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- 1 Republican Era: Stealing My Sister-in-Law, More Children, More Blessings from the Start 民国：截胡大嫂，开局多子多福 In an age of war and chaos, as rival powers battle for supremacy, a young man bearing a mysterious System keeps his ambitions hidden. He capitalizes on the tides of the era to amass wealth, establish industries, and train elite troops. Rising step by step amid the turmoil, he reshapes the fate of the realm and forges an earthshaking empire. 9kReads—Score92814d adds
- 2 The Romantic Little Tyrant of Troubled Times 乱世多情小霸王 No System! This is a genuine transmigration story: no bragging, no mindless wish fulfillment, just a realistic tale of transmigration, taking one solid step at a time! There is danger, love and hate, and plenty of bluffing. Its sole guiding principle is passion, patriotism, and romance. A historical fantasy novel. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Reborn as Awei: I Become the Security Captain in Northeast China! 重生阿威之我在东北当保安队长！ No System + a thrilling anti-Japanese story. This is a rousing tale of Chang Wei, a security-force captain who transmigrates to Northeast China in 1920, keeps a low profile as he builds his strength, and leads the sons of the Northeast in tearing open the curtain of the War of Resistance! What?! No resistance? Not a chance! With me, Chang Wei, here, all you cowards can get out of the way! Enough talk, let's roll! 122Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 4 The Winds of Guandong 关外风云 [No System + No Cheats + Late Qing Dynasty + Republic of China + Gold Rush + Political Intrigue] In late Qing Dynasty northeastern China, Japan and Russia covet the region while bandits run rampant. Jiang Rongting rises from the goldfields, using an iron fist and sound methods to bring local militias under his command. After joining the regular army through a pardon, he navigates the bureaucracy and foreign powers, suppressing bandits, defending the land, promoting trade, and developing mines. H 703Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 5 Being a Young Marshal Is Too Hard, So I’ll Be the Grand Marshal 少帅不好当，那就当大帅 My new story is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 148Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 6 The Xinhai Revolution: From Rich Third-Generation Heir to Super Warlord 辛亥崛起：从富三代到超级大军阀 [Warlords, business, war, the late Qing, the Republic of China, the New Army, supporting the Xinhai Revolution, economic development, industrial construction, raising an independent army, patriotic resistance, founding his own faction, establishing a nation overseas] Li Jing'an, a top workhorse, died of liver cancer and was reborn in the chaotic final years of the Qing dynasty. He became the legitimate grandson of Li Shaoluan, founder of Jifeng Trading Company, known as Jifeng House, in Luoyang, 17Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 7 Transmigrating into a Bloodied Prince 穿越之铁血王爷 A special forces king accidentally transmigrates to another world, a continent in the final days of a dynasty, where he becomes a prince whose domain is about to be swept away by the tide of history. The dynasty is weak, and its people are poor. Neighboring nations eye it hungrily, while the warships and cannons of powerful enemies are already pounding at its gates. With the realm teetering on the brink, he resolutely takes up the banner of revival. Drawing on military knowledge and strategic in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Reborn as a Warlord in the Late Qing Dynasty 重生晚清做军阀 In the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu, the Gengzi Incident erupted. The Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, Empress Dowager Cixi fled, and the Qing dynasty was stripped bare. I opened my eyes and found myself the spoiled eldest son of a wealthy family in Tai’an, Shandong. First, I shot the county magistrate’s only son at the Zuixian Tower. Then, before I knew it, my whole family, all thirty-eight of us, were being hunted as we fled north. We hadn’t even crossed the Shandong border when my pare 6.7kReads—Score40314d adds
- 9 Late Qing: My Arsenal Guards Sweep Away the Japanese Invaders 晚清：我兵工厂的护卫队横扫倭奴 Alternate-history twists + mighty cannons and battleships + a modern army + war + farming + political intrigue A parallel Blue Star world Back from the South Seas, Liu Zhenhua starts from the start with smokeless powder! He builds an arsenal, expands his guard force, and takes on the diminutive Wa with a modern army! The Maxim gun knows no tears. Battleships always inspire awe! Friends are welcomed with fine wine, enemies with shotguns! In this life, everything must change!!! 158Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Against the Tide, 1915 逆潮1915 In 1915, the tide of imperial restoration swept over China, and the ghosts of the old era haunted the land of the Yan and Huang emperors. That same year, Li Yizhi, a military-industrial engineering PhD, awoke after a bizarre laboratory accident to find himself the son of a minor warlord in Fucheng, southern Hunan (Chenzhou): Li Zhenhua, courtesy name Yizhi. At home, relatives fought for power. Abroad, powerful neighbors stood ready to pounce. Most deadly of all was the well-equipped Beiyang Mixe 1.6kReads6.1Score10914d adds
- 11 Late Qing: The Iron-Blooded New Army 清末：铁血新军 A modern man is reborn as the son of a late Qing Dynasty Huai Army family. His family falls into decline, and he narrowly escapes death amid the smoke and fire of the First Sino-Japanese War. Having shed blood on the battlefield and seen through the rotten Qing court’s hopelessness, he travels to Japan to study in secret and quietly build his strength. After returning home, he joins the effort to train a modern army. With thousands of elite soldiers at his command, he keeps his edge concealed 733Reads—Score10814d adds
- 12 1904: From the Northeast, I Launch a Military-Industrial Cthulhu 1904：从东北开启军工克苏鲁 By a twist of fate, the protagonist transmigrates into the Japanese TV drama Saka no Ue no Kumo. In the show's 1904, he begins a very different life. Also known as: A Man in Saka no Ue no Kumo, Starting Out as a Fake Major. 22Reads—Score13914d adds
- 13 Late Qing: Deceiving the Emperor and Rebelling to Save China 晚清：欺君造反救华夏 Set in the second year of Xianfeng, during the Taiping Rebellion. The protagonist, born a bandit, impersonates a county magistrate and takes up the post, planning to make a quick buck and run. But life is a drama, and somehow he just keeps climbing the official ranks… I eat the Qing’s food and wear the Qing’s clothes, yet I’m also going to rebel against the Qing. Watch me drive out the Tartars and rebuild China! 281Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 14 A Man in the Republic of China: From the Start, I Became a County Magistrate 人在民国：开局当县长 (System + Satisfying Power Fantasy) He was the son of a wealthy family, but his own clan betrayed and abandoned him. With the help of a System, he rises from a castoff to become the youngest supreme commander of a warlord army. Years later, Liu Changqing stands on the rostrum as soldiers and civilians below him chant in unison, “Long live the head of state!” 14Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 15 Reborn in 1918: Rising to Power in the Northeast 重生1918：从东北崛起开始 You were a modern-day military enthusiast who transmigrated back to Fengtian in 1918, near the end of World War I. Warlords were locked in a chaotic power struggle at home, taking turns on the stage, while foreign powers watched hungrily from abroad. With the country beset by troubles at home and abroad, how will you break the deadlock? From quietly building strength to rising as a local power, you’ll maneuver among the old empires, hold off the Russians in the north, fight the Japanese in the s 7Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 16 Warlord: Building an Empire from the Refugees 军阀：从流民开始建立帝国 Heaven has sent the Demon Lord to kill the unjust. Only when every injustice is put to the sword will peace reign. Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! In the final years of the Great Zhou dynasty, disaster struck without end. The inept court left the people homeless and destitute. Chen Junhua, a discharged officer, transmigrates to this era and raises an army for peace. He pounds the corrupt, incompetent Great Zhou court and kicks the greedy, domineering Western devils. He kills his way forward, carvi 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 17 Bringing a Pocket Dimension to Vie for Power in the Late Qing, I Really Don't Like Foreign Women 带着空间争霸清末我真不喜欢洋妞 Transmigration to the Qing Dynasty / city in a pocket dimension / military power fantasy / comeback and conquest / thrilling naval battles / saving the nation through industry A deliveryman's soul transmigrates into the body of a down-and-out second son. He opens his eyes to a ship with no water, three hundred rioters, and the imperial court hunting him down! [High-intensity warning] Every chapter features spectacular firearms battles, from seizing ships to grinding land battles. The action is 4.1kReads7.1Score28514d adds
- 18 Transmigrated as a Young Marshal, My Father Is Zhang Zuolin 穿越少帅，家父张作霖 I transmigrated into the TV series Young Marshal. These days, every transmigration story comes with a golden finger, and I found them boring, so I decided to write one myself. I don't know how good my writing is, so feel free to give it a read. If you like it, say a few kind words; if you don't, feel free to criticize it. And if you spot anything wrong, please point it out. I'll fix whatever I can. The main thing is, I'm willing to listen. 15Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 19 Warlord Rivalry: From Militia Commander to Emperor 军阀争霸：从民团团长到帝国皇帝 After unexpectedly transmigrating to another world, Zhu Jilong discovers that he has become the commander of a local militia in a small county town. After awakening a sign-in System, he can obtain all kinds of weapons and equipment from it through one sign-in each day. Thanks to the System's early rewards, the protagonist's forces expand step by step: from a single regiment from the start to a division, then from a division to an army of hundreds of thousands! As his army grows, the protagonist' 224Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 20 An Alternate Republican Era: From Company Commander to Marshal 架空民国：我从连长到大帅 Who says you need a System when you transmigrate? I’ll carve my way to glory with real military expertise, one blade and one bullet at a time! Liu Zilong, born into a military family and a top graduate of a military academy, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Republican era of the fictional Shenlong Kingdom. The country is beset by warlords at home and surrounded by foreign powers abroad. Drawing on his modern military knowledge, he starts as a junior officer and rises through real battlefield co —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 War of Resistance, 1900: One Intel Report a Day from the Start 抗战1900，开局每天一个情报 In 1900, the Northern Bear sent 200,000 troops south to seize the Liaodong Railway. To the east, the Snake Nation was bent on conquest, mobilizing a million troops to invade the Northeast. Fifteen million people in the Northeast faced the trampling hooves of two great powers. Zhang Xiang transmigrated into this world carrying nothing but a matchlock, joining a band of outlaws to ambush a Northern Bear supply convoy. “Ding! The Northern Bear convoy is hiding a Maxim machine gun and preparing to l 572Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 22 I Was Born in the Republic of China 我出生在民国 I’m a transmigrator born into a fairly well-off family in the Republic of China era, and I have a golden finger. Thanks to what I learned in my previous life, I showed unusual intelligence from a very young age. On top of that, this body has the talent of perfect recall. After I was born, I unlocked my golden finger. It lets me receive supplies through a sign-in system and provides storage space. It also gives me knowledge and experience to help me grow in whatever direction I choose to work tow 87Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 23 Starting as a Warlord's Young Marshal, I Build an Army to Conquer the World 军阀少帅开局，爆兵争霸世界 Warlord of Chuzhou: “What? Zhang Bao'an's army is attacking! Quick, I surrender!” A powerful warlord: “What? Zhang Bao'an has unified Chuzhou? Quick, invite him to join our faction.” The world powers: “What? Zhang Bao'an has unified the Great Chen Republic? Quick, prepare for war. He won't be easy to defeat.” Zhang Bao'an looked at the map and sneered. “What are you afraid of? You're not my opponents. My sights have always been set on the stars and the sea!” The Great Chen Republic was divid 518Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 24 Stirring Up Trouble Starting in 1845 从1845年开始搞事情 In 1845, the weather is fair and the harvests are good. But an unexpected visitor from a later age gradually begins to shatter the peace... 7.8kReads8.2Score46514d adds
- 25 Northeastern Warlord: Slaughtering Japanese Invaders from the Start 东北军阀，开局就乱杀倭寇 [War of Resistance]+ [Struggle for supremacy]+ [Late Qing and Republican eras]+ [If they won’t yield, fight them. Kill, kill, kill!] Zhao Zhenhua transmigrated to a parallel version of Northeast China, where his very first battle ended with the extermination of the bandits who had attacked a village. “Ding! Fourteen enemies eliminated. Reward: 140 million!” With a wave of his hand, he brought a “factory producing ten thousand rifles” up to full capacity, building the strongest iron-blooded force 11Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 26 Rise of a Great Empire 崛起：伟大帝国 Transmigration + System + World War II + warlords + competition for supremacy Li Yunfei unexpectedly transmigrates to another world on the eve of World War II. With the System’s help, he starts out in the northwest. Watch as he makes a decaying empire great again. 184Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 27 Warlord: Commanding the Fengtian Army from the Start, Raising a Million Troops 军阀：开局执掌奉军，爆兵百万 [Alternate History] [Warlords] [Time Portal] [Power Fantasy] [Industrialization] [Farming] He transmigrates to a parallel world in 1928. From the start, his father is assassinated, while the Kwantung Army watches hungrily from outside. He is trapped in a seemingly hopeless situation! At this critical moment, Zhang Xuefeng rises to the position of new commander with overwhelming force and an iron fist! Just as he is preparing to make his mark, a [Time Portal] connecting to 2026 opens with a deafe 24.7kReads6.2Score2.1k14d adds
- 28 Anti-Japanese War: A Dimensional Strike 抗日之降维打击 After the victory in the book’s War of Resistance against Japan arc, the story mainly follows the big shot’s laid-back daily life. It’s mostly a modern urban farming story, grounded in everyday life, about the ordinary growth of Zhang Hanliang, a big shot with an invincible identity and abilities. He likes to play the pig to eat the tiger, so there’s never a shortage of satisfying moments. His love life is pretty eventful, too. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 I Hijacked the Late Qing: You Can Leave, but Leave Your Money! 截胡晚清，人可以走，钱留下！ Transmigration + history + treasure appraisal + scheming protagonist + patriotism Your Qing dynasty is doomed. I know! But transferring your assets overseas? That’s a bit hard to justify, isn’t it? Gold and silver, antiques, documents, and all those resources… My lords and princes… You can leave, but the money stays! Thieves who raid people’s homes get their backs broken! This story is entirely fictional, an artistic work based on a historical setting, with no political allegory intended. 10Reads—Score11514d adds
- 30 1929: I Became the Overlord of Southeast Asia 1929：我成东南亚霸主 Zhang Qining, a genius special forces soldier, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel timeline in 1929 and becomes the only son of Zhang Zushan, a fictional former officer in the Northeast Army. War is raging everywhere, and his father, Zhang Zushan, heads north to Siberia with the relatives, close comrades, and their families under his care, seeking refuge and nothing more than a quiet life. Drawing on his modern military knowledge and exceptional organizational skills, Zhang Qining helps tho —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 I Transmigrated to 1916 and Became a Warlord 穿越1916我成了大军阀 (System) (Crushing the Great Powers) (Developing Industry) (Summoning Troops and Supplies in the Early Stages) (Acquiring Technical Blueprints Later On) (A Satisfying Power Fantasy) Wang Yi transmigrates into the Republic of China era, punching warlords and kicking foreign powers. He builds guns, cannons, and aircraft carriers, and his weapons are always a generation ahead of those of the great powers. Watch how he carves out new territory and raises the nation's prestige amid the chaos. 15Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 32 Republican Era: Ruling Shanghai, With No Shortage of Disciples 民国：横行上海滩，我弟子有点多 The jianghu isn’t about fighting and killing. If you want to make it in the world, you need power and connections! In the early years of the Republic of China, Lu An transmigrates as the son of a rich family. He had planned to coast through life, but then he obtains the Martial Arts Grandmaster System. He can become invincible by founding a school and recruiting disciples. With a great responsibility suddenly thrust upon him, he has no choice but to step up. Ding! Found a sect and receive the In 311Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Warlord: From Young Marshal to Regional Enforcer 军阀：从少帅开始鞭策一方 My new work is out! Head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 War of Resistance: The System Awakened from the Start? I'll Buy, Buy, Buy! 抗战：开局觉醒系统？我买买买！ [Pure Power Fantasy + Slightly Slow-Burning + Warlords + Fengtian Army + Ruthless Decisiveness + System + Nation-Building + Contest for Supremacy] After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Lin Heng, a Chinese special forces captain, made a shocking move. To his surprise, after dying, he transmigrated to a parallel world and became the most doted-on youngest son of a warlord. As a transmigrator, he naturally needed a golden finger. [War of Resistance System]: Anything of value can be exchang 193Reads—Score15514d adds
- 35 Warlords of the Republic: Reunifying China 民国军阀：中华秋叶海棠归于一统 From military academy student to colonel and regimental commander, then to the man everyone calls Marshal. This is a firsthand account of my transmigration to the Republican era, a story of my struggle to rise from a junior officer to a great warlord. In short, my struggle. 33Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 36 The New Beiyang 新北洋 After transmigrating into Yuan Kewen, he gains the System but refuses to be a playboy, vowing instead to seize power in a chaotic age. In 1913, the Beiyang government is just beginning to flourish, but dangers lurk everywhere. He stakes his claim in the Northeast, thwarts the restoration plot, and unites the various Beiyang factions; he develops industry, builds a new army, and keeps foreign powers in check; through campaigns across the country, he unifies China, and the Young Master of Cold Clo 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Warlord: The Road to a Strong Army 军阀：强军之路 Zhou He, born in 2000, transmigrates to a parallel world in the early twentieth century. What should he do? Faced with a world and history so similar to his own, will he help bring about the founding of the nation, or… 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 My Soul Returned to 1919, and I Became the Fengtian Clique's Second-in-Command 魂归1919我成了奉系二当家 After a car accident, Chen Feng unexpectedly transmigrates to Fengtian City in 1919. This is the pivotal moment when the Fengtian clique expands from controlling one province to unifying all three northeastern provinces. Chen Feng is not only a witness to history, but, with the help of a System, becomes a participant as well. 262Reads6.2Score3114d adds
- 39 The Republican Era Warlord Marshal: Starting Out as a Fengtian Bandit 民国大帅军阀从奉天土匪开始 [System] + [High-Energy Action] + [A Little Comedy] + [Northeastern Bandits] + [Imperial Conquest] Zhu Chuanwu, a shut-in, suddenly opens his eyes and discovers that he has transmigrated into a bandits' hideout. The beautiful leader of the stronghold, Wanshanhong, is determined to marry him. Just as they are about to enjoy a lovely life together, Xu Damabang from Naitoushan attacks the mountain, planning to seize Wanshanhong and take her back as his bandit bride. At this perilous moment, Zhu Chu 129Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 40 An Empire Forged in Blood and Fire 帝国血火 The Qing dynasty has reached its end. Should we change the dynasty or reform imperial rule? No! This is the Han people's land! Is history's cycle destined to repeat? When dynasties rise, the people suffer. When dynasties fall, the people suffer. At history's crossroads, we believe in the raging tide of blood and fire, and hold fast to an undying resolve. We want a prosperous nation and peaceful people. We want all nations to pay tribute. We want the world to tremble. We want the morning sun to b 936Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 41 Ah Q Doesn’t Pound Rice, He Pounds Warlords 阿Q不捣米，捣军阀 Following the advice of others System + power fantasy + warlord conflicts in the Republic of China After transmigrating into Ah Q, he obtains a System that rewards him for taking advice. As long as he follows other people’s suggestions, he can get all kinds of treasure chests. He takes the old man at the Earth God’s shrine’s advice and stops gambling, earning two Mauser pistols. He follows Qijin’s advice and goes to congratulate Zhao the Patriarch, earning a set of Seven-Inch Fist techniques. He 19Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 42 War of Resistance: I Broadcast to the Nation as the Feng Army Enters the Pass 抗战：通电全国，我奉军入关 [Warlords. Territorial expansion. War of Resistance. Overwhelming victories] Zhang Yao transmigrates to a parallel world, where he becomes a mere bandit. In this perilous era, he fearlessly leads his brothers in building up their strength and rising to power amid the chaos. He has just one goal: to make sure the tragedy never happens again. 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Li Jinglin, Sword Marshal of the Fengtian Clique, Serves the Marshal 奉系剑帅李璟林，辅佐大帅 [Marshal of the Fengtian Clique] + [Old Zhang’s Brother-in-Law] + [Building an Army Independently] + [Developing Northward] + [Building a Nation in Siberia] A Level 5 author in the War of Resistance genre, Yang Yuting’s new book. Read with confidence: quality guaranteed. 930Reads7.2Score4914d adds
- 44 A Dream of the Republican Era: I Became a Warlord 梦回民国，我成了军阀 A first-year history student gives up on life, eats way too much corn, and accidentally transmigrates. He wakes up in the Beiyang Government era of the Republic of China. As the leader of a band of outlaws, watch me defy fate and rewrite my destiny. 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Rise of the Late Qing: The Mightiest Imperialist Power 清末崛起之最强列强 When the Maxim gun appears, the great powers are afraid. When the battleship appears, they’re afraid again! When the planes arrive, they’re even more afraid! Then, at the moment the atomic bomb explodes, the whole world falls silent. Eagle Nation: “How is this possible? How can they have weapons this powerful?” The Sun Never Sets Empire: “Could they have gotten their technology from aliens?” The Dwarf Nation: “Father, I’ll use every man in my country to conquer new territory for you.” 2.3kReads6.1Score17914d adds
- 46 The Green Camp Rises: Yuan Xiucheng’s Global War Chronicles 绿营崛起：袁秀成的全球战记 [War-themed power fantasy, System + mass recruitment + 19th century] In the empire’s final years, internal strife, natural disasters, and foreign enemies converge. Yuan Xiucheng, a teenager born into the Green Standard Army, unexpectedly awakens a War System. Using it to recruit elite soldiers and purchase advanced weapons, he quickly builds a powerful, loyal force. Amid the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom uprising, revolts by ethnic minorities in the northwest, and upheaval caused by Nian rebel forces 28Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 47 Republican Era: With Heaven-Defying Comprehension, I Take the Young Marshal's Place 民国：悟性逆天，从截胡少帅开始 Transmigrate to Republican-era China and beat up a young Marshal of the Fengtian Army right from the start. After graduating from the Military Academy, he makes a name for himself across the land and becomes a key figure at the heart of the Fengtian Army! Revive the Northeast Army and sweep away the Beiyang warlords! Defy fate, and keep foreign invaders beyond the borders! 4Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 48 Transmigrating to the Late Qing Dynasty to Build an Industrial Cthulhu 穿越晚清建立工业克鲁苏 [Transmigrating between past and present + decisive and ruthless + one heroine + no womanizing + technological development + farming] By a stroke of luck, the miserable Li Haiyang gained the ability to travel between the modern era and the Qing Dynasty. Seizing the opportunity, he began a time-traveling trade in modern goods, from everyday necessities like food, clothing, and shelter all the way up to aircraft and warships. He would take anything and everything! Empress Dowager Cixi? The Eight-N 3Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 49 War of Resistance: Starting as a German-Equipped Army in 1937, Army Commander 抗战：从1937当德械军，军长 The protagonist's military consists of three divisions, nine brigades, and twenty-seven regiments, along with each division's directly attached units, the army's direct forces, an enhanced air defense brigade, an enhanced armored brigade, an enhanced heavy artillery brigade, and a special forces battalion of 500 men. Brothers, take a look and tell me if anything seems off so I can fix it. 22Reads6.4Score814d adds
- 50 War of Resistance: A Lone Piece on the Mountains and Rivers 抗日：谪落山河一子旗 [Back in the palace! No System, relying entirely on his own abilities to develop the country, building industry before going to war] When the spirit of modern civilization falls into a frail body in the Guangxu era, Chen Sitong sees one familiar figure after another from history books, people who had only ever existed on their pages. From then on, he walks a quiet and profound path. He sees opportunities for a powerful nation amid the flames of war in Europe and forges divine weapons deep in the 65Reads7.5Score—14d adds
