Chapter 218 - 145: 5 Max Level Buildings Lit Up in the Building Atlas
He usually didn’t pay much attention to this building.
Its main effect was observing the movements of Ghost Tides in the Eternal Night. It could only detect a Ghost Tide as it was forming, but since it wasn’t the rainy season, no Ghost Tides were appearing. That’s why he hadn’t paid the building much mind.
He also hadn’t found the Observatory in his Building Atlas, which meant that Wonders weren’t considered buildings—at least, not in the Atlas.
"Haaaah."
After a long exhale, he stared wistfully at the vast, blacked-out sections of the Building Atlas, wondering if he would ever have the chance to unlock all the buildings in his lifetime.
’It would be so satisfying to complete the entire Building Atlas,’ he thought. ’Just looking at it would feel good.’
Besides, unlocking different numbers of buildings came with rewards.
So far, he had received them for his first unlock, his third, and his fifth.
’If I maxed them all out...’
How great would that reward be? At this point, unlocking just three buildings already yielded a Yellow Level Fortune Bag. The value of the rewards was clearly increasing each time. If he maxed out the whole thing, wouldn’t that be enough to make him a god?
But...
Then again...
If he really managed to unlock every building in his lifetime, would he even need a reward? By then, the entire Eternal Night Continent would surely be his to command. The only reward he’d probably want at that point would be a longer life.
After all, collecting the Building Blueprints for so many structures would require him to travel all over the continent.
...
Sitting on the City Wall, Chen Fan gazed straight ahead.
He hadn’t constructed any buildings.
But countless white lines suddenly appeared before him. They slowly converged and solidified, forming an entirely golden Fortune Bag that landed in front of him.
He picked up the Fortune Bag.
Its surface was silk, incredibly pleasant to the touch, and its opening was cinched tight with a red cord.
It reminded him of one of those roe-filled tofu pouches from an oden stew.
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[Exotic Treasure Name]: Fortune Bag.
[Exotic Treasure Level]: Yellow.
[Exotic Treasure Effect]: Upon opening, there is a 50% chance to obtain a Yellow Level Exotic Treasure, a 30% chance to obtain Yellow Level Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, a 10% chance to obtain a Yellow Level Building Blueprint, a 9.5% chance to obtain a Yellow Level Wonder, and a 0.5% chance to obtain something else.
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"..."
Chen Fan stood there silently, his face expressionless. He didn’t speak for a long time.
When he first unlocked an entry in the Atlas, he had received a green Exotic Treasure, the Yun Shao. Using it briefly increased one’s luck. He should have saved it for a moment like this.
That would have maximized its value.
But...
...that Yun Shao had resulted in multiple random mutations, which ultimately led to the Legendary Mutation, the Great Wall. So he couldn’t really say it was a loss.
"Haaaah..."
After another long sigh, he decided not to open the Fortune Bag. He’d wait until he got another Exotic Treasure like the Yun Shao. He had acquired one before, after all—he’d found it while browsing the stalls in the Mortal Realm Marketplace.
’Since I managed to get one,’ he reasoned, ’I can definitely get a second one.’
That Yun Shao had led him to the Celestial Artifact Pavilion.
Basically, every Yun Shao had brought him something good.
But then again...
He lifted the Fortune Bag to his ear and gave it a shake. He heard nothing, and it felt as if it were empty, filled with nothing but air.
He stuffed the Fortune Bag into his robes.
He then pulled out a ring. This was something he had found in the Ancient Ruins, left behind by the Immortal Celestial Master. In the time since, he had tried several times to open this Storage Ring, but had failed each time.
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[Exotic Treasure Name]: Storage Ring.
[Exotic Treasure Level]: Yellow.
[Exotic Treasure Effect]: The ring contains a pocket dimension roughly the size of a Wooden House for carrying items. This Exotic Treasure already has an owner, who has set a password for this Storage Ring. To open it, you must speak the correct answer.
[Question]: What does one plus one equal?
[ps: Three incorrect attempts have been made. A fourth incorrect attempt will increase the lockout time to 30 days.]
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Fucking moronic.
That was Chen Fan’s assessment of the Storage Ring. Based on his understanding of Mystical Worlds, shouldn’t a Storage Ring be sealed with a magical restriction? Then he could find an expert at breaking restrictions to open it.
Why did this Storage Ring have a password?
He desperately needed a Storage Ring.
Desperately.
Right now, he was stuffing everything into his robes. While there was plenty of space—cinching his belt basically turned his entire torso into one big pocket—it was rather unsightly and not very elegant.
Having a Storage Ring would make things so much more convenient.
He’d finally gotten his hands on a Storage Ring, only to find he couldn’t even use it.
The feeling was like a eunuch visiting a brothel—all the opportunity in the world, but no tool for the job.
What he didn’t understand was that the Immortal Celestial Master had clearly left this inheritance to benefit future generations. He had to give him a thumbs-up for such a magnanimous gesture. So why set a completely unsolvable problem as the password for the Storage Ring?
Did he want someone to have it or not?
He had already tried three times, and all three were wrong. He’d tried "two" for "one plus one" on his first attempt, but the result was incorrect.
What more was there to say?
It was simply unsolvable.
If one plus one doesn’t equal two, then it could equal anything you want. You call the shots. If you want it to be eight, it’s eight. If you want it to be nine, it’s nine.
When the correct answer is wrong, then every other answer becomes a correct answer.
"Forget it."
Defeated, Chen Fan stuffed the Storage Ring back into his robes. But he quickly pulled it out again, took a deep breath, and gritted his teeth as he spoke.
"Answer to the question: One plus one equals 11!"