Chen Fan stood silently, his face expressionless, without saying a word. What could he say?
Even 1 + 1 equaled 444 now. What else could he say?
Just as he had suspected, there was no way to guess this answer.
When 1 + 1 did not equal 2, it could equal whatever anyone wanted.
What he had not expected, however, was that this was common knowledge among builders, meaning the others knew it too.
"Very good."
Chen Fan smiled at Tianqi. "Go ahead. You have my permission to hold the Builder Conference in Mortal City. When will it start?"
"In three days."
Tianqi answered respectfully. He had not expected things to go so smoothly this time.
"All right, off you go."
Watching Tianqi leave, Chen Fan did not ask why 1 + 1 = 444. If this was common knowledge among all builders, he ought to know it too. Admitting that he did not understand would give too much away.
Still, this incident had made him realize how useful this Builder Conference would be to him.
He could use the exchange conference to see how other builders did things.
And pick up some basic knowledge about builders along the way.
Otherwise, if he obtained a builder's legacy in some Ancient Ruins someday but could not open the Storage Ring because he lacked this common knowledge, that would be a real headache.
He needed to catch up.
Afterward, Chen Fan did not linger. He headed toward a nearby street, occasionally crouching in front of a stall to pick up an exotic treasure, examine it briefly, and put it back.
Honestly, he found that the chances of stumbling upon a bargain were quite low.
None of the exotic treasures were particularly good. They were all fairly ordinary.
It would be nice if