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[Episode 44]
When you get to Qing Yu Ridge
and find the decoding book in Long Yuan Chamber
you'll be able to read this map.
Then you'll be able to find the Sovereign Seal.
As long as you find the Sovereign Seal
you can be anointed as the crown prince right away.
Then succeed the throne eventually.
Han Jiang!
You blinded my brother.
We've spent ages looking for you!
My eye!
You've offended the Tian Luo Assassins.
Your life can only lead to one thing. Death!
Just the two of you?
We know that we're not your match. Therefore--
Therefore, we've made other arrangements.
You won't make it out of here today.
The Tian Luo Assassins cling to their targets as maggots to bones.
As shadows to men.
My brother and I will stay here with you today!
Do you want to die?
Should I deploy you?
Your Majesty is the emperor.
Muru Shuo is your subject.
If you set out on this conquest, you must not be defeated.
I... I have one matter on my mind.
Once I'm away from the royal court, I'll surely be slandered and criticized.
I hope Your Majesty will remember that
I, Muru Shuo, will never waver from my initiative.
Qin Ming.
This tea is too bland.
Your Majesty, this is the Gentleman Tea from Wan Prefecture.
It is supposed to be bland.
It's almost as bland as water.
Muru Shuo.
I'm sending you to the battlefield. That's hard work.
I should be drinking wine with you.
This isn't the time for that.
I... take my leave.
Attack swiftly.
Win rapidly.
Return quickly.
[Muru Tian Tong's Memorial Tablet]
Draw your blades!
There will soon be a bloodbath in Han Prefecture.
We can only win!
Draw the blades!
Quickly.
Walk faster.
We have to find the mineral ores.
If we can't find the diamonds and hold up King Fanla
we won't get any fluorite this year.
Goodness, without the fluorite to light our paths
we won't be able to do anything. We can only idle around. That's scary!
Hurry up! We have come the farthest out here.
We'll be in trouble if we don't find any!
Look! What is this?
Goodness me!
You really managed to make it?
It's such a tiny explosive.
Go!
This is so much fun!
Should we do it again?
Don't.
Brainstormer Su La Lie.
I salute you!
Are there ghosts around?
It's even scarier if it's not a ghost.
Whatever it is, we'll just ignore it.
A Wise who isn't curious isn't a good one.
The Wise have been trapped underground for 300 years for being curious.
For generations, we haven't seen the sun.
Don't be scared.
There's a rhythm to the sound.
It's something with wisdom.
It's not a ghost or monster.
It's a human!
Hurry up!
[Subterranean City, The Wise's State]
Move faster.
Quickly.
Hurry up.
- Hurry up! - Faster!
Hurry up!
Not bad...
This city is quite nicely constructed.
Quite nice?
The Wise of Sumo State are the wisest of all the Wise.
We've been building this Dark Sun City for centuries.
All you can say is that it's quite nice?
- Look! - Hurry up!
Quickly!
That's fine if you think it's good.
Why would you care what I say?
Go!
Hurry up!
You even dare to kick me?
Go!
Quickly!
King Fanla has given orders.
If we meet any humans, we have to bring them to him.
Hurry up!
Does he have the habit of treating his guests to meat?
I don't know about that.
We never saw those humans we brought to him again.
You never saw them again?
Move along! Hurry up!
Hurry up! Move along!
Stand right there and don't move.
King of Wisdom, Fanla Kaiser.
The most intelligent of all the Wise in history.
We salute your honor!
Don't move!
Don't move.
What are you doing?
Where are you going?
Shush! Lower your voice.
Do I speak loudly?
You're leaving me here all by myself?
You're not worried that I'll run away?
Why would you run away?
You were caught. so you already lost.
That's right.
Are you both a bit dumb?
You're the dumb one.
Foolish human.
This won't work.
Only a flat piece of metal can reflect the light of the diamond better.
The angle of the reflection isn't enough.
Sunlight disappears after taking 500 steps.
I can't bring it underground.
If we put up too many crystals in the mountains to reflect the light
the Humans will find us.
I've tried all of these already.
Diamond is our last hope.
What are you doing?
Hey.
Who are you?
Firm muscles.
Steady shoulders.
Look of restraint in the eyes.
Are you very good at fighting?
Well... I'm all right.
I can't fight.
I can tell.
But even if you kill me, you can't get out of here.
We have 300 combat crawlers in Dark Sun City.
They can tear you to pieces anytime!
We just met for the first time.
We should exchange polite words.
How are you?
I'm Han Jiang.
Who are you?
The 137th king of Sumo State, the King of Wisdom.
Fanla Kaiser.
Good name.
I want to leave this place.
I finally know of your wish now.
I now know how to torture you.
You won't let me go?
Human stole the sun from the Wise of Sumo State.
Our intelligent people of the Wise could have created
more useful objects under the sun.
Yet, we could only use our clever brains to think of ways to get sunlight.
You don't understand what a pity it was for Novoland to have lost us.
We could have made crops grow massively.
We could've made carriages move without horses.
We could've created machines that could cure illnesses!
We could've made even lighter ironware for the people of Novoland.
Now, that has all been delayed.
Such clever brains of ours.
They have all gone to waste generation after generation!
It's all because of dumb humans like you!
Do you want meat?
How would you dare to touch my things as you like?
It's fine if you don't want it.
That's rat meat.
Humans can adjust to that taste?
It's not too bad.
You like it?
Stay here, then.
The Schemer, Wuling Laha, has created a cage for humans.
I found that cage designed to be too cruel
so it's been left empty.
You can try it.
As for the Wise's combat crawlers, I can still take a few apart.
In just 90 sunrises and sunsets
I can create a new one.
The craftsmen who create machinery would be very upset.
I can stomp down engraved combat crawlers with one kick.
He would surely hide under his blankets and cry.
Answer three questions of mine.
You can leave if you get them right.
If you even get one wrong
you have to stay here forever.
The first question.
What do I dislike the most?
You get to ask the questions.
You also get to decide if the answer is correct.
This is unfair.
If the answer is incorrect
I'll give you one chance to take back your answer.
You just used it up.
The first question.
What do I dislike the most?
You can't answer my question, so you won't speak?
You're such a rogue.
Say something.
Speak!
Rogue.
You're such a rogue!
You are a rogue. A rogue!
Say something.
You're hungry?
You don't have to be full.
In order to sustain that energy-consuming body of yours
a few pieces of rat jerky will do.
I finished them all.
You ate them all?
It's a waste if you only consume but don't create!
It's a waste to feed you.
What a waste!
You're not to touch my things!
Don't touch my things without asking!
My king... he's a human!
I know that.
I am torturing him right now.
Leave the food there.
You think it's too little?
That's all we can get underground.
Up there, you might not think that sunshine is precious.
But there are no plants underground if there is no sun.
Without plants, we can't keep livestock!
We've tried to make artificial sunlight.
But no plants can bear fruit without the bees to pollinate the flowers!
None of that is the scariest.
You must understand that we need sugar to feed our brains in order to think!
Only then can we contribute even more to Novoland and everyone in it!
Now, this is all we can have.
These are even attained by digging tunnels to steal from the Humans!
You must understand that not a day goes by
where I do not wish that sunlight could shine right through the ground.
Give me your hand.
You're scared?
As long as this magnetic cuff is on you
the combat crawlers will know where you are.
No matter where in the world you might run off to
they will track you down.
You want to get away?
It won't work.
Why would you know how to do that?
What you dislike the most is...
disorder.
You actually got it right.
Is it very difficult?
As long as you have eyes and pay more attention to the table
the answer is obvious.
The second question.
Why are you smarter than me?
I'm not as smart as you.
That answer is considered correct as well.
How did you come up with this solution?
When I used to serve in the Muru military camp
there was a craftsman.
He is one of the Wise, Ha Sicong.
Ha, you're the best at crafting weapons in our camp.
You're so knowledgeable about gadgets.
Don't be so petty.
What's the use of knowledge when I don't have hands?
So just tell me and I can be your hands.
On one condition.
Do tell.
Let me have a look at your short sword for a few days.
This?
Not this one.
You can ask for anything else.
Why?
If I give this to you, you'll have it melted
to be your research material.
This is my family's--
Your family has such legendary weapons?
My family's mentor...
Before he passed away, he left this as a keepsake.
I had wanted to have you as my disciple.
You actually had a mentor already.
Ha Sicong?
I know him!
When I was eight...
When I was eight years old
I participated in the Subterranean City's contest.
The item we had to make was Ha Sicong's light-emitting dodecahedron sphere.
You can tell what it is from its surface.
But when light comes through, 12 different images are projected.
It was deemed at that time as a creation never to be surpassed.
Why would he be in the army of the Humans?
I don't know.
When I met him, he had already lost his right arm.
I'll tell you the answer to the third question.
You'll then tell me where I can find him.
Sure.
The third question.
What is it that I wish to do the most?
What I wish to do the most is put an end
to the contract with the Duan Empire's royal clan!
Then my people, the Wise of Sumo State, can return to the surface!
Build our true Sumo State on the ground!
I can help you with that.
Indeed, you can!
Tell me.
How would you like me to help you?
Help me locate the Sovereign Seal.
After all that you've said
you just want me to help you find the Sovereign Seal?
You didn't tell me your real name!
But I know who you are!
You are Muru Han Jiang.
The future emperor of the Duan Empire.
Han Jiang?
Han Jiang!
Have you returned?
Han Jiang!
It's very weird this year.
Snow has been falling since June.
I don't know when you will return
so I got you a blanket in advance.
If you return one day in the middle of the night
and you're too shy to come into the village
at least you won't be cold.
At that time...
I thought that you were going to return within a few days.
Who knew...
I'm also too stupid.
It took me a full month to learn how to fish.
Han Jiang...
If you haven't returned
it must be that you're not done with what you set out to do.
It couldn't be that you were in some sort of an accident.
[Tian Qi City, Great Duan Empire, Yongning Reign 22nd Year, June]
It's snowing?
Snowfall in June?
What is the matter?
Is anything unusual?
Greetings, Tiger Valor General.
There's no need to bow. Just answer.
Yes.
Tiger Valor General, this concerns the defense of the mountain pass.
Forgive me for not being able to elaborate.
I often hear in Tian Qi City
that the people of Han Prefecture have been harassing us.
That's why I've asked a few more questions.
I've put you on the spot.
Are you questioning that I haven't fulfilled my duties?
Greetings, Commandant-protector.
That's all?
Although we're both of the same rank
you should still remember that Muru is your master.
Greetings, Young Master.
Since my father went on the conquest
it's been some time since you made a formal greeting.
You're unfamiliar with the formalities now.
I admit my mistake.
- Yu Xin Ji. - Present!
I want you to question yourself.
You always act aloof when you see me.
Is it because you look down on me
for not being promoted as quickly as my older brother?
I'm still just a mere commandant-protector of the City Guards.
City Guards are responsible for the safety of Tian Qi City.
Now that Young Master has been assigned to Shang Yang Pass
this is a great responsibility.
You're not some mere commandant.
I hope that you won't address yourself so.
I told you to deliver the Muru Cavalry's military reports here
every month from Great General's Manor.
General, do you feel upset about having to do so?
The Muru Cavalry's military reports cover all sorts of matters
regarding Great General's Manor.
Having me deliver the reports shows your trust in me.
I would never dare to forget that I'm the Muru family's military officer.
You're not our military officer.
You're our family's slave.
Yes!
I'm saying this as it is.
Now that Young Master is leading your own troops
you mustn't talk lowly of your own position.
As time goes by, they will assume that they only play a trivial role.
- That would be-- - How impertinent!
Yu Xin Ji, if you think that I'm not good enough
you can take over my position as Commandant-protector of the City Guards!
I'd rather let you have it
while I go with my father to trample Han Prefecture!
Han Prefecture has yet to be taken after all this time.
Has anyone been slandering the Muru family before His Majesty?
I've never heard of any.
You're just afraid to offend others in the royal court
so you don't dare to tell me?
Young Master, His Majesty trusts the Muru family.
Here they come again.
Are they lunatics?
Get the archers to stand by!
Yes!
Archers! Stand by!
A bunch of fools.
They keep sending their men here to die year after year.
It is just to convey one message under the city gate.
They didn't know that other than us, we won't allow anyone else to hear it.
You won't allow anyone else to hear it?
I've been guarding Wei Ping Residence for years.
I've never left Tian Qi City.
However, the valor and skills in warfare of these warriors
from Han Prefecture have already been made known to me.
They have overcome one defense line after another in the Great Duan Empire.
They have crossed Tian Tuo Strait to come right at Shang Yang Pass.
They know it is inevitable death, but they came to voice their challenge.
Young Master, do you really not understand
their mindset and determination?
Do you really think that they are just being foolish?
Yu Xin Ji! You're causing our army's morale to waver!
Young Master, you're a military man.
You're not a child who covers his eyes whenever he is scared!
Yu Xin Ji!
Is it because the Muru Cavalry has failed to attain any victory
after a year of battle in Han Prefecture
and His Majesty's trust in you
that you're also here to belittle your master?
I did nothing of that sort.
If I do...
Young Master may execute me as you wish.
Those in Shang Yang Pass, listen up!
The people of Han Prefecture asked me to bring you the report of the battle!
10 days ago, at Scarlet Cloud Valley of the Northern Plains
our people of Han Prefecture had your Muru Cavalry--
Shoot!
At Scarlet Cloud Valley
your Muru Cavalry was beaten by our mighty Iron Wielder, Helan Tie Yuan
and his brother, Shuofeng He Ye, into nothing more than a herd of donkeys!
Come!
Shoot again.
Shoot until he shuts his mouth!
Hold it!
Do you obey his command or mine?
Shoot! Keep shooting!
This is a man who has come seeking his death with such bravery.
- Why would you humiliate him? - What are you going to do?
Young Master Han Chuan.
Yu Xin Ji requests to challenge him to a fight!
Listen up!
There is only one commander on the city walls today!
And that is me. Muru Han Chuan.
Whoever dares to defy my orders
will be executed immediately.
Shoot!
Young Master Han Chuan!
Yu Xin Ji requests to challenge him to a fight!
Don't try to show off here!
To kill an enemy under one's blade, that is showing him respect.
It is also to respect oneself.
Only then can we show him the valor of the Muru Army!
Did none of you hear me?
Shoot!
In this battle...
The Muru Cavalry suffered more than 100 casualties.
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