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

(The following few chapters will focus on various people in Zanzan, leading their lives under Alexander, and their perspective on many of the events organized by their lord.)

"Come on son! Move the carts quickly. Or we are going to be late! The pasha's army is just behind us."

On a well lit, pristine warm morning, a tall, well built man in a well dressed tunic could be heard urging the young man sitting next to him so, wanting him to drive the horses faster.

"Relax father. The pasha is still at least two days march away. What are you getting so worked up about?

The son however seemed to not share the same urgency, and tried to make his old man restrain himself, reassuring him, "We will reach Zanzan today before nightfall…. don't worry! If I go any faster, all the wine jars will break!"

Slice of Zanzan (Part-1)