Exiled to the Death Wasteland? No, My Empire Begins Here

Special forces soldier Chen Feng, codename "Lone Wolf," dies and is reborn in the Great Liang Dynasty as Qin Mu, a military examinee framed by the powerful minister Liu An. His parents are beaten to death by the escorting officers during exile, and his fourteen-year-old sister is sold to human traffickers—all while he watches, chained and helpless. The escort officer sneers, "You're an exile. Accept your fate." But Qin Mu refuses. That night, he snaps his chains and uses his special-forces killing techniques to slaughter every escort officer, rescuing the captive daughter of a disgraced official, Shen Qingyi. He then leads twelve fellow convicts north to the "Death Wasteland"—a place rumored to be barren and hellish. But Qin Mu grabs a handful of soil and declares, "There's iron ore here." Over three years, he smelts iron, forges weapons, cultivates the land, drills his troops, and wins over a barbarian princess, a female merchant, and a female general. When he finally emerges from the dead wasteland with a hundred thousand iron cavalry and marches back to Chang'an, the corrupt minister grovels at his feet: "I'll give you anything you want!" Qin Mu draws his blade and answers, "I want your life."