Time-traveling island

"but."

Olvia smiled gently again, "Please understand my companions' concern for your territory. After all, Lil said she wanted to move to your territory, and we are deeply anxious about it."

Before Lin An could speak, the elven elder sighed, "You've been considering moving away from the Frostmist Forest all along."

Olvia said, "After that war three hundred years ago, many of us, including myself, had the idea of ​​leaving the continent. However, now is not the time to talk about that."

Lin An sensed that there seemed to be a rift between elves and half-elves. The pure-blooded elves hadn't even told the other half-elf elder about their plan to relocate, and it was only now, with Amberley bringing people to inspect the area, that the matter was revealed.

Of course, the half-elf wasn't completely ignorant.

Lin An felt a little strange and turned to ask the ethereal-looking elven girl, "What did you say after you went back? Did all the elves move here?"

Amberlie was stunned for a moment before she realized that she had given the wrong message, causing the other elves to come to the island with a critical attitude.

In fact, she was considering this island as a backup option.

Seeing her stare blankly for a moment, Lin An guessed the general situation, so he smiled and didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he said, "My current idea is to turn this island into a seaside paradise, an island isolated in the Pacific Ocean, far from international disputes, serving as a bridge for communication between several worlds."

"International dispute? You mean conflict on the continent?" Olvia asked.

"National Infrastructure Integration"

Su Zhenzhen parroted it once, but then lost interest because she discovered something interesting:

Four things were floating in the sky.

"Sister, look at the sky!" She looked up, took Su Zhuoyao's hand, and the two sisters looked up together, causing Wang Wanxiu, who was quietly listening, to also look up.

Lin An nodded and said, "Yes, there are two hundred countries on Earth, with a total population of eight billion. Disputes between countries are quite frequent. Earth is not a paradise, and it cannot be said that there are no disputes here, but at least security can be guaranteed."

Judging from what the elves said, they wanted to move to a place far away from the mainland, or even live on an island.

"Eight billion people..."

The elves were astonished by the number, while Zhou Yong and the others didn't quite understand what eight billion meant until Wang Wanxiu said "ten million equals one billion," at which point they roughly realized how large the number was.

Lin An laughed and said, "It's too early to talk about relocating and settling down now. I don't even have the money or food to recruit people. Wait until today..."

Before she could finish speaking, Su Zhenzhen's graceful figure leaped into the air and soared into the sky, heading towards the four anti-gravity landing ships.

"Don't go up!"

As soon as Lin An shouted, she had already flown into the sky. Su Zhuoyao turned to him and smiled, "This naughty girl couldn't wait to go up and see after she found out the flying boat belonged to you, young master. Wait here, I'll go and call her down!"

Having said that, he flew up into the sky.

Lin An sighed. Su Zhuoyao, the older sister, was no less troublesome than her younger sister.

"Forget it, let the satellites in the sky see it." He stopped worrying about it. Anyway, there were probably hundreds of satellites around the world pointing at the island right now. If they saw someone suddenly appear, countries all over the world should be able to guess what was going on.

"A satellite in the sky?" Amberley looked up at the sky.

Taking this opportunity, Lin An gave them a lesson on Earth's "military power," saying, "There are eight billion people on Earth. Although there is no magic, no cultivation of immortality, and probably no gods or immortals, people on Earth use powerful weapons to fight, such as guns. A single person can use them to attack from a distance of 100 to 1,000 meters, and their power is considerable."

"Is Young Master Lin referring to muskets?" Zhou Yong immediately realized.

"Sounds like a bow and arrow." The elf Dewayne summoned his weapon, an intricately patterned longbow.

Yesterday, Amberley also summoned a staff, while Elin and Shana carried their bows and arrows on their backs.

Lin An asked, "How many times can you shoot an arrow in one breath?"

"Ordinary arrows can be fired more than twenty times, while arrows imbued with magic can be fired ten times."

"But guns can fire hundreds of bullets per second."

Before they could react, Lin An continued, "In addition, there is another weapon called a missile, which can be launched and hit its target from thousands of miles away. When paired with a nuclear bomb, it can flatten an undefended island in just half an hour."

Amberlie was surprised, and the other elves were also somewhat frightened. Only the legendary divine magic could attack from thousands of miles away.

Lin An continued, "Modern warfare also makes extensive use of drones, which can launch close-range attacks without human control. Furthermore, in space, a thousand kilometers above the ground, there are things called satellites that constantly monitor the ground. In other words, your presence on the island, including right now, has been clearly seen by satellites!"

"..."

He rattled off Earth's military configuration in one breath, leaving Amber and the others in silence.

As for Zhou Yong and the others, it was like listening to gibberish; the distance between them was too great for them to grasp the reality.

However, Wang Wanxiu heard every word. She looked up at the sky in surprise and asked somewhat timidly, "Does Young Master mean that there are many eyes watching us from the sky?"

Lin An laughed: "You can understand it that way, but you won't be able to see very clearly. You can only see blurry figures, and you won't be able to see the faces clearly."

Wang Wanxiu was unsure whether to feel at ease or not. The thought that there were eyes watching her from heaven was truly unsettling.

"It's dangerous here," Olvia said cautiously.

The elves all agreed.

The Earth not only has eight billion people, but also possesses powerful weapons and eyes comparable to gods. In the event of war, they would certainly be unable to withstand an attack from thousands of miles away.

Earth is too dangerous.

Lin An didn't try to persuade them further. Although he wanted the elves to help with the construction, the employment relationship had to be based on mutual consent.

The Su sisters have finally returned.

Wang Wanxiu whispered, "Young Master obtained this incredibly powerful treasure ship from the bottom of the sea. Can it withstand those weapons?"

"certainly!"

Lin An laughed, "Dozens of fighter jets flew over the island last night, but no one dared to come down and disturb them. Oh, by the way, Su sisters, come here!"

"Did the young master call for us?"

The two sisters knew they had made a mistake and obediently and sensibly got over it.

Lin An said, "Nothing else, I just want to tell you guys, if you see a fighter jet that looks like an iron bird flying by, don't chase it, or it will be attacked by missiles."

Hearing that there was danger, Su Zhenzhen finally quieted down and obediently nodded.

Lin An smiled at everyone and said, "Now that we've talked about weapons and dangers, let's talk about the benefits of living on Earth."

People from three different times and spaces listened respectfully.

"First of all, Earth is technologically advanced, with virtually no shortage of food, and a wide variety of goods. In the future, when I have time, I'll take you to cities around the world; I guarantee you'll be amazed!"

The cultivation world was unaware of the situation, but Su Zhuoyao and Su Zhenzhen were also quite naive.

"Secondly," Lin An smiled, "the presence of satellites in the sky means that many things on Earth are now information-based. For example, people can predict the weather—rain, snow, cold waves, heat waves, and so on. It also allows people to talk to people thousands of miles away and see their faces without leaving home. Living on an island in the future won't mean being isolated from the world; you can chat with people all over the world. In short, life will be very convenient!"