Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"I've never liked the sun this much!"

Yi Dou opened his arms to embrace the sunlight, and the cow beside him let out a happy "moo".

Only those who have lost the sunlight truly understand its preciousness.

Jiang Bai laid out melon seeds, peanuts, candy, biscuits, and various snacks, then laid down on a recliner.

"After working so hard for so long, I have to treat myself."

He worked tirelessly in Heguan to help people pass away, busy for more than half a month, and even fought a great battle with those dark demons. The key point is that he did all the work for free.

It's impossible for it to be free; Mora will definitely have to get that money back from General Thunder.

Walnut was lying on the other side of the lounge chair, eating cookies, when she suddenly looked over.

"Speaking of which, the one you brought back is a fragment of the Frostfire Nail, right? Is its purpose to repair the barrier?"

Jiang Bai nodded. "It seems so."

"If that's the case, then the falling of the sky nails on Sky Island becomes clear."

Whether it's the murals on the snow-capped mountains or the underground ruins of Heguan, Sky Island's original intention may not have been destruction.

Perhaps to repair the barrier, they lowered the sky spikes. However, these sky spikes were a catastrophic disaster for the people living there.

Jiang Bai looked up at the sky, and from this position, he could see the Sky Island, which was located at an unknown altitude.

He hovered there above Teyvat, silently looking down at everything below.

He had actually thought about flying up there to see what Sky Island really looked like.

With his current mental strength, as long as he keeps flying upwards, he will eventually reach it.

Unless there is no wind element in the high altitude.

However, he ultimately did not do so.

According to Sora, he and his sister fought against an unknown god, and in the end, he was sealed away while his sister disappeared.

The battle took place in the sky, which is very likely Sky Island.

Jiang Bai was well aware of his own strength.

His strength is far inferior to that of the gods. To presumptuously try to peek into the abode of an unknown being above the gods is tantamount to courting death.

When the Winter Kingdom sounds the clarion call for war, he will always know what the principles of Heaven truly are.

As for now, isn't it good to stay happily with the leader?

"Sky Isle is high above, controlling all of Teyvat. How can we humans judge it with simple good and evil?"

It's like judging gods using human notions of good and evil.

The two sides are not even on the same level.

It is a blessing for humanity that gods love people, but to demand that gods meet human standards is to overstep one's bounds.

Only humans who possess power equal to that of the gods are qualified to judge them.

"The topic suddenly became quite profound," muttered Yi Dou, who was peeling peanuts for Ah Chou.

Jiang Bai turned to look at him, somewhat wistfully, "Sometimes it's good to be ignorant."

Being overly focused on finding answers not only makes things difficult for oneself but can also easily lead to misfortune.

Yi Dou, annoyed, tapped him on the forehead. "Show some respect for your older brother!"

"Hahaha, I'm serious. Do you regret knowing these things?"

If he didn't know, he could still be that carefree hoodlum.

Every day was spent playing with insects and catching cows, happy and carefree.

Now that he knows what the future holds, he suddenly feels an invisible pressure.

"What's there to regret? I'm not one to be sentimental!"

Rather than being powerless to prevent disasters, Ichidou prefers to prepare for them.

When the calamity truly arrives, he will not regret his past ignorance and lack of knowledge.

"Second Boss, you truly live up to your title! I can only look up to you in awe of your attitude."

Yidou is the kind of person who can always be happy, no matter what.

Jiang Bai felt that he was still lacking.

Yidou laughed triumphantly, "Hahaha, I like hearing that, say it more!"

Hu Tao flicked a peanut and gave him a light tap on the forehead.

She brushed the cookie crumbs off her clothes and stood up.

"Have you been showing off enough? Go practice martial arts. While I'm still in Inazuma, I'll teach you a lot."

Jiang Bai watched with a smile as Yi Dou was brutally ravaged in Hu Tao's hands, while pondering how he could train his elemental power more meticulously.

The last battle made him realize his shortcomings.

He is unable to multitask and struggles with precise manipulation.

After thinking for a moment, he began to carve using rock elements.

With a simple reach, a lifelike walnut sculpture appears in the palm of your hand.

This sculpture has an unusual charm of walnut. At first glance, it looks very exquisite, but upon closer inspection, you will find that many details have not been depicted.

Jiang Bai waved his hand, shattering the sculpture, and began to carefully carve the shape of Walnut from the head.

It needs to be so fine that every single hair is clearly visible, and so fine that the weaving texture of the fabric is clearly visible.

Such manipulation requires exceptionally precise control over elemental forces, much like carving the terrain on rock with an extremely small, invisible sculptor.

At first, Jiang Bai carved very slowly, but by the time the sun set, he was surrounded by all sorts of walnut sculptures.

From the first slightly rough one, it became more and more refined and detailed in the end.

You can even feel the texture of skin on stone carvings.

Holding the walnut sculpture in his hand, Jiang Bai was extremely satisfied.

If he ever needs money in the future, he can make a fortune selling statues.

After sparring with Yi Dou for an afternoon, Hu Tao arrived at the deck where Jiang Bai was and immediately spotted the group of statues.

Chapter 568 Developing a New Business

"Hey, what are you doing?"

She picked one up at random and had the illusion that she had been shrunk to her life size.

Jiang Bai flashed a bright smile, revealing a set of pearly white teeth. "I'm practicing to prepare a birthday gift for the sect leader."

"My birthday? That's a long way off."

Seeing how much this guy cared about her birthday, Hu Tao's lips curled up slightly.

"Not too early, not too early. If we don't practice in advance, it will be too late on my birthday."

Jiang Bai naturally wouldn't reveal his true intentions.

After turning 17, you'll be 18...

18 years old, hehe...

Jiang Bai mentally swallowed hard.

"You're not planning to make a life-size statue of me, are you?"

"Hey, isn't this good?" Jiang Bai tilted his head.

"The small statues are fine, but the big ones look weird, like they're a tribute to oneself..."

She looks at herself every day, still life-sized. If you put up a wreath, sprinkle some paper money, and hang up a white sail, she could practically have her own funeral.

A lightbulb suddenly went off in Hu Tao's mind.

"Speaking of which, your skills could definitely be a new business opportunity for us!"

“New business? Could it be…” Jiang Bai’s mind raced.

"That's right, just what you think!" Hu Tao clapped her hands excitedly, feeling more and more that this business had great potential.

"In Liyue, there is an ancient custom where some elderly people, after reaching a certain age, will have their portraits painted. After they die, these portraits will be hung in their homes for their relatives to remember and honor."

"However, now that there are phonographs, some wealthy people will choose to use phonographs as a more convenient way to record images."

“We are absolutely willing to create such a statue for our clients. These statues are so lifelike that they can truly soothe the wounded hearts of those who have lost loved ones!”

These statues are exquisite and delicate, making it seem as if the person is still alive and accompanying you.

She could easily imagine how enthusiastically this business would be received!

Jiang Bai couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"Master, you are truly a genius!"

He was only thinking that if he lost his job, he could sell statues, but Hu Tao directly gave him a new business opportunity.

There's no such thing as unemployment; it's impossible to be unemployed!

"We can also customize according to customer requirements, any size, any dimensions! Single person, double person, or even family portraits are all possible!"

"You can enjoy this service by paying just a little extra molar when you order our funeral services!"

Walnut does not intend to set the price of this business high.

After all, not everyone in Liyue Harbor can afford to buy paintings or hire artists to paint them, but the grief of losing a loved one is the same for everyone.

This will be an affordable service.

"Hehe, I'll print flyers as soon as I get back and promote our business."

Walnut was itching to get started and was eager to make a big splash.

"Get ready, once we return to Liyue, there will definitely be a lot of elderly people coming to the Hall of Rebirth to order custom-made items."

"Ah."

Jiang Bai stretched his lumbar spine, which had been sitting for a long time, and with a wave of his hand, a pile of statues on the ground turned into particles and dissipated.

He handed the best statue in his hand to Hu Tao, saying, "This one is the best."

The statue was heavy, carrying the weight of rock.

Hu Tao took a look.

The statue depicts her sitting on a large rock by the lake, fishing. She holds a fishing rod in one hand and rests her head on her other hand, idly waiting for a fish to bite.

At the other end of the fish tank, he made a little ghost with a fish, trying to tie it to a fishhook.

The statues are exceptionally detailed; even the tiny fishing rods are carved with exquisite patterns.

Jiang Bai even made a groove in the lake and filled it with some seawater.

In the water, the little fish being held by the ghost appears even more lifelike.

"Not bad."

Walnut really likes this little statue.

Even the little ghosts that emerged from her body were very fond of it, circling around the statue.

She planned to put it on her bedside table when she got back.

"Make one for an old man tomorrow, and I'll give it to him. He'll never guess which master sculptor made it."

Jiang Bai felt that the old man could do this himself and there was no need to ask others for help, but he still agreed.

He was also quite curious about which sculptor the old man would guess it was.

After dinner, Jiang Bai took out his compass and checked the direction.

There were no landmarks on the sea, and there were too many stars in the sky. He didn't know much about astronomy and couldn't rely on the stars to orient himself, so he could only wander aimlessly in the sea.

After traveling for several days, the ship encountered an invisible boundary and was forced to stop.