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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.

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Herald of Steel

Alexander understood what Menicus was implying and understood the angle he was coming from.


There is a reason why there was rarely a standing army in ancient times, the notable exception being the Romans.


But since the Romans could do it, Alexander asked himself why he could not do it too.


So he decided to educate his military commanders a bit, "It is true that most of the time, soldiers are levied in times of war and disbanded when the war ends." He started.


"But why is that? Why does the government let go of such experienced people?  Why can't we have a strong standing army like Exolas and a strong economy like Cantagena? Why do we have to pick and choose," He asked passionately.


And then answered his own question, "This is because we live in an agricultural society, where the primary product is food. And a farmer can typically only produce a surplus of ten percent.


This means that nine farmers are needed to feed just one non-farmer."


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