[Sister Looking for Her Brother: No way, what I said was totally normal. I think you're the one with the dirty mind, Yueyan. Are you watching good stuff behind my back?]
[Lord of the World: Is it really okay for you all to chat about this in broad daylight? There are still kids in this group, you know.]
[Platelet: I'm not a kid anymore! Also, what's this 'paradise' Sister Lumine was talking about?]
[Galactic Bat Hero: Judging by Lumine's phrasing, she must have seen it. Otherwise, she would have said something innocent like, "Isn't paradise just... paradise?"]
[God's Tongue: Innocent?]
[Hellish Blizzard: I've learned a new word again. So 'innocent' can be used like that?]
[I Am Just a Passerby: So, are we still having the gathering or not?]
[Lord of the World: It depends on everyone's availability. We can't just drag people over if they're busy, right? Like with classes or something.]
[Miko Who Can See: Just got to school. I probably don't have time right now.]
[Fallen Angel: I don't want to attend this stupid school for another day! What is the teacher even talking about? Taking half the day to explain something so simple.]
[Where is My Brother: I want to go, but can I in this spirit form? And there's also her...]
[Super True Newbie: Another gathering! Yay!]
[Mad Love for Hashirama: A spirit body should be fine. Before I was revived, I could also attend as an undead spirit.]
[Hellish Blizzard: Then it seems I can't go right now. Seriously, my sister is nagging me to death, insisting I take her with me.]
[Hungry Dragon's Roar: Kanna also has school.]
[Lord of the World: It seems most people are free, just a few are tied up with school. In that case, let's wait until everyone is available to meet up.]
[Silly Girl: It shouldn't take too long. Based on the schedule over there, school usually ends around 3:30 PM. That's plenty of time.]
[Sister Looking for Her Brother: Thinking about this makes me feel pathetic. I used to be tormented by this too. The competition back home is just too intense!]
[Lord of the World: Don't say it. Just mentioning it brings back bad memories. Who understands the pain of surviving middle school for three years, waiting for dismissal every day, only to walk home on muddy roads in the dark!]
[Wandering the Mortal Realm: It seems I will be busy later. The plan to feign death has successfully failed.]
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"I've already set you as an administrator. But I really didn't expect you to volunteer. If anyone causes trouble, don't expect Shinobu to plead for you, even if you are her older sister."
"Yes, I understand. Power shouldn't be used to open back doors for family."
"Ahem, well, actually, rules are set for the weak. The strong are the ones who make the rules. You're allowed to make one mistake, but not a second one."
Seeing Lin Tian's sudden change in attitude, Kanae Kocho looked behind her with understanding. She saw Shinobu Kocho standing there, silently watching Lin Tian.
Seeing that her sister had spotted her, Shinobu Kocho smiled sheepishly, turned away, and started using a tango pig leg to tease a newly captured terror bird.
"It's fine, there's no need to open a back door specifically for me. I will be responsible for the people I bring. If even one of them causes a problem, I will voluntarily step down as administrator and leave the chat group forever."
"Besides, I don't really care about these things. Just being able to see my sister again already makes me very happy. Being able to contribute now is just a small, insignificant thing I can do."
Lin Tian opened his mouth but didn't say anything in the end. He actually wanted to say that it didn't matter whether she contributed or not. After all, no matter which world joined, the help it provided him was minimal, practically nonexistent.
But looking at Kanae Kocho's 'I can finally be useful' expression, Lin Tian swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue. Some things... were perhaps better left unsaid.
"Alright then. When are you planning to start? Based on our chat group, everyone will probably start arriving around 4:00 or 5:00 PM."
Hearing this, Kanae Kocho wasn't too surprised. She hadn't planned on going back right away anyway.
"There's no rush. The only people I can think of who could join are the former Hashira. And I still need to ask their opinions on whether they're willing to join. So, I can just go back after the gathering ends."
Lin Tian said nothing. 'Willing to join?' Did they really think his chat group was something they could just enter as they pleased? It wasn't like he was begging them to join. If they dared to throw a tantrum in the chat group, they shouldn't blame him for tracking them down through the group!
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"Xiao Tian, what are these? They look like... portals?"
After the small talk, Lin Tian, finding himself with nothing to do, began researching the mods he had unlocked so far. The very first one he looked into was the 'More Portals' mod.
Speaking of which, Lin Tian had never researched this mod since the beginning, not even glancing at it.
Now that he had time, he figured he'd use this idle moment to see if the various dimensions were what he imagined.
"This? It's a portal. As long as you arrange the required blocks in the shape of a Nether portal and light it with a flint and steel, you can enter the corresponding world. Each world corresponds to a dimension, and the resources inside are infinite."
Hearing Mitsuri Kanroji's question, Lin Tian answered while taking out a flint and steel to light the diamond block portal in front of him.
"Infinite?"
Hearing this word, Mitsuri Kanroji wasn't as surprised as one might expect. After all, they had already achieved infinite material farming, just a bit slower.
Besides, with the transmutation table and nearly one billion EMC per second, they didn't lack resources at all. They could just take whatever they wanted from the table.
To tell a joke, the enchanted golden apples that were extremely precious in other worlds were considered too soft for them to eat as a meal; they weren't used to it.
"Want to go in and see? Even though they're not valuable anymore, it should still be pretty shocking."
Saying that, Lin Tian stepped into the portal first. He was still quite curious if this dimension was the same as the traditional ones. The original ones... while shocking, only offered resource freedom. It felt a bit lacking, maybe?
Of course, if it was still the same as before, then Lin Tian wouldn't need this mod.
Seeing Lin Tian enter, Mitsuri Kanroji looked at the others who had started to notice the situation and were gradually flying over. She sighed. It seemed she would have to be the one to explain.
"It's like this, and that, and that. Got it? Xiao Tian already went in."
Mitsuri Kanroji spent just one minute relaying what Lin Tian had just said.
"So, do you want to go in? I'm going in first. It'll be nice to see some new scenery."
After speaking, Mitsuri Kanroji also walked into the portal. They were already in a pre-marital relationship. Wherever Lin Tian went, she would go. The habits of a Japanese-style wife were deeply ingrained in her bones.
Shinobu Kocho followed close behind. She was still very curious about what a world made of diamonds looked like.
Shiho Miyano followed behind Shinobu Kocho. She didn't want to fall too far behind.
The remaining few people looked at each other, seeing the curiosity in each other's eyes. A continent of diamond blocks... they were really quite curious about it.
Just like that, Paradise Island, which had been quite lively, suddenly fell silent.