Purgatory Artist-Chapter 161: Surprizing

"What do you think about the creation of machines?"

"Among the books I've read, there aren't many books on science and technology, only about 1600 or so. But I've learned a bit of knowledge when I was alive, I'm not too interested in Mobile Mechs, I'm more interested in the creation of bombs and spaceships. Let's talk about bombs first ..."

"Then, what do you think about the secrets of magic?"

"I've solved some difficult problems related to magic. It just so happens that there are more than ten thousand books in the library. Most of the valuable content revolves around death spells such as Dissociation. I have to say that this kind of knowledge system is a bit too simple and crude. In fact, magic is a very complicated system of power. Generally speaking, the knowledge system should be divided into six categories. Specifically speaking, this is how ..."

"What do you think about the Gods of Purgatory?"

"This is an interesting topic, I've observed them from a close distance, they actually have a lot of conflicts. These aren't in the books, I can talk a bit about them ..."

After the carriage traveled for a while, Du Lei's voice suddenly came from inside.

"Leave the city"

"Yes," the coachman replied.

The carriage turned around and left the royal city.

It traveled at a fast speed and slowly stopped by a lake in the South of the city.

The three of them got off the carriage.

Du Lei and Jayce both took out handkerchiefs and wiped the sweat from their foreheads and necks.

"Very good, Liu Ping"

"Yes, Liu Ping, your knowledge is quite good, it's worth us bringing you here"

The two of them brought Liu Ping along the lake for a few miles, crossed a narrow wooden bridge and arrived at an island in the middle of the lake.

Deep inside the island, there was a black castle.

"Take the letter your teacher left behind and knock on the door" Du Lei said.

"Aren't the two of you coming?" Liu Ping was surprised.

The two scholars shook their heads.

"Originally, you were supposed to be at Floating Light Street no.21 for qualification examination, unfortunately, Floating Light Street was destroyed and a lot of people died" Jayce said.

"Fortunately, you met the two of us — — - the two of us temporarily acted as qualification examiners to check your level of knowledge and found that you've met the requirements to join the guild" Du Lei said.

"You're qualified to come here directly" Jayce said.

Liu Ping looked at the black castle and felt that something was a bit different from what he imagined.

He suddenly said, "My teacher said that exchanges between naturalists are mainly about sharing knowledge."

"Yes, that's right,"

"That's righ.t"

Jayce and Du Lei affirmed.

Liu Ping looked at the castle and said uneasily, "But why do we have such a big building?"

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Du Lei said solemnly, "What's the problem?

We are the backbone of the Empire. All the progress of the Empire is driven by knowledge. "

Jayce cut in, "If a country doesn't have the slightest respect for the bearers and creators of knowledge, and doesn't even give them such decent land and houses, then how can the country survive?"

Liu Ping nodded silently.

This reason successfully convinced him.

But for some reason, he felt that the expressions of the two people in front of him were somewhat subtle.

Perhaps —

Perhaps he had said too much just now?

"Alright, I'll go then."

Liu Ping said.

After passing through the long tree-lined avenue, Liu Ping reached out and knocked on the door of the dark castle.

An illusory eyeball appeared on the door. It was twice the size of Liu Ping and looked down at Liu Ping.

A ray of light shot out from the eyeball and hit the recommendation letter in Liu Ping's hand.

"Verification passed, beginning teleportation."

The eyeball said.

Liu Ping suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Du Lei and Jayce looked at this scene from afar.

"Do you think he'll be surprised?" Du Lei said.

"Who wouldn't be surprised? I was so scared that my legs were shaking back then, "Jayce said.

"Hahaha, is it okay for us to do this?"

"Every new scholar has to be scared at least once. This is an unwritten rule."

"Yes."

...

The world was spinning.

After an unknown period of time, a piece of hard metal suddenly appeared under his feet.

Liu Ping gently landed on it.

He looked around and found himself standing in the spacious castle hall.

Through the glass window, he could see Du Lei and Jayce talking under the shade of a tree.

A voice sounded:

[Welcome, new entrant.]

Liu Ping looked around but didn't find the person who was talking.

"You are?" He couldn't help but ask.

[Me? Actually, we've met before. ]

In the middle of the hall, a large rhombus-shaped cube silently appeared.

Its surface was made up of countless Cards, constantly changing and combining. Whenever a Card was successfully combined, it would immediately leave the surface of the rhombus-shaped cube and disappear into the void of space.

Inside the rhombus-shaped cube, an endless number of Cards were constantly being produced.

It released Cards one after another without stopping, as if it didn't know what fatigue was.

Liu Ping stared at the rhombus-shaped cube, only to see a line of words silently appearing on top of it:

[War Machine – Sequence]

So this is the Empire's war machine!

The rhombus-shaped cube indeed spoke: [Liu Ping, I am the Empire's war machine, the summoner of all human Cards]

Liu Ping was shocked and asked: "I'm here to join the ranks of Naturalists and exchange knowledge, so why am I here in front of you?"

[Because every naturalist must obtain the corresponding approval and authority from me.]

From the rhombus-shaped cube, a Card suddenly shot out and floated in front of Liu Ping.

[As you already have a referral, under my witness, you've also passed Du Lei and Jayce's test — —]

[This sequence grants you the basic rights of a Naturalist]

[Take it, Liu Ping]

Liu Ping reached out his hand and grabbed the Card.

With a 'peng' sound, the Card instantly turned into an exquisite silver emblem and landed in Liu Ping's hand.

[This is the emblem of a Naturalist. With it, you have the authority to go to those restricted places to conduct research without being stopped by anyone] the war machine explained.

"So, the Naturalists actually listen to you?" Liu Ping asked.

[As Naturalists, you are all knowledgeable people. You should know that even in the Royal Library, there are only about a million books. This is far from enough for the Empire's use and development — —]

[So, the exploration and conclusion of the unknown will depend on you]

[With this emblem, when you obtain new knowledge, explore new Secret Realms, discover ways to deal with those border monsters, as long as it's beneficial to the Empire's existence and continuation, you can exchange it for various rewards from me. From knowledge to equipment to treasures, there's nothing you don't have]

[Also, as a new member of the Naturalist Association, I can answer one of your questions for free]

"I do have a question" Liu Ping asked.

[What is it?] the war machine asked.

"I once protected His Highness in Frost Wind City. I want to know why you didn't always protect him and let him fall into such a dangerous situation?" Liu Ping asked.

[Please note, I'm not omnipotent. I have to look after the entire Empire and respond to the requests of every member of the Royal Family. I have to carry out countless war strategies and many things that you can't know] the war machine replied.

Liu Ping smiled.

He held the silver insignia and put it back into his pocket, then said to the other party:

"Thank you, I understand."

— — This emblem was equivalent to a pass to the various borders of the Empire.

The Empire definitely needed knowledgeable people to discover and explore the unknown areas around them. This was for self-protection, as well as for development and expansion.

As for the Emperor's parasitism ...

It was just a conjecture, there was no evidence.

Furthermore — —

How should I explain it?

Should I say that I became Qian Zhouwu's master and deduced it from the information that Qian Zhouwu gave me?

The secret of the Warden Knight can't be exposed, otherwise, I'll be asking for death.

I can only start from another angle.

The war machine replied: [Liu Ping, your knowledge is astonishing, I look forward to you helping this Sequence grow even further. Farewell]

"Farewell," Liu Ping replied.

His figure flashed and left the castle, once again appearing on the shady path outside.

"How was it, did everything go smoothly?" Du Lei laughed.

"To be honest, I was surprised," Liu Ping replied.

"It's fine, everyone is surprised the first time." Jayce smiled and replied.

Liu Ping couldn't help but take out the silver emblem and muttered: "I want to know a few things."

The emblem suddenly replied:

[Newly promoted Scholar Liu Ping, you need a certain amount of merit points to conduct a consultation.]

[Your current achievement points are: 0.]

Liu Ping was stunned.

Du Lei patted his shoulder: "Knowledge can indeed be shared, but only if you contribute a certain amount of knowledge."

"Use knowledge or other information to exchange for Merit?" Liu Ping asked.

"That's right, work hard, try to gain something from your studies or exploration" Jayce replied.

Liu Ping kept the silver emblem and asked:

"Excuse me if I may ask, but why haven't I seen any other naturalists?"

Du Lei and Jayce looked at each other and sighed at the same time.

"Most of them are active at the borders of the Empire, exploring all kinds of treasures and unknown objects, as well as strange species" Du Lei replied.

"There is an exploration team that just came back," Jayce replied.

"They were going to rest for a while and be in charge of your entrance test," Du Lei replied.

"But they are all dead," Jayce replied.

Liu Ping replied: "Floating light Road No. 21?"

"Yes," Jayce replied.

"Who killed them?" Liu Ping asked.

"I'm not sure, the police and military are investigating, there is no conclusion yet," Jayce replied.

Liu Ping suddenly had an idea.

Qian Wuzhou was from the military, this time he caused such a big trouble, not to mention the Royal Family, even the military would frantically investigate his matter.

He just so happened to have a chance to enter the military headquarters.

"Gentlemen, the night is ending, I have to return to the city," Liu Ping said.

"Let's go back together," Du Lei replied.

The three of them walked out of the island.