During the Chongzhen era, a severe drought ravages the northwest. Refugees flood the roads, famine victims lie everywhere, and the empire teeters on the brink of collapse.
Li Yi unexpectedly transmigrates to the northwestern frontier at the end of the Ming dynasty. He has no heaven-defying golden finger and cannot summon divine troops out of thin air.
With no official position, elite soldiers, or money and grain, he can only start with a single estate.
He does not seek to overthrow the world in a single day. He only wants to put down roots amid the chaos, rise steadily against the odds, and protect the people of one region. As the Ming dynasty crumbles around him, he will carve out a path to survival for an ordinary man.
