Lu Zheng, supreme commander of an international special operations force, died in a snowstorm during a top-secret mission. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a twenty-year-old hunter in a war-torn mountain forest, hacked down by bandits and on the verge of freezing to death.
The Great Yan Dynasty had collapsed more than a century ago, leaving the land split among seven kingdoms as foreign powers stirred up endless turmoil. He had no money, no food, and no soldiers, only a small hill fort at Blackwind Stronghold and twenty local hunters to rely on. But he also had a complete set of special operations skills, knowledge of the strategies of the various kingdoms, and Sun Tzu's Art of War.
He set traps and trained scouts, turning hunters into an elite special forces unit called the Fangs. He improved the brewing trade and opened pawnshops everywhere, using inns to fund his army and planting a network of secret agents across the kingdoms. He recruited refugees and gathered heroes, raised his banner from the tiny corner of Blackwind Stronghold, seized strongholds, cut off corridors, and upended the balance of power among the seven kingdoms!
Yet in the rivalries between kingdoms, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. The six kingdoms joined forces to encircle and ambush him. The woman he loved died, and his entire foundation was wiped out. After more than a month on the run, he survived one brush with death after another. Holding fast to three principles, never massacre a city, never harm the innocent, and never betray loyalty and honor, he turned their plans against them, layered spy upon spy, and fought his way back to reclaim his old home and vie for supremacy over the Central Plains!
A hunter takes the throne, and the seven kingdoms in turmoil are united. Witness how a legendary warrior in an age of cold steel rises from a squad of twenty, recruits troops, conquers cities and territory, claims the throne of the realm, and forges an era of peace!
