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(Dubbed) My General Wants True Love
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00:00:00My name is Lin Xu. I am an embalmer who works with the dead.
00:00:03But today, I applied to a private museum for a part-time night security job.
00:00:09Because the pay was insane! Ten grand a day!
00:00:16How do I burn it?
00:00:17Burn it. Then the contract goes into effect.
00:00:20Mr. Lin, welcome to private museum number nine.
00:00:24Remember, work a full month and resettle your pay.
00:00:27Otherwise, besides a sky-high penalty fee, any other consequences are on you.
00:00:40What is this?
00:00:42The last night guard.
00:00:44A person?
00:00:45How could a person end up like this? That ruthless boss lady.
00:00:49Signs people, then scares them off just to milk the penalty fee.
00:00:52Even as an embalmer, I have never seen a death like this.
00:00:57It is almost time. I have to go.
00:01:03Hope you can last a couple more days.
00:01:12One. The museum is open from midnight to 6 AM. Do not come to work during the day.
00:01:18Two. If you see the Tang Sankai tomb guardian beast's eyes moving, cover it with the red cloth right away.
00:01:25Do not make eye contact with it.
00:01:27Three blood weeping Jade hairpin.
00:01:30If you hear a woman crying, pretend you did not hear it.
00:01:34Do not answer any of her questions.
00:01:37Vor, the headless bronze figurine's head is missing.
00:01:40If it asks you for a head, throw at the mannequin head on your desk.
00:01:43Then lock the workroom door tight.
00:01:59Let's see who's playing spooky games.
00:02:02I'm an embalmer.
00:02:04Even if a body is in eight pieces, I still sew it up alone at midnight.
00:02:08I've seen every kind of creepy scene.
00:02:16This crappy museum. Why is everything missing parts?
00:02:28Boss, there are cameras here. This wasn't me. Don't dock my pay.
00:02:34This mess of shards is driving me nuts.
00:02:38My work habit is kicking in again.
00:02:52Not enough support. Gotta set a heavy duty anchor bolt.
00:03:23Warm up.
00:03:46It's an S class Eldritch entity. We can't handle this.
00:03:49Evacuate the entire city now.
00:04:13This? What kind of power is this?
00:04:16Still a bit crooked. It won't stand.
00:04:18Need a hanger bracket to secure it.
00:04:52It won't stand.
00:04:52Perfect. Now that's craftsmanship. Even at a crematorium. The family would have to bow to me.
00:05:09A hundred meter divine spike impales it. Void chains shackle the Eldritch entity. With a wave an S class Eldritch
00:05:16entity turns to ash. What rank spirit suppressor has power like that?
00:05:21Deputy captain, S class Eldritch entity. The Eight-armed Asura. Did it really vanish for good?
00:05:27No. An Eldritch entity's power doesn't disappear. It only transfers.
00:05:32Like when you accidentally killed a mirror wraith and ended up with its power. The S class Eight-armed Asura's
00:05:38power will also pass to whoever killed it.
00:05:43So who stepped in and killed the Eight-armed Asura last night?
00:05:53Who?
00:05:54Brother Shu. Big news. Half the city was on lockdown last night. They say it's that statue in the photo.
00:05:59An S class Eldritch entity did it. Now the news is locked down across the whole net. My friend shot
00:06:04this and saved it. Pretty awesome, right?
00:06:08Isn't that the busted bronze statue I fixed last night? Who photoshopped it and blew it up? Throw in some
00:06:13lightning effects too. Fatty. He'll believe any gossip. Quit buying these dumb doctored rumors. I've been a mortician for years
00:06:18and never seen a real Eldritch incident. Get back to your day job.
00:06:22But seriously, it's weird. I've pulled an all night shift and I'm not even tired. I actually feel like I've
00:06:26got energy to burn.
00:06:31Wait, no. When did Rule Five show up?
00:06:40Don't tell me someone knows I fixed that busted bronze statue and snuck in overnight to add this line so
00:06:45they can pin it on me?
00:06:51Mr. Lin, you... still alive?
00:06:53Of course I'm alive. Otherwise you'd be seeing a ghost.
00:06:58You made it through day one in one piece, not bad?
00:07:01Secretary Su, how come the rules suddenly have won more than yesterday? Did you guys sneak that in?
00:07:08Don't ask. You just need to follow every single rule. No questions asked. That's how you live long.
00:07:14I've already fixed that bronze statue. For the record, when I took over my shift, that statue was already broken.
00:07:19I didn't break it and then fix it. Don't you capitalists try to dock my pay over this?
00:07:24What? What? You repaired the eight-armed Asura bronze statue?
00:07:28Hurry, take me to see it!
00:07:42You! You actually took the eight-armed Asura and restored it to perfection.
00:07:46Of course. Since I was a kid, I've had this weird knack. Whatever's broken, one look is all it takes.
00:07:52I instantly know what it looked like when it was whole.
00:08:01All these years at the funeral home, anybody I, Lin Xu, restored, always gets 100% positive feedback.
00:08:08Since you fixed it, you need to take responsibility for it.
00:08:15If it breaks again, whatever happens after that is on you.
00:08:22Come on! This thing was broken to begin with! I was the one who fixed it! Why if it breaks
00:08:27again, should I take the fall?
00:08:33You're not trying to find an excuse to dock my pay, are you?
00:08:38Also, let me ask you this. Now that I fixed it, what do I get out of it?
00:08:43You've already gotten the perk for fixing it.
00:08:47What perk? What did I take? Pretty women are the best at lying. Is she trying to get something for
00:08:53nothing?
00:09:00How about this? Besides what you've already gotten, the boss gave the word.
00:09:04For every artifact you restore, I'll add 100,000 to your restoration fee.
00:09:10100,000? Per piece? Secretary Sue, that's awesome!
00:09:13Should've just said you'll pay. Problem solved. We can work this out.
00:09:17If that's the case, don't worry. As long as the money's right, I can take every artifact in your museum
00:09:23and fix them all up.
00:09:25Guaranteed, the place will look brand new. Brand new!
00:09:40100,000 a piece. 10 pieces is a mil. I'm gonna be rich.
00:09:51Here we go. Another night shift. Working the night shift tonight. I'll also restore one more artifact.
00:10:12What's going on here?
00:10:18No, wait. This definitely didn't crack on its own. Looks more like it was hacked by a sword or an
00:10:23axe.
00:10:24Who the heck did this?
00:10:27Secretary Sue. No, that can't be it.
00:10:29She was around me all day, in heels, staring over my shoulder, like a supervisor breathing down my neck.
00:10:34She had no chance to do it.
00:10:42Whatever. I'll patch it up first.
00:10:53Let's try to restore one more piece today.
00:10:55But I also need to beef up patrols.
00:10:58Whoever did it, you'd better hope I don't catch you.
00:11:14You'll do. Small chip. Easy fix.
00:11:21Thanks.
00:11:38Once I finish this one, that's another 100k.
00:11:54A hundred thousand, a hundred thousand, a hundred thousand, a hundred thousand, a hundred thousand.
00:12:23what the hell where are my tools where's that big pile of tools they grew legs and ran off
00:12:34who the hell did this found you
00:12:56no one whoever trashed the eight-armed asura bronze statue and stole my tools
00:13:01it's probably the same person all right i'll check the cameras that'll make it crystal clear
00:13:14rule six before you restore an artifact make sure you check how the nearby artifacts react
00:13:24who's trying to spook me again i'm just trying to fix an artifact and i gotta ask the other
00:13:29artifacts for their opinion you mean it was the other artifacts that stole my tools
00:13:34all crap what a pile of scrap suddenly grew a mind of its own someone's definitely behind this
00:13:40pray i don't find out who it is check the cameras and everything will be clear
00:13:57what the hell is going on the signals out
00:14:03did someone mess with the cameras too
00:14:12this is the diary the previous guard wrote
00:14:17day one i started working at this private museum on the night shift as a guard
00:14:23nothing happened all night easiest money ever
00:14:27day two on patrol i was shocked to find a bunch of artifacts had changed their pose
00:14:31that bronze figurine had its arm raised the eyes in the court ladies painting were staring at me
00:14:37they definitely weren't like that before
00:14:39day three
00:14:40i told secretary sue about it
00:14:42she said i had too much free time at night
00:14:45easy to let my mind run wild
00:14:47if i was bored on the night shift
00:14:48i could fix those damaged artifacts she'd even pay extra
00:14:52a hefty fee
00:14:53day four
00:14:54for the money
00:14:55i started repairing that damaged bronze mirror
00:14:57but
00:14:58they didn't want to be fixed
00:14:59that night
00:15:00a bronze sword suddenly flew out of the display case
00:15:03it grazed my scalp
00:15:04almost stabbed me in the head
00:15:07i realized
00:15:08i shouldn't have tried to fix that thing
00:15:10i stared at the mirror
00:15:11my fingers started to harden
00:15:13they turned white
00:15:14like porcelain
00:15:16i
00:15:16i'm becoming part of it
00:15:19if this diary is right
00:15:20those white porcelain shards at the front desk were actually the last guard
00:15:24put that way
00:15:25it all makes sense
00:15:26including why my tools were stolen
00:15:28but that's freaking nonsense
00:15:33wait no
00:15:34when i was fixing that busted mirror just now
00:15:36i had my face in it for ages
00:15:37i even touched the mirror with my fingers
00:15:39why am i totally fine
00:15:43who
00:16:10who the heck did this
00:16:15before you restore any artifact
00:16:18make sure you take a look at how the other pieces next to it react
00:16:28whatever
00:16:28i'll fix this bronze mirror first today
00:16:45guess i was overthinking
00:16:47i can't believe i fell for the nonsense in the museum night shift rules
00:17:13i will see you next time
00:17:20This artifact can actually move.
00:17:52Since when did I have reflexes this fast?
00:17:54And this much strength?
00:17:56I'm almost like Superman.
00:17:58No wonder I felt like I had energy to burn all day.
00:18:00So it wasn't just my imagination.
00:18:07What is this freaking thing doing?
00:18:09Can't beat me, so you're ready to surrender.
00:18:32You can do that?
00:18:57This piece of junk...
00:18:59It's really trying to kill me.
00:19:03I quit. Best move is to run.
00:19:31Is this a museum or a haunted house?
00:19:39And it even goes for sneak attacks.
00:20:12Finally, they stopped.
00:20:40Too bad.
00:20:43All broken.
00:20:50Blue by Duan.
00:20:57You...
00:20:57You smiled!
00:21:03This place is creepy too.
00:21:05This crappy museum.
00:21:07Nothing here is normal.
00:21:25No way!
00:21:26My wound healed overnight.
00:21:29What kind of healing is that?
00:21:30Am I still human?
00:21:43Perfect timing.
00:21:45Looks like you figured it out.
00:21:47This isn't a normal museum, is it?
00:21:48Those busted artifacts move.
00:21:50They steal stuff.
00:21:52They even swing swords at people.
00:21:54How is this a night shift security job?
00:21:57It's literally putting your life on the line.
00:21:59I quit.
00:22:00I don't care how much you pay.
00:22:01I'm out.
00:22:02I'm leaving.
00:22:03Mr. Lin.
00:22:04If you unilaterally break the contract,
00:22:07you'll owe a 10 million penalty.
00:22:0910 million?
00:22:10You could sell me and I still wouldn't be worth 10 million?
00:22:12Worst case, I'll just be a deadbeat.
00:22:14Better than dying here.
00:22:19You think you can just quit now?
00:22:24You restored the 8 armed Asura.
00:22:27You saw it yourself.
00:22:29They don't want to be restored at all.
00:22:37If you stay, they'll still hold back.
00:22:39But if you leave, they'll follow you out.
00:22:42You quit trying to spook me with that.
00:22:52Fine.
00:22:52Then go ahead and try.
00:22:55But if you're willing to stay on starting tonight for every artifact you restore, I'll pay you 10 times as
00:23:03much.
00:23:0310 times?
00:23:05It used to be a hundred thousand per piece.
00:23:0710 times.
00:23:08So that's a million, right?
00:23:12I'm in.
00:23:12People die for money.
00:23:13Birds for food.
00:23:14But you have to tell me.
00:23:15What the heck this museum really is.
00:23:17Why all that junk moves.
00:23:18And whether this place is actually haunted.
00:23:23Mr. Lin, you ask too many questions.
00:23:27Here.
00:23:28The truth doesn't come cheap.
00:23:30If you want answers, fine.
00:23:32For each artifact you successfully restore, I'll answer one question.
00:23:36Tonight, good luck.
00:23:45Rule 7.
00:23:46The Guardian's Gallery is the only safe zone.
00:23:49Not sure if they'll welcome you.
00:23:52Another entry popped up out of nowhere.
00:23:56Guardian's Gallery.
00:23:57So those massive bronze statues are actually called Guardians.
00:23:59Then what are those moving things outside supposed to be?
00:24:02Eldritch entity.
00:24:03Eldritch entity.
00:24:04Or something sealed away.
00:24:09As for whether they welcome me.
00:24:11I hold up there all night and no one kicked me out.
00:24:14So I guess they do.
00:24:15If things get weird again tonight, I'll just run straight there.
00:24:18And I'll be fine.
00:24:19I still have no clue how these rules showed up.
00:24:22But it all seems to be true.
00:24:24Since I've got a fallback.
00:24:26Time to get to work.
00:24:28Or the headless bronze figurine's head is missing.
00:24:30If it asks you for a head, throw it the mannequin head under your desk.
00:24:34Then lock the workroom door tight.
00:24:36Headless bronze figurine.
00:24:39Should be an easy fix.
00:24:42I'll fix it tonight.
00:24:44Back when I worked as a mortician,
00:24:46I sometimes got bodies from car wrecks with their heads gone.
00:24:49We'd use plaster and polymer clay.
00:24:51And sculpt a head that looked just like them for the family.
00:25:12No original head?
00:25:14I'll make you a new one myself.
00:25:21No original head?
00:25:23what's in the house ?
00:25:32I don't know.
00:25:33We're just going to pay attention.
00:25:34I'm gonna pay attention.
00:25:36I'm gonna pay attention.
00:25:38I don't want to pay attention.
00:25:40I'm gonna pay attention to my community.
00:25:41I'm gonna pay attention.
00:25:44We're just gonna pay attention.
00:25:57Here it comes.
00:26:15Wait till it...
00:26:38Alright, you want the head, right?
00:26:40The original's gone, but I made you one that's exactly the same.
00:26:50What?
00:27:03Perfect!
00:27:05One million just hit my account.
00:27:10What's going on?
00:27:12So hot.
00:27:22Team A has lost contact.
00:27:23Team B's defenses have collapsed.
00:27:25Team C, all of Team C's vital signs are gone.
00:27:32Team A has lost contact.
00:27:33Team C's M, where is my body?
00:27:40Give me your body!
00:27:59in the last 72 hours eldritch incidents across the city have tripled the most dangerous one
00:28:05code name confirmed bronze head so far headquarters has lost three a class spirit suppressors
00:28:10seven b-class spirit suppressors even just the head is already s-class not a possibility
00:28:18it's confirmed if it finds its body the consequences would be unimaginable
00:28:31target it's gone what gone no way it's not cloaked
00:28:40yeah we've completely lost the eldritch entity reading pull up the last frame
00:28:49my body where's my body it found a lead on the body
00:29:25for real it's gone inert
00:29:39lubaiduan who's that the smith
00:29:45so this s-class eldritch entity was made on purpose no way besides this bronze head
00:29:52its body is still unaccounted for don't forget that's at least another s-class eldritch entity
00:29:58immediately gather everything on lubaiduan every bit tied to that name find the source of this eldritch
00:30:04entity case
00:30:10i'm the night shift security guard they even have me clean the front desk
00:30:14i'm the night shift
00:30:17what's this
00:30:30hold on
00:30:32This woman.
00:30:34This is Secretary Sue.
00:30:36Why does this photo look so old?
00:30:44Year 17 of the Republican era.
00:30:47All.
00:30:50Year 17 of the Republican era.
00:30:52That would be 1928.
00:30:55That's almost 100 years ago.
00:31:02If this is Secretary Sue, wouldn't she be over a hundred years old?
00:31:25Secretary Sue morning.
00:31:28Time to settle up.
00:31:30Settle up.
00:31:32Yeah.
00:31:33I successfully restored the headless bronze figurine last night.
00:31:40You restored the headless bronze figurine?
00:31:43No way.
00:31:44The eight-armed Asura only had cracks on the body.
00:31:47There were fragments to piece together.
00:31:48But the headless bronze figurine's head was completely gone.
00:31:52How could you possibly fix that?
00:31:54I was like, what's the big deal?
00:31:56The original head is gone.
00:31:58Then just sculpt a new one.
00:32:03Looks like I really picked the right person.
00:32:08Don't start praising me yet.
00:32:13You did promise for each artifact I restore, you'll answer one question.
00:32:17So my question now is, who exactly is the person in this photo, and why does she look exactly like
00:32:22you?
00:32:29You're 17 of the Republican era.
00:32:31That was almost 100 years ago.
00:32:37The one million will hit your account on time.
00:32:43I got stuff to do.
00:32:44I'm heading out.
00:33:03I got stuff to do.
00:33:04I got stuff to do.
00:33:05I got stuff to do.
00:33:14I got a little 10 years old.
00:33:19This museum's been around for quite a while.
00:33:22There's gotta be something online, right?
00:33:35This museum's been around for quite awhile.
00:33:36There's gotta be something online, right?
00:33:46Got it.
00:33:48A remarkable figure from the Republican era.
00:33:51Figures, same era as Secretary Sue.
00:33:59Damn!
00:34:00It was just there!
00:34:01How did it get deleted in a second?
00:34:09That kind of precise blocking and deletion.
00:34:12There's definitely a major force at work.
00:34:14It's covering up everything about this museum and Lubai Duan.
00:34:20Looks like we won't find much online.
00:34:23Guess I'll have to ask that freaking fatty for a lead.
00:34:27He's got street connections, and he hears a lot of gossip.
00:34:39Brother Sue, you've been MIA for days.
00:34:43You turned down all the funeral home gigs.
00:34:45So what money-making hustle are you on?
00:34:50Picked up a night shift side job.
00:34:54Fatty, take my advice.
00:34:56Some things, the less you know, the better.
00:34:58Quit acting all mysterious.
00:35:02Let me ask you.
00:35:04That pic of the eight-armed Asura you sent me the other day.
00:35:07You didn't just Photoshop it to mess with me, did you?
00:35:10Brother Sue, you can make fun of my weight, but don't trash my intel.
00:35:13That pic is 100% real.
00:35:18Brother Sue, check this out.
00:35:21This is another paranormal incident that just blew up.
00:35:24It got wiped from the whole internet right away.
00:35:26Deleted.
00:35:27But your boy, Fatty, was quick.
00:35:28Grabbed a screenshot.
00:35:37Wait.
00:35:39Isn't this the head I molded last night to scale for the headless bronze figurine?
00:35:44The one I made?
00:35:45How is it exactly the same?
00:35:51Shocked, huh?
00:35:52I heard this bronze head went around killing people.
00:35:54Kept yelling it was looking for its body.
00:35:57A lot of people died.
00:35:59So Secretary Sue wasn't lying to me.
00:36:01Turns out leaving the museum meant big trouble.
00:36:03Then what happened?
00:36:05Where did that thing go?
00:36:07Bet you don't know this part.
00:36:10The authorities sent in operatives from the Spirit Suppression Bureau.
00:36:13They took care of that head for good.
00:36:16Contained it.
00:36:20Spirit Suppression Bureau.
00:36:24What kind of agency is that?
00:36:27Brother Sue, you asked the right guy.
00:36:30The Spirit Suppression Bureau is a top-secret special unit set up by the authorities.
00:36:36They handle the surge of unexplainable by science supernatural incidents nationwide.
00:36:41I heard supernatural incidents are spiking lately.
00:36:44The Spirit Suppression Bureau is short-staffed.
00:36:47They are recruiting people with special skills nationwide.
00:36:53Since the Spirit Suppression Bureau handles supernatural cases, and they contain that bronze head,
00:36:58then in their internal archives there must be intel on Private Museum No. 9 and Lubai Duan.
00:37:03If we can get into the Spirit Suppression Bureau, we can definitely get some intel on that museum.
00:37:11Fatty?
00:37:11Do you know anyone in the Spirit Suppression Bureau?
00:37:14I want in too.
00:37:18Damn!
00:37:18Brother Sue!
00:37:19Are you out of your mind?
00:37:20That's an official special unit.
00:37:22It's full of people who can leap across rooftops,
00:37:24big shots who slay demons.
00:37:26How would I even know someone like that?
00:37:28Didn't you say they were recruiting gifted folks left and right?
00:37:31They are, sure.
00:37:32But the bar is crazy high.
00:37:34As long as you can prove you have a special ability,
00:37:37and pass the Spirit Suppression Bureau's assessment,
00:37:40you can get in on an exception.
00:37:53A special ability?
00:37:56Does this count?
00:38:05Big Brother Sue!
00:38:06You really have a special ability?
00:38:10Fatty,
00:38:11help me sign up.
00:38:32Inside that bell,
00:38:34feels like something alive is watching us.
00:38:37I couldn't breathe the second I got here.
00:38:39What the heck is this Spirit Suppression Bureau exam about?
00:38:48Welcome to the Spirit Suppression Bureau tryouts.
00:38:52I'm the chief examiner for this test.
00:38:54By G,
00:38:55deputy captain of the Spirit Suppression Bureau.
00:38:57The Bureau's rules for new recruits are simple.
00:39:00The strong stay,
00:39:01the weak get cut.
00:39:03See that bell?
00:39:04Inside,
00:39:05there's an A-class Eldritch Entity trapped,
00:39:08codename,
00:39:09Face Eater.
00:39:10Damn!
00:39:11Are you insane?
00:39:12An A-class Eldritch Entity can level half a city and you just put it here?
00:39:18Quiet!
00:39:19During the assessment,
00:39:20the Spirit Suppression Bureau will only lift part of its seal,
00:39:23letting out just a tiny bit of Eldritch Aura.
00:39:26If you can withstand D-class Eldritch Aura,
00:39:29you can become a trainee Spirit Warden with the Spirit Suppression Bureau.
00:39:33If you can withstand C-class Eldritch Aura,
00:39:36you can be certified directly as a full C-class Spirit Warden.
00:39:40If someone performs exceptionally and can withstand B-class Eldritch Aura,
00:39:44they can be certified straight as a B-class Spirit Warden.
00:39:48Deputy Captain,
00:39:50can I ask something?
00:39:51What rank of Spirit Warden are you?
00:39:53Our Deputy Captain Baiji is an A-class Spirit Warden.
00:39:57In the entire Spirit Suppression Bureau,
00:39:59few make it to this rank.
00:40:00They're few and far between.
00:40:02For rookies like you,
00:40:03if you can handle D-class Eldritch Aura from the start without peeing your pants,
00:40:07that's already a miracle.
00:40:13A-class Spirit Warden.
00:40:15From the sound of it,
00:40:16A-class is pretty much the ceiling,
00:40:18the big shots.
00:40:25I wonder what level I can pass.
00:40:30The assessment starts now.
00:40:53My face!
00:40:56My face hurts so bad!
00:40:58My face hurts so bad!
00:41:19Looks like I'll have no problem passing this assessment.
00:41:35My face hurts so bad!
00:41:35My face hurts so bad!
00:41:52many faces! Get out! Get out of my head! Don't eat me! Don't eat me!
00:42:11That's as far as you can go! Hurry! Get out! Don't hold me up! I'm taking on a higher
00:42:16difficulty! Set the difficulty straight to B-Class! Take the difficulty straight to B-Class!
00:42:26You sure? Of course!
00:42:34Deputy Captain, are we really cranking it up to B-Class? With me here, nothing will go wrong!
00:42:50Give me your face! Your face is in perfect shape! Let me have a bite! I'm starving!
00:43:12My face! My face got torn off!
00:43:17That newbie really doesn't know their place! C-Class and B-Class Spirit Suppressors are worlds apart!
00:43:23The Spirit Suppression Bureau has been recruiting rookies for years! Hardly anyone has ever passed
00:43:28the B-Class assessment right off the bat! No, wait! Look at that rookie! Quick!
00:43:52Oh no! The seal has been broken! It's going after the rookie! Everyone fall back!
00:44:01Oh no! The seal has been broken! It's going after the rookie! Everyone fall back!
00:44:18Get out of the way!
00:44:22I don't sense any danger! It should hold, right?
00:44:29Crap! This rookie's nerves are shot! That A-Class Eldritch entity scared him senseless! He can't
00:44:35even dodge on instinct! He isn't dodging! Even with teleportation, the deputy captain can't
00:44:39save him!
00:44:40Wait!
00:44:40What is going on?!
00:44:46Stop!
00:44:53Get back!
00:44:56I don't know.
00:45:25I don't know.
00:45:57So, that's an A-class eldritch entity, the Face Eater, and a rookie blew both the bell and the entity
00:46:02to bits.
00:46:05With just one hit.
00:46:13We are doing a rookie test, right?
00:46:15He erased the A-class test with one punch.
00:46:21I don't remember this museum having anyone this strong.
00:46:34Lin Xu, congrats.
00:46:39You passed the new recruit assessment.
00:46:41You're officially part of the Spirit Suppression Bureau.
00:46:45The Bureau's top brass unanimously decided to certify you as an A-class Spirit Suppressor.
00:47:02A-class Spirit Suppressors are the backbone of the Bureau.
00:47:06Starting today, you'll get the Bureau's highest level perks and priority access to all intel and resources.
00:47:11I called it.
00:47:12With A-class clearance, I can investigate Private Museum Number 9.
00:47:16Lin Xu, I need to give you a heads up about something.
00:47:20Your power is unusual.
00:47:22It doesn't look like something you trained up.
00:47:24More like you took it straight from an eldritch entity.
00:47:27What do you mean?
00:47:29In our world, there's a hard rule.
00:47:31The power of eldritch entities never vanishes into thin air.
00:47:35It only transfers.
00:47:37Even if an S-class eldritch entity is put down, its power still won't disappear.
00:47:42It goes straight to whoever killed it.
00:47:48Eldritch power doesn't vanish.
00:47:50It just transfers.
00:47:52You just killed an A-class eldritch entity, the Face Eater.
00:47:56By that rule, you've now inherited the Face Eater's power.
00:47:59With the power you already had, our assessment of your actual combat ability is at least top tier A-class.
00:48:07Killing an eldritch entity lets you gain its power.
00:48:15Ever since I restored the Eight-Armed Asura and the Headless Bronze Figurine, my body started to change.
00:48:21Don't tell me the Eight-Armed Asura and that Headless Bronze Figurine are both eldritch entities.
00:48:27But here's the thing.
00:48:28I didn't kill any eldritch entity.
00:48:31I only restored them.
00:48:34Captain Bai, what you're saying is way over my head.
00:48:37I don't really get it.
00:48:38To be straight with you, I used to work as a mortician.
00:48:41You know, in this line of work you deal with the dead every day.
00:48:44I probably by accident got something on me.
00:48:49Since you don't want to say more,
00:48:51the Spirit Suppression Bureau won't force you.
00:48:54Every powerful operative has their own secrets.
00:48:56As long as you use your power to fight eldritch entities,
00:49:00you're our ally, Lin Xu.
00:49:02On behalf of the Spirit Suppression Bureau Special Operations Unit,
00:49:06I hereby approve you joining the unit.
00:49:09Welcome aboard.
00:49:15Looking forward to working with you.
00:49:26Commander, deep in the city's western underground waterway,
00:49:29we're detecting a high-intensity eldritch surge.
00:49:32Energy levels are spiking.
00:49:33It has exceeded the A-class threshold.
00:49:35Pull up the on-site feed now.
00:49:42Tentative code name.
00:49:44Rust-eaten iron centipede.
00:49:45Two teams have gone down.
00:49:46Municipal maintenance crews.
00:49:48They came under attack.
00:49:49Heavy casualties.
00:49:51We must stop it underground now.
00:49:53Do not let it reach the surface streets.
00:49:56Notify Deputy Captain Baijai at once.
00:49:59Have her lead the Special Operations Unit.
00:50:01Head to the underground waterway immediately.
00:50:03Suppress the target.
00:50:18Normally, new recruits go through at least two weeks of training before joining field ops.
00:50:26But it's urgent right now.
00:50:29On top of that, I obviously can't treat you like just another rookie.
00:50:33Hope you understand.
00:50:36I get it.
00:50:39Bro, this is the real deal.
00:50:41We're facing a legit A-class eldritch entity.
00:50:44This isn't like shooting targets in a test.
00:50:47Don't freeze up later.
00:50:51Stop.
00:50:53It's right ahead.
00:50:56Get ready to fight.
00:50:58And hold out.
00:51:16observable Dale.
00:51:19Okay.
00:51:27Heretical Mike.
00:51:32Get back!
00:51:34Got it!
00:51:40Strike!
00:52:08Don't take it head on! It hits way too hard!
00:52:19Damn!
00:52:20A full power strike from an A-class Eldritch entity, and it couldn't even break through his defense.
00:52:28Is he... is he really a rookie?
00:52:40I'm done!
00:52:41Trying to leave?
00:52:43My turn!
00:52:47Get up!
00:52:59Get up!
00:53:15What the... he's a freaking rookie!
00:53:19Why do I feel like...
00:53:23He's even more vicious than an Eldritch entity.
00:53:34Still snarling.
00:54:03Shattered!
00:54:03Shattered!
00:54:26The Smith... Lubaiduan!
00:54:33Lu Bai Duan.
00:54:36That Guardian Bronze Tattoo.
00:54:39The A-Class Eldritch Entity in this Underground Waterway.
00:54:42What exactly does it have to do with him?
00:54:52It's Lu Bai Duan again.
00:54:55Captain Bai!
00:54:56You know Lu Bai Duan?
00:54:58Come back to Headquarters with me.
00:55:02You'll see when we get there.
00:55:20Check this out.
00:55:29This is the head from Fatty Wang's photo.
00:55:31It's exactly like the one I sculpted.
00:55:38I had no idea what the headless bronze figurine's original head looked like.
00:55:42Is that a coincidence or what?
00:55:45What's wrong?
00:55:46Have you seen this before?
00:55:48No, no.
00:55:50I just think the bronze head's design is way too creepy.
00:55:55It was a mysterious spirit suppressor who took this S-Class Eldritch Entity down in one hit.
00:56:01Same as that A-Class Iron Centipede just now.
00:56:04On it's body the same name is carved as well.
00:56:09And the name is named Lu Bai Duan.
00:56:10Captain Bai.
00:56:11Who exactly is this Lu Bai Duan?
00:56:14According to the Spirit Suppression Bureau, the only public info we can find for now, Lu Bai Duan was a
00:56:20remarkable figure active in the Republican era.
00:56:23Rumor has it he was a master craftsman, with hands said to bend yin and yang, bringing dead objects to
00:56:29life.
00:56:29However, his life story, and how he died, these key records are all locked down.
00:56:35Locked down? You don't even have clearance!
00:56:37Not just me, even the commander-in-chief can't check them directly,
00:56:41because all intel on Liu Bai Duan has been filed under the codename Spirit Suppression Project No. 9 in SSS
00:56:48Class Top Secret Files.
00:56:49What? Spirit Suppression Project No. 9?
00:56:52That's right, it was the highest level secret setup in the early years after the founding.
00:56:57I've already asked the head office in the capital for partial access.
00:57:01But whether it's the A-Class Rust-Eaton Iron Centipede, or this bronze head,
00:57:05they clearly both trace back to Liu Bai Duan, and are inseparable from him.
00:57:08Either way, we need to move fast to dig into everything about Liu Bai Duan and Spirit Suppression Project No.
00:57:139.
00:57:14Approval process. It'll probably take a few days.
00:57:17Lin Xu, I know you're in a rush, but it's extremely complicated.
00:57:20Just hang tight for a few days. Once the paperwork comes through, I'll let you know right away.
00:57:34Private Museum No. 9.
00:57:37Spirit Suppression Project No. 9.
00:57:39They both have No. 9 in the name.
00:57:41And both are tied to Liu Bai Duan.
00:57:43There are countless connections.
00:57:44Could it be that one full of broken eldritch artifacts,
00:57:47Private Museum No. 9, has another identity too?
00:57:50Lin Xu, did you hear me?
00:57:57Okay, I'll wait.
00:58:13Tonight, I'll restore one more artifact.
00:58:16First thing tomorrow, I'll threaten to stop the restoration.
00:58:20And I gotta make Secretary Sue tell the truth.
00:58:23If she dares to pull that grandma from a hundred years ago nonsense on me again,
00:58:27I'm freaking done with this job.
00:58:50I'm freaking out.
00:58:52Last.
00:58:56Figures.
00:58:57Earlier today, in the underground waterway, the one we ran into that A-class eldritch entity,
00:59:02the iron centipede.
00:59:04Turns out it really was the one that broke out of this museum.
00:59:07But why would something in the museum that's just a tiny display,
00:59:10become over 10 meters long outside?
00:59:13The stuff in this museum does move and can hurt people,
00:59:15but in size and strength compared to the A-class and S-class eldritch entities outside.
00:59:19It's night and day.
00:59:21What the hell is going on?
00:59:30What the hell is going on?
00:59:41What the hell is going on?
00:59:55Over 30 in total empty pedestals marked as missing.
01:00:00Doesn't that mean there are at least 30 some more like the Iron Centipede out there.
01:00:06Eldritch entities as terrifying as the Bronze Head roaming around killing people.
01:00:27Let's fix it tonight.
01:00:37Pretend you didn't hear it. I'm good at that.
01:00:50Can you see me?
01:00:53Rule number one for morticians. Never get distracted on the job.
01:00:57Why are you ignoring me? Can you help me? Answer me.
01:01:14All set.
01:01:27I hear it. These artifacts actually feel alive. There's faint breathing.
01:01:38Who? Who's sighing?
01:01:46Why did I just feel like the museum was sighing?
01:01:53This damn museum. Not only does every artifact move. Could it be?
01:02:00Even the building itself is alive too?
01:02:04No!
01:02:21Secretary Sue, I've restored another artifact.
01:02:25Much appreciated.
01:02:27The one million restoration fee will be transferred as agreed to your card shortly.
01:02:34You'll get every cent.
01:02:36But it's not just about the money.
01:02:38Per our deal.
01:02:40You still owe me one question.
01:02:44And it has to be the truth.
01:02:45Don't give me that grandma's photo crap to try to fool me.
01:02:48If you dare lie to me again today, I swear, no matter how much you pay me.
01:02:52I will never take on another repair for anything in this museum.
01:02:56What do you wanna know?
01:02:58What's the real story behind this museum?
01:03:00And Spirit Suppression Project number 9, how are they connected?
01:03:04You, how do you know about Spirit Suppression Project number 9?
01:03:07That's not your concern.
01:03:08Now tell me the truth.
01:03:14Since you know the name I'll tell you was Private Museum.
01:03:18Is actually a tomb.
01:03:21A tomb?
01:03:31So whose tomb is it?
01:03:33And Lu Baiduan?
01:03:34Who exactly is Lu Baiduan?
01:03:36What role does he play?
01:03:38Mr. Lin.
01:03:40Because I lied to you last time, to make it up to you, I already answered two of your questions
01:03:45just now.
01:03:46What this museum is, and...
01:03:48Its connection to the Spirit Suppression Project.
01:03:51But just now, you fired off five more questions.
01:03:56Secretary Su, don't try to game the system here.
01:03:59Rules are rules.
01:04:01If you want to know whose tomb this is, who Lu Baiduan is.
01:04:07Tonight, keep working on the repairs.
01:04:20Spirit Suppression Project number 9 is this museum.
01:04:24And this is a tomb.
01:04:27Then in here...
01:04:30Who's actually buried?
01:04:40The file you requested to view got approved.
01:04:49Finally got it.
01:04:53What's going on?
01:04:56When I first got it, I reacted the same way.
01:04:59This file is incomplete.
01:05:01Or rather, it was deliberately scrubbed out.
01:05:03The higher-ups understand why we're investigating.
01:05:06There have been mass outbreaks of eldritch entities lately.
01:05:08They also know this likely ties to Spirit Suppression Project number 9.
01:05:13But, the top brass got in touch with the participants from Spirit Suppression Project number 9 back then.
01:05:18They were extremely adamant.
01:05:20They do not want this file released to the Spirit Suppression Bureau at all.
01:05:23So, what the higher-ups can show us is just the scraps that weren't completely blacked out.
01:05:28The participants in Spirit Suppression Project number 9?
01:05:32That was from the early PRC, maybe even the Republican era.
01:05:36If those participants are still alive, they'd be extremely old.
01:05:47Lived for over a hundred years.
01:05:50Still, not impossible.
01:05:51I happen to know as Secretary Sue.
01:05:53He's over a hundred?
01:05:57Body as the Pact.
01:06:03Self-sacrifice to the seal.
01:06:05Permanent suppression.
01:06:12What the heck does that even mean?
01:06:17Wait.
01:06:2114 people.
01:06:23Why 14 people?
01:06:26If the base depicts Lu Bai Duan as one of the Guardian Statues, then that's the one mentioned in the
01:06:32files, the Spirit Suppressor who chose self-sacrifice to the seal.
01:06:36But the museum only has 12 intact Guardian Statues.
01:06:40Plus the one that collapsed into rubble, that makes only 13.
01:06:44Where did the 14th person go?
01:06:48Lin Xu.
01:06:50I suspect Lu Bai Duan is one of the 14 participants in Spirit Suppression Project number 9.
01:06:57Lately, so many high-level Eldritch Entities have emerged and they are all connected to him.
01:07:02This definitely means that Spirit Suppression Project number 9 has gone terribly wrong.
01:07:08We have to find the project's real location.
01:07:11Only by investigating the site can we address this at the source and end the city's Eldritch Entity Crisis.
01:07:17I've known the address for a while, but what's inside is way more complicated than you think.
01:07:28I gave Lin Xu move out now.
01:07:30In a recently excavated ancient tomb on the outskirts, abnormal Eldritch fluctuations have erupted.
01:07:36The Spirit Suppression Bureau's advance team is trapped underground.
01:07:40Their status is unknown.
01:07:42You two are ordered to lead a team there for immediate rescue.
01:07:45Copy that.
01:08:00The magnetic field's a mess. The Eldritch Entity's jamming is too strong. The scanner can't locate the advance team.
01:08:09Turn off your flashlights. Let me handle it.
01:08:40Over there, after 9 o'clock. About 300 meters out. They're being swarmed.
01:08:53Crap! I can't hold on!
01:09:19Captain Bai, Lin Shu, you finally made it!
01:09:26Look at the wall.
01:09:36Wait no, the patterns and flow of these runes actually match the ones in the museum's domed
01:09:40hall under those guardian statues the golden lines they stand on. They come from the same source.
01:09:51Right here.
01:10:01The size and shape of this groove match those in the museum, the exhibit pedestals marked
01:10:05as missing, exactly the same.
01:10:08This isn't a tomb at all, it's a museum that used to house artifacts.
01:10:13Lin Shu, look at this!
01:10:18You locked me up for 50 years. Now I'm going to destroy everything you worked for.
01:10:24What does that mean?
01:10:38The damaged artifacts missing from the museum. Why are they scattered here? This person is definitely deeply tied to private
01:10:46museum number 9. Maybe even to those artifacts lost overseas.
01:10:52Deputy Captain, these two items, can I borrow them for a while?
01:10:55Borrow these two artifacts?
01:10:57That's right, I can really use them, but I can't explain right now.
01:11:02You did a great job on this rescue. I can make the call, and let you take these two items.
01:11:07Thanks.
01:11:10Thanks.
01:11:12Thanks.
01:11:13Thanks.
01:11:40Perfectly back in place.
01:11:42Get the lost artifacts back, return the originals.
01:11:46How hot is that?
01:11:48Pretty much like restoring broken artifacts, right?
01:11:50Call it a million per piece.
01:11:52Two would be two million.
01:11:54Most importantly, Secretary Su still has to answer two more questions.
01:11:59As long as I recover or fix enough artifacts, it won't take long.
01:12:04With a full picture on private museum number 9, and I'll get to the bottom of it.
01:12:19Gone again.
01:12:29This guy Linshu.
01:12:30As soon as he clocks out at night, his trail just goes cold.
01:12:35I've been tailing him the whole way.
01:12:37But whenever I get near this old street, he just vanishes into thin air.
01:12:42I can't find a single trace.
01:12:46The moment he joined the Spirit Suppression Bureau, he immediately used A-class clearance
01:12:52to dig into Spirit Suppression Project number 9.
01:12:55With that kind of terrifying power, he somehow knows nothing about the Eldritch rules.
01:13:01Linshu.
01:13:02Who the heck are you?
01:13:10One, two, three, eleven, twelve.
01:13:19Including this shattered one.
01:13:21That makes 13 statues.
01:13:23The files spell it out.
01:13:2414 Spirit Suppressors.
01:13:26Body is the Pact.
01:13:27But the 14th person...
01:13:29Who are they?
01:13:30Where did they go?
01:13:31Who are they?
01:13:45Who are they?
01:13:50And they still have the nerve to cause trouble.
01:14:25I get it.
01:14:26You, you guardians keep burning through your bodies and power to suppress all the eldritch artifacts in this museum.
01:14:32Your body's cracking because your power was drained dry.
01:14:35That collapsed statue might have died for good when its power ran out.
01:14:41Were you protecting me just now?
01:15:10You, you, you, you, you.
01:15:15Casting painting, carving, weaving, lacquer art, zither music, calligraphy, stone carving, jade carving, carpentry, pottery.
01:15:24Lu Bai Duang is a blacksmith.
01:15:26So the ones in this museum, the bronze artifacts were all cast by him.
01:15:30Wouldn't that mean?
01:15:31The ceramics were fired by the potter Ni Wing.
01:15:35The painting on the wall is court ladies adorning their hair with flowers.
01:15:39It was painted by the painter Dan Qingzi.
01:15:42The blood-weeping jade hairpin was carved by the jade carver B. Hen.
01:15:46Then does that mean all the artifacts in this museum were made by them?
01:15:58I wish to turn to stone and stand guard for a hundred years.
01:16:03To those who come after, do not mourn.
01:16:05We have no regrets.
01:16:32Speed up the repairs.
01:16:34We're running out of time.
01:16:36Something's off.
01:16:37Those notes that popped up on the museum night shift rules earlier were all printed text.
01:16:43But this time the writing is sloppy and rushed.
01:16:47Clearly handwritten.
01:16:48Even the color is off.
01:16:49It looks like it was written in blood.
01:16:53What the hell are you?
01:16:59Damn!
01:17:03This book is actually alive.
01:17:05It can even understand me and answer my questions.
01:17:16Since you can talk, all right then, let me ask you, who exactly created you?
01:17:28Someone who wanted those who came after to survive.
01:17:32Then tell me, what exactly is this museum?
01:17:36Who's buried underneath?
01:17:38The 14th Guardian.
01:17:39And where are they?
01:17:45Galaska, who is she?
01:17:47Do you mean, Secretary Sue?
01:17:51Hey!
01:17:51Don't play dead on me!
01:17:53Is she Secretary Sue or not?
01:17:54Why do we have to keep restoring the artifacts?
01:17:57Spit it out, will you?
01:18:00Hey!
01:18:00The Seer's death tongue!
01:18:02Old buddy!
01:18:03You there?
01:18:09Damn!
01:18:10You bail right when it matters.
01:18:19Go ask her then.
01:18:22Fine.
01:18:23Then I'll take this her to mean Secretary Sue.
01:18:31Secretary Sue morning.
01:18:34Looks like you didn't restore anything new last night.
01:18:38I didn't restore any damaged artifacts last night.
01:18:41But I did something even harder than restoring them.
01:18:45What is it?
01:18:46I brought two back of the artifacts the museum lost.
01:18:50A bronze wine vessel and a half-jade pendant.
01:18:52I've already put them back on their original display stands.
01:18:55What?
01:18:56You actually found the artifacts the museum lost out there.
01:18:59So, did you run into that person?
01:19:03That person?
01:19:05Which person do you mean, Secretary Sue?
01:19:10Do you mean the one who left an inscription on the secret room wall?
01:19:14Anyone who can make Secretary Sue who's lived a hundred years this nervous has to be a deadly threat.
01:19:19I did.
01:19:22He asked me to give you a message.
01:19:24You locked him up for fifty years.
01:19:26Now, he's going to destroy everything you've worked for.
01:19:31Mr. Lin, I don't know where you picked up that line.
01:19:34But if you actually ran into that person with your skills, there's no way you'd make it back alive.
01:19:40Damn!
01:19:40I'm being underestimated.
01:19:42She has no idea how strong I am now.
01:19:45All right.
01:19:46I won't keep you in suspense.
01:19:52Secretary Sue, you tell me.
01:19:54Should I call this thing museum night shift rules or the seer's death tone?
01:20:04You...
01:20:04You actually talked to it?
01:20:06What did it say to you?
01:20:07It told me to stay alive, keep restoring.
01:20:10It also said, if I have any questions, I should come straight to you.
01:20:16Secretary Sue, let's be straight with each other.
01:20:18I know what you're after, which is to have me keep restoring artifacts in this museum.
01:20:22I can agree to that.
01:20:23I'll keep putting my life on the line for you.
01:20:25But only if you answer all my questions.
01:20:27No more secrets or lies.
01:20:35Even it is willing to guide you.
01:20:38Looks like it really has accepted you.
01:20:41I promise you.
01:20:43What do you want to know?
01:20:44If I know it, I'll tell you.
01:20:46First question.
01:20:47Those incomplete artifacts in this museum.
01:20:50What exactly are they?
01:20:52And one more thing.
01:20:53When I restore these artifacts, why do I suddenly get so much power out of nowhere?
01:20:58Mr. Lin, haven't you already joined the Spirit Suppression Bureau?
01:21:02The Spirit Suppression Bureau has an iron rule.
01:21:05You should know it by heart by now.
01:21:07An eldritch entity's power doesn't disappear.
01:21:10It only transfers.
01:21:11That's right.
01:21:12In this world, eldritch entities are immortal.
01:21:15To wipe out an eldritch entity for good, the only way is to seal it.
01:21:19When you restore those incomplete artifacts, that is basically resealing them.
01:21:24To seal it, is to kill it.
01:21:26So, when you restore an artifact completely, at that moment, the eldritch entity is resealed.
01:21:31The power drawn from it naturally shifts to you, the restorer.
01:21:34That's why you keep getting stronger.
01:21:39All right.
01:21:41Then let me ask you this.
01:21:42Since these damaged artifacts are all terrifying eldritch entities,
01:21:49Why do the ones lost abroad have world-ending power?
01:21:53But inside this museum, they are stuck as tiny, lifeless objects.
01:21:56And most can barely even twitch.
01:21:58Also, even my own power in here versus outside is massively different.
01:22:02It feels like in here, my power is cut down by more than half.
01:22:06Because this is the fundamental reason Private Museum No. 9 was built.
01:22:11Inside this museum, all power from eldritch entities must be absolutely suppressed.
01:22:18Once that power is suppressed.
01:22:21Lin Xu, have you ever really thought about it?
01:22:24This museum, why does it have only five major galleries?
01:22:29Bronze Gallery, Jade Gallery, Calligraphy and Painting Gallery, Ceramics Gallery, Terracotta Warriors Gallery.
01:22:36Is there a reason for that?
01:22:39Because the layout of these five galleries, follows the supreme Taoist formation,
01:22:44the charts of the true forms of the five peaks,
01:22:47to the letter, the museum itself, is a massive heaven-sealing grand array.
01:22:52I don't know.
01:22:53Pass it to me.
01:22:53Pass it to me.
01:23:15I don't know that I see you here.
01:23:17Pass it to me.
01:23:21I don't know that I have any things in the past, sin performing.
01:24:08Those guardian statues you saw, are the power source of this array.
01:24:12For a hundred years, they're neither alive nor dead, turned into bronze statues, and they've been burning themselves non-stop,
01:24:20to power this array.
01:24:21Keeping the countless eldritch entities in the museum firmly suppressed.
01:24:30Lin Xiu.
01:24:32Now you know everything, the guardian's power is running out. This array won't hold much longer.
01:24:41So the previous ruins are scrapped. Starting tonight, you're no longer fixing just one artifact a day. Instead, at least
01:24:49ten a day.
01:24:51Ten a day? Damn! That's freaking risking my life! He'll rip me to shreds!
01:24:56Don't worry. I and all the guardians, even if it costs us our last reserves, and even this museum itself,
01:25:03will do everything to protect you.
01:25:05And help you. Lin Xiu.
01:25:07For out of time, that person is about to arrive. You have to give it everything. Move as fast as
01:25:12you can.
01:25:12Finish restoring as soon as possible, every artifact in this museum. Only by restoring non-stop can you keep getting
01:25:19stronger.
01:25:20Until you fully inherit the legacy power of all twelve guardian statues, and become the strongest spirit suppressor alive.
01:25:27Only then can you take their place and end this century long nightmare for good.
01:25:41Ten a day, right? Fine.
01:25:45Since this whole mess landed on a mortician like me, I'll take everything in this tomb, one by one and
01:25:53lay it all to rest, nice and clean.
01:25:57The End
01:25:57The End
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