A hellish start! Lin Chuan, a modern-day elite, wakes up in the body of a notorious gambling addict in the Republic of China era. He opens his eyes to crushing gambling debts, a crumbling family, and gangsters out for his life. He's trapped in a death sentence.
A blade forged in desperation! With his knowledge of the future and an iron grip, he outsmarts deadly plots and purges threats within the family. From a foundering family workshop, he somehow turns stone into gold, forging the “Armor-Breaker,” a cannon so fearsome it strikes terror into the enemy! In the desperate circumstances of a nation surrounded by Japanese invaders, the secret arms factory “Blade” is tempered into existence.
The flames of Hongze! He moves on to Shanghai, where he outmaneuvers tigers and wolves, then ventures into the reeds of Hongze. Using primitive methods, he smelts “Black Star Steel” and boils urine down to make saltpeter for gunpowder. Starting with nothing, he creates everything! The “Dawn” roars and tears through Jinling; the “Fire Dragon” burns the enemy's lair to ashes! And the penicillin grown in a crude pottery basin becomes a miracle drug from the East, saving lives, breaking through blockades, and shaking the world.
A spark that sets the prairie ablaze! From a family workshop on the brink of destruction to an industrial backbone supporting the nation's fate; from the clang of hammers in a cave in Yunling to the world-shaking first forging of the 10,000-ton hydraulic press at Harbin First Heavy Machinery Plant. The flames of “Prairie Fire,” forged by Lin Chuan's own hands, burn from the War of Resistance to the founding of the nation, from the Soviet cutoff of aid to the tide of opening up. With the spirit of self-reliance and the will to pass the torch from one generation to the next, he reforges the backbone of national industry in the crucible of fire, lighting the road to rejuvenation and the stars beyond!
