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[Episode 1]
[This story is purely fictitious.]
[Great Duan Empire, Yongning Reign 15th Year]
[Han Prefecture, June]
I wonder where this fool came from.
He doesn't even know the thirstier you are, the slower you should drink.
[Northern Han, Shuofeng Clan]
[Left: Longge Dan Zhu] Ma, I found a man.
[Right: Young Shuofeng He Ye] Can I keep him as my slave?
He's not from the prairie of Han Prefecture.
He's inauspicious.
Ma!
That's why I wanted him.
He'll know about the other places.
There are nine prefectures in Novoland.
Not all of them are prairies.
I wish to know what people look like
and how they live in places I've never been.
Shuofeng He Ye, you're already 13 years old.
You must bear this in mind at all times.
You're the future lord of the Shuofeng Clan.
Your responsibility is to lead our people in finding
suitable places for grazing.
Then marry a strong wife to bear your offspring
so that the Shuofeng Clan's bloodline may continue in Northern Han.
Can you bear that in mind?
But Pa said that since we were born to live on vast lands
we should have a broad mind and look far out ahead.
Bring me a salt sack.
Ma, this is all the salt we have left this year.
Before it gets dark, give him water four more times.
Don't give him more than half a bowl each time.
I get to keep him?
You'll need permission from your father.
Pa!
[Shuofeng Da]
Your Lordship.
You've been hunting a lot more frequently these days.
However, you've brought back less quarry each time.
If this goes on, it won't be long until people die from starvation.
Our horses are too old.
Even if we shoot an elk, we can't catch up with it.
We can only watch it run away.
What did you say?
Is everything all right in the clan?
What did you just say?
Did you go to that place?
Tell me quickly! Don't leave me hanging!
I didn't go there.
Men of the prairie never lie to their wives.
Yes, I was there.
But it was all right.
I only rode a bit close to it.
I saw those black trees--
Please... don't say another word.
Please don't alarm those things again.
Don't worry. I won't go there again.
You're also aware that there are bizarre celestial phenomena.
It's been snowing in June for years now.
The grass here...
It has almost stopped growing.
There isn't any prey to hunt nearby.
I just went there to try my luck.
I wanted to see if there's any prey.
But little did I expect...
Not even animals dare to go there.
Please don't talk about it anymore.
I don't want to hear about it.
Kill a sheep.
Kill a sheep?
What should we do when the royal court asks for the sheep?
The precedent was set. We are to offer 1,000 sheep, 500 cows
and all young horses as a tribute ever year to East Continent.
But so many of our sheep and cows died from starvation last year
that we've fallen short of the required quantity.
How could we kill any sheep?
If we can't hand in the tribute, we'll be seen as rebels.
Our entire clan will be killed.
My name is Shuofeng He Ye.
What's yours?
I...
I'm Zhu... Zhu A-Qi.
I brought you back.
That makes you my slave.
I'm the son of North Continent's Lord Shuofeng.
You must be very proud to be my slave.
[The Prophet]
How far are we from the Black Forest?
On a horse, it takes seven days.
Without a horse...
it takes your life.
You won't find any water source before you get there.
But that doesn't matter.
The moment you have the idea of going there
you're already as good as dead.
Novoland is coming to an end.
Everyone will die.
I saw tears in everyone's eyes.
I must get to the Black Forest.
I have to find that person in the Black Forest.
I must find that person!
Pa, I want this man to be my slave.
He can tell stories.
He's too skinny to do heavy chores.
We won't keep useless people.
Throw him out.
Quickly!
My father wants to see what you can do!
The catastrophe started back on the night of June 19th.
The second year of the Yongning Reign.
That night, a sixth son was born to Royal Tian Qi City's
emperor of the Great Duan Empire.
His name is Muyun Sheng.
You're from Tian Qi City?
The emperor tried to cover up the secret of his son's parentage.
However, since that very day
winter in Han Prefecture has arrived earlier year after year.
In the south, Yue Prefecture suffered flooding from rainstorms.
Undersea earthquakes caused small islands to surface.
The prefectures and counties nearby were attacked by tsunamis.
The thousand-mile stretch of fishing villages
in two prefectures in the east became wasteland.
Refugees are everywhere.
The entire Novoland is suffering from famine!
What exactly is the secret of his parentage?
Muyun Sheng's mother...
Not only is she one of the Charmers--
Cut off this man's tongue! Throw him out of here!
We have never met this man!
But there's an even greater secret in the Muru family!
I'll kill you!
What the Muru family once lost 300 years ago...
the newborn young master will retrieve it all for you.
Run!
Get lost!
Do you want our entire clan dead?
Bad news!
The Muru Cavalry is here!
Close the door quickly.
He's mine!
The mighty Muru Cavalry!
He's still a child!
You mustn't go there! No!
Pa!
You can't go there!
What has this man told you?
He has been unconscious!
He has never spoken!
God Pandar is watching me!
I won't lie to the master of the prairie!
Pa...
It's been said that no weapons can kill you.
You can try to burn me to death.
One day!
You will envy me!
You'll envy me for how I died!
You'll die a far more tragic death than I did!
Novoland will soon be destroyed!
Everyone!
Everyone will--
The Shuofeng Clan harbored a fugitive.
All clan property will be confiscated!
They took away all of our cows and sheep!
We're all going to die!
Destruction will descend upon us!
The Shuofeng Clan will be doomed!
It's you! It's all because of you!
You brought this disaster upon us!
Shuofeng He Ye!
Don't take useless actions.
I'm going to take back our sheep!
You're going to take back our sheep?
You don't even have a horse.
How are you going to snatch anything back
from the Great Duan Empire's fiercest cavalry?
I can risk my life for it!
Risk your life?
Will we get the sheep back if you're killed?
Move it!
The Giants have always lived in the cold and barren Shang Prefecture.
Yet they never once stopped searching for a better dwelling place.
300 years ago, the fiercest team of the Giants built an altar here.
They had planned to invade the territory of the Humans.
Our ancestors of North Continent risked their lives to protect our territory.
All grown men set out to war.
This... was the battlefield.
We won?
Exactly.
Our ancestors killed those giants who invaded us.
They took back Han Prefecture.
The glory of North Continent was made known to the entire Novoland.
However, that battle had cost us almost all of our best warriors.
Charge!
Shortly after, we were defeated by
the joint forces of the Muyun and Muru families.
We were divided into eight major clans.
The eight major clans...
We're not just of eight different surnames.
We're also different branches of the armed forces.
The armed forces?
That was what my father told me.
The eight major clans once fought alongside one another.
The Longge Clan has archers.
The Shuofeng Clan and Helan Clan are the cavalry.
The Kusu Clan is the infantry.
The Suqin Clan has combat engineers.
The Danyao Clan has occultists.
The Heshu Clan understands the language of horses and tames them.
The Suoda Clan is skilled in commerce and manages the rations.
Since when did men of the major eight clans
have to kill one another upon meeting outside one's turf?
I do not know.
There are generations of blood feud among the clans.
No clan ever interacted.
Our ancestors once thought of bringing the eight clans together.
However, our clan was driven out from Central Han to Northern Han.
Life is too hard here.
Shuofeng was once a surname that stirred up fear.
Now...
we're the only ones left.
If I can't restore the Shuofeng Clan and North Continent to glory
during my lifetime
I'll leave that to you.
Keep this in mind.
Don't risk your life so easily.
Those are the northern birds.
They are going home.
Dan Zhu!
Cook all the food we have.
Let everyone have their fill.
Not even the skin from boiled milk is to be uneaten.
In three days, the army from the royal court will collect our cattle.
All we have to offer are the bones from the leftovers that we ate
and their excrement.
As well as those who aren't coming with me to the south.
Their corpses.
Your Lordship, where exactly are we going?
We're going to Central Han.
North of Northern Plains.
The origin of Tiger-paw River.
There's a valley.
It's sunny all year round.
It rains from June to September.
It snows from December to February.
In October, there are strong winds.
There are shrubs and fruit trees on the slopes.
There's dark, rich soil.
You can hunt!
You can farm and run ranches!
You won't have to move around year after year.
That's where we'll go!
They left such a great place to us?
They didn't.
It belongs to Suqin Lie Feng.
Suqin Lie Feng?
He only does mining for East Continent.
He creates ironware for them.
We're going to take over his land?
We're not taking it from him!
We're taking it back!
That was the turf of our ancestors! It was the Shuofeng Clan's home!
It belongs to us!
The drunk live, the sober die!
The drunk live on as slaves!
The sober fight dying!
Those who wish to remain slaves, drink to your heart's content!
Those who fear no death, come with me!
Your Lordship, we'll follow you for life!
Grandfather, this face painting is for the dead.
Why do you want it?
[Young Sa Tan]
I'm too old to travel.
Pa...
Brother!
Your Lordship.
Pa, there are so many of them attacking one family.
It's too unfair.
That family of Helan Clan held them off for so long.
They are quite capable.
I wonder why they strayed away from their own people.
Why don't we help them?
Don't bother.
We'll just watch from here.
Once the fight concludes, we'll rush in to snatch some goods.
It will save us some effort.
How can we do that?
These are the rules of God Pandar.
Only the fittest can survive.
The weak have no right to waste North Continent's resources.
But there's no absolute definition of the weak and the strong.
Only one thing could turn the weak powerful.
What is it?
Fear.
Your Lordship, where are you going?
I'm going to get a stretch.
I'm Helan Dao, Lord of the Helan Clan.
Who are you?
Shuofeng Da of the Shuofeng Clan.
From now on, both our clans are brothers.
He Ye won again!
We've been competing on the journey.
It's been a month.
You always defeat me.
Did you get it wrong?
Tie Yuan, you lost, but won't admit defeat?
Aren't you ashamed?
He Ye, could you teach me archery?
Sure!
I can't defeat you in archery... so let's compete in wrestling!
Bring it on!
Tie Yuan, you can do it!
Bring it on then!
Wait up!
Pa, we discovered a campsite.
Where is it?
It's over there.
They had wine.
We'll wait.
How long do we have to wait?
Until the early hours of the morning.
People usually sleep soundly around then after having wine.
Shuofeng He Ye.
Do you still remember the story I told you about the Giants?
This is the battle ax made from the femur of a giant.
I hope that you can lead the Shuofeng Clan
to the life they once sought.
[Southern Han, Suqin Clan]
Zi Yan.
Stay here.
Let no one escape.
Pa!
[Young Suqin Zi Yan]
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