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

Lady Parthia, posed with a serious question challenging her intellect and ability, could be seen struggling quite intensely trying to come up with a good answer.

She felt the reply was obvious, but quickly sensed that the man before her would not be so easy to please.

Hence she began to think deeper and longer, determined to knock the smug smile off the hateful boy's face.

All the while Alexander kept a gentle smile plastered on his face. It exuded no pressure, yet, soon, Lady Parthia was unable to bear it.

"Well… that's obvious!" Hence after a bit, she burst with a sort of defensive tone, imperiously lifting her index finger,

"For one- the reason why people don't buy grains simply off the farmer because then they would grind and mill it themselves. They would rather have the farmers do this and pay a bit extra."

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