I transmigrated into the Ming dynasty as a prince and awakened a pocket secret realm where time moves a year for every day outside!
I cultivate spirit plants and tame spirit beasts. I raise spirit magpies to carry messages, train Windchaser steeds to strike enemies a thousand miles away, and form an ancient battle array to surround and kill Nascent Soul Patriarchs.
The great Jiangnan families want to make me their puppet? The Shanxi merchants want to stifle the Ming dynasty's industry? The Chen family of Haining has hidden pieces in play across the globe?
Sorry, but I can flip the switch in reverse. The Imperial Port will be state-run, spirit grain will bring peace to the realm, seven years of compulsory education will teach everyone to read, and progressive taxes will rein in capitalist monopolies. Only then will I truly open up maritime trade and usher in the Age of Exploration.
Mo Ying dies shielding me from an arrow, while Yelü Mingyue abandons the darkness for the light. I crush the great clans, claim the North Pole, pacify Europe, establish an advisory council, enact a constitution of spirit laws, and bring Kunlun back into the fold.
Liu Bowen asks me, “Aren’t you afraid the system will become a new set of shackles?” I smile and reply, “That’s why future generations can change it.”
From prince to a reign of governance through noninterference, this story tells you that true power isn’t about one person becoming emperor. It’s about making the world no longer need an emperor.
