In 1890, the sun was high over Surabaya on Java Island. Liu Yiming, who traveled from the modern times, had just woken up in Surabaya. Before he could figure out his situation, he was told that the natives were about to start a riot... The first three volumes: Deter the natives - Fight for Surabaya - Unify Java. The war was mainly carried out through the asymmetric development of industry, agriculture and military equipment. The first hundred chapters had a slower pace, with more battles and military descriptions, and less in the latter part. Fighting the Dutch was like a novice village, and you could beat them by upgrading and equipping them randomly.

Transmigrating to the 19th century, Lin Jie embarks on a desperate quest for survival aboard a coolie ship. Lin Jie's only recourse is his modern-day knowledge and the "Echoing Touch," which reveals fragments of the past when he touches old objects. In this low-magic world, where magic comes at a price and power stems from knowledge, he uses his mortal body to hunt anomalous creatures, transforming them into unique "grotesque weapons." From a humble individual struggling on the fringes of order, he rises step by step to the pinnacle of the Hunter Rankings. Welcome to 1888, a time when SAN is as precious as bullets.

While European merchant ships were still searching for new trade routes across the world's oceans in the 17th century, in the distant region of Australia, the sound of roaring industrial machines could be heard.

Truckloads of coal are being shipped to factories, and countless industrial products are flowing to overseas markets.

When we come to trade with you with our goods, please do not let the cloth drop from our hands and hold the muskets behind our backs.

When the line infantry marched toward the earth in neat steps, when the cold cannons fired scorching shells.

Jiang Zirui stood at the harbor, watching the ironclad ships and merchant ships raise their red dragon flags, and pointed his finger into the distance.

"Let's go! Free trade!"

He traveled back in time to early independent America, a time before skyscrapers and railways, a time of crisis.

Externally, it faces competition from powerful nations; internally, it faces the unruly behavior of local inhabitants.

This is the beginning of scientific and technological innovation...