Nova Roma: The Eternal Service
Synopsis
In his previous life, Arthur was a world-class Executive Chef, a master of the Maillard Reaction and a devotee of the "Master Recipe." But when he is reincarnated into the fractured "First World," he doesn't find a kitchen—he finds a continent held in the suffocating grip of the Gilded Chain Consortium, a slave-trading organization that views sentient life as nothing more than "fixed assets."
To make matters worse, the world is being "saved" by Julian Vane, a self-righteous Hero whose definition of "order" involves the mass starvation of non-human races and the preservation of a corrupt status quo.
But Arthur has a different plan. Using his new class as a Necromancer, he realizes that the dead don't need to be monsters—they can be the most efficient Back-of-House staff in history.
Arthur begins a "Sovereign Service" that shakes the foundations of the world:
The Labor Revolution: Why buy a slave when a tireless Skeleton can knead dough, harvest salt, and butcher monsters with mathematical precision?
The Culinary Conquest: From the Pasta Revolutions of the North to the Salt-Cure Wars of the Crystal Lake, Arthur breaks the Consortium’s economic monopolies not with armies, but with superior logistics and European comfort food.
The Great Migration: Word spreads of a city where "Equality is the Secret Ingredient." Millions of Orcs, Lizardmen, and Goblins march toward Nova Roma, drawn by the scent of fresh baguettes and the promise of a seat at the table.
Running a nation is like running a high-end restaurant: it requires discipline, timing, and a zero-tolerance policy for "bitter" ingredients like tyranny. On the battlefield, Arthur treats his enemies like uncleaned protein—dicing, carving, and "de-boning" the Consortium’s mercenaries with the wit and ruthlessness of a chef in a dinner rush.
But as the Imperial Banquet approaches, Julian Vane’s "Heroism" turns into a fanatical obsession. To Julian, Arthur’s "Eternal Service" is a desecration. To Arthur, Julian is just a garnish that has overstayed its welcome.
The heat is rising. The stations are prepped. Service is live.