Time-traveling island

After listening, Su Zhenzhen smiled and said, "What you've said is somewhat similar to a communication talisman, capable of transmitting sound over long distances. It's a pity that neither my sister nor I have ever left Luofeng Mountain, so we have no one to communicate with us."

Lin An said, "I'm quite interested in your world. How about I visit you sometime?"

"Great! When will you be going, young master?" Su Zhenzhen happily agreed.

Su Zhuoyao hesitated for a moment, then stammered, "I'm afraid you'll be disappointed, young master..."

"What's disappointing?"

Lin An asked, but she refused to answer.

The room fell silent for a moment. Amberley slowly began to speak, "Thank you, Mr. Lin, for telling us the truth about this world. It's dangerous here, but it's also full of things that are completely different from our original world. I think we can't decide to move here right away."

Lin An could understand that before figuring things out, he wouldn't dare go to the magical world or the world of cultivation, let alone settle down there.

Amberley smiled at him and said, "To repay Mr. Lin's sincerity and to plan for the future, I can help Mr. Lin build this island as a friend."

"I can help too."

Before Lin An could speak, the druid elf lady pointed to the ground beneath her feet and said with a smile, "I am skilled at cultivating plants and improving the land. Mr. Lin's territory is still quite barren, and I think I can be of some help."

Lin An was overjoyed and thanked Olvia. Speaking of which, this druid was not very tall and looked younger than Amberly, but she had a gentle and elegant temperament, making it easy to tell that she was Amberly's elder.

The other elf, Dewyn, looked at Amberly and silently pondered something.

In his memory, Amberley didn't smile much. Whenever he saw her, she was always quiet and elegant, with a slight distance between them.

Upon meeting Amberley, he deeply realized that there was a natural barrier between high elves and half elves, far more severe than the barrier between pure-blooded elves and them.

Now, Amberley, who has become estranged from the half-elf, smiles at Lin An, a human on Earth, and offers to help him...

"How about this?"

Lin An came up with a solution and said to the two, "The island is very empty, and I really want more people to come and live here, including elves and disaster victims from Shun Kingdom."

"Where are the demons?" Su Zhuoyao asked softly, but seeing the young master looking over, she quickly changed her words, pointing her jade-white finger at the giant octopus in the sea: "Where are the monsters?"

"Of course you can stay there!"

Lin An said, "My current idea is that since you're helping me build the island, I can't let you do it for nothing. I can reserve a piece of land for you, or give you some supplies in return. Once the island is completed, you're also welcome to build an embassy here!"

What is an embassy?

Simply put, it facilitates the exchange of people between the two sides.

Lin An explained to them what an embassy was, and Olvia seemed thoughtful: "There are ships that fly in the sky on Earth, making travel easy for people. Will other people come to the island to travel in the future?"

Lin An nodded: "Your Elf Kingdom doesn't accept tourists?"

“Few people come here. Only a few people come to the capital, and the rest stay on the outskirts,” Dewayne replied, adding, “Miss Lil lives in a village thirty miles from the capital, and most of the other pure-blooded elves don’t like crowds.”

"That's a pity." Lin An really wanted the elves to come and live on the island. Putting everything else aside, their looks alone are very pleasing to the eye.

As if reading his mind, Amberley asked, "Will future travelers freely explore the island?"

"Of course not, tourists cannot affect residents."

Lin An initially wanted to accommodate the elves' living habits, but then he thought that if the lifestyle of Earthlings was not suitable for them, no matter how much he changed it for them, the elves would still leave.

You can't force it.

Seeing that the elves remained silent, Wang Haiqing quickly asked, "Young Master Lin wishes to have the disaster victims settle here?"

He originally thought it was an employment arrangement, but it turns out it was for someone to settle down here.

Lin An said, "You can register your residence here, or you can leave; there are no restrictions on where you stay or go."

Wang Haiqing was astonished: "Young Master Lin means that the disaster victims have settled here, and can still leave if they want to in the future?!"

"Of course, you're free to come and go!"

Lin An discovered that not only he was surprised, but even the elves were astonished by this.

Amberley, however, had a look of realization on her dreamlike face as she said to Olvia and the others, "I forgot to tell you, Mr. Lin once said that the residents of the territory can leave at any time."

Upon hearing this, Shana couldn't help but say to Lin An, "You are a kind and just lord!"

Lin An was both amused and exasperated. After asking them, he learned that the lords of their world strictly controlled the number of their subjects, not allowing too many or too few.

Even the people under one's jurisdiction could be traded; it wasn't about buying slaves, but rather lords spending money to buy residents from other lords.

In ancient China, population movement was also restricted. Unless there was a famine, people could not leave the county seat for their entire lives.

Therefore, Lin An's statement that people could freely come and go from his island surprised both the people of the magical continent and the ancient world.

"How about this?"

Lin Anchao said to Zhou Yong and the others, "Once I borrow money and grain, I will hire you and pay each of you three taels of silver a month, which can be converted into rice, flour, cooking oil, etc. according to the prices in your area."

In modern society, three taels of silver are not worth much, but converting prices is troublesome. He doesn't intend to calculate the money for them according to modern purchasing power, but directly according to their understanding of market price.

"That's too much!" Wang Haiqing said hurriedly. Zhou Yong, who was standing next to him, also nodded and said, "Young Master Lin gives us a meal, and we will do our best to work for you. Three taels of silver a month is more than the salary of many officials."

"Is it not much, or is it too much? No, it is not much."

Lin An said jokingly, his literary words drawing Wang Wanxiu's attention.

Under the gaze of this well-bred young lady, Lin An quickly said, "Let's do it this way for now, we'll talk about the rest of the salary later. But first, I need to borrow money and supplies!"

"Young Master hasn't said anything about us yet!" Su Zhuoyao said with a somewhat aggrieved expression.

"you?"

"We can also help you, young master!"

Su Zhenzhen chimed in.

Lin An laughed and said, "But I don't even know where you live or how many people live in your families... Alright, alright, that's enough for you two. Thank you, what kind of reward do you want?"

"Rice porridge!" Su Zhenzhen answered immediately; she really liked the rice porridge she had just drunk.

Su Zhuoyao brushed her dark hair aside with her fingers and said shyly, "Young master said there are many goods on Earth. Could you please give my sister and me some jewelry? We don't have many decent pieces of jewelry to wear in the mountains."

Lin An looked at the two sisters' ethereal faces and couldn't help but agree, "Of course, I'll give you a bunch of jewelry and clothes someday!"

Seeing that he was staring at her, as if he was bewitched, Su Zhuoyao couldn't help but cover her lips with her hand and smile smugly with her eyebrows curving.

Making men fascinated by her seemed to be something she was naturally good at.

Although she didn't even know why men were infatuated with her, she was happy as long as Young Master Lin was head over heels for her.