A young man who was terminally ill and whose family had been in the army for three generations died for his courageous actions and traveled to a parallel world - using the time before the war broke out. He used his knowledge and skills that were a hundred years ahead of his time to forge swords across mountains and rivers: first the sword of commerce, then the sword of steel, and finally the sword of civilization, allowing this suffering nation to stand on top of the world a century ahead of schedule.