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Chapter 494 The Crisis on Haiqi Island

Changci shook his head. "I don't know if anything has happened either."

Nagatsu mostly stayed in the village and rarely went out, so he was unaware of what had happened on Umijima Island.

However, he felt that there seemed to be fewer young people in the village, and fewer patrolling soldiers as well.

He told Jiang Bai these things, and Jiang Bai seemed to be deep in thought.

"It seems the situation at the front has changed..."

General Thor previously told the people that he would end the war, but it's unclear how he would end it. Would he personally go to the front lines and break through all obstacles, or would he resolve the demands of Haiqi Island to bring about the end of the war?

No one knows the situation on Haiqi Island better than Xin Hai of Coral Palace, so Jiang Bai is going to visit Coral Palace.

The Coral Palace was bustling with activity. Jiang Bai found a familiar-looking witch and inquired about the location of the Heart Sea.

"Lord Xinhai is at the Water Moon Pool. The situation at the front is critical, so Lord Coral Palace has personally gone to oversee things."

The priestess left behind a message and hurriedly departed.

"The front line is in dire straits? I remember that Coral Palace had already pushed the front line to Nashii Beach on Hachiman Island. How come the front line has suddenly become Mizukichi?"

Jiang Bai frowned, sensing that a lot had happened while he was asleep.

He went to Shuiyuechi to check on the situation at the front.

Shuiyuechi is a satellite island of Haiqi Island. The terrain is quite flat, and Jiang Bai could see from afar that there were many troops stationed on the island.

There were still many warships anchored in the surrounding waters, many of which were damaged, and some shirtless soldiers were repairing them.

Jiang Bai came from Haiqi Island, but was stopped outside the military camp.

Military camps are important places and not places that unauthorized personnel can enter.

"My name is Jiang Bai. I have important matters to report to Lord Coral Palace. Please inform him for me."

"Hold on."

Jiang Bai soon met Coral Palace Xin Hai in the camp, with General Goro from Haizhi Island beside her. She seemed troubled by something, standing in front of a huge map with her brows furrowed.

"I see a lot of wounded soldiers in the camp. Is the situation at the front very urgent?"

Sango Mikoto sighed, "Originally, with Kujo Sara gone, we had already reached Kannazuka and had a chance to directly attack Narukami Island, but suddenly the situation reversed. The shogunate's morale soared, and they forced us here in one fell swoop..."

The recent situation is too abnormal. She has sent people to investigate, but has not yet received a reply.

"Furthermore, many soldiers in the barracks have been aging prematurely, especially recently with the tense situation, this has become increasingly frequent..."

"Getting old for no reason?" Jiang Bai felt something was off.

"Yes, according to my investigation, they used something called the 'Evil Eye' provided by the Fatui. It can boost a person's combat power for a short period of time, but the corresponding price is the loss of life force..."

Coral Palace Heart Sea took out an Evil Eye and placed it on the table. This was one of the confiscated ones, and its design looked somewhat similar to the Eye of God.

"The soldiers are making a huge fuss. They know it's an evil eye, but they still intend to use it," Goro said, his brow furrowed with worry.

“This evil eye has seriously endangered the lives of soldiers. I have already ordered its confiscation and prohibition. But even so, as long as the Fools continue to provide evil eyes to soldiers, the evil eye will continue to be used despite the ban.”

Coral Palace Heart Sea pointed to a seaside cliff on Bayun Island on the map and continued:

"The Fools' Evil Eye factory must be here. We seized the Evil Eyes in such a hurry that we didn't hide it from their spies. They must already know about our seizure and might withdraw their troops. I plan to send a squad of soldiers over to destroy the factory while we're at it..."

"Are we manpower enough?" Jiang Bai suddenly asked.

He felt that the reason the Scattered Soldiers were on Bayun Island was because of this Evil Eye Factory.

"To be honest, it's not enough," Goro shook his head. "We've lost many soldiers recently, and we also have to guard against a surprise attack by the Shogunate army, so we have very few soldiers available..."

"Then I'll go too."

Goro was somewhat delighted, "Having you join us is a huge help!"

This is a formidable figure certified by Wan Ye; with him joining, this situation is secure.

"I wouldn't call it helping, but I also want to see what the Fools are really trying to achieve by promoting something like the Evil Eye."

"Without further ado, let's set off immediately!" Goro rushed off to take stock of the manpower.

Jiang Bai walked to the entrance of the tent, then suddenly remembered his purpose and turned to Xin Hai, saying:

"Oh, by the way, the Heavenly Territory Envoy previously concealed many things about the war, which meant General Raiden was unaware of the situation at the front. But now that General Raiden is aware, the fighting has suddenly intensified, which may be due to this..."

Narukami Island and Kaiji Island are quite far away, and even with the secret help of the magistrates, some messages cannot be transmitted quickly.

I wonder how General Raiden plans to end the war; he can't possibly go to the front lines himself!

"I see..." Xin Hai suddenly grasped the key point, and she said seriously to Wu Lang:

"Goro, go and come back quickly! If you can't defeat them, retreat back to Haiji Island immediately!"

If that's the case, then the shogunate must be determined to suppress them and won't give them much time to rest!

"Yes!"

Watching Wulang and Jiang Bai walk out of the tent, Xinhai continued to look down at the map.

She didn't ask Jiang Bai how he knew the news. Everyone has secrets, and as long as he had no ill intentions towards Haiqi Island, she wouldn't pry.

Eight-Cloud Island.

General Thunder stood alone atop the enormous serpent skeleton, the falling rain seemingly blocked by an invisible barrier, leaving not a trace of moisture on her clothes.

She frowned and stared at the enormous skeleton before her, sensing the malevolent aura emanating from it.

This aura has existed for thousands of years and has never dissipated. Previously, it was suppressed by a protective object and had no effect on people. However, after the object was destroyed, the evil spirits that had accumulated for thousands of years burst forth, becoming so dense that they affected the weather.

She sat cross-legged directly above the snake bone, took the branch of the divine cherry blossom, and re-refined the talisman.

The heavy rain obscured her figure as she carried out her duty to protect the country, just as she had done for countless years before.

Jiang Bai followed Wu Lang's small group of men by boat to the location Xin Hai had mentioned. After some investigation, they indeed discovered a cave.

The cave appears very well hidden from the outside, but once inside, it reveals a hidden paradise.

"Be careful."

Goro, holding a longbow, walked at the front, reminding the soldiers behind him to be vigilant in preparation for any possible battle.

"The aura of evil spirits here is incredibly strong..."

Jiang Bai felt the gudong in his pocket was a little restless, so he quickly took out the necklace and put it on it.

“I felt it too…” Goro’s expression was also very solemn.

They knew all too well how terrifying evil spirits could be.

Chapter 495 The Seizure of Divine Authority [100 Million Words!]

"Let me know immediately if you can't handle it. Don't try to push yourself!"

"Yes!" the five soldiers behind him responded quietly.

The further you go in, the larger the interior space becomes.

The Fools were like someone who had hollowed out the inside of a mountain, with all sorts of pipes, devices, and machines arranged in an orderly fashion.

Just as Xin Hai said, many of the Fools' soldiers withdrew, but some stayed behind.

After defeating the foolish soldiers all the way to the innermost part of the factory, only Jiang Bai and Wu Lang remained.

The other soldiers, unable to withstand the overwhelming aura of the evil spirits, chose to retreat.

"Why are there so many crystallized bone marrow fragments? Are they raw materials for creating the Evil Eye?"

"It should be." Looking at the numerous crystallized bone marrows in the factory, Goro was furious and subconsciously revealed a canine baring of teeth.

For him, who also worshipped the Great Serpent, mining crystallized bone marrow was blasphemy against the Great Serpent, especially since there was so much of it here!

"Who is that!"

Amidst the overwhelming, almost tangible, aura of malevolent spirits, Goro spotted a figure with its back to them.

Jiang Bai recognized who it was instantly.

The skirmisher was still wearing his straw hat as usual, but he had changed his clothes to a looser short robe.

"Let me see which little bug got in..."

Hearing the commotion behind him, the skirmisher crossed his arms and turned around, then his bewildered expression froze on his face.

His expression was somewhat fierce. "What, you're here to attack me too!"

"Uh......"

Jiang Bai was at a loss for words.

Honestly, he hadn't had much contact with the resistance and didn't have any feelings for those soldiers, so it was impossible for him to come and call for battle just because of the Evil Eye.

He simply wanted to know the purpose of the Fools creating and distributing these evil eyes.

The Evil Eye, just from the name, you can tell how similar it is to the Eye of God; it's easy to draw parallels between them.

But when he saw him, this guy's reaction was way too much!

"You're the one who distributed the Evil Eyes to our soldiers!" Goro demanded angrily.

Since entering this place, his emotions have become exceptionally easily ignited, without him even realizing it.

"Tsk, I hate this interrogative tone."

The soldier stared at him coldly, but because Jiang Bai was present, he still gave a reply.

“Although I am standing here, I am only here to oversee things. I am not the mastermind. Besides, it is not us who asked you to use the Evil Eye. If you want power, you must pay the price. Isn’t that just a matter of course?”

"But the price we paid was far too high! Those were living, young lives!" Goro felt a bit dizzy, his mind filled only with anger.

"In this fleeting world, human life is as worthless as grass. The Evil Eye is merely a tool; using it once or twice won't cause this, but if you use it hundreds or thousands of times, you're overdrawing your life force. Who can you blame?"

The soldier spoke in a mocking tone, and his words made Goro's eyes turn black in anger.

"We provide you with weapons, but you can't handle them properly, and then you blame the swords for hurting yourselves..."

"you!"

Goro instinctively tried to draw his bow and use his elemental power to teach this arrogant guy a lesson, but he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Jiang Bai knelt down and checked his breathing, finding that he had simply fainted.

"What's up with him?"

"He just fainted." The soldier put one hand on his hip, his eyes narrowed. "What, are you worried about him?"

Jiang Bai didn't answer his question, but instead said with some emotion, "When I saw you on Bayun Island before, I guessed that the Fools might be up to something there, but I didn't expect it to be such a large factory..."

"I'm very curious about your true purpose in creating the Evil Eye. Don't tell me it's to obtain the Heart of God. The plan to obtain the Heart of God may be related to your Evil Eye factory, but it's definitely not that important."

The Fools, by issuing the Eye Hunt decree, ignited the war and secretly continued to manipulate events to prolong it, seemingly in an attempt to obtain the Heart of God, but in reality, they could not obtain it in this way.

Do they think that by creating chaos in Inazuma, they can exchange food, supplies, and aid for the Heart of God from General Raiden?

If Thor were a god like Wendy, perhaps it would be possible.

But they overlooked one thing: the Thunder General who is now in charge of Inazuma's affairs is a puppet, a cold and ruthless puppet that endures through eternity.

Lei Yingdian had transformed himself into a puppet, and his consciousness resided in his sword. This fact was previously known only to Yae no Kamiko.

Even the stragglers, who were also created, were unaware that the current General Thunder was a puppet.

Even if the Heart of God is not important to the Doll General, disturbing Inazuma and then trying to make a deal under the guise of salvation is a great provocation against eternity.

Besides, Teyvat is not just a country called Winter.

If you want food, there are plenty of ways.

Although Jiang Bai had slept for several days and missed a lot, his mind was still clear, and the recent events on Narukami Island were exactly as he had predicted.

These days, the lady has repeatedly rebelled against the castle tower, trying to exchange it for the heart of God, but she has been rejected without hesitation.

The general then imprisoned the outspoken lady in the castle tower.

The only reason I didn't kill her was because she still had value.

"Your curiosity is truly boundless. I won't hesitate to tell you; these are just the doctor's experiments, and creating chaos is merely a side effect."