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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.

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The Four Districts (Part-1)

Uzak then excused himself, by very straightforwardly bidding his goodbye, "My lord, then please excuse me as I prepare the necessary equipment and men for the new construction,"

"Umm, work hard." Alexander gave the permission with a curt nod.

And then hung the same bait he had hung for Jazum and Krishok, "And once the three projects are completed, I will make you a shorder (Baron)!"

"As long as I have enough cement I won't need sleep, my lord," The stonemason gave a wide grin as he bowed, his zeal for work tripling.

"Mmm, I will increase production drastically soon. So be ready," Alexander promised the man and thus finished his tour for that day.

Over the next days, Alexander would observe tipper carts, carrying clay and gravel moving along the already half-compacted road layers, and dumping their contents behind them that would be used to form the road's outer layer.