Beneath the walls of Bianjing, arched bridges spanned flowing waters and crowds thronged the streets. Are you sure this isn’t the “Great Song”? Well, it really isn’t the “Great Song.” This is the Great Yin. The people of the Nine Provinces of Huaxia are blessed by the divine. They practice ancient mystic arts, temper their blood and qi, and awaken their ancestral bloodlines. But after traveling south from the north and seeing the ruined state of the land, Li Qingyu decides that mystic arts can’t save this country. Guns and cannons, on the other hand, might yet rescue this sinking nation. So, he sets up factories, opens schools, sails to the Southern Seas, and voyages westward across the oceans. Oh, wait, all that can come later. First, I have to buy a lychee for Father-in-law...
It's too short, so I'll add a bookshelf first to keep it in place.