Republican Era: It Begins with Famine

[Republican-era famine + War of Resistance + espionage + extraordinary artifact crafting + extraordinary technology + not a mindless power trip] The Yellow River bursts its banks, famine leaves bodies strewn across the land, and devastation fills the eyes of Zhang He'an, a transmigrator. He is stunned! After dreaming countless times of making his mark, even he can’t help but buckle under the relentless hardships, brought down to his knees. Fortunately, he still has extraordinary talents and abilities that let him glimpse a ray of dawn in the endless darkness...