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Herald of Steel

Waking up inside the ruins of an orphanage, Alexander finds himself chained and sold to slavery. A modern metallurgist, trapped in ancient times, watch as he tries to play with the cards fate dealt him. He will make plate armor, invent paper, build roads, teach governance and many more, as he tries to carve a place for himself. But how can such things not attract jealous eyes? The naval superpower- Cantagena, The unstoppable army of- Exolas, The superpower of the east- Adhania, The mercantile confederation- Sybarsis, The religious fanatics- Iyizarid, And the ever-present- Barbarians of the Barren Forrest, All want something from each other. In this ocean of sharks, follow a small carp as it struggles to leap through the dragon gate and establish a dynasty to outlast them all. The cover is not mine. If you are the owner of this cover, comment and I will remove it.

FerriticMatrix · War
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Deal with Lord Kite (Part-2)

When collecting ransoms, hard currency was not the only thing nobles had to exchange. 

If things were tight and they were short on coin, there were many precedents to them paying it back in other ways- such as political concessions, agreeing to certain policies even if it hurt their own interests, marrying their children to form various alliances, etc.

And as Lord Kite kept constantly bugging him, Alexander suddenly found he could use the desperation to get quite a few things like this from him. 

Hence just as the nobleman was giving up, Alexander made this offer.

And it instantly made the other side's eyes light up with joy! As long as Alexander was willing to talk, it meant there was hope. 

Thus letting go of all his weariness, Lord Kite made the offer with a crafty grin, "Then what does my lord have in mind… something like our 'goodwill?' 

Alexander was glad to see he was working with a clever man.