it, in accordance with military orders, but we regret that we cannot disclose this matter at this time..."

Chapter 479 Summer on Narukami Island

"So when will you reveal the truth?"

Jiang Bai could understand why they weren't revealing the truth at this time. The two sides were currently locked in a fierce battle, and revealing this would deal a huge blow to Haiqi Island, and might even affect the outcome of the war.

After all, not everyone is a radical, nor are they all native soldiers of Haiqi Island.

Once they learn of this, they will inevitably question Haizhi Island, leading to a passive response or even a direct departure.

"After the war ends, I will report this matter to General Thunder and await her punishment."

Seeing that Coral Palace Xin Hai said this, Jiang Bai calmly nodded.

The person who actually carried out the attack had already committed suicide, leaving only the mastermind, Nathan.

He couldn't say anything about what Coral Palace did.

“However, there are still some suspicious points in this matter. How exactly did Nathan obtain the defense map of Ba Yun Island? I suspect that there may be other forces involved…” Coral Palace Xin Hai rested her chin on her hand, already having a suspect in mind.

"And not only that, he disappeared recently."

"Disappeared?" Jiang Bai narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, no one knows where he went. His body was never found, and he never came back." Xin Hai suspected that this person was an undercover agent planted by the Fools on their island of Haiji, and had now returned to the Fools.

"I suspect he may have connections with the Fools."

Jiang Bai frowned. "As far as I know, the Fools have been funding your Sea Spirit Island. Aren't you allies?"

He suspected the person in front of him was trying to shift the blame.

"!"

"Where did you get that from? We haven't cooperated with them!" Goro retorted first.

The Fools' reputation was bad, and everyone in the seven kingdoms knew it.

They fought the shogunate for so long, but they always relied on their own strength!

Upon hearing this, Xin Hai fell into deep thought. "We've been receiving anonymous supplies of food and military equipment. I initially thought it was from people secretly supporting us on Narugami Island, but now it seems it's probably from the Fools..."

Xin Hai quickly made a decision, "Wu Lang, go and investigate secretly right away, and give me a list of those in the army who might be members of the Fools."

It was clearly impossible for them not to accept these supplies; these were the supplies they needed most.

Although we don't know what the Fools are up to, we can only prepare as soon as possible and deal with whatever comes our way.

"Yes!" Goro hurriedly left.

Jiang Bai also took his leave.

Standing at the entrance of the Coral Palace, Jiang Bai was at a loss as to where to go.

Go to Ba Yun Island to confront the stragglers?

It's unnecessary and meaningless.

Even if we find him, let alone whether the stragglers know about this or not, what can we do?

Go tell Nagatsu that the real culprit has been found?

But the real culprit has disappeared; the person who did it is already dead.

Moreover, if it weren't for the hatred the people of Haizhi Island harbored towards the miners, how easy would it have been for Nathan to instigate them to destroy the town's treasures?

Moreover, Coral Palace did not intend to tell the public about this matter. Even if it promised to report to General Raiden after the war, it would only be to General Raiden, not to announce it to the public.

Alright, I'll just tell Nagatsugu and then go check out Narukami Island.

It was already evening when Jiang Bai arrived at Narugami Island, and he found the island to be very lively.

Brilliant fireworks bloom in the sky, men and women dressed in kimonos and wearing cute masks play and frolic in the streets, and lanterns along the roadside emit a warm glow.

The city, which had become oppressive due to the Eye Hunt Order, suddenly became lively and vibrant.

Jiang Bai pulled a pedestrian aside and asked, "Excuse me, what day is it today?"

"Summer has arrived on Narukami Island!" A passerby said something cryptic and gave Jiang Bai a sparkler.

Summer on Narukami Island? What the heck?

Jiang Bai held up the fairy wand, looking completely bewildered.

Seeing that the fireworks in the sky wouldn't stop anytime soon, he decided to go to the launch site to take a look. As a result, he saw Kong with a pretty girl setting off fireworks.

Jiang Bai was speechless at this moment, utterly speechless.

At a time like this, instead of secretly plotting against the Eye Hunting Order with the Kamisato family, or undergoing special training with Yae no Miko to avoid dying in Dream Isshin, you're here picking up girls?

Jiang Bai didn't disturb them, and silently pulled Paimonti, who was excitedly watching the fireworks, over.

What are you doing?

Seeing Jiang Bai, Paimon was a little confused. "How come you appear and disappear so suddenly?"

"I just wanted to see who was setting off the fireworks, and it turned out to be you guys."

"It's the Naganohara Fireworks Festival today!"

"Fireworks display?"

"It's an event held by the Naganohara Fireworks Shop, which is very famous in Inazuma."

"So, who is that girl?"

"That's Xiaogong, a friend we know, and one of us..."

Paimon briefly explained to Jiang Bai what he had been doing during this time: while carrying out the plan, he went to the prison with Yomiya to rescue people, completed the quest issued by the Adventurers' Guild, visited the festival with Ayaka Kamisato and watched her dance, and now he was setting off fireworks with Yomiya.

Jiang Bai remained silent for a long while before finally managing to utter a sentence:

"...Your lives are truly fascinating."

With both Ayaka Kamisato and Yoomiya involved, his popularity with women is excessive.

He's different; he's devoted to the sect leader and doesn't flirt around like this guy.

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“Ayaka said the situation has been relatively calm lately, so we relaxed a bit and came out to have some fun,” Paimon chuckled.

Being constantly tense isn't good; you need to relax.

"How are the resistance forces on Umijima doing? Have they defeated the shogunate army?"

"I don't know, I haven't been following the war situation."

The Kamisato family has its own communication channels with Umijima Island, so he doesn't need to worry about these things and naturally didn't interfere.

"Okay, let's set off fireworks together!" Paimon said with a grin, pulling Jiang Bai along to set off fireworks.

"No, you guys have fun, I'll just watch the fireworks."

Jiang Bai took out a deck chair, lay down on the spot, and looked up at the magnificent fireworks display in the sky.

"Sigh, if only the hall master could watch it with me."

At this moment, clouds came from the sea.

Walnut stood on the deck of the Death Star and yawned as the warm sea breeze blew through her.

Beidou leaned against the ship's railing, one hand resting on it, the other holding a wine jug. She took a sip of wine, looked at Hu Tao, and asked with a smile: