Northern Gaze: Reclaiming the Central Plains

In the final years of the Southern Shuo dynasty, the realm had been divided for two hundred years. The various Rong tribes of the north warred among themselves, and a million refugees fled south, their corpses strewn across the wilderness. Yi Renping's soul transmigrates into a sixteen-year-old youth who has nothing and is trapped in the desperate cold of winter. Amid hunger and freezing cold, he meets Shi Meng and Wen Huai'an, and the three band together to survive. They gather the remnants of the people, reclaim wasteland, and build a fortified settlement, carving out a small foothold in the chaotic age. In a bloody battle against roving bandits at Linwo Fort, maneuvering against local strongmen in Nanxu City, and facing the siege of the great clans in the royal court. A poor scholar rises, advancing step by step. No cheat powers—only modern knowledge to untangle the chaos; no saintly naivety, nor bloodthirsty cruelty. Survive, change the rules, save the common people. The Northern Expedition is about to begin, and the old order is on the verge of collapse. He is a mere ant in a chaotic world—and also the one who will establish a new order. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: Northern Gaze: Reclaiming the Central Plains — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠