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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

At Lady Miranda's objection, Alexander quickly proposed this,

"If even 20,000 strong men are not possible. I can reduce the number to 10,000."

"But in that case, these men must have families."

"And they must all come to Zanzan with them."

"I will not buy them as slaves, but take them in as immigrants who must stay here as farmers for at least 20 years. After that, they can get a plot of land, or they can choose to return to Galiosos, whichever they want."

This alternative idea got Lady Miranda's attention.

So she hummed, finding the idea much more palatable.

She did not immediately say yes, but she did not vehemently oppose it either.

Instead, she got to calculating the pros and cons.

While Alexander, satisfied that the opposing side was considering it, continued his listing,

"Secondly, I am aware the Margrave family is quite advanced in mining and metallurgy."

A Second Deal With the Margraves (Part-2)