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

Alexander's decision to send the bulk of his army down south was taken primarily based on reading the various missives Perseus sent Lord Ponticus.

Those had proved to be quite insightful for Alexander, as they detailed various internal secrets of the country.

For instance, he could indeed confirm that the 10,000 reinforcements so touted by Lady Felicia indeed exist.

He also learned of Tibias' dire financial strains, the various factional rivalries, the most prominent one being between Mithriditus and Lord Theony, the king's thoughts on his son, much interesting but not useful palace intrigue, and most importantly of all, the country's grievous manpower shortage.

And upon reading it, as well as Lapitus informing that the most force the capital would be able to master was perhaps another further 10,000, alongside the already raised 10,000, Alexander saw no reason to dally and give the enemy any chance to breathe.

Spoils of Thesalie (Part-3)