Reborn into a chaotic age, I become a lowly soldier stationed in a lonely frontier city, and an illegitimate son of a prince whom everyone looks down on.
No showing off with poetry, no invincibility from the start, no relying on schemes and machinations. I have only a modern person's knowledge and practical skills, and I force a way forward from the brink of despair.
I craft improved weapons by hand, forge deadly blades, whip the army into shape, and fight bloody battles. I pave my way with military merits, cutting my way up from the lowest ranks, crushing rebel forces, pacifying the frontier, and bringing order to a chaotic age. With my own strength, I climb to the summit and claim a throne against all odds!
It's fast paced and doesn't drag.