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 plan for his food recipes was mostly as Lady Parthia suspected.

Money, land, and titles were all good… but for some, a cooking recipe was much more valuable.

It was also something more personal and less transactional, thus creating stronger bonds.

Alexander hence planned to give some of the easier and simpler ones as gifts to potential allies and as rewards for success and loyalty, while keeping a few more unique ones for yourself.

And when he was coming up with this plan, Alexander was glad that he was not short on recipes- although he had re-created a lot of dishes, there were also lots of them left in his hat.

CookBook