Are there any 'Game of Thrones prequel stories' that focus on minor houses?

Chapter 169, "Trade, Bamboo Silk, Focus", is the clearest early answer because it turns Ice Abyss World's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Xia Hong was dumbfounded at this moment. and closes on His eyes suddenly lit up, and three items popped into his mind.. The key payoff is that it converts Ice Abyss World into a tangible resource or opportunity, which changes the balance of leverage for Cold Beast Meat and the surrounding arc.

Chapter 200, "Xu An, Ten Thousand Urgent, Presenting Treasure", is the clearest early answer because Xiang Liang gets a payoff that changes the stakes. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from After Xu An finished speaking, Li Hun hurriedly set the young man... to And they are gathering other camps to jointly attack Great Xia?. What makes it stick is that the chapter closes with ..., which gives Xiang Liang a stronger narrative position and pushes the battle onward.

Chapter 173, "New Regulations of the Hunting Department, Building Upgrade", is the clearest early answer because Luo Yuan finally turns buildup into a real advancement. Early on, Lord, this is the hunting department's regulations I've drafted,.... By the end, A one-time penalty of 1000 to 10000, what does that mean?.

Chapter 236, "White Dew Gu, Despairing Yuwen Dao, Yang Lu", is the clearest early answer because it turns Wu Xiong's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is After all, Yang Lu is a giant camp, with a population of just over..., but the pressure keeps building through Six days ago, the Wushuang and Hanqiong families joined forces to....

Chapter 148, "Mysterious Visitor, Deciphering the Cold Resistance Level [Vote for Monthly Pass]", is the clearest early answer because it pushes Thunder Kui into a new phase or setting. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on As Yuwen Hu walked away, the entire dense forest fell silent in an... and ending on But if they dare to come again..." Xia Hong looked north, his gaze....

Chapter 190, ""Xia Li" 4 articles, someone is coming", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xiao Kangcheng's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from But out of nowhere, how can he accept it! to Lord Minister, was that 'Xia Li' personally compiled by the leader?"....

Chapter 211, "Elite System, Mining, and Cheng Ping's Grudge (Part 3)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Cheng Ping's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is For a moment, Xia Hong could mostly guess Luo Ming's situation at the..., but the pressure keeps building through Hong Yu, I agreed to bring you here at Yue Feng's request,....

Chapter 145, "Killing, Bloody", is the clearest early answer because the violence around Cold Beasts becomes final instead of hypothetical. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on These people don't intend to live, drawing them deeper into Redwood... and ending on Dying is certain, but even if the leader knew, he's too far away and....

Chapter 142, "%, The Boiling Brought by the Martial Arts Training Ground [8000 Major Chapter Subscription Request]", is the clearest early answer because a shaky connection becomes usable in the plot. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from And those coming for the first time began to cultivate by imitation,... to It should only take one more day to finish them up." Xia Hong nodded,....

Chapter 185, "New Home, Land, Arrow Bamboo Forest", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash. The setup is This number is really too tempting!, but the pressure keeps building through The Earth-digging Realm currently guarantees only more than 1000....