6 - The Nibelungen Plan

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SIGN    -The Mourner's Eyes-
[01:32] sign
    Episode 6
[01:41] Lu Mingfei
    Hey, Brother, did you get
    what the College wanted?
[01:45] Chu Zihang
    I've already handed it over
    to the special forces.
[01:47] Chu Zihang
    They'll get it to the College
    through confidential channels.
[01:49] Lu Mingfei
    I see.
[01:50] Chu Zihang
    Also, according to the plan, we have
    to rush to the airport immediately.
[01:53] Chu Zihang
    Our flight is at midnight.
[01:54] Lu Mingfei
    Oh, right. I forgot that we have
    to return to the College tonight.
[01:57] Chu Zihang
    I need to go back and get my passport.
[01:59] Lu Mingfei
    But, my passport...
[02:00] Chu Zihang
    The special forces have already
    picked up your things.
[02:02] Chu Zihang
    They'll give them to you at the airport.
[02:05] Lu Mingfei
    Okay...
[02:15] Lu Mingfei
    Brother, your injury seems
    to be healing quickly.
[02:18] Chu Zihang
    Blood Rage accelerates
    cellular regeneration,
[02:20] Chu Zihang
    so this injury shouldn't be a problem.
[02:22] Lu Mingfei
    What is Blood Rage?
[02:23] Chu Zihang
    It's a technique that instantly enhances
     a bloodline through spiritual cultivation.
[02:28] Chu Zihang
    Even a hybrid can use
    Blood Rage to briefly gain strength
[02:32] Chu Zihang
    nearly on par with a pure-blooded dragon.
[02:34] Chu Zihang
    It's very useful on dragon-slaying missions.
[02:38] Lu Mingfei
    I see.
[02:40] Lu Mingfei
    Hey, do you need me to help you inside?
[02:42] Chu Zihang
    No, I'm fine.
[02:53] Lu Mingfei
    Although your injuries have healed,
[02:56] Lu Mingfei
    you still look tired, Brother.
[03:03] Lu Mingfei
    Are these the only options around here?
[03:05] Lu Mingfei
    They'll have to do.
[03:54] Chu Zihang
    My body should be fine,
[03:56] Chu Zihang
    and there are no signs of scarring.
[03:59] Chu Zihang
    My internal organs feel good too,
    so everything should be fine.
[04:04] Chu Zihang
    But this...
[04:05] Chu Zihang
    This the shard of glass that
    got stuck in me during the fight...
[04:09] Chu Zihang
    I should be able to remove it.
[04:15] Chu Zihang
    My blood is highly corrosive,
[04:17] Chu Zihang
    so it can't let any drip in this room.
[04:32] Chu Zihang (internal)
    I don't look any different,
[04:35] Chu Zihang (internal)
    just a little pale.
[04:50] Chu Zihang (internal)
    In this house, I'm a different person:
[04:55] Chu Zihang (internal)
    a good student,
[04:57] Chu Zihang (internal)
    obedient, one who loves playing
    basketball and reading,
[05:01] Chu Zihang (internal)
    with no bad habits or violent tendencies.
[05:05] Chu Zihang (internal)
    I'm the "model son"
    my parents are proud of.
[05:07] Chu Zihang (internal)
    If they saw these bloody things,
    they probably wouldn't be so proud.
[05:13] Chu Zihang (internal)
    They would think they had raised a monster.
[05:32] Chu Zihang (internal)
    I guess I won't have time to say
    goodbye before I go.
[05:35] Chu Zihang (internal)
    Mom is just like that,
    dead to the world in her sleep.
[05:41] Aunt Tong
    Zihang, are you back?
[05:43] Aunt Tong
    Huh? Are you leaving?
[05:46] Chu Zihang
    Yes, I have a night flight.
[05:48] Aunt Tong
    Why didn't you tell your parents?
[05:51] Aunt Tong
    We could've had dinner together
    and let the driver take you.
[05:54] Chu Zihang
    I told them yesterday that
    Dad is busy tonight.
[05:57] Aunt Tong
    That's right. Your dad is also having
    dinner with a business partner tonight.
[06:01] Chu Zihang
    Don't let my mom sleep in the living
    room in the future. She'll catch a cold.
[06:05] Aunt Tong
    I didn't, she was just
    cooking in the kitchen
[06:09] Aunt Tong
    and asked me to buy
    vinegar at the supermarket.
[06:10] Aunt Tong
    When I came back, she was asleep.
[06:12] Chu Zihang
    Cooking?
[06:13] Chu Zihang
    Oh, no!
[06:15] Aunt Tong
    Huh? What...
[06:18] Aunt Tong
    Oh, Zihang...
[06:25] Aunt Tong
    Are you okay?
[06:29] Chu Zihang
    What is this?
[06:31] Aunt Tong
    This... This looks like...
[06:33] Aunt Tong
    Oh, I see, your mom was making dumplings!
[06:36] Chu Zihang
    Dumplings?
[06:36] Aunt Tong
    Yes.
[06:37] Aunt Tong
    Your mom must have thought you
    were going on a long trip,
[06:39] Aunt Tong
    so she wanted to make dumplings for you.
[06:55] Chu Zihang
    It can't be eaten anymore.
[06:56] Chu Zihang
    Let's just throw it away.
[07:01] Aunt Tong
    All right.
[07:02] Chu Zihang
    Aunt Tong, remember to buy this
    low-fat milk for my mom every day.
[07:05] Chu Zihang
    She won't drink anything else.
[07:07] Chu Zihang
    Add a sugar cube and microwave
    on low for five minutes.
[07:10] Chu Zihang
    Make sure she drinks it
    every night before bed.
[07:12] Aunt Tong
    Yes, I know.
[07:14] Aunt Tong
    Same as always.
[07:17] Chu Zihang
    I'm leaving.
[07:19] Aunt Tong
    Aren't you going to say goodbye to your mom?
[07:20] Chu Zihang
    I'm not used to saying goodbye.
[07:22] Chu Zihang
    Every time she sees me off,
    she gives me a big kiss.
[07:36] Caesar
    Come in.
[07:40] Parsi
    Master, the principal said you
    might need something to drink.
[07:44] Caesar
    The principal called me
    here for the board meeting.
[07:48] Caesar
    Is everyone here?
[07:49] Parsi
    The last one has just arrived.
[07:56] Caesar
    The last one?
[07:58] Caesar
    There are seven board members,
    so one must be missing.
[08:02] Parsi
    I've never seen the last one in attendance,
[08:04] Parsi
    and I don't know his name.
[08:06] Parsi
    His identity is top secret.
[08:10] Caesar
    They spend loads of money
    on the College every year,
[08:12] Caesar
    but they never exercise their authority.
[08:15] Caesar
    These board members are really interesting.
[08:18] Parsi
    The board members didn't invest
    in Cassel College for the money.
[08:20] Caesar
    So, why did they do it, then?
[08:23] Parsi
    They've all come this far on the blood
    of dragons, and their goals are...
[08:28] Parsi
    far-reaching.
[08:32] Caesar
    Are they also members of this generation's
    secret party, the Council of Elders?
[08:35] Parsi
    No. The Council of Elders
    is a hidden organization,
[08:37] Parsi
    and the school board is a visible one.
[08:40] Parsi
    The principal is the executive
    chosen by the school board.
[08:43] Caesar
    So the Council of Elders is
    still the highest authority?
[08:47] Caesar
    Not necessarily.
[08:48] Caesar
    The Council of Elders and the school board
    are like Yingguo's upper and lower houses.
[08:51] Caesar
    Who holds the power depends
    on the situation.
[08:54] Caesar
    Right now, power is indeed concentrated
    in the hands of the principal,
[08:57] Caesar
    who also has significant influence
    over the school board.
[09:01] Caesar
    So, facing these powerful people,
[09:05] Caesar
    am I supposed to just wait here?
[09:06] Caesar
    Wait for them to call me in?
[09:09] Parsi
    Today, all the powerful
    people are here for you.
[09:12] Parsi
    They can't wait to see you.
[09:16] Caesar
    Powerful people...
[09:35] Anjou
    Now that everyone is present,
[09:38] Anjou
    we will officially begin this year's annual
    meeting of the Cassel College school board.
[09:52] Anjou
    Frost, there's no need to continue with the
    old tradition of tapping on the table to speak.
[09:56] Anjou
    This is an internal meeting.
[09:58] Frost
    Some rules can't be changed arbitrarily.
[10:02] Frost
    Is the Bronze Report ready?
[10:05] Anjou
    Yes, it's the stack of papers
    in front of each of you.
[10:13] Charlotte
    The Emperor of Bronze and Flames... is dead?
[10:23] Frost
    Dead? Anjou, is this report true?
[10:28] Frost
    No one has ever verified the
     death of a Dragon Emperor.
[10:32] Anjou
    Absolutely true.
[10:34] Frost
    Please present the evidence.
[10:39] Anjou
    The evidence is in this box.
[10:42] Anjou
    Everyone is free to examine it.
[10:44] Old man twirling Buddhist beads
    I'll do it.
[10:49] Old man twirling Buddhist beads
    The Philosopher's Stone?
[10:51] Elizabeth
    The great miracle of alchemy,
    the Philosopher's Stone?
[10:54] Elizabeth
    Anjou, what do you mean by presenting it?
[10:57] Anjou
    Evidence. Evidence that
    the Dragon Emperor is dead.
[11:00] Middle-aged man
    No way. The Philosopher's Stone is precious,
[11:03] Middle-aged man
    but it doesn't prove anything.
[11:05] Anjou
    Maybe someone else can explain
    it more convincingly.
[11:08] Anjou
    Charlotte, you're an expert in alchemy.
[11:11] Anjou
    Would you mind explaining it to everyone?
[11:13] Charlotte
    Sure.
[11:15] Charlotte
    The Philosopher's Stone is the
    crystallization of spiritual elements.
[11:18] Charlotte
    Because it contains impurities,
[11:20] Charlotte
    it usually appears as a
    dark, coarse crystal.
[11:23] Charlotte
    This object may resemble
    the Philosopher's Stone,
[11:25] Charlotte
    but it's actually another substance
    refined from pure fire elements.
[11:29] Elizabeth
    Please explain how to
    refine pure fire elements.
[11:31] Charlotte
    The only method I know for refining the four
    elements of earth, water, wind, and fire
[11:35] Charlotte
    is to use the bones of the
    corresponding dragon kings.
[11:38] Charlotte
    Therefore, this fire element was refined from
     the bones of the Emperor of Bronze and Flames.
[11:44] Old man twirling Buddhist beads
    Dragon Emperor Norton.
[11:46] Anjou
    Not Norton,
[11:47] Anjou
    but his brother, the
    Dragon Emperor Constantine.
[11:51] Frost
    Crystals made from Constantine's bones?
[11:56] Frost
    Anjou, are you saying that
    Constantine is permanently dead?
[12:00] Frost
    He'll never be resurrected?
[12:05] Anjou
    The Dragon Emperor's
    resurrection is a secret,
[12:08] Anjou
    and unfortunately, I can't
    share it with everyone yet.
[12:10] Anjou
    But according to my research,
[12:12] Anjou
    only after a Dragon Emperor is truly dead
[12:14] Anjou
    can his bones be used as
    material for refinement.
[12:17] Anjou
    Otherwise, they're just specimens.
[12:19] Frost
    Your research?
[12:21] Frost
    Anjou, how do you prove your point?
[12:26] Anjou
    Yes, my words alone won't convince you.
[12:29] Anjou
    But Charlotte, you should
    be able to vouch for me.
[12:35] Charlotte
    Hm...
[12:39] Charlotte
    Anjou is right.
[12:41] Charlotte
    The Dragon Emperor Constantine...
[12:43] Charlotte
    is truly dead.
[13:00] Elizabeth
    So, Anjou, you've found a
    way to kill a Dragon Emperor.
[13:04] Elizabeth
    Can this method be used
    on other Dragon Emperors?
[13:06] Anjou
    Of course, but the process
    is still quite challenging.
[13:10] Charlotte
    The Emperor of Bronze and Flames
    has been proven to be a set of twins.
[13:13] Charlotte
    Does this mean all four emperors are twins?
[13:15] Anjou
    That should be the case.
[13:17] Frost
    The key point: where are Constantine's
    remains currently kept?
[13:22] Anjou
    In a secure location.
[13:23] Frost
    A location you deem secure,
[13:25] Frost
    or one we all deem secure?
[13:28] Anjou
    Let's put it this way: only two people in
    the entire world can access them.
[13:33] Frost
    And who are they?
[13:34] Anjou
    Me, and the person who built the vault.
[13:37] Frost
    So, among us, you're the only one who
    can access the Dragon Emperor's remains.
[13:42] Frost
    Is that right, Mr. Principal?
[13:45] Anjou
    That's right.
[13:46] Frost
    Cassel College doesn't belong to you.
[13:48] Frost
    You are merely the manager we put in place.
[13:50] Anjou
    I think I manage it quite well.
[13:51] Frost
    So?!
[13:51] Anjou
    So you should trust me.
[13:53] Elizabeth
    I agree with Anjou.
[13:54] Elizabeth
    He has demonstrated strong leadership
    on all previous missions.
[13:58] Frost
    An expert dragon slayer and an excellent
    manager are two different things.
[14:02] Elizabeth
    None of this matters.
[14:03] Elizabeth
    Our goal is the Dragon Emperors.
    Nothing else matters!
[14:06] Frost
    The dragon bones should be given to
    the school board for safekeeping!
[14:08] Anjou
    They are a treasure.
[14:10] Anjou
    If I hand them over to the school board,
    what will you, the Gattuso family, do with them?
[14:14] Frost
    Watch your tongue, Anjou!
[14:16] Frost
    I'm speaking for the school board,
[14:19] Frost
    not the Gattuso family!
[14:22] Anjou
    Yes, Mr. Frost, you can fire me
    on behalf of the school board.
[14:27] Anjou
    But until then, I won't turn
    the dragon bones over to you.
[14:30] Old man twirling Buddhist beads
    Anjou! You're overstepping your authority!
[14:33] Elizabeth
    Who should keep the dragon bones
    is not on today's agenda!
[14:35] Charlotte
    But it's true that only the school board
    has the authority to dispose of them!
[14:38] Frost
    Coup! Anjou, you're throwing a coup!
[14:40] Elizabeth
    Let's end this topic.
[14:41] Elizabeth
    Compared to the great cause of dragon slaying,
    these are trivial matters!
[14:43] Old man twirling Buddhist beads
    Calm down! This is school board meeting!
[14:45] Frost
    Regardless, the dragon bones
    belong to the school board!
[15:07] Anjou
    This issue won't reach a
    conclusion, so let's end it here.
[15:12] Anjou
    You can't fire me,
[15:14] Anjou
    because you can't find anyone to replace me.
[15:17] Charlotte
    Indeed, no one has been able
    to replace Anjou thus far.
[15:21] Charlotte
    Besides the students,
[15:22] Charlotte
    he also has the absolute support
    of the execution bureau's elite.
[15:25] Anjou
    Thank you.
[15:30] Frost
    Anjou, let's put aside the ownership
    of the dragon bones for now.
[15:34] Frost
    This is a letter from
    the Council of Elders to you,
[15:38] Frost
    expressing their ideas about the future.
[15:41] Anjou
    A love letter?
[15:44] Frost
    But since the future hasn't arrived yet,
     you can read it later.
[15:49] Anjou
    Since it's not a love letter,
    there's no rush to read it.
[15:53] Anjou
    All right, let's move on to the next topic:
[15:56] Anjou
    the selection of candidates
    for the Nibelungen Plan.
[16:24] Anjou
    Mr. Caesar Gattuso.
[16:31] Anjou
    Mr. Caesar Gattuso has just been unanimously
    re-elected as student council president.
[16:35] Anjou
    His GPA is 2.7, which is a bit low,
[16:38] Anjou
    similar to the former president's
    university grades.
[16:40] Anjou
    He once received a warning for
[16:42] Anjou
    organizing a beer swimming competition
    in the pool during winter,
[16:45] Anjou
    causing the pool to freeze and crack.
[16:47] Caesar
    I wanted to use champagne,
[16:49] Caesar
    but it was difficult to buy so many
    bottles of the same brand at once.
[16:52] Anjou
    There's only one reason he's sitting here:
[16:55] Anjou
    he killed Dragon Emperor Norton.
[17:05] Anjou
    Caesar, I'm sorry I can't reveal
    the names of all the board members.
[17:09] Anjou
    Except for your uncle.
[17:11] Anjou
    Oh, right. Aren't you going
    to say hello to your uncle?
[17:14] Caesar
    I wasn't summoned here because a
    Gattuso is on the board, was I?
[17:19] Frost
    You were summoned because
    of the Nibelungen Plan.
[17:23] Caesar
    Nibelungen?
[17:25] Caesar
    The "Land of the Dead" in Norse mythology?
[17:27] Caesar
    Why such a code name?
[17:29] Anjou
    The Bronze City is Nibelungen,
[17:31] Anjou
    and you, Caesar, faced Dragon
    Emperor Norton in that battle.
[17:35] Anjou
    What was it like?
[17:46] Caesar
    Fear!
[17:48] Caesar
    Fear that penetrated to the bone.
[17:51] Anjou
    You speak the truth.
[17:53] Anjou
    There is no better way
    to train a dragon slayer
[17:55] Anjou
    than have one experience
     fear on the battlefield.
[17:58] Anjou
    Only the strongest will
    and the finest bloodline
[18:02] Anjou
    can maintain dignity before the
    Dragon Emperor and ultimately slay him!
[18:05] Caesar
    So?
[18:06] Anjou
    So, Cassel College must immediately
    train the elite of the elite,
[18:09] Anjou
    the heroes of heroes.
[18:11] Anjou
    Because the most critical
    moment is approaching.
[18:13] Caesar
    The most critical moment?
[18:15] Anjou
    Mythology has foretold that the Dragon Emperors
    on the other three thrones will awaken.
[18:21] Anjou
    And finally, the great
    black dragon will awaken.
[18:28] Caesar
    A mass awakening?
[18:31] Caesar
    How exciting.
[18:33] Anjou
    We must prepare our army
    and generals before then.
[18:36] Anjou
    We must select the best candidates
    from those with superior bloodlines
[18:40] Anjou
    and devote all our efforts to their training.
[18:43] Caesar
    Are you talking about me?
[18:44] Elizabeth
    You're one of the candidates.
[18:46] Caesar
    If by "devoting all our efforts to training,"
    you mean giving me more classes and training,
[18:51] Caesar
    then forget it.
[18:53] Caesar
    My GPA is only 2.7.
[18:54] Frost
    No.
[18:56] Frost
    What we need to strengthen is your bloodline.
[18:59] Frost
    With a strengthened bloodline,
[19:01] Frost
    it's possible to possess two or more Yanlings,
[19:04] Frost
    and even hybrids can surpass Dragon Emperors.
[19:07] Caesar
    They can rival the Four Dragon Emperors?
[19:09] Anjou
    That's right! This is the Nibelungen Plan.
[19:13] Frost
    The Council of Elders have already found
    a way to strengthen the bloodline.
[19:18] Frost
    This is a tremendous gift.
[19:21] Frost
    Accepting it means gaining power,
[19:24] Frost
    but it also means a great sacrifice.
[19:27] Frost
    Caesar, are you willing?
[19:31] Caesar
    Why does this feel a bit like... wedding vows?
[19:34] Frost
    Caesar!
[19:35] Caesar
    Enduring hardships and
    dying is nothing special.
[19:37] Caesar
    If that's what it takes to
    reach the pinnacle of hybrids,
[19:40] Caesar
    there are lots of people at
    the College who'd be willing to accept.
[19:42] Caesar
    Why choose me?
[19:43] Anjou
    Because you're good enough.
[19:45] Caesar
    Why not Chu Zihang?
[19:46] Anjou
    He has no experience in
    slaying Dragon Emperors.
[19:48] Caesar
    Why not Lu Mingfei?
[19:49] Anjou
    Mingfei is still a newcomer,
[19:50] Anjou
    and many still think it was my
    mistake to give him an S-Rank.
[19:54] Caesar
    But he once severely wounded
     Dragon Emperor Constantine in front of you.
[19:57] Caesar
    Principal, you might randomly give S-Ranks,
[20:00] Caesar
    but in close combat with a Dragon Emperor,
[20:02] Caesar
    I don't believe you'd entrust
    your life to a worthless person.
[20:05] Caesar
    So, that reasoning doesn't hold up.
[20:08] Anjou
    Hm... You're right.
[20:10] Anjou
    For this candidate, your uncle insisted
    that ability isn't just about bloodline,
[20:14] Anjou
    but also about leadership.
[20:16] Anjou
    Among the new generation, Caesar,
    you're indeed a brilliant leader.
[20:20] Anjou
    Even Chu Zihang can't compare,
[20:22] Anjou
    so your uncle believes that
[20:23] Anjou
    only you deserve to be the top
    candidate for the Nibelungen Plan.
[20:31] Frost
    Caesar, do you understand now?
[20:34] Frost
    Your family has always had
    selfless love and hope for you!
[20:43] Caesar
    Uncle,
[20:45] Caesar
    have you ever lost the most
    important person in your life?
[20:48] Frost
    Huh?
[20:49] Caesar
    Oh, I forgot.
[20:51] Caesar
    People like you, Uncle, don't have
    anyone important in their lives.
[20:55] Caesar
    So, you wouldn't understand
[20:57] Caesar
    that people who have experienced such things
    often become particularly stubborn.
[21:02] Caesar
    Sorry, everyone.
[21:03] Caesar
    I refuse your offer.
[21:06] Frost
    Caesar! You...
[21:07] Caesar
    If there's nothing else,
    I will take my leave.
[21:25] Chu Zihang
    What's this?
[21:26] Lu Mingfei
    Ah, I figured since you'd been on a mission,
[21:29] Lu Mingfei
    you haven't had dinner.
[21:31] Lu Mingfei
    So I bought some food nearby,
[21:33] Lu Mingfei
    but at this hour,
    all I could get was hamburgers.
[21:36] Chu Zihang
    You got these for me?
[21:38] Lu Mingfei
    Let's eat together on the way.
[21:42] Chu Zihang
    Thanks.
[22:01] Chu Zihang Mom
    Zihang...
[22:04] Chu Zihang Mom
    Have a safe trip.