FerriticMatrix

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

After leaving Alexander's port, Lady Miranda made several stops along her return journey, mainly stopping around the various ports of Tibias, where she mostly traded iron for some food, weapons, and men, mainly hiring a few thousand mercenaries.

And finally finished, she at last reached Lord Janus's city of Hamson.

"Miranda, you are back!" A small crowd greeted her as she enter their temporary residence, led by an old gentleman in fine clothes, but weak health.

This was the current head of the house- Earl Margrave IV, who had temporarily taken over after his eldest son and eldest grandson's death.

A blow that the old man had taken pretty hard as evidenced by how much weaker he had become since before and how he had to clutch his cane with all his strength to stand.

"Grandpa! Why are you here? You should be resting!" Lady Mirandaran up to hug the old man with a large smile, while the old man kind of rebuked himself,

Lady Miranda's Obstacles