Purgatory Artist-Chapter 175: Our Faction

"This is our gift of thanks, we hope you can accept it"

A middle-aged man wearing a pair of glasses said.

Liu Ping stood next to him, looking at the people cleaning up the corpses on the square.

The church was built on top of the mountain.

When the fire broke out, the nearby villages immediately noticed and sent people to help.

The news quickly spread and caused a commotion.

The families of the children quickly arrived the next day.

The young boy found his father, pulled him aside, pointed at Liu Ping and whispered: "Holy Knight ... an old man ... not pure ..."

After a brief explanation.

His father, who seemed to be quite powerful, was gradually moved. After seeking the opinions of the officials in the nearby villages, he solemnly placed a card in front of Liu Ping.

Liu Ping looked at the Card.

There was nothing else on the Card, only a flag with a shield embroidered on it.

Lines of blazing words quickly appeared:

[York City Garrison Flag.]

[The holder of this flag will be appointed as the Knight Commander of York City Garrison, responsible for gathering Professionists from all over the world, forming a squad of knights, responsible for the security and defense of York City]

[Congratulations!]

[You've received the initial acceptance of this world]

[This is your starting point.]

[Please accept this Card, otherwise, you will become a vagrant, while the Evil Gods are slowly taking over this world's authority, you will gradually be unable to fight against them]

Liu Ping no longer hesitated.

He accepted the Card and asked:

"Thank you for your trust, may I ask who you are?"

"I am Viscount Addington, the City Lord of York City — — - not too long ago, the evil creatures attacked our city, too many of our knights died in battle, otherwise there wouldn't have been such a mess" the middle-aged man with glasses sighed.

Liu Ping instantly understood.

So they were also in need of manpower, and seeing a knight like him, they naturally wanted to keep him.

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

"The evil creatures were beaten back once, but it's already the snowy season, after it snows, they will definitely attack again." Viscount Addington answered.

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

"Then I'll leave it to you, you were once a respected Holy Knight, but I have to say — — -"

Viscount Addington lowered his voice: "In the current world, even someone as noble as you need to let go of some compassion."

Liu Ping was silent for a few breaths.

Some of the officials and Professionists around him nodded at him, some even smiled.

— — -The children had told them about the existence of that halo.

This couldn't be faked.

Sure enough, the image of a Holy Knight was deeply rooted in everyone's hearts, and he immediately gained everyone's trust.

As for the cultists that he had to kill in order to save them —

Everyone loathed and spurned.

On the other hand, everyone naturally sympathized with this "Holy Knight".

Liu Ping said, "I understand. As for the people we recruited, in terms of salary ..."

Viscount Addington said, "Don't worry about that. York's survival is at stake. No one dares to be careless or skimp."

"That's settled then." Liu Ping said.

That night.

Liu Ping followed Viscount Addington back to York City and stayed in the Viscount's castle.

After the grand welcome banquet.

Late at night.

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

"Knight Commander?"

He lightly tossed the Card out.

Bang!

A war flag was gently inserted into the ground, fluttering even though there was no wind. It was emitting a faint, unique fluctuation.

At the same time, lines of burning text quickly appeared:

[In the Sequence world called 'Land of Exile', every card has received the corresponding authority recognized by the Mystic Laws]

[With this card, the people you recruit will automatically receive the human faction and basic military professions]

Liu Ping thought for a bit, then said, "In a certain position, they will receive a certain amount of blessings from the Laws, is that so?"

[Yes, your own strength is part of it, and the blessings from the Laws are another part. It will help you gain recognition, and even increase your strength]

Liu Ping said, "If that's the case, then the City Lord's strength ..."

[No, he is the City Lord, and also a noble. What he received is a non-combat type blessings]

Liu Ping said, "So that's how it is. Seems like we need to obtain an even more powerful authority for combat professions."

Then, lines of burning words appeared one after another:

[You are currently in your first official Sequence mission]

[This Sequence has stated that this is a good opportunity for you to increase your strength. It is also a path to survival for this Sequence to integrate into Evernight]

[This is the first card you've received. This sequence will use this card as a basis to link to the 'Land of Exile' Sequence]

[— — -this Sequence will evolve accordingly]

A square frame appeared from the void of space, just big enough to fit a card inside.

"You want this card?" Liu Ping asked.

[Yes] the Sequence replied.

Liu Ping turned the banner into a card, then placed it inside the illusory square frame.

"Is that right?" he asked.

[Correct]

[This Sequence is about to evolve for the first time, unable to respond to any of your calls. Tomorrow at 8 AM sharp, this Sequence will once again awaken]

All the burning text retracted and disappeared from Liu Ping's vision.

Liu Ping waited for a while.

Sure enough, the UI completely disappeared.

Fine — — -

From the moment I entered Coldhammer town, all the way through the tunnel and into the ruin, I haven't rested at all.

Liu Ping yawned, then collapsed on his bed.

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The next day.

Viscount Addington brought 8 Professionists with him to have breakfast with Liu Ping.

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

"Not bad." Liu Ping replied.

He looked around, a few Professionists were accompanying the Viscount, eating together.

"The scouts outside the city reported that the evil creatures have already begun to move, I'm guessing that they won't be able to wait for spring to arrive before attacking our city." Viscount Addington said.

He waved his hand.

Someone immediately brought a list to Liu Ping.

Liu Ping took a look, only to see the following:

The York City Garrison Knights.

Recruits: 30 knights.

Knight benefits:

Food, lodging, weapons, and armor will all be provided for free. Each person will receive 20 silver coins per month. Number of gems that Liu Ping receives per month: 60, can be given to subordinates as rewards based on the knights' performance.

"Gems?" Liu Ping asked.

"That's right, our city of York is right next to the mines, so we've never lacked gems — — speaking of which, the market for gems isn't that good right now, the aristocrats of the capital no longer care about gems, the real hard currency now is gold and food!" Viscount Addington explained.

"I'll go out for a walk in a bit, think of a way to recruit some Professionists." Liu Ping said.

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

Viscount Addington wiped his mouth, stood up and said:

"I'll be heading out this morning to ask for help from the other bigger cities, so I'll leave the recruitment of knights to you, Liu Ping"

"Don't worry, sir Viscount" Liu Ping replied.

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

A few moments later.

A long horse-drawn carriage left the castle.

Liu Ping finished his milk, ate a piece of bread and smoked fish, then stood up and headed out of the castle.

He first walked around the city of York.

— — -this was a very small city, only a bit bigger than Dark Mist Town.

The bars weren't open this morning.

Then, let's go to the city gate, maybe I'll run into some Professionists.

Liu Ping went straight to the city gate.

On both sides of the city walls, there were black bloodstains and traces of fire everywhere.

— — -this was left behind by the evil creatures when they attacked the city not too long ago.

Liu Ping took a quick look and stood at the city gate to wait.

A few moments later.

He suddenly saw a man riding a horse, hurriedly leaving the city.

A line of text appeared on top of his head:

[Lancer cavalry]

— — -he's a Professionist!

Liu Ping immediately stopped him and smiled: "Sir, our city of York is currently recruiting a garrison, do you want to join us? the benefits are quite good "

The man shook his head: "No need, I'm in a hurry"

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

His muttering could be heard in the wind:

"What a joke, this city doesn't have any decent Professionists left, it'll definitely be taken down by the evil creatures ..."

Very quickly, the man ran out of sight.

Liu Ping raised his eyebrows.

— — -he's that pessimistic about York city?

He looked at the two guards at the city gate, only to see that one of them had a cast on his hand, while the other had been coughing nonstop since just now.

"... Why don't you have two more guards?" Liu Ping asked.

"Sir, the others have all died in battle, the remaining brothers are even more heavily wounded," the soldier with the cast on his hand answered.

"Hah, alright, you've worked hard." Liu Ping said.

The soldier laughed and said, "Sir, you empathize with us, so I have to remind you that you need a battle flag to recruit people. It can prove that you are recruiting on behalf of York City."

Liu Ping said, "Haha, alright, I was just looking."

His gaze fell upon the void.

It was about time.

While he was thinking, lines of burning text suddenly appeared in the void of space:

[The first round of evolution is complete.]

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

[When you plant the battle flag, the new function of this sequence will be officially activated.]

Bang!

A war flag landed in Liu Ping's hands.

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

— — Is it this flame?

He inserted the war flag into the ground.

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

It was a war flag.

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

This group of people moved very quickly, following orders without making a sound, they arrived at the city gate and stopped next to the war flag.

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

"It must be you," the soldier said.

"Me?" Liu Ping didn't understand.

"That's right, we responded to this mission — — speaking of which, aren't you recruiting people?" the soldier said enthusiastically.

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

"Let's pair it up," the soldier came closer and lowered his voice: "The mission is: Defend the city, repel the demons' attack, and complete a victorious campaign."

"The mission reward is: Each person will receive a Sequence gem."

The soldier pointed behind him: "A group of 30 people, a total of 30 gems, correct?"

Liu Ping was surprised and looked at the people behind the soldier.

— —They were all Professionists.

But their strength was around level 10, and there weren't any particularly powerful Professionists.

That's not bad!

Right now, there's no one left in York City!

Going one step further, Viscount Addington gave a total of 60 gems.

In other words — —

The Sequence used 30 gems to summon 30 Professionists, and saved another 30 for himself?

While Liu Ping was thinking, lines of small burning words suddenly appeared in the void of space:

[The fourth function has been activated, its name is:]

[Beginner-level Heroic Spirit Summoning]

[Note, as you obtain more cards from the 'Land of Exile', this function will evolve more and more powerful]

All the small words retracted and expanded, turning into a new prompt:

[Using the war flag, you can give them an official identity, this way, the world of this Sequence will accept their existence.]

Liu Ping couldn't help but ask silently: "Where did you conjure this group of people from?"

The Sequence said:

[You've forgotten the name of this Sequence.]

"Your name?"

[This Sequence's name is: Heroic Spirit UI, if this Sequence can't summon Heroic Spirits, then what is it?]

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

[When you're strong enough, perhaps you'll know this secret.] The Sequence said.

"Alright."

Liu Ping looked at the soldier.

He saw that the soldier and the Professionists behind him were eagerly waiting for Liu Ping's answer.

"You want gems?" Liu Ping asked.

"That's right, the gems in this world are good stuff, we don't want anything else, just gems." The soldier said.

"Very good!" Liu Ping said loudly: "I announce, you've been officially recruited!"