Special forces king Lin Feng wakes to find himself on a battlefield at the end of the Sui dynasty, littered with corpses! No System, no old master to guide him, only modern military skills and a vast store of miscellaneous knowledge etched into his bones.
He picks up a rusty blade beside a corpse, driven by one goal: to survive. A bowl of muddy water forces him to fire his first clay pot; a freezing night compels him to build a primitive heated bed; a few chunks of ore, in his hands, become refined steel beyond the reach of his era!
But in a world in chaos, mere survival is not enough. Yang Guang's tyranny tightens like a noose around every throat that still draws breath. After seeing the Grand Canal's banks piled high with bones and hearing that fewer than one in ten conscripts sent to Goguryeo return, a wildfire of rage blazes in Lin Feng's heart: You may be fit to be emperor, but I am not?!
He gathers heroes from the wilds and rallies fallen champions. Cheng Yaojin's battle axe, Qin Qiong's twin maces, Li Ji's brilliant stratagems, even the infamous Li Yuanba... all take orders under his command! Li Shimin? Sorry, I, Lin Feng, am claiming the realm that will become the Tang Empire!
Changsun Wugou's wisdom wins his heart, Hong Fu Nü's bold spirit captivates him, and the charm of foreign princesses adds to the romance... He wants it all: a kingdom as beautiful as a painting, and beauties as precious as jade! From the flames of war at the end of the Sui dynasty to the unification of the realm, from the palaces of Chang'an to the shores of the four seas, his goal is to plant his dragon banners in every corner of the world and bathe it in the glory of modernity! This is the epic legend of a modern soul who, with iron and fire, wit and strategy, transforms a barbaric ancient world into an empire on Earth that he can call his own!
