Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

He looked at his two underlings, who also didn't know how to answer.

"How about we wait for Sister Ren to come back? She'll scold us if we take people in without permission..."

"Besides, we don't even know his name or who he is..."

Araki Ichito agreed, and after coughing twice, he said seriously:

"I was just saying that casually. Joining the Arataki Faction isn't something you can do casually. You have to go through rigorous tests, and only those who pass the tests can become a member of the Arataki Faction!"

"I see... "

"By the way, what's your name?"

The person finally asked this question before they met, and Jiang Bai smiled and said, "My name is Jiang Bai."

Araki Ichito struck a pose befitting his boss, patting Jiang Bai on the shoulder. "Jiang Bai, right? You'll be with us for now! Once you pass the test, you'll become a member of our Araki Faction!"

"Okay, boss!" Jiang Bai immediately called him boss.

He immediately noticed the Eye of God on Ichidou's body, which he wore around his neck as a necklace, making it particularly conspicuous.

Jiang Bai frowned inwardly. In the current climate of rampant Eye Hunting Orders, why would someone so brazenly wear the Eye of God on their person? Were they afraid others wouldn't see it? Or did they have some confidence that the Shogunate wouldn't confiscate it?

Instead of asking the question that was on his mind, he turned his attention to the horn of the bucket.

"Boss, you seem a bit different from us."

"I am a demon, of course I am different from you humans!" Ito proudly put his hands on his hips.

Jiang Bai understood. No wonder he said he was a ghost, because he was a member of the ghost clan.

It seems there are quite a few monsters and yokai around here in Inazuma.

"I see, then you must be the most powerful ghost, boss!" Jiang Bai's flattery was so smooth that Yi Dou felt completely flattered.

Jiang Bai packed away his bedding, ignoring the coffin, planning to withdraw his elemental power to make the coffin disappear after he had walked a distance away.

With the Eye Hunt Orders rampant these days, he didn't intend to reveal his ability to use elemental power, lest he cause trouble.

He looked at Yi Dou and asked, "Boss, I'm hungry. What should we have for breakfast?"

"Breakfast? Grilled violet melon, of course!" Arataki Kazuto swept his hair back with one hand, striking a cool pose, looking every bit the boss. But the next second, he jumped up.

"Ah! My violet!"

He darted off like lightning towards the direction where smoke was rising.

The two henchmen seemed to remember something and followed after them without stopping.

"My attention was completely drawn to the coffin, I almost forgot the violet was still on the fire!"

"Hopefully it's not burnt yet!"

Jiang Bai stared in disbelief at the scene, suddenly realizing that joining them might not be a good decision.

His lips twitched, and he followed.

Araki Ichito had already picked up the violet melon that was sitting on the fire. The violet melon's skin had turned completely black. He squatted in front of the fire and kept blowing on it, trying to cool it down and see if it was still edible.

The other two quickly took the violets off and put them aside.

"Whoosh~ It's so hot!"

Araki Kazuto took a bite of the violet melon, and it was so hot that he stuck out his tongue and kept fanning his mouth.

He chewed on the burnt violet as he said, "Although it's a bit bitter because it's burnt, it's still edible."

He handed me a bunch of dark, unremarkable violets. "Here, have one."

Jiang Bai, Jiang Bai didn't want to eat the burnt violet.

He pulled out four flatbreads. "Boss, I have some flatbreads here. Let's eat some flatbreads."

Chapter 482 Hand over the Eye of God!

"cake?"

Araki Kazuto took the cake without any suspicion and took a bite. Even though the cake had been stored for a while, it was still crispy and crumbly.

"Not bad! It's quite delicious!"

The eldest brother said it was delicious, and the two younger brothers also took the pancakes and took a bite, then abandoned the burnt violet.

Several people squatted by the fire eating flatbread, completely unrefined and unaware of their own behavior.

"Your pancake is delicious! Where did you buy it?"

Araki Ichito quickly finished the cake and then licked all the crumbs off his hands.

"Made at home."

"Speaking of which, where do you live? Why are you all alone in this desolate place?"

Having probably eaten his fill, Yi Dou's intelligence finally returned, and he began to pay attention to something that had been ignored.

"I'm from Liyue. I couldn't make a living on the outlying islands, so I secretly came to Narukami Island. I don't have a temporary residence permit, so I don't dare to enter the city. I can only hide in the wilderness to avoid being discovered by the Shogunate..." Jiang Bai explained, half-truthfully.

Upon hearing that Jiang Bai, like them, had come here to hide from others, Yuan Tai felt a deep sense of sympathy and directly explained why the group was there.

"We also came here to hide in the wilderness. The Heavenly Commander wanted to confiscate the Boss's Eye of God, but the Boss didn't want to give it up, so we ran away from the city to hide."

Jiang Bai's gaze fell on Araki Ichito's Eye of God. "Why not hide the Eye of God?"

Araki Ichito touched his Eye of God. "Everyone knows I have the Eye of God, so there's no point in hiding it."

“That makes sense…” Jiang Bai realized that this seemingly not-so-bright guy actually saw things quite clearly.

Everyone already knew that he possessed the Eye of God. As long as the Heavenly Commander had not confiscated his Eye of God, he could not hide it or conceal it.

"What if it gets stolen?"

Arataki Ichito patted his chest, showing off his muscles, "If you want to steal my Eye of God, you'll have to beat me!"

Jiang Bai didn't ask the question again. "I just heard you guys mention 'Sister Ren,' who is that?"

Upon hearing Jiang Bai's words, Arataki Ichito stood up, took out his comb again, and pretended to smooth the white hair on his forehead.

He looked like a general commanding an army, his face radiating boundless pride.

"Kid, listen up! Under the leadership of the number one fighter in the world of Araki, which is me, our Araki Clan currently has six members. I am the leader! The second-in-command is A-Shinobu, followed by Genta, A-Shou, A-Huang! And then there's our A-Chou!"

Araki Ichito released his bull, which mooed and revealed the same heroic expression as Araki Ichito.

Jiang Bai blinked.

A gang of five? And a cow?

Are you sure this isn't a joke?

I always feel out of place with them because I'm too normal.

After introducing Niu Niu, Arataki Ichito pointed at Jiang Bai, who was still squatting on the ground, and said loudly and boldly, "You have the qualifications to become the seventh member of our Arataki Faction. I have high hopes for you!"

"Yes, boss!" Jiang Bai stood up and shouted "boss" with great vigor.

"Hahahaha, it's great that you have this awareness!" Araki Kazuto patted him on the shoulder in a very good mood.

Araki Kazuto pointed to the woods not far away, "The first test for joining our Araki Faction is catching the Demon Beetle!"

"Catching hermaphroditic worms? Why would we need to catch hermaphroditic worms?"

Jiang Bai had seen this kind of insect before. It looked a bit like a beetle, mostly purple, with patterns on its carapace that resembled ferocious demons.

Arataki Kazuto said matter-of-factly, "Of course, we'll choose the King of Fighting Insects!"

Jiang Bai suddenly realized, "So that's how it is!"

The fighting insects they were talking about were actually herring beetles.

"Let's go! I'm going to catch the biggest Hercules today!" Arataki Ichito took the lead and walked into the woods.

The two underlings quickly followed.

Jiang Bai felt that these people weren't out hiding from the soldiers of the Heavenly Territory, but rather seemed to be out having fun.

Jiang Bai followed and asked Yuan Tai, who was walking behind, for information.

"Don't we still have two people from our Wilderness Sect? Aren't they here?"

Even though they hadn't officially joined yet, Jiang Bai was already using "we" in his address, demonstrating his increasingly sophisticated and skillful use of intimacy.

"Shinobu and Akira are in Hanamiban. Shinobu handed in her God's Eye, so she doesn't need to hide in the wilderness with us..."

"Handed it over? Handed it over voluntarily?"

"Yes, it's all because of that Kujo Shogun of the Shogunate. He kept coming to persuade our Shinobu-nee, and she got so annoyed that she just gave it to her..."

"General Kujo? Which General Kujo?" Jiang Bai really didn't know much about the various characters in Inazuma.

"It's the tengu of the Kujo family, Kujo Sara."

"They actually tried to persuade me? I thought they were going to just snatch it..."

Jiang Bai was unaware of how the Heavenly Territory implemented the Eye Hunting Order, nor had he witnessed it.

Judging from the few words spoken by Ryouka Kamisato and the many fugitives who went to Umijima Island, the confiscation of the Eye of God should have been carried out by force, but unexpectedly, this Sara Kujo actually tried to persuade him.

"General Kujo usually tries to persuade her first, and only takes action if she can't be persuaded. But it's different with the other foot soldiers under the command of the Heavenly Territory Magistrate. However, General Kujo seems to be very busy, and most of the work of confiscating the Eye of God is carried out by the people under the command of the Heavenly Territory Magistrate..."

"I see. This General Kujo seems to have some integrity..."

Jiang Bai was just wondering what kind of person this General Kujo was when he unexpectedly met him not long after.

A squad of soldiers from the Heavenly Command blocked their path and surrounded them.

"Arataki Ichito, hand over your God Eye!"

Araki Ichito was clearly surprised. "How did you find me here?!"

"Hmph! This area is deserted, yet bonfires are lit every day at mealtimes. A little investigation will reveal it's you!"

"What! That's how it is! I thought I had hidden it perfectly!"

Jiang Bai's lips twitched; he really wanted to say something.

He hid it perfectly; with that loud voice, he made no attempt to conceal it. It would be a miracle if no one had noticed.

"Hmph! So what if they found out!" Arataki Ichito tossed his hair, arrogantly touched his nose with his thumb, and then pointed at the foot soldier in front of him with one finger.

"You think you can steal my Eye of God?"

The two underlings, Yuan Tai and A Shou, were equally eager to fight, displaying an arrogant and fearless attitude.

Araki Ichito turned and glanced at Jiang Bai. "Newcomer, you just stand aside and watch my performance! Genta Akira, you guys protect him!"

Araki Ichito pulled out his massive spiked club, the sharp fangs carving a semicircle in the ground. "Let me show you the power of your master, Araki Ichito, the undisputed ruler of the world!"

"Okay, boss! Go for it, boss!" Jiang Bai cheered, then obediently stepped aside.

Genta and Ashou obediently stepped back, preparing to protect the newcomer as their boss had instructed.

Chapter 483 Handsome for Only Three Seconds

Jiang Bai sighed inwardly as he watched the two unarmed men warily eyeing the shogunate foot soldiers.

These two people have good intentions, but they are clearly not very bright.

How could someone with bare hands possibly defeat soldiers armed with knives and guns?

Jiang Bai could only be more careful to prevent them from getting injured, while also keeping an eye on the battle situation of Arata Ichidou.

The strength of those who possess the Eye of God varies. Although they can all use elemental power, some can take on three Ruin Guards single-handedly, while others are too weak to defeat even a single swindler.

Although the Eye of God allows one to manipulate elemental forces, true strength does not depend on the Eye of God, but on the individual.

There is no limit to the Eye of God, but the limits of a person determine the limits of the Eye of God.

A person's perspective, education, experience, and way of using elements also determine their understanding and use of elemental forces.

Arataki Ichito's use of the rock element is similar to Jiang Bai's at the beginning, which is to imbue the rock element into his weapons. He himself does not have any superb martial arts skills. Most of his moves rely on the fighting intuition and brute force of the Oni race.

Perhaps no one had taught him in this area, or perhaps street brawls didn't require much strength or skill; in any case, Jiang Bai thought Arataki Ichito's use of elemental power was terrible.

Even so, dealing with this small team shouldn't be a problem.