Transmigrating into the body of Leon von Hohenzollern, the second son of a Marquis of the North, he appears to be the capital's number one playboy, with his fiancée being the aloof and genius magician, Alyssa. To survive in the vortex of power, he dons a mask of cynicism and secretly builds an underground business and intelligence empire. Utilizing his superior understanding of modern thinking, he stirs up a storm, turning a magic competition that will determine the future of the empire into a colossal gamble.

However, the empire's political landscape is turbulent, the struggle for the royal succession is fierce, the eight major states harbor ulterior motives, and the mysterious half-elf prince is eyeing Elisa with predatory intent. Leon is forced to navigate the complexities of his fiancée's cold scrutiny, his brother's overindulgent control, and the machinations of various factions. He believes he's manipulating everyone, unaware that he's being drawn deeper into a deeper game. When his facade crumbles and his clandestine businesses are exposed for danger, the outcome of this high-stakes gamble of power and emotion remains uncertain. It's an adventure of dancing on a knife's edge, the stakes being his life, his freedom, and the warmth that might lie hidden beneath his frozen heart.

Lords + nobles + armies + conquest + magic + knights + orcs + elves + dwarves + dragons + giants + hobbits + demons + Middle-earth, emperors, dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and the protagonist.

Introduction to the continent of Atlas

The continent of Atlas is vast and rife with conflict. Its core of power is the Augustan Empire, an ancient kingdom ruled by humans and ruled by noble fiefdoms. The empire's territory is expansive, but imperial power is unprecedentedly weak due to an aging king and an unresolved succession issue. True power lies in the hands of eight hereditary marquises, who vie for control of their own territories, forming alliances and maneuvering between "royalistism," "neutrality," and "separatism," posing a severe challenge to the empire's unity.

Other intelligent races and civilizations on the continent are equally important: the Elven Empire in the west lives in seclusion in the Eversong Forest, guarding ancient magical secrets; the Dwarven Empire has established a magnificent underground kingdom beneath the Broken Blade Mountains, and its people are excellent craftsmen and miners; the Orc Empire in the Crimson Wasteland in the east worships strength and has been fighting against humans for thousands of years; the Swamp Kingdom in the Weeping Swamp in the southeast is mysterious and xenophobic, believing in the life force of corruption; the sea creatures of the Ocean Kingdom rule the endless deep blue; and the legendary giants, dragons and other ancient beings remain aloof, quietly observing the changes of the world.

Currently, the continent is on the eve of transformation. Within the Augustus Empire, the "magical steam engine" technological revolution initiated by Leon von Hohenzollern is challenging the traditional magical power system represented by Elisa Windsor. The clash between old and new forces, intertwined with imperial succession, noble intrigue, and racial grudges, is about to unleash a sweeping wave of destiny across this ancient land.

Zhang Yunxiu was in a hurry to travel back in time to become Zhang Juzheng's youngest son.

A year later, his adoptive father passed away, leaving his family devastated; two years later, the Thirteenth Prince, wielding only a boarhide armor, rose in rebellion, embarking on his path to usurp the throne; seven years later, England defeated the invincible Armored Fleet, beginning a bloody primitive accumulation of wealth.

Fierce factional strife, land annexation, border corruption, and the silver crisis are like a sword hanging over our heads.

...

However, four hundred years later, when people opened the historical records, they were surprised to find that history had inexplicably taken a different turn in the ninth year of the Wanli reign.

In that year, the first comprehensive newspaper in the Ming Dynasty, the Wanli Xinbao, was launched, deconstructing Yangming's philosophy of mind and setting off a groundbreaking intellectual revolution.

In that year, modern medical theory was proposed for the first time, and the plague problem that had plagued people for thousands of years was contained for the first time.

That year, the gentry experienced for the first time what the iron fist of macroeconomics truly meant.

From this year onward, the already precarious Wanli New Deal unexpectedly triggered a major upheaval unprecedented in a century! Inventions and discoveries of all kinds, such as the steam engine, sweet potato, and flintlock musket, emerged one after another!

From that year onward, the headstrong Wanli Emperor became obsessed with artistic creation, and Zhang Juzheng, who had been struggling to support the crumbling Ming Dynasty, suddenly realized that his support had become somewhat weak.

Once regarded as a rebellious and absurd son, he actually managed to hold up half of the Ming Dynasty!

This book is also known as *The Chief Architect of the Industrial Revolution in the Ming Dynasty*, *Zhang Yunxiu: A Loving Father and Filial Son*, *The Living Father of the Civil Official Group*, and *My Cartoons Are More Important Than Memorials*.

(The author already has two million words of high-quality books with 16,000 words of premium content, so you can read with confidence.)

Decisive and ruthless + Cheat code + Territorial expansion + Industrial Revolution + Age of Exploration

This book is also known as "Crown Prince, Stop Studying! The Tang Dynasty Has Already Been Ruled by Nine Dragons," "The Tang Dynasty: Father, How Can You Sleep at Your Age?" and "I, Li Chengqian, the Most Stable Crown Prince in History."

He transmigrated to a parallel Tang Dynasty world and became Li Chenggan, who was still the heir of the Prince of Qin's mansion.

Faced with the hesitant Li Shimin.

Li Chengan: Father, if you don't rebel, then I will! The heads of my eldest uncle and fourth uncle rolled on the ground, and everyone felt relieved.

Five surnames and seven prominent families: You killed your uncle and minister, you are rebellious and immoral! Your virtue is unworthy of your position!

Imperial relatives: Who is Li Chengqian?! If you anger him, he'd dare to drag out and behead even his uncles or the retired emperor!

When the Embroidered Uniform Guard escorted the entire families of the five prominent clans and seven noble families to the Crown Prince's Eastern Capital, Luoyang Special Administrative Region.

Li Shimin: Chenggan, although these people have made mistakes, they don't deserve to have their entire families executed. Give me some face.

Li Chenggan: Alright, then let's exterminate their entire clan.

The Five Clans and Seven Noble Families: Alas! Your Majesty is merciful!

Li Jiangchen transmigrates to a world of demons and monsters, his soul possessing the body of a useless nobody in the Giant Spirit God's Mansion.

Surviving against all odds, he awakened the supreme talent of "Slaying Demons and Attaining the Dao"—by slaying demons and eliminating evil, he could plunder their lifelong cultivation, Daoist techniques, and even their innate supernatural powers!

The bear demon was slain at Black Wind Mountain, and its demonic martial art, the Mountain-Moving Blood Slaughter Palm, was seized.

The fox demon who had entered the Daoist path was beheaded, and its illusory world cultivation technique, the [Heavenly Fox Illusionary Spirit Technique], was seized.

The Celestial Demon parasitizes and destroys the embryo, devouring its treacherous supernatural powers [Celestial Demon Parasitism Technique]

From then on, the hidden meridians opened, the sacred body was forged, the golden elixir was of the highest quality, and one step could ascend to immortality!

After many years, Li Jiangchen stood atop the Demon Court, looking down at the trembling demons below, a sinister smile playing on his lips: "Demons, come... to aid my cultivation!"

Luo Lan transmigrated. Armed with a deck of cards that possessed almost omniscience and the ability to summon historical figures, he arrived in this strange world teeming with extraordinary life. Gnolls, centaurs, elves, griffins… Just as the three great empires were entering a period of chaos, the era transitioning from the Middle Ages to the modern era, the situation was turbulent, and heroes rose up everywhere. Relying on the almost supernatural abilities of his deck, Luo Lan proclaimed: "A true man dwells between heaven and earth; how can he remain subservient to others for long!" —————————————— PS: Low-magic Western fantasy, a world of constant conflict between multiple races, with technology roughly equivalent to the 16th-17th century, where cold and firearms coexist, and magic is rare but powerful; the core plot revolves around building an elite army by summoning great figures from the real world. The protagonist is more of a commander, possessing considerable personal combat strength, but primarily relies on…

[Western fantasy + low-level martial arts and magic + slow-paced farming + humor + faction building + non-system cheat + crusade + conquest]

Some people watched Wayne being paraded through the streets surrounded by a crowd and whispered among themselves:

"Isn't he a clergyman? How did he become a high-ranking nobleman?"

"You'll have to ask the Knights Templar who's with him."

"How could the other great nobles agree?"

"You'll have to ask the holy monks around him."

"Is the young emperor that the electors are preparing to elect also his illegitimate son?"

"Yes, I heard that's how it is."

"I heard Wayne himself is a troublemaker? Always stirring up trouble?"

"Did you know that he's a clergyman?!"

"What do you mean? That clergy can do whatever they want?"

"Inquisition! You are suspected of leaking church secrets. Stand trial!"

The low rating is because it just started scoring. Please come in and see for yourselves how it is.

The pace is a bit slow in the early stages, and the church doesn't have much screen time.

This is mainly to lay the groundwork for future developments, and also to ensure logical consistency.

Gentlemen, please wait a moment!

Announcement: This novel will begin its reverse V chapters on November 24th, 2023, starting with Chapter 33. A 10,000-word update will be released on that day. There are drafts available, and updates are ongoing. Thank you for your support! Jiang Wanning unexpectedly dies and is reborn in the cultivation world. He painstakingly cultivates from a down-on-his-luck boy into a powerful figure. However, just as he is about to ascend, he is struck by lightning and dies, losing all his cultivation and being reborn as a pitiful, unloved prince of the Great Chen Dynasty. Just as he's had enough of the cold palace and is contemplating escaping, a glowing screen suddenly appears above the Great Chen Kingdom. Everyone looks up and sees the face of a person from the future on the screen. The streamer's first live broadcast: 【The Divine Emperor Zhao, whose divine virtue shines brightly, illuminating eternity, surpassing the achievements of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, unmatched by any emperor of later generations!】 【His name—Xiao Linyuan!】 Everyone is shocked. Jiang Wanning: Pretty impressive, but why does that name sound so familiar? Then I think… that's… my name from this life?! [Before the brothel gates, the gentleman remains silent; farewell, strangers for a hundred lifetimes] [If not for Jingde's edict to quell the rebellion, the orchids and chrysanthemums would have long since intertwined] [A fortune can't buy a bowl of white rice porridge] [The rebel's dying words were: It's raining, time to go home and harvest wheat?] [Gossip: How fierce is the First Queen of the Northern Frontier in battle?]… As each live stream continued, history was spoiled more and more, and the people of Da Chen went from shock and numbness to watching the spectacle. Only Jiang Wanning: Did my toes dig out a palace today? Not yet, but soon. Since the live stream started, Jiang Wanning's inner thoughts were: #Today is another day of being bombarded with compliments. #Aren't you going to shut up today? Then I can only shut myself up!

I practiced until my body resembled a crane's form, and beneath a thousand pines lay two volumes of scriptures. I came to inquire about the Dao, but there was nothing more to say; the clouds were in the blue sky, and the water was in the bottle.

When Ji Shi woke up, he found himself transmigrated into the body of the Jiajing Emperor, who was obsessed with cultivating immortality, and it seemed that he had even succeeded in cultivating immortality.

I was transported to another world and became a lord named Fanel.

I thought I could enjoy a wonderful life and embrace it.

But tell me, why are nobles so corrupt too? Not a single one of them is a traitor!

Saving the world and defeating the Demon King—aren't those tasks for heroes? Why don't you guys just sit idly by? What are you all doing?!

What does it mean that humans attacked the demons and casually burned down the elven forest? What does it mean that they slew the dragon and casually destroyed the dwarven kingdom?

What?! What did you say?! The external war is over, now it's a civil war?!