The Analytical Engine [Steampunk]

Yu Xiao, a psychic ability user who survived for ten years in the apocalypse, died during a siege. When she awoke again, she found herself in nineteenth-century London, inhabiting the body of a little girl named Caroline Reed from an East End slum. At the time, her worthless drunkard of a father was about to sell her to Mrs. Hawk of Whitechapel. Just as Caroline, whose powers had yet to return, found herself utterly helpless, a kind old nun bought her. The longer Caroline lived in this world, the more she realized that its technology differed from the history she knew. Electricity had never been developed, and people used it only in the form of telegraphy. Edison was a nobody, while Charles Babbage, creator of the "mechanical computer" known as the Difference Engine, had become renowned. His achievements were celebrated far and wide: In 1822, British scientist Charles Babbage proposed a model for the Difference Engine. In 1834, building on the Difference Engine, Babbage designed a more powerful model for the Analytical Engine. In 1846, the first working Analytical Engine was completed. It covered four hundred square feet and weighed more than forty thousand pounds. In 1851, the Royal Society displayed Professor Babbage's own Analytical Engine at the Great Exhibition. From then on, humanity entered the age of the Analytical Engine. The grandeur of steam and mechanical beauty took the place of high-speed electricity. The intricate gears and complex machinery required analysts and mechanical mercenaries to possess unparalleled control. And in that regard, there was likely no one who could surpass the psychic ability user Caroline. By a twist of fate, Caroline became a member of the Mechanical Heart Guild and began her journey through the world of steam. P.S. The female lead is only thirteen after she transmigrates, so her scenes with the male lead come later. You can read the early part as having no romantic pairing. Also: The world in this story diverges from real history starting in 1834, so the countries and their settings differ from what you may know. The story makes no allusions to the real world, and everything is fictional. If any of it sounds familiar... it means you've transmigrated into a book. Theme: Long live steampunk!