My two-dimensional resident

As Lin Tian's newest "little cotton-padded jacket" (a term of endearment for a daughter), Binchotan finally embarked on the path of betraying her brother, a path pioneered by Erza.

"Uh... well, then you guys should earn enough Bells first." Lin Tian glanced speechlessly at his daughter, who seemed a bit weak-willed. He gave a wry smile and shrugged, deciding not to continue the conversation.

On the adorable Rabbit Island, the entry fee is 40,000 Bells per person, the first house upgrade fee is 100,000 Bells, and the first space backpack upgrade fee is also 100,000 Bells. Lin Tian collected 300,000 Bells, and in the end, he could only have 60,000 Bells left.

The thought that he could only earn 6 Bells from each resident to fund public infrastructure construction made Lin Tian feel a pang of regret. He regretted his earlier boast about promising to upgrade their spatial backpacks for free.

If Xiao Keming hadn't informed them that the cost of upgrading the tents to houses was the island owner's responsibility and hadn't been covered by the island owner, Lin Tian, ​​who is frugal, probably wouldn't have upgraded their houses at all.

Want to live in a red brick house? Earn money to upgrade yourself!

However, these were just minor complaints in Lin Tian's mind. When it came time to pay for them, he still did so without hesitation.

The resident entry fee is, frankly speaking, just a symbolic charge. In the end, this fee still serves the benefit of everyone.

After all, everyone contributed both effort and money during the early stages of island construction. Some people even invested their own money in the construction of bridges and ramps before they had even paid Lin Tian their island entry fee.

Therefore, although Lin Tian verbally demanded that they pay the island entry fee, he did not inform them of the repayment deadline, and that they could repay at any time.

"Mr. Reigen, when are you going back?"

"I plan to leave after dinner."

"Here, take these 200 apples. Our transaction is for 100, and the rest are for your daily consumption. Remember not to be too greedy; sell your share. Your strength is too weak; you need to become stronger as soon as possible. Only with great strength can you protect your wealth."

Remember to give me the island entrance fee next time you come back, and I'll upgrade your backpack space. That way you can bring back more apples next time.

Lin Tian took out ten sets of apples from his spatial backpack and handed them to Reigen Shinryo one by one.

On the adorable Rabbit Island, everyone enjoys the right to eat apples.

After Lin Tian experienced the incident where Lin Nali wanted to go home with only around 20 attribute points, he initially went so far as to cruelly demand that weaker residents eat at least 30 apples a day in order to help them become stronger quickly.

But after eating them for a few days, people developed a phobia of apples, and one junior high school student even dreamed of eating apples in his sleep.

So these weaker people collectively went to Lin Tian to protest, saying that they couldn't eat that many apples every day, and could only eat a maximum of 10 per day.

Seeing the protesting residents, Lin Tian realized he had become obsessed and forgotten his original intentions. So from that day on, he set a daily ration of ten apples for each person on the island. Whether they could finish them or not was not a requirement. And for each resident leaving the island, Lin Tian would allow them to take 100 apples with them.

So when Reigen Arataka said he would leave the island and go home that night, Lin Tian gave him an extra 100 apples in addition to the amount they had traded. But Lin Tian knew Reigen Arataka's character; he was absolutely certain he would sell his apples. Therefore, he specifically instructed him that his own strength was everything, and everything else was secondary.

"Yes, I know."

Reigen Arataka nodded, promising not to sell his share of apples again.

Even without Lin Tian's reminder, he wouldn't have dared to make such a mistake. He had returned a few days ago seeking Shinji Ikari's help because Shinji had sold an apple, leading to espers invading his city. If it weren't for Shinji's help, his apprentice, Shigeo Kageyama, might have completely gone berserk.

Recalling the day Shigeo Kageyama went berserk while trying to save him, Reigen Arataka broke out in a cold sweat, a wave of fear washing over him. He vowed to become stronger so he could protect his innocent and kind disciple.

'Once I make some money, I'll definitely treat Mob to udon. I remember he mentioned a good udon restaurant, but he never got a chance to try it...'

If Lin Tian knew what Reigen Arataka was thinking at this moment, he would definitely call him a miserly old man!

What kind of master is this! He makes a fortune himself, but only treats his apprentice to noodles...

"Then everyone can leave. Euphemia, come with me, I'll help you with the island entry procedures."

Chapter 276 Lin Tian's Wish Fails

After disbanding the apple transport team, Lin Tian took Euphemia to the service hall and, just like when he helped Bardock and Ashido, successfully completed the island entry procedures for 4 Bells.

Euphemia is very intelligent, and she lives in a technologically advanced world where even mechs can be manufactured, so she quickly became proficient in using the Nok phone.

While she was getting used to her phone, Lin Tian wasn't idle either. He checked Euphemia's personal attributes and, finding that she didn't have any special abilities, said goodbye and left the service hall alone.

Today was an incredibly fulfilling day for Lin Tian. To reward himself, he went home, found a deck chair in a shady spot, and fell asleep.

Life is about learning to enjoy it, not just being constantly busy.

"To save my beloved, I left my home; little did I know I would become the top scholar in the imperial examination..."

Sipping a cup of tea, fanning myself with a palm-leaf fan, humming a little tune, watching butterflies flutter among the flowers in the distance. What a idyllic life!

......

The next morning, Lin Tian skillfully caught the scorpion that was hiding outside trying to ambush him, and then headed towards the service hall.

"Huihui, you're back so soon? You didn't forget my reward this time, did you?"

Upon entering the service hall, Lin Tian found Isabelle, who had returned to Knok headquarters the day before to report back, already back at her workstation, organizing some documents. Lin Tian smiled and asked...

"Ah, Island Master Lin Tian, ​​good morning. You haven't forgotten this time. Here's your reward."

Upon hearing Lin Tian's voice, Isabelle tilted her head and smiled at him before taking out a box with the Knox logo and placing it in front of him.

Lin Tian was surprised to see that the reward was such a large box. When did rewards become blind boxes?

"Huihui, do you know what's inside?"

"I don't know, you'll have to check it yourself, Island Master Lin Tian."

"..."

It really is a blind box...

Faced with this test of character, Lin Tian hesitated. As someone with the worst luck in life, Lin Tian dared not risk opening it.

Although he desperately wanted to know what was inside, he suppressed his impulse.

After thinking it over, Lin Tian put the blind box into his spatial backpack, waiting for the lucky islander Kikyo to return so she could help him open it.

"Little Ke, give me three stone bridge construction planning modules."

After chatting with Isabelle for a few minutes, Lin Tian saw Xiao Ke come out of the inner room. He then walked straight up to Xiao Ke.

He currently has 403 million Bells, enough to complete all the unfinished tunnels and bridges. However, due to the island's limitations, only three bridges can be built at a time. So Lin Tian directly asked Klose for three stone bridge construction planning modules.

"Okay, Lin Tianli. These are three stone slab bridge construction planning modules. Do you have any other needs?"

Little Ke wagged its tail, squinted its eyes, and took out three module packages from behind it, handing them to Lin Tian.

After taking the module package from Xiao Ke, Lin Tian shook his head and said, "That's all. You go ahead and do your work, I'll be going now."

"Okay, Lin Tianli, goodbye."

After leaving the service hall, Lin Tian opened his Nokia phone, clicked on the map, and then walked over to the bridge construction location he had planned beforehand.

After he placed the third set of bridge construction tool modules and handed over 200,000 Bells to the foreman, it was nearly 11 a.m.

"Currently, in the initial public infrastructure construction plan on the island, there are still 25 road piers and 4 bridges that have not been built. If we calculate the time, it takes three days to build three buildings. Including today's batch, it will take me one month and three days to complete all the facilities."

"It's a bit inefficient, but what can you do when the island's rules dictate that you can only build three buildings at a time... It's really frustrating to suddenly have money but nowhere to build it!"

The Green Gourd Sword Immortal

Back in the square, Lin Tian spent one bell to buy a bottle of iced cola and began to gulp it down. The thought of having a million dollars but being unable to spend it made him feel somewhat frustrated.

He longed to experience the thrill of spending money like water. Unfortunately, he didn't have the chance.

"Expanding my house? Forget it. I've already expanded it once. Expanding it again would cost five million Bells. Only a fool would do something like that..."

On the adorable Rabbit Island, upgrading a tent to a red brick house costs 10 Bells. Expanding to a one-room house or upgrading to a two-room house costs 100 million Bells, and expanding from a two-room house to a three-room house costs 500 million Bells.

Lin Tian's house is currently occupied by only one person, so there is no need to expand it to include more rooms.

"Island Master Lin Tian, ​​I have a question I'd like to ask you."

Just as Lin Tian was enjoying the last sip of his iced cola, Euphemia, dressed in a pink lace princess dress, came to his side.

At this moment, Euphemia's hair was styled in a high bun, with loose strands hanging down her sides, supporting her long, slender neck. The semi-sheer lace subtly revealed her delicate and alluring collarbone. Her proud mountains revealed most of their snow-covered slopes, and perhaps because she hadn't slept well the night before, her graceful figure exuded a languid and seductive charm.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" Seeing how stunning Euphemia was, Lin Tian swallowed hard, threw the empty bottle in his hand into the trash can, and asked with a smile.

"If I eat an apple and become stronger, can I withstand Lelouch's Geass ability?"

Euphemia brushed away the strands of hair that were obscuring her eyes, pursed her red lips, and asked Lin Tian.

"Hmm... this. Theoretically, absolutely commanding Lelouch's Geass ability is a form of forced hypnosis. It's a kind of mental attack emitted through the pupils."

If your attribute values ​​increase, your mental strength will also increase. When your mental strength is several times higher than Lelouch's, you'll have a good chance of withstanding his Geass ability.

Euphemia's question was something Lin Tian had never considered. He paused, thought for a moment, and then explained it to her in his own words.

"Mental strength... I don't think there's a field for that in the personal information app. How do I determine my mental strength level?"

After listening to Lin Tian's explanation, Euphemia touched her chin with her fingers, put her other hand behind her back, and continued to ask questions with an eager look.

"Oh, yes, there isn't a 'spiritual power' option in the attribute panel. You can think of it as a derivative of the four attributes: health, stamina, agility, and strength. The higher your health, stamina, agility, and strength, the stronger your body and soul will be. Consequently, your spiritual power will also become stronger."

"What's wrong, Euphemia? Do you want to go back and stop Lelouch's plan?"

Lin Tian had previously explained the issue of mental strength when he was advising Lenalee. So when Euphemia raised the question, he simply repeated his previous explanation.

Chapter 277 Lenalee's Regain of Hope

"I'm sorry, Island Master Lin Tian. You told me yesterday not to think about the past anymore. But last night, lying in my sleeping bag, all I could think about were the innocent civilians I killed. I wanted to save them..."

Euphemia learned from other residents during dinner time yesterday that returning home for the first time from the adorable Rabbit Island allows you to go back to the corresponding point in time based on the things you think about on the plane.

Therefore, Euphemia desperately wants to go back to the point in time before she massacred the civilians of District 11 at the convention. This way, she can save the lives of those innocent civilians.

However, she was well aware that if she couldn't withstand Lelouch's Geass ability, that kind of tragedy could still happen. So when she saw Lin Tian, ​​she stepped forward and asked him if she could withstand the Geass ability after she became stronger.

“I understand. I’m already very pleased that you’re not so eager to go back. Unlike Lenalee, who wanted to go back before she had even improved her strength.”

By the way, you don't know who Lenalee is yet, do you? She arrived a month before you. But she's gone home now. Let's not talk about her now; you'll meet her eventually.

As for your desire to go back and save those civilians, I fully support that. However, to avoid being controlled by someone using GEASS abilities again, it's best to stay on the island for a few months first, strengthen yourself, and get your attribute values ​​to at least 300 or higher.

Oh, right. I just remembered that Lelouch's Geass ability can only issue one command to the same person. So don't worry too much about him continuing to control you with his Geass. You should shift your attention to other people who possess Geass abilities.

Lin Tian was genuinely pleased with Euphemia's rationality. This was far better than Lenalee's reaction back then; she truly lived up to her title as a princess of the Britannian Empire.

"Alright, Island Master Lin Tian. I'll strive to become stronger as soon as possible. By the way, what responsibilities will I have as your resident?"

With Lin Tian's assurance, Euphemia felt much more at ease. She decided to follow Lin Tian's advice and strengthen herself on the island. With great power, she could single-handedly withstand an army of thousands, quickly seize control of the Britannian Empire, and then implement reforms in District 11 and other special districts under her rule.

The failure to establish the 11th District Special Administrative Region made her realize that without strong power, political means alone are simply not enough.

"Responsibilities? Yes, there are. First, as I told you yesterday, make the most of every day on the island and enjoy yourself. Avoid conflicts with other residents, be understanding and helpful to one another. Second, earn as many Bells as possible."

That's all... If there are any events or work-related matters, I'll let you know.

Regarding island development, the most important tasks at present are building bridges and ramps, and these can only be undertaken by Lin Tian, ​​the island's owner. Other residents can only donate some Bells at most. Therefore, Lin Tian can't think of any work that Euphemia can do.