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Lin En, a transmigrator, was framed for murdering his brother and exiled to the Cursed Desert.
After awakening the [Heart of the Sand Veins], he discovered that beneath the dunes of this desolate land lay a lost alchemical civilization.
While other nobles fought over fertile lands, he quietly used alchemy to turn sand into rich soil and magitech machinery to draw water from underground rivers, transforming the cursed land into an oasis flowing with milk and honey.
Then one day, the imperial princess's runaway wedding convoy accidentally entered his territory.
"Want to live? Hand over all your food and weapons!" the refugee bandits shouted.
Lin En smiled and raised a hand. Three thousand alchemical golems appeared behind him in the sandstorm. "Now, who's going to kneel?"
(Keywords: Alchemical farming, desert development, hidden mastermind, factional power struggles)
I hope it won't get stuck in review 😢 Alas, there is no traffic at all.