The Birth of Ten Thousand Artifacts

When Qin Yue woke up, his master was dressing him in funeral clothes. In his previous life, he had been a robotics engineer who died in an industrial accident. In this life, his soul had entered the body of an apprentice who had just died in another dynasty.

Here, people cultivated, while armor masters charged into battle in iron suits. The craft of making armor was held by a handful of influential clans, and the new armor reforms being pushed by the imperial court threatened many people's livelihoods.

Qin Yue started with a damaged suit of armor, teaching its core, designated Number Seven, to fight alongside him. He wanted to build his own armor, find people willing to join him, and uncover why his father had been targeted.

But being able to build a mecha didn't mean he could keep it.

Armor materials were withheld, military orders demanded action, and allies who had agreed to help raised their price at the last minute. He would need to rely on his skills, but also offer others a good reason to work with him.

Some wanted reform to strengthen the nation. Some were willing to forge armor to defend their city. Others only hoped to finish this battle and go home to farm.

As Qin Yue piloted his armor into the fray, he gradually realized that even after winning the battle, countless people would still be waiting for someone to give them an answer. Until the day Number Seven refused his command for the first time. He had taught it how to make judgments.

Now, it had made a choice he could not accept.