purgatory artist

Chapter 176 Elementary Ability
"This is our thank you gift, I hope you can accept it."

A middle-aged man wearing glasses said.

Liu Ping stood beside him, watching people continue to clean up the corpses on the square.

The church is built on top of the hill.

When the fire broke out, the nearby towns immediately found out and sent their hands.

Things spread quickly and caused a sensation.

The families of the children came the next day.

The little boy found his father, pulled his father aside, pointed at Liu Ping and whispered, "Paladin...a guy with an old face...impure..."

After some presentation.

His seemingly powerful father was gradually moved, and after consulting the opinions of officials in nearby villages and towns, he solemnly placed a card in front of Liu Ping.

Liu Ping looked at the card.

There was nothing on the card, only a banner with a battle shield embroidered on it.

Lines of burning small characters quickly appeared:
"Standard of the York City Garrison."

"Those who own this banner will be appointed as the captain of the York City garrison knights. They will be responsible for gathering professionals from all over the place to form a knight team and be responsible for the security and defense of York City."

"Congratulations!"

"You have received initial acceptance from the current world."

"This is your starting point."

"Please be sure to accept this card, otherwise you will become a refugee, and the evil god is gradually seizing the authority of this world, and you will gradually be unable to fight against it."

Liu Ping no longer hesitated.

He accepted the card and asked:

"Thank you for your trust, don't you know who you are?"

"I'm Viscount Addington, Lord of York City—not long ago, when the devil attacked the city, our garrison knights killed too many people, otherwise there wouldn't be such a big mess." The middle-aged man wearing glasses The man sighed.

Liu Ping suddenly understood.

It turned out that the opponent was also in short supply of manpower, so seeing a knight like himself, he naturally wanted to stay.

"How's the situation now?" Liu Ping asked.

"The devils were repulsed once, but since it's snow season, they will definitely attack again after the snow falls," Viscount Addington said.

"Okay, I'll be in charge of recruiting people." Liu Ping said.

"Then please, you were a respected paladin, but I will say—"

Viscount Addington lowered his voice and said, "In this world, even a person with such high moral character as you must let go of your compassion."

Liu Ping was silent for a few breaths.

I saw some officials and professionals around me nodded slightly to me, and even smiled.

——All the children told about the existence of that halo.

This cannot be faked.

Sure enough, the image of the paladin is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and he directly won everyone's trust.

As for those cultists whom I had to kill in order to save people——

Everyone hates and spurns.

On the contrary, everyone naturally sympathized with themselves, the "Paladin".

Liu Ping said: "I understand, as for those recruited, in terms of salary..."

Viscount Addington said: "Please rest assured on this point, when the life and death of York City is at stake, no one dares to be sloppy, and no one dares to hold back."

"Then it's settled." Liu Ping said.

That night.

Liu Ping returned to York City with Viscount Addington, and lived in the Viscount's castle.

After a grand welcome dinner.

late at night.

Liu Ping returned to the room, closed the door, and took out the battle flag card.

"The captain of the guard knight?"

He tossed the card lightly.

Bang!
A battle flag was planted lightly on the ground, fluttering without wind, exuding slight special fluctuations.

At the same time, lines of burning small characters quickly appeared:
"In the sequence world named 'Land of Exile', every card has the corresponding authority recognized by the rules on the mysterious side."

"With this card, the people you recruit will automatically get the human camp and basic arms occupations."

Liu Ping pondered for a moment, then said: "In a certain position, you will get certain blessings from the rules, is that so?"

"Yes, your own strength is a part, and the blessing of the rules is another part. It will help you gain recognition and even improve your strength." Sequence said.

Liu Pingdao: "According to this, the strength of the city lord..."

"No, he is a city lord and a nobleman, and what he has obtained are non-combat ability blessings." Sequence said.

Liu Pingdao: "So that's the case. It seems that we must obtain a more powerful combat professional authority."

Seeing lines of burning small characters popping up again:

"You are on your first official sequence mission."

"This sequence has stated that this is a good opportunity for you to improve your strength, and it is also the way for this sequence to integrate into Eternal Night."

"This is the first card you got. This sequence will rely on this card to start linking the 'Land of Exile' sequence."

"—This sequence will evolve accordingly."

A box appeared in the void, just big enough to fit a card.

"You want this card?" Liu Ping asked.

"Yes." Sequence said.

Liu Ping turned the battle flag into a card and placed it in the illusory box.

"Is that so?" he asked.

"correct."

"This sequence is about to start its first evolution, and I can't respond to all your calls in the middle. At eight o'clock tomorrow morning, this sequence will wake up again."

As soon as all the small burning characters were collected, they disappeared from Liu Ping's eyes.

Liu Ping waited for a while.

Sure enough, that interface disappeared completely.

never mind--

From entering Coldhammer Town to passing through the tunnel and entering the ruins, I haven't rested yet.

Liu Ping yawned and fell on the bed.

……

the next day.

Viscount Addington brought seven or eight professionals to have breakfast with Liu Ping.

"Did you sleep well last night?" Viscount Addington asked.

"Not bad." Liu Ping said.

He looked around and saw that several professionals were with the Viscount, eating together.

"The scouts outside the city have reported that the devils have started to stir up trouble. I guess they will attack our city before Xueluo arrives," Viscount Addington said.

He waved.

Someone immediately sent a list to Liu Ping.

Liu Ping looked at it, and saw that it read:

York City Defensive Cavaliers.

Recruiters: Thirty knights.

Knight treatment:

1. Board and lodging, weapons and armor are all provided free of charge.

2. Each person can get [-] silver coins per month.

3. The number of gems Liu Ping masters every month: [-] pieces, which can be distributed to his subordinates as rewards according to the performance of the knights.

"Gem?" Liu Ping asked.

"Yeah, our city of York relies on the mines, and there is never a shortage of gems or anything else—speaking of which, the market for gems is not good now, and the nobles in the royal capital are no longer keen on gems. Now the real hard currency is gold and gold. Food!" Viscount Addington said.

"I'll go out for a while and think of a way to see if I can recruit some professionals." Liu Ping said.

"I'll give you a suggestion, the city gate and the bar are two good places to find foreign professionals."

Viscount Addington wiped his mouth, got up and said:
"I'm leaving this morning, and I'm going to other bigger cities to ask for help. I'll leave the job of recruiting knights to you, Liu Ping."

"Don't worry, Lord Viscount." Liu Ping said.

Viscount Addington nodded and led the professionals out of the restaurant.

Soon.

A long line of carriages left the castle.

After drinking the milk, Liu Ping ate another piece of bread and smoked fish, then stood up and walked out of the castle.

He first walked around the city of York.

——This is a very small city, almost only a little bit bigger than the original Dark Mist Town.

The bar wasn't open in the morning.

Then, go to the city gate to have a look, maybe you just bump into some professionals.

Liu Ping came all the way to the city gate.

On the walls on both sides, black blood stains and traces of flames were everywhere.

——This is left over from the devil's siege of the city not long ago.

Liu Ping took a general look, then stood at the gate of the city and waited.

Soon.

He suddenly saw a man riding a horse, coming out of the city in a hurry.

A line of small words appeared above the man's head:
"Pike cavalry."

——is a professional!
Liu Ping immediately stepped forward to stop him, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, we are recruiting the garrison in York City. Do you think you have any intention to join? The treatment is very good."

The man shook his head repeatedly and said, "No need, I have something urgent."

He bypassed Liu Ping and quickly ran towards the wilderness outside the city.

In the wind came his unstoppable whisper:
"Are you kidding me? There are no decent professionals in this city anymore. They will definitely be captured by the devil..."

Soon, the man disappeared without a trace.

Liu Ping raised his eyebrows.

——Is that why you don’t like York City?

He looked at the two guards standing at the gate of the city, and saw that one of them had a plaster cast on his hand, and the other had been coughing non-stop since just now.

"...Why don't two people guard the city gate?" Liu Ping asked.

"My lord, the others were all killed in battle, and the remaining brothers were more seriously injured." said the soldier with plaster on his hand.

"Oh, well, you have worked hard too." Liu Ping said.

The soldier laughed and said, "My lord sympathizes with us, so I also remind my lord that a battle flag is needed to recruit people, and it can prove that your lord is recruiting people on behalf of York City."

Liu Ping said: "Haha, okay, I just had a look."

His eyes fell into the void.

The time should come.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly saw lines of burning small characters popping up from the void:

"The first round of evolution is complete."

"This evolution has completed the link to Sequence: Land of Exile."

"When you plant the battle flag, the new function of this sequence will be officially opened."

Bang!
A battle flag fell into Liu Ping's hands.

Liu Ping looked at the interface, and saw a burning flame behind "Heroic Spirit Protection", "Spiritual Inheritance", and "Card Collection".

—Is it this flame?
He planted the battle flag on the ground.

In an instant, the flame unfolded and turned into a new icon.

It is a battle flag.

At the same time, a group of people suddenly appeared outside the city.

This group of people marched at an extremely fast speed, and they came to the gate of the city without a sound, and stopped beside the battle flag.

The leading soldier jumped off his horse, first looked at the battle flag planted on the ground, then at the two guards guarding the city, and finally his eyes fell on Liu Ping.

"It must be you." The soldier said.

"Me?" Liu Ping was puzzled.

"Yes, we have responded to this mission—by the way, aren't you recruiting people?" The soldier said enthusiastically.

"...Yes, I just started recruiting people, but how do you know?" Liu Ping asked.

"We're a couple," the soldier leaned over and said in a low voice, "The task content is: defend the city, repel the attack of the devil, and complete a victorious battle."

"The task reward is: one sequence gem per person."

The soldier pointed behind him: "A group of 30 people has a total of [-] gems, right?"

Liu Ping was startled, and looked at the people behind the soldier.

——They are all professionals.

It's just that their strength is around level ten, and there are no particularly strong professionals.

That's great!
No one is available in York City right now!

Further speaking, Viscount Addington gave a total of sixty gems.

That is to say-

Sequence used [-] of the gems to summon [-] professionals, and saved [-] for himself?

Just as Liu Ping was thinking, lines of burning small characters suddenly appeared in the void:
"The fourth feature has been expanded and is named:"

"Elementary Heroic Spirit Summoning."

"Note, the more cards you get from 'Land of Exile', the stronger this function will evolve."

Once all the small characters are collected, they are re-expanded and turned into a new prompt:

"Using the battle flag, you can give them a formal identity, so that this sequence world will accept their existence."

Liu Ping couldn't help asking silently: "Where did you conjure up such a group of people?"

Sequence said: "You forgot the name of this sequence."

"Your name?"

"The name of this sequence is: Heroic Spirit Operation Interface. If this sequence cannot summon Heroic Spirits, what's the matter?"

"...Okay, but where did these people come from?" Liu Ping insisted.

"When you are strong enough, maybe you will know this secret." Sequence said.

"alright."

Liu Ping looked at the soldier.

The soldier and the professionals behind him were eagerly waiting for Liu Ping's answer.

"You want gems?" Liu Ping asked.

"That's right, gems in this world are good things. You don't need anything else, just gems." The soldier said.

"Very good!" Liu Ping said loudly, "I declare that you have been officially recruited!"

(End of this chapter)