Though this is alternate history, its imagined world is built on a historical foundation: events have causes and follow objective principles. After enduring many hardships, the protagonist grows from a soldier into a powerful warlord. The novel recreates a tragic yet realistic Three Kingdoms era, with close attention to the details of warfare. It portrays war from as many angles as possible, reminding readers to fear war and respect history.
The protagonist's rise is hard-won. He grows amid schemes, betrayal, and political maneuvering, staking his life on the game of human affairs. That is the price of refusing to live an ordinary life in ancient times. Only by repeatedly singing the song of conquest and fighting across the land can he truly turn danger into safety. As the warlords contend for supremacy, he slowly rises to dominate one region, vying for all under heaven with true overlords such as Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan.
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