(Not a wish-fulfillment story, focused on growth)
I used to think ancient technology was backward and unlike our modern world, but when I opened the book, what I saw broadened my horizons!
It was a wondrous, fantastical place, a different direction for the technology tree.
I used to think Huo Qubing had died of illness, only to discover that he died because of me.
I used to think Emperor Wu of Han was taking his anger out on me, only to discover that he was tempering and strengthening my character.
I used to think I was the one who set the course of history in motion, only to discover that nothing in history was under anyone's control.
When the beliefs I'd held for so long began to crack, I finally understood: it was all false...
Jie Jie Jie, I saw a new wild species again