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Section 1

In 1408, the Timurid Khanate had fallen from its heyday, the Ottoman Empire was on the brink, the Byzantines had remained resilient for a century, and the Mamluks were trembling with fear as they recovered their lost territory. Peace seemed to have returned to the world, temporarily. However, this world was somewhat different from what Li Rufeng remembered—generals with horns, emirs with tails, sages with clairvoyance, and slaves who rotted but remained immortal... Having traveled to the Timurid Khanate, Li Rufeng was grateful for a cheat code for Mount & Blade II, allowing him to steadily advance as a shaman in a small steppe tribe, awaiting the right opportunity to "mount and blade" across this vast Central Asian landscape. [Note: The following appears to be unrelated and likely a separate topic.] Dear readers, I offer you a sincere chapter. Starting a new book is undoubtedly the happiest time, because it's time to dig new holes. This project is a foray into a new genre. My first book was a book-starved adventure, a mishmash of The Witcher set in the Warhammer 40k universe. The second, influenced by Cyberpunk 2077 and The Boys, aims to be a Punisher-esque story. If you're interested, check out the author's other works, "The Witcher of Games" and "I Give the World Destruction and Rebirth," on QD. This third book, "On a Young Dream," is inspired by a fictional scenario about the Roman Golden Horde posted on Bilibili. The early scenes will be set in the chaotic Timurid Empire following the death of Tamerlane the Great. Writing this story has been a self-learning exercise. Through this alternate history, I've been actively exploring the historical transformations of the Arabian Peninsula, Transoxiana, and even Central Asia from 1410 to 1500, filling in gaps in my knowledge. As for the introduction of the Faith of the Four Winds, it's purely a matter of personal interest. Some Warhammer experts have suggested that the Four Winds' name suggests a Warhammer origin, likely referring to a 40k short story describing the sudden rise of Chaos faith in a savage world. After all, introducing a completely new faith into a land already riven by religious conflict couldn't be worse, could it? Moreover, this faith carries with it truly transcendent power. How would those zealots who fought for Constantinople for centuries react? Creating a captivating, or at least intriguing, world through my keyboard is a deeply rewarding experience, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. P.S.: Finally, due to my own limitations and lack of accurate documentation, if anyone finds any historical errors in this article, please point them out and I'll promptly correct them. P.S.: The historical Turkification of the Timurid Khanate was very thorough, so the tribes I described earlier that still believed in the primitive belief of Eternal Sky probably don't exist. However, for the convenience of the subsequent plot development, I will assume that the Islamization of the Chagatai Khanate was not that serious, and that a large number of Mongol people in the Eastern Chagatai Khanate still retained respect for this primitive belief. P.S.: New books are not easy to write. If you are interested, please cast your valuable votes and feel free to leave a comment in the comment section.

1408年，帖木儿汗国已不复鼎盛，奥斯曼帝国岌岌可危，拜占庭人持续摆烂一百年不动摇，马穆鲁克们心惊胆战的收复失地，世界似乎暂时恢复了和平。但是这个世界又与李如风记忆里的有着些许不同——头生牛角的将军、身后长尾巴的埃米尔、额生天眼的智者、腐而不死的奴隶……穿越到帖木儿汗国的李如风十分庆幸自己有一个有关骑砍2的金手指，能够让他在一个小小的草原部落里以萨满身份稳步发育，以待合适的机会在这片中亚地带「骑马与砍杀」。说明，参考，以及随笔各位观众老爷，向你们献上一章诚挚的阅读前提要每次开新书无疑都是最开心的时候，因为又可以挖坑了。这次的坑算是个新领域的尝试，当初写第一本书算是书荒读者半路下海，写了个狩魔猎人搭配战锤40k世界背景的大杂烩，第二本书则受赛博朋克2077和黑袍督察队影响，想写一个惩罚者风格的故事。如果觉得有兴趣，可以前往qd，查看同名作者的作品《游戏之狩魔猎人》，以及《我给予世界毁灭与新生》。这次在少年梦，算是我的第三本书，灵感来自于b站某个有关罗马金帐汗国的架空设想，前期场景将会固定在帖木儿大帝死后一片混乱的帖木儿汗国。写这个故事本身，是一种自我学习的过程，通过架空历史的方式让自己去主动了解1410年到1500年左右，阿拉伯半岛，河中地乃至整个中亚的历史变革，补充自己的知识盲区。至于四风之神的信仰传入，则完全是我的个人趣味所致，有战锤大手子用该能能从四风之神的名字上看出它出自战锤系列，起源应该是某个40k系列短篇中，用于描述蛮荒世界突然兴起的混沌信仰。总之，在这片本就因为宗教信仰问题战乱不休的土地上，再引入一个全新的信仰，也不会更糟糕不是么？更何况，这个信仰还带着真正意义上的超凡之力，那些能为君士坦丁堡而死战数百年的狂热信徒们会做出怎样的反应？通过键盘描绘一个引人入胜，或者最少能被称为有趣的世界，是一件非常有成就感的乐事，希望你们也能和我一样享受。ps：写在最后的话，因为个人认知问题，资料详实度的问题，如果有大佬在文中发现一些历史的常识性错误，欢迎指出，我将最快速更改。ps：历史上的帖木儿汗国突厥化的非常彻底，所以前期我所描写的，依然信奉长生天这种原始信仰的部落，应该根本不存在，但为了方便以后剧情的展开，且允许我假设当年察合台汗国穆斯林化的没那么严重，而且有大批东察合台汗国的蒙兀儿人也依然保留着对这这种原始信仰的尊重。ps：新书不易，感兴趣的书友，请投出你们宝贵的票票，并且欢迎你们在评论区留言。