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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 · Quân đội
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Setting One's Own Fire

As Cambyses and her entourage made their way through the various winding corridors, hurriedly advancing toward a remote part of the manor that led to the secret passages connecting a passage to the outside, suddenly Cambyses felt an idea birth inside her.

She got this from looking at all the burning candles on the walls and chandeliers which she walked past on her way, all of whom worked to illuminate all the expensive carpets, the embroidered currents, and the beautifully crafted furniture that laid inside this magnificent manor.

And as she looked at them, seeing all these exquisite items flash before her, quickly made the girl's heartache as she understand that all this was about to fall into the enemy's hands.

Never even mind the huge stockpiles of gold they had in their treasury, which Cambyses had already given up any hope on saving, plus all those expensive paintings of Pasha Muazz stored with them that Alexander intended to sell at auctions.