# E4 - Dragon Palace
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**[00:03] Lars**
Principal, news about
the Qiu Shan operation.
**[00:05] Lars**
Ye Sheng and Aki have discovered
a palace of bronze!
**[00:09] Principal**
*Just as the legends say.*
**[00:10] Principal**
* That must be the palace of the Dragon*
* Emperor of Bronze and Flame, Norton.*
**[00:14] Lars**
We should begin our search
before the rift disappears.
**[00:18] Lars**
Ye Sheng's report makes me think
it might not be abandoned.
**[00:22] Lars**
There may be something inside.
**[00:24] Principal**
*You have permission to begin.*
**[00:25] Principal**
* If you can't take whatever's*
* inside alive, kill it.*
**[00:29] Lars**
Then I'd like permission to use the Key.
**[00:32] Principal**
Of course. That's why I had you bring it.
**[00:39] Lars**
The Principal's given permission.
**[00:42] Nono's Stepmom**
Be careful.
**[00:44] Nono's Stepmom**
Right now, this child is
the only Key we have.
**[00:47] Nono's Stepmom**
An Infant That Possesses High-Purity Dragon's Blood
Key
**[00:47] Nono's Stepmom**
Even Chu Zihang lacks its
dragon blood purity.
**[00:51] Lars**
You should be spending
more time with that girl.
**[00:54] Lars**
Even if she's adopted,
she's still your daughter.
**[00:57] Stepmom**
Chen Motong?
**[00:59] Stepmom**
She doesn't think of me as a mother.
**[01:02] Lars**
Nono is a kind child.
**[01:04] Lars**
Don't be so cruel to her.
**[01:10] Selma**
So what was found was a
Dragon Emperor palace?
**[01:13] Selma**
Is the White Dragon Emperor
our target this time?
**[01:15] Lars**
No, it's the Dragon Emperor
of Bronze and Fire.
**[01:18] Lars**
A first-generation, and
one of the four rulers.
**[01:20] Lars**
A direct descendant of the
Black Dragon Emperor.
**[01:22] Lars**
Its name in our records is Norton.
**[01:25] Selma**
What is a Dragon Emperor?
**[01:28] Lars**
To humans, dragons are
either gods or devils.
**[01:33] Lars**
But perhaps to dragons, humans are
nothing but slaves and insects.
**[01:38] Lars**
For thousands of years,
**[01:39] Lars**
we've had no way of being sure
if that's true, and we haven't tried.
**[01:43] Lars**
But today may be our chance.
**[01:49] Lars**
Yes... for a conversation between races,
the most important conversation in millennia.
***SIGN*** Dragon Raja
-The Blazing Dawn-
A King's Blood May Only Be Cleansed By the Sword
**[03:27] sign**
Episode 4
**[03:31] Sign**
Episode 4: The Dragon Palace
**[03:44] Aki**
Professor.
**[03:45] Lars**
We've got two hours. That's all.
**[03:48] Lars**
Attach a new hose.
**[03:51] AI**
Connection restored.
**[03:52] Lars**
Are you both ready?
**[03:55] Lars**
Then...
**[03:58] Lars**
Let's open the gate.
**[04:02] Lars**
Support me!
**[04:08] Lars**
Yanling! Purified Land!
**[04:10] Lars**
Purified Land
**[04:11] Lars**
Vacuum Barrier!
**[04:16] Sheng**
The Curse of the Fire-Eaters?
**[04:18] Lars**
They doused themselves in oil and bit
down on fireseeds in their mouths,
**[04:21] Lars**
burning themselves to death.
**[04:22] Lars**
Even in death, their bodies
didn't burn to ash.
**[04:24] Lars**
They knelt and became charcoal,
where they remain to this day.
**[04:29] Lars**
Their souls remain to guard
the path to the grave,
**[04:32] Lars**
where they put a terrible curse on invaders.
**[04:36] Lars**
That's the legend, but that iss
definitely the guard of the gate.
**[04:43] Lars**
It's your time to shine, Key.
**[04:46] Lars**
We're leaving this to you.
**[04:53] Key**
Sealed gate, open at my command.
**[05:02] Key**
No. NONE The Lesser Key of Solomon
**[05:06] Gate**
I will devour all who would pass this gate.
**[05:14] Lars**
Key of Solomon...
**[05:16] Lars**
All the gates you open lead to hell.
**[05:36] Sheng**
Huh?
**[05:37] Sheng**
It looks like a mouth that's
opened up to eat us...
**[05:41] Lars**
It's fine.
**[05:43] Lars**
It's friendly right now.
**[05:45] Lars**
Did I scare you?
**[05:47] Lars**
Look at me, okay?
**[05:49] Lars**
It's okay!
**[05:50] Lars**
Come on, don't cry! You're a good child.
**[05:53] Lars**
Now sleep.
**[05:56] Lars**
Listen. Two hours is all you've got.
**[05:59] Lars**
Either bring back the bones of
Dragon Emperor Norton, or...
**[06:02] Lars**
I was able to get just one of these, our
latest weapons, from the Equipment Club.
**[06:06] Sheng**
An alchemical bomb...
**[06:08] Lars**
If you can't bring it back, destroy it.
**[06:13] Lars**
And don't die.
**[06:16] Lars**
Release barrier!
**[06:23] Aki**
Ye Sheng!
**[06:25] Sheng**
It's fine. Let's go.
**[06:33] Selma**
Welcome back.
**[06:34] Lars**
What's the latest report?
**[06:35] Selma**
Nothing unusual in the life support systems.
**[06:38] Selma**
We're getting video from inside.
**[06:42] Selma**
What's a building like this
doing at the bottom of the dam?
**[06:46] Lars**
There's no time, you two.
**[06:47] Lars**
Hurry and find the king's bedchamber!
**[06:52] Sheng**
There's air, but the oxygen density is low.
**[06:56] Lars**
Be careful. Don't take your mask off!
**[06:58] Sheng**
Roger.
**[06:59] Sheng**
The last area the snakes were looking
at is near here, I think.
**[07:04] Lars**
Is that place...
**[07:07] Lars**
Hey, Norma!
**[07:08] Lars**
Search!
**[07:09] Norma**
Initiating search.
**[07:11] Norma**
There are many spaces within the palace.
**[07:14] Norma**
They're connected by corridors
of bronze, like an ant nest.
**[07:19] Sheng**
Yes.
**[07:21] Sheng**
It feels like being inside a clock.
**[07:24] Lars**
It's a type of alchemical device.
**[07:26] Sheng**
Given its complexity,
**[07:28] Sheng**
this great Dragon Emperor must've
also been a skilled machinist.
**[07:35] Aki**
It's a huge bronze pillar.
**[07:37] Aki**
Was it used for rituals, you think?
**[07:39] Sheng**
There's no point in trying to guess.
**[07:41] Sheng**
It wasn't made by a human.
**[07:46] Aki**
You're right.
**[07:48] Sheng**
Take a photo. I'll go look for the snakes.
**[07:51] Sheng**
If anything happens to me,
don't try to save me. Just run.
**[07:54] Sheng**
That's my order as leader.
**[07:57] Aki**
Yeah.
**[07:59] Aki**
Don't worry. I won't try to save you.
**[08:04] Sheng**
I'm not worried.
You're dumb, but you do listen.
**[08:08] Aki**
What? That's so mean!
**[08:13] Lars**
*Aki, look above you.*
**[08:15] Lars**
There's something strange
about those branches.
**[08:17] Aki**
Roger.
**[08:23] Aki**
That's...
**[08:25] Aki**
Dragon language?
**[08:26] Navigator**
It may have been written by
the Dragon Emperor himself!
**[08:29] Aki**
I want images now! Synchronize with Norma!
**[08:31] Norma**
There is too much data.
**[08:33] Norma**
Split the photos into groups
and send one group at a time.
**[08:37] Aki**
Okay, got it.
**[08:38] Norma**
The direction of the branches
matches that of the exit route.
**[08:57] Navigator**
Aki, your heart rate is increasing.
**[09:00] Navigator**
You okay?
**[09:03] Aki**
I'm fine.
**[09:05] Aki**
I just need to rest and
I'll feel a little better.
**[09:12] Navigator**
We've lost Aki's signal.
**[09:14] Lars**
Pull in the rope!
**[09:15] Lars**
Tell Ye Sheng and Aki to
meet up with us, now.
**[09:17] Navigator**
There's no weight on the rope.
**[09:18] Navigator**
Aki's rope's been...
**[09:21] Navigator**
...cut again.
**[09:23] Sign**
Cassel College Execution Bureau Assistant Executor
**[09:23] Sign**
Sex: Male
**[09:23] Sign**
Age: 24 years
**[09:23] Sign**
Yanling: Elemental Control Vacuum Serpent
**[09:23] Sign**
Assigned Professor: Lars
**[09:23] Sign**
Interests/Abilities: Reconnaissance, Exercise, Close Combat
**[09:23] Sign**
Cassel College Execution Bureau Assistant Executor
**[09:23] Sign**
Sex: Female
**[09:23] Sign**
Age: 22 years
**[09:23] Sign**
Height: 165cm
**[09:23] Sign**
Assigned Professor: Lars
**[09:23] Sign**
Abilities: Supports Ye Sheng when he uses his Yanling
**[09:25] Sign**
Vacuum
Serpent
**[09:25] Sign**
Origin: Unknown
Type: Elemental Control
Danger Level: Moderate
**[09:25] Sign**
Releases snakes that search the surrounding area,
sending information into the wielder's brain.
These snakes are highly sensitive to EM waves
and can detect changes in them from a distance.
**[09:30] Sheng**
Aki.
**[09:34] Sheng**
You okay?
**[09:35] Aki**
I'm fine.
**[09:36] Aki**
I just got dizzy.
**[09:38] Aki**
I'm fine.
**[09:40] Aki**
Did you find something?
**[09:42] Sheng**
Yeah, but it seemed too heavy to carry.
**[09:45] Sheng**
So I blew it up.
**[09:49] Aki**
That's disappointing.
**[09:51] Sheng**
Let's head back.
**[09:52] Sheng**
We're running out of time.
**[09:53] Sheng**
We'll take a sample of
bronze back to analyze...
**[09:57] Sheng**
Look at that!
**[09:59] Aki**
What's this?
**[10:01] Sheng**
Some kind of dragon totem.
**[10:02] Sheng**
Let's take it with us so it
can be investigated later.
**[10:04] Aki**
Yes.
**[10:08] Aki**
It's heavy.
**[10:16] Aki**
Shoot, Ye Sheng!
**[10:17] Sheng**
Shoot what?
**[10:23] Aki**
What's going on?
**[10:25] Aki**
Ye Sheng...
**[10:31] Sheng**
This statue was following you.
**[10:34] Sheng**
I didn't know what was going on so
I just watched you for a moment.
**[10:43] Aki**
So I was under its control until just now?
**[10:48] Aki**
Was it because I tried to
observe the Dragon Language?
**[10:52] Aki**
Oh, no. The rope!
**[10:54] Aki**
How could I...
**[10:56] Sheng**
It's fine.
**[10:58] Sheng**
It's my fault for leaving you alone.
**[11:00] Aki**
I...
**[11:03] Aki**
Hey, what's that thing on your back?
**[11:06] Sheng**
My snakes found it.
**[11:09] Sheng**
It looks like a mortuary urn.
**[11:10] Sheng**
But it has a pattern like a Möbius strip.
**[11:13] Sheng**
In the dragon language,
it's probably a symbol for eternity.
**[11:17] Sheng**
If the Dragon Emperor still sleeps
within it, it should still be a baby.
**[11:21] Sheng**
It's probably better to take it back.
**[11:23] Aki**
What happened?
**[11:33] Sheng**
That was some kind of switch!
**[11:35] Aki**
What kind of switch?!
**[11:37] Sheng**
We need to get out of here.
**[11:38] Sheng**
Let's go!
**[12:00] Sheng**
The palace awakened...
**[12:03] Sheng**
when we moved that statue.
**[12:05] Sheng**
And it detected intruders!
**[12:08] Sheng**
So...
**[12:10] Sheng**
It's closing the gate!
**[12:15] Mingfei**
A bell tolling?
**[12:17] Mingfei**
Why would someone make so
much noise this late at night?
**[12:21] Mingfei**
People from An are weirdos.
**[12:23] Mingze**
It's a bell of mourning.
**[12:32] Mingfei**
Is this a dream?
**[12:34] Mingfei**
Help me! I'm scared of heights!
**[12:34] Mingze**
The world you see in your
dreams isn't real, right?
**[12:38] Mingze**
What is the real world?
**[12:42] Mingze**
The world you live in... well,
that might be the dream.
**[12:46] Mingfei**
Hey, what are you trying to do here?
**[12:50] Mingze**
I wanted to let you know...
**[12:52] Mingze**
That the bell of mourning sounds when
someone's dead, or when death approaches.
**[12:59] Mingze**
It signifies peril, but also opportunity.
**[13:04] Mingfei**
Peril?
**[13:06] Mingfei**
The destruction of the world?
A dragon attack?
**[13:09] Mingfei**
Please, I'm really tired.
**[13:12] Mingze**
You should get ready for
the peril that's coming.
**[13:16] Mingfei**
Get ready?
**[13:17] Mingze**
Do you remember the skills from that game?
**[13:20] Mingfei**
I do.
**[13:21] Mingze**
If you could pick one skill,
what would it be?
**[13:28] (Flashback) Nono**
Norma can tell me exactly where you are.
**[13:34] Mingfei**
Black Sheep Wall.
The ability to see the entire map.
**[13:38] Mingze**
Skill unlocked.
**[13:40] Mingze**
Using this will give you a detailed
map of any place you want.
**[13:44] Mingfei**
What?
**[13:45] Mingfei**
Is that an incantation?
**[13:48] Mingfei**
Do I have to say it every time
I leave the house or something?
**[13:51] Mingze**
Don't overuse it.
**[13:52] Mingze**
Use it too much and you'll be found.
**[13:55] Mingze**
Everyone's in a maze,
which means you'll need a map, right?
**[14:00] Mingze**
Listen.
**[14:01] Mingze**
"Black Sheep Wall."
**[14:03] Mingze**
You'll need it soon.
**[14:08] Finger**
Hey, stop sleeping and wake up!
**[14:12] Mingfei**
I just got back!
**[14:14] Finger**
Can't you hear the alarm? Let's go.
**[14:16] Norma**
*Executor Unit, report immediately.*
**[14:18] Female student**
Hurry!
**[14:18] Norma**
*All A-rank or greater students are to head*
**[14:21] Mingfei**
What's going on?
**[14:22] Norma**
*to the computer center in the library.*
**[14:23] Finger**
You got the manual on what to
do in an emergency, right?
**[14:25] Finger**
Oh, you haven't read it.
**[14:26] Mingfei**
Wait, did I...
**[14:28] Finger**
The special alarm goes off when
something unusual happens.
**[14:31] Finger**
High-level students are...
**[14:34] Finger**
Nono, you're looking as
beautiful as ever today.
**[14:36] Nono**
They only asked for A-rank and higher.
**[14:39] Nono**
Where do you think you're going?
**[14:42] Finger**
I just wanted to help!
**[14:44] Finger**
How could you be so cold just 'cause
my rank's not high enough?!
**[14:45] Mingfei**
Wait, Senpai!
**[14:48] Nono**
For the moment, you're the
only S-rank student in the college.
**[15:20] Mingfei**
This is getting really crazy.
**[15:22] Mingfei**
Maybe I should read that manual...
**[15:24] Mingfei**
What do we do?
**[15:31] Mingfei**
She's A-rank, too?
**[15:33] Principal**
Currently, two members of the
Executor Unit are trapped in a dragon ruin.
**[15:38] Principal**
We must hurry and find a way for them to escape.
**[15:41] Principal**
Norma, show the map.
**[15:44] Principal**
Norton is the Dragon Emperor
of Bronze and Flames.
**[15:49] Principal**
His palace is a giant mechanical
structure which constantly changes.
**[15:52] Principal**
This means there is no single escape route.
**[15:55] Principal**
We must solve the mysteries
of its mechanism.
**[15:59] Guderian**
Look at this. It's a photo of
characters from the Dragon Language,
**[16:02] Guderian**
taken within the palace.
**[16:04] Guderian**
It seems to describe the escape route,
and we'd like you to solve it.
**[16:08] Zihang**
How much time do we have?
**[16:13] Guderian**
Twenty minutes, give or take.
**[16:15] Caesar**
It takes 50 years to translate a single
book written in the dragon language.
**[16:18] Caesar**
And we only get 20 minutes?
**[16:20] Caesar**
Impossible.
**[16:21] Principal**
If there's even the slightest possibility
of success, we must not give up.
**[16:26] Principal**
If any of you were to fall
under similar circumstances,
**[16:29] Principal**
the college would do everything
it could for you, as well.
**[16:32] Principal**
Ye Sheng and Sakatoku Aki have
20 minutes of oxygen at best.
**[16:37] Principal**
Norma is asking for help
all around the world.
**[16:41] Principal**
We must do everything we can to save them.
**[16:46] Mingfei**
Isn't Sakatoku Aki the one who...
**[16:49] (Flashback) Aki**
I'm Sakatoku Aki.
**[16:52] Mingfei**
She's...
**[16:56] Computer**
* Authorized. Authorized.*
* Authorized. Authorized.*
**[17:00] Computer**
*Authorized. Authorized.*
**[17:02] Mingfei**
*Their student IDs?*
**[17:03] Mingfei**
Then I'll also...
**[17:06] Norma**
*Lu Mingfei, this is your first log in, yes?*
**[17:10] Norma**
*Please set up your system.*
**[17:11] Mingfei**
So you're Norma, huh?
**[17:13] Mingfei**
I'll go with default settings,
'cause we're short on time.
**[17:16] Norma/Eva**
I'm Eva. Another version of Norma.
**[17:18] Norma/Eva**
I'll set up the system immediately.
**[17:20] Norma/Eva**
Press a key
**[17:22] Mingfei**
This is the interface?
**[17:26] Norma/Eva**
* Now you could operate it with*
* your eyes closed, right?*
**[17:31] Mingfei**
Okay.
**[17:38] Students**
Any documents on ancient life forms?
**[17:40] Students**
This is a biological totem. This might work.
**[17:43] Students**
There must be a way...
**[17:45] Students**
This will work!
**[17:52] Caesar**
Show me the photos of the north side.
**[17:54] Caesar**
You all check the ones on the south side.
**[17:56] Zihang**
Will you look at the ancient scrolls for me?
**[17:58] Zihang**
They might tell us something.
**[18:17] Mingfei**
*She's a new student, too.*
**[18:21] Mingfei**
*I'm the only one who's useless.*
**[18:26] (Flashback) Mingze**
Using this will give you a detailed
map of any place you want.
**[18:29] (Flashback) Mingze**
"Black Sheep Wall."
**[18:31] (Flashback) Mingze**
You'll need it soon.
**[18:34] Mingfei**
*The map!*
**[18:38] Mingfei**
*I can at least try.*
**[18:46] Norma/Eva**
Decryption results received.
**[18:48] Mingfei**
I just...
**[18:51] Mingfei**
Please wait.
**[19:03] President**
What is this?
**[19:04] President**
The route's been solved?
**[19:07] Sign**
Solved by Lu Mingfei
**[19:10] Zihang**
*Lu Mingfei?*
**[19:14] Mingfei**
Hi, guys.
**[19:16] Mingfei**
I guess we're uh... done here!
**[19:25] Navigator**
It's here! The decryption message!
**[19:27] Navigator**
But the sensors are broken!
**[19:28] Lars**
We still have Ye Sheng's snakes!
**[19:30] Lars**
Ye Sheng, did you get that?
**[19:32] Sheng**
Yes!
**[19:33] Sheng**
But the route keeps changing!
**[19:36] Sheng**
We can't check if it's right!
**[19:38] Aki**
Ye Sheng!