(This book is the sequel to “The King of German Mercenaries” and is the second stage of the story’s development.)

Marin spent six years, from a poor wandering knight who was kicked out of the house, struggling to become the earl of the country, and established the famous “Black Water Company”, with 20,000 powerful mercenaries, became Germany King of mercenaries.

However, for a learned traversal who is a learned scholar, becoming the king of the mercenary world is obviously not the end. So, with the powerful mercenaries armed to the teeth, Marin set off a bloody storm in Germany and even Europe, and began the European Emperor’s rise model.

In the end, the North Sea became the “inner sea” surrounded by Marin-owned territories. Gold and silver from Peru and Mexico, saltpetre from Chile, sugar and spices from Caribbean islands, gold from South Africa, porcelain and silk from the Ming Dynasty, etc …

This is a time of great powers: The vast Persia, Sparta that was founded by force, Athens with its trade and business, Thebes the rising star, The ambitious Macedonia, The twin heroes of the Western Mediterranean, The rising Rome and so on.

This is an era of brilliant stars: Agesilaus II – the last king of Sparta, Epaminondas – the Rising General of Thebes, Philip II – the founder of Macedonian’s hegemon, Dionysius – the tyrant of Syracuse, Camillus – the Roman dictator and savior…

This is an era of contention among a hundred schools of thought: Plato – the great philosopher, Antisthenes – founder of cynicism, Pythagoras – school of number, Democritus – the encyclopedia scholar, Hippocrates – the father of western medicine, Aristophanes – the great dramatist…

What will the hero bring to the world when he comes to this age as a humble mercenary through rebirth?