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 would decide to buy Darrus despite the man's slight problems, believing he could develop the trust over time.

So giving the slave merchant relevant instructions on how to collect the money from his manor, he turned to the nearby magistrate and ordered,

"Cyrus, I am leaving you in charge of arranging for Mister Darrus's accommodations. He will also start working under you as a junior magistrate starting tomorrow. This should fulfill your request for more men I presume."

There was certainly a reason why Alexander appointed Darrus to this post, he thought this was the best way to quickly integrate the man into his circle.

Magistrates in Zanzan worked with both the lower and upper levels of society, interacting with the former and reporting to the latter, thus letting them observe all the large and small details of the city and understand how the entire bureaucracy works.

The Dark Part of Zanzan