purgatory artist

Chapter 565 Holy Nation Card
Clouds float slowly in the clear blue sky.

Liu Ping stood in front of the window with a pensive look on his face.

As a teenager, his brooding appearance would be more likely to be regarded as dull.

But there's a reason for this sluggishness—

He gently stretched out his hand, stroking the silver candlestick on the table.

Lines of burning small characters suddenly appeared:
"Item: Holy Candlestick."

"The attribute cannot be read, it is in the seal, this is to avoid leaking the information of the Holy Nation."

"——The sacred candlestick that God placed in the holy hall. When you get it, you can know the information about the next sacred card."

"Collecting this card will increase your progress towards obtaining the 'Holy Nation' deck..."

"The way to collect sacred cards is: sacred belonging."

"explain:"

"The so-called sacred belonging means that you pay a certain amount of property, so that this thing becomes your private property."

Liu Ping couldn't help but think of the doll's words——

"Well, collecting cards requires you to pay some other things, but compared to the sacred power you finally obtained, these costs are nothing..."

God damn it.

It's no wonder that at the beginning, it was high-sounding, but in the end it ran away in a hurry.

Liu Ping took out the ring of thorns, put it on his finger and twirled it around.

--and many more.

Why do I have to pay?
His hands stopped.

I collected Holy Nation cards for you, but you wanted to take my money?

Liu Ping pondered for a few breaths, then picked up a bunch of waste paper from the table, and handed it to the sacred candlestick.

"Special Effects Artist" activated!
"Cheat" launched!
"Look, this is a very valuable multi-colored gemstone. Next to it, I have seven or eight Soul Diamonds and a small piece of gold. These should be enough."

Holding the ball of waste paper, Liu Ping said seriously to the candlestick.

Waited for a while.

Bang!
The silver candlestick immediately turned into a card and fell into his hand.

not bad.

Now at last there is no need to spend money.

Liu Ping smiled slightly, and cast his gaze into the air, looking at the lines of burning small characters that just popped up:

"You got the first Kingdom of Heaven card:"

"Holy Candlestick."

"Since you have obtained it, you can use its ability:"

"Exorcism holy light."

"Description: In a place shrouded in candlelight, all evil cannot enter."

"(Using the candlestick requires money, one gram of gold per second, if you don't have enough money, you will be kicked out of the range of the holy light)."

"Thus you got a clue for the next Kingdom of Heaven card:"

"Holy Stables."

"It is the manor's stable. You must be careful when collecting it, so as not to attract the attention of monsters."

Liu Ping almost cursed.

It’s fine if the candlestick collects money——

You're asking me to steal a whole stable now—

This thing is so big, if I really stole it, how could it not attract the attention of monsters?
He was in a difficult mood when he saw two lines of small burning characters jumping out:

"pay attention:"

"It takes more money to receive St. Stables, please prepare funds before you can receive this card."

Now Liu Ping didn't bother to scold.

He fell into silence, looked at the clouds floating in the sky, and thought for a long time.

To collect the entire Holy Kingdom...

... Do you have enough money for yourself?

Liu Ping picked up the ring of thorns, somewhat uncertain in his heart.

Suddenly, a voice sounded from the sacred candlestick:
"I am disappointed."

This is the voice of God!
"Aren't you dead?" Liu Ping said.

"Ah, sorry, I was a little excited when I saw the long-lost Holy Nation card." God said.

Liu Ping looked down, and saw the thorn ring on his hand turning quietly.

"...You have taken a fancy to my ring." Liu Ping narrowed his eyes and said.

The ring stopped turning.

"I just received a ball of waste paper—said you want to exchange this kind of thing for the Holy Nation deck, isn't that a bit too fastidious?" God asked.

"I risked my life to steal the Holy Nation deck for you, but you still want me to pay?" Liu Ping sneered.

"The Holy Nation deck would lose its power if it wasn't spent," God said.

"Why?" Liu Ping asked.

"This is the deepest law of divine power—wealth represents a kind of fullness, it represents the courage of men and the freedom of women—without money, nothing has dignity, let alone holiness." God said in a tone of resignation .

"...What the hell." Liu Ping said.

Knowing that the other party was not lying, he had no choice but to throw the card out again, allowing it to turn into a candlestick, and then took out a piece of gold and slapped it on the table with a "snap".

The candlestick immediately emitted a burst of holy light, and the faint sound of singing appeared in the midair.

The candlestick turned into a card again and fell into Liu Ping's hands.

"How is it? It's different. Just now, there was not only the brilliance of manifestation, but also the sound of singing." God said.

"That singing voice seems to be you." Liu Ping said.

"Of course, I will bless the card myself, and the card will regain its strength." God said in a calm tone.

tuk tuk-

There was a knock on the door outside.

God's voice suddenly stopped.

Liu Ping also put away the cards, coughed lightly and said:

"Please come in."

"Hello, 0880."

A lady wearing a top hat and a gorgeous long dress walked in and carefully studied Liu Ping's expression.

Liu Ping looked at the lady, his eyes flashed, and he immediately saw her true face——

This is actually a monster nearly three meters tall.

Liu Ping couldn't see its true face clearly either, he could only see a vague outline floating in the mist.

It is different from the father, mother and teacher I have seen before, and the aura on it is stronger, more mysterious.

In fact, seriously, the world where "parents" and "teachers" live is a world where ordinary people, that is, ordinary "crops" are harvested.

Now enter the manor—

It's completely different here.

"How do you feel today?" the lady said in a concerned tone.

"It's much better. I guess the fluctuations from the initial manifestation of the power have subsided." Liu Ping said.

"This is really good news, you can finally start studying." The lady said kindly.

"I'd love to learn, but I just don't know where to start."

"follow me."

The lady led Liu Ping out of the room.

The two walked along the silent corridor.

Surrounded by floors of different heights, it was dark from a distance, and it was impossible to see what was inside.

"Teacher, am I the only student?" Liu Ping asked.

"Of course not," the lady laughed. "Your aptitude is incomparable to others. I directly promoted you to the actual combat team, and I will send you there now."

She led Liu Ping to a dark wall, stepped aside, and said:
"You have to survive, fight, hone your skills, and improve your skills in various dangerous environments. The tasks I give you this time are the ones I carefully selected."

"—Go and complete tasks with other team members, this will prove your worth."

After finishing speaking, the lady stretched out her hand and pressed on the wall.

Rumble boom!

The wall slowly opened, revealing the teleportation circle inside.

Liu Ping walked in with the lady, and then jumped onto the teleportation circle.

He looked at the entire magic circle curiously.

"Time-space teleportation circle—our master of the manor is in charge of the time-space passage, and only with his permission can we travel through time and space," said the lady.

"Ah, so that's the case." Liu Ping murmured.

——Actually, it was precisely because of this that I didn't dare to use the prison knife anymore.

Unless one day, he killed the manor owner himself.

"So, what about my mission?" Liu Ping asked.

"After you arrive at that time and space, there will naturally be corresponding explanations." The lady said kindly.

"Can I come back after completing the mission?" Liu Ping asked.

"If your strength breaks through to a higher level, you can come back." The lady said kindly.

She snapped her fingers.

hum-

The teleportation circle started working immediately.

The power of space flashed continuously, converging on Liu Ping's body, leading him to disappear from the spot.

the other side.

forever night.

A ray of light flashed across the night sky like a meteor, gradually slowed down, and landed in a small camp.

All the teleportation fluctuations on Liu Ping's body disappeared, and only then did he have time to look around.

He saw two men and a woman standing in front of the campfire, all looking at him with their eyes.

"You are--"

"I'm 0880."

"You are only a teenager, how did you join our advanced combat team? Is there something wrong?"

"No, I used to—"

Before Liu Ping finished speaking, the three of them looked at the void together.

Liu Ping just shut up and didn't speak.

—Obviously, the sequences on them are telling the story.

"One person... blew up the whole world..."

Liu Ping heard the woman whispering.

"Guys, may I ask what our mission is?" he said with a smile.

After reading the introduction to him, the three of them naturally had different attitudes.

"of course can."

"We are now on the eve of the tide of nightmares. The location is a place called the World of Eternal Night God's Pillar."

"What are we going to do?"

"Bewitch an old god to join our side and contribute to our cause."

The woman waved her hand.

A mass of light and shadow unfolded in the void, turning into the appearance of a nightmare crawler.

(End of this chapter)