Purgatory Artist

Chapter 301 - The Departure of a Teenager

"According to the uniform policy, if he doesn't object, he can leave with us at any time."

A voice sounded in the living room.

The person who spoke was a middle-aged man. He wore brown glasses and was slightly plump. When he smiled, he looked very amiable. When he didn't smile, he looked smart and capable. His entire body emitted a faintly discernible powerful aura.

Opposite him, Liu Ping sat quietly beside his parents.

Not long after his brother came out of the bunker, he looked at Liu Ping uneasily.

Liu Ping touched his head, indicating that he was fine.

His father sighed and said, "I originally thought that our village was so remote and should be safe. Who knew ..."

He didn't continue.

The middle-aged man took a sip of tea and said with some emotion, "Ever since our civilization stepped into an unknown territory, the word 'safe' no longer exists."

"So, we're actually developing too quickly? Is it our fault? "His mother asked in confusion.

The middle-aged man put down his teacup and said solemnly, "No, it's us humans who are about to control our own destiny. That's why there are so many calamities."

His father glanced at Liu Ping and said, "I originally thought that letting you inherit the family business was the best choice, but now it seems that I, a farmer who has been farming all my life, was still too ignorant."

Liu Ping shook his head and said, "It's not your fault. You're doing this for my own good."

"This child is sensible. He will be filial to his parents in the future!" The middle-aged man laughed.

His father and mother smiled.

The middle-aged man glanced at Liu Ping.

Liu Ping sighed and said seriously, "Let me go and study."

The middle-aged man continued, "You've already fought with the unknown entity. Your strength is about level 41. Tsk, you're already level 42. Actually, you can join our work."

His father suddenly became nervous and asked, "Then, is he studying or what?"

The middle-aged man said, "While studying, he will be engaged in document records and file management. He will join the military when he's 18."

His mother asked, "Is it an official military position?"

"Yes, you can rest assured about this. Even if he enters the military at 18, he won't do anything too dangerous because he's too young," the middle-aged man said.

His father and mother heaved a sigh of relief.

This feeling was very strange. It was as if they had obtained something ...

Stability.

His mother glanced at his father and said, "The military benefits are good. Being a soldier is currently the best job. There's no need to worry about finding him a wife in the future."

His father hesitated. "He just graduated from junior high school. Which school will he go to after he leaves?"

"Go straight to the Capital University," the middle-aged man said.

Capital University was the best university.

His father's face suddenly lit up. He sighed and smiled.

"This matter is beneficial to his growth. As parents, we can't stop it."

The middle-aged man looked at Liu Ping.

"I have no problem with that. I'm willing to go" Liu Ping said.

The middle-aged man smiled. "Very good."

...

Several hours later.

The shuttle slowly ascended from the square in front of the village.

Looking down from the cabin window, he could see a banner erected in the square:

"A warm farewell to our village's first university student, Liu Ping!"

"Getting first place in the imperial examination will mean a boundless future!"

Liu Ping retracted his gaze speechlessly.

The people in the village were indeed simple and honest. They insisted on holding a big party. In addition, he had saved everyone previously. Perhaps his father would be dead drunk tonight.

He turned his head and found that the middle-aged man was looking at him.

There was a "Level 60 Card Master" prompt above the middle-aged man's head. He was the person in charge of a military organization. His name was Zhao Hongcai, also known as "Gold Dianzhao". His strength was not to be underestimated.

"Teacher Zhao, you seem to have something to say to me?" Liu Ping asked.

"What you said just now, such as the clerical position and only starting work after the age of 18, were all lies to your parents. In fact, you have to start fighting once you go there" Zhao Hongcai looked at him and said seriously.

"I know" Liu Ping replied faintly.

"You know?" Zhao Hongcai was surprised.

"Thank you for reassuring them" Liu Ping smiled.

Zhao Hongcai heaved a sigh of relief. Suddenly, he had a better impression of this young man.

He pointed at the storage boxes of various sizes on the ground and smiled. "Your parents are too polite. These local specialties ..."

Liu Ping was speechless.

Back then.

He was fished out of the river by the old man. In his life, he had never experienced his family giving gifts to his teachers.

And the banner.

And the banquet.

And the teachers and classmates who were happy for him for no reason, as well as the simple villagers.

And the matchmaker.

He always felt a little uncomfortable, as if he couldn't exert any strength. It made his heart flutter.

"These are all worthless farm goods. They are their kind intentions. Please accept them. Otherwise, they will feel uneasy," Liu Ping could only say.

"That's fine. Come, keep this well" Zhao Hongcai said.

He handed over a card.

Liu Ping took a look and saw a line of small words on the card.

[Name: Liu Ping]

[Age: 15]

[Freshman of Capital University's preparatory class]

[Belongs to the World Special Affairs Department, Group 7. Trainee member]

This was his identity card.

Am I already 15 years old?

Liu Ping sighed and kept the card.

"Teacher Zhao, I have a question," he said.

"I also have a question. You ask first and we will answer each other. How about that?" Zhao Hongcai said.

"Sure. What I want to know is, can we really fight against those monsters? Will we win in the end? "Liu Ping asked.

"I guess we are at the stage where we are about to challenge their position. That's why they came to this world one after another, wanting to completely destroy us humans," Zhao Hongcai said.

"You have always been in the village and aren't familiar with the situation. That's fine, I'll say a few more words."

He thought for a while and explained further.

"Technology has broken through the limits of the dimension and discovered other civilizations. This is the beginning of everything."

"Here's an example:"

"In a magical civilization, some professions can easily create food with magic. This has given a lot of inspiration to a technological civilization. Meanwhile, the technological civilization's research on the human body, data analysis, and auxiliary systems have helped a cultivation-type civilization to increase their strength more efficiently ..."

"Humans who specialize in the direction of their own civilization are often like tigers that have grown wings after obtaining the results of other directions, entering a stage of rapid development."

"Then"

"The birth of the Dimensional Card is the beginning of everything. It can create an independent Dimensional Space with complete time, space, world, and creatures. This is just like the Genesis Era. It is the beginning of surpassing everything."

"On the day the Dimensional Card was born, the monsters came."

"We can occasionally defeat the monsters, but most of the time, we can barely contend with them or let them destroy a city ... But no matter what, we won't sit still and wait for death, right?"

Liu Ping nodded.

"Okay, now it's my turn to ask you questions" Zhao Hongcai said.

"Okay" Liu Ping said.

Zhao Hongcai rambled on, "There's no problem with your identity. From birth to graduation from high school, even your teachers have praised you for being very outstanding. The only problem is that your parents don't want you to go on a long journey. Fortunately, this attack changed their views. "

Liu Ping listened quietly and nodded at the right time.

Zhao Hongcai continued, "I believe that you are a very outstanding young man. Otherwise, you wouldn't have the ability to delay the monster's attack alone. But I have a question."

"Please go ahead," Liu Ping said.

"How did you know that the monster would dodge to the right at the last moment?" Zhao Hongcai asked.

"It could have killed me long ago, but it seemed to be very excited to play with its prey. I also learned more about it and developed a combat intuition" Liu Ping said.

Who could be sure about things like intuition?

Moreover, in the previous battle, it was indeed as Liu Ping said. The level 125 monster only used 10% of its strength to attack at the beginning. Later on, it increased to 30% and finally used 100% of its strength.

Zhao Hongcai nodded and said, "Many people will explode with incredible strength at critical moments. Maybe you have the gift of foresight and divination. This will have to wait and see in the future, but ..."

He emphasized, "Even if the monster went easy on you, even if it only used a little of its strength to play with you, you were actually able to block its attack?"

"That's right" Liu Ping said naturally.

From now on, he had to act like a 15-year-old country boy, the kind who came from the countryside and had not seen much of the world.

Then ...

"What method did you use to fight?" Zhao Hongcai asked with interest.

"Blade" Liu Ping said.

"Blade?"

"Yes."

"... Come, let's spar."

"Teacher, my Blade skills are passable. If we spar, I'm afraid I'll hurt you."

"Hahaha, it'll be fine. Come, we'll only spar once."

Liu Ping looked at the other party's confident look and felt that it was true.

The other party was a level 60 card master.

Although he was a country boy and did not know what level Zhao Hongcai was at in this era, he was at least 20 levels higher than him.

Sparring with an expert was also a kind of training for him.

"... Okay, Teacher Zhao, please guide me."

"Okay, come on."

A minute later.

The flying shuttle suddenly pierced through the clouds and landed on the top floor of a battlefield hospital.

Zhao Hongcai was dragged to the emergency room.

Fortunately, the medical skills of this era had already reached the peak of perfection. There were many professionals with strong medical skills in charge of guarding the frontline hospital.

Twenty minutes later.

Zhao Hongcai appeared in front of Liu Ping, full of energy.

"... Teacher, you said it was fine. That's why I used my blade" Liu Ping said, feeling wronged.

Zhao Hongcai's eyelids twitched. He patted him on the shoulder and said,

"Hahaha, I said it would be fine. Aren't I fine now?"

The two of them walked towards the flying shuttle together.

Zhao Hongcai took out a card and wrote on it, "Freshman of the preparatory class: Liu Ping. Evaluation: SSS. Note 1: Blade skills awakening. Note 2: Don't let him use his Blade(TRUST ME!)."

"Eh? Teacher, what are you doing? "Liu Ping turned around and asked.

"Nothing! I'm handling some work matters. "Zhao Hongcai forced a smile.

The flying shuttle rose again and flew towards the capital.