The story follows Wang Heng, a materials science PhD who accidentally transmigrates to the Zhenguan era. Using his modern knowledge, he rises through the ranks of Tang society. Wang Heng knows that, as a materials science PhD from the future, he can only find a place for himself in this brilliant yet unfamiliar age by carefully transforming knowledge accumulated over a thousand years into ingenious ideas and craftsmanship that make sense for the era, and weaving them into the fabric of Tang society. He might even quietly set off a ripple, however small. His road to survival begins with a bowl of coarse porridge and murky salt water. Every step is like walking on thin ice, yet each one holds the possibility of using his intelligence to move an entire age.
