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 very first task should be securing clean drinking water. The wells around the city are likely already contaminated. So do I order the water to be boiled?'

'Hmmm… but how to supply so much water? Almost 200,000 men… where will I even get the firewood? And can I even light a fire in this weather? Perhaps we can use the wells around the workshops? They are uphill.'

'Then there is hot food. I should…'

Alexander was pacing back and forth around his room thinking about all these sorts of things, when suddenly,

His heavy musings were suddenly cut short by this gentle yet crisp bang on the door.

"Master, mistress has invited you to her room." He heard a maid chime melodiously from outside, whose voice Alexander instantly recognized as the head maid who served Cambyses.

And this sudden offer surprised Alexander given how late it was.

Two Queens Part-1 (R-18)