Building an Empire in a Desolate World

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Synopsis

Chapter 1 - Prologue

"Where am I" a man opened his eyes and looked around. He saw an endless wasteland with nothing but dirt. He looked at the sky and saw huge birds flying in the sky.

The man looked at his hands and saw that they are different. "What happened? Why am I here?" Questions filled the man's mind with no answers.

The man stood up and tried to walk but felt pain in his leg and in his chest. He looked at his chest and saw a bullet wound right on the middle, the man freaked out.

"What the f*ck is happening?" The man cursed. He was a mage in his previous life, having countless beauties and empires in his pocket. He remembered that he slept peacefully and now he woke up in this unknown world.

"I must be dreaming." The man said. He closed his eyes but the pain in his chest and leg won't stop. He opened his eyes and saw that he was still on the endless wasteland.

"Is my magic still here?" The man asked himself and performed an incantation. He opened his eyes and saw rocks floating around him. The man felt relieved.

He was an Elemental Magus in his previous life and never thought that his magic is still here. The man then lifted his hand and the two bullets in his body were removed. Luckily, there was no blood dripping.

"I'm thirsty." The man said and waved his hand and water floated from the ground and drank the water. The man walked slowly and after a few hours of walking, the man felt hungry.

"AWOOOO" a loud roar issued on the back of the man. The man turned around and saw a huge wolf, but the size of the wolf was that of a bus.

"Just in time." The man said. The wolf noticed him and ran towards him. The man smiled coolly and said softly: "Ice Spear"

Three Ice Spears formed above the man and it shot towards the wolf. The wolf saw the threat but cannot dodge.

"Shiiing" the ice spear slashed the wolf easily and the wolf died immediately. The man controlled the spears to cut the meat and cooked it with his fire magic.

"Not as good as my concubine's cooking, but it's still good." The man praised his cooking. After eating, he started his journey again and after a few hours,he saw a city with walls.

"Finally, some people who can tell me what this world is." The man ran towards the city. He could have flown with Wind Magic but does not know if the people would see him as a threat.

The man stopped at the wall and saw the inside of the city. He saw the people struggling for food and water.

"Give it to me." A young girl said to an older woman that have food. The young girl snatched it and ran. The older woman gave chase but could not catch the young girl.

The man looked at the other parts of the city and saw the same thing with men. "How f*cked up is this city?"

Men killing women just for food and water. In the previous world, men would give their all just to marry a woman. The women would act dignified and would be careful with every move.

But then, the man's eyes lit up. 'No food, no water but I can make them appear. I can marry all the beautiful women with my power and build an empire that is completely dependent on me.' The man thought.

'But before that, I must make some connections in this world but where would I make connections.' The man thought to himself when he heard some noises from men: "It's the Whale Gang. The most powerful in the city."

'Just in time.' The man thought and headed towards the noises and saw ten people who were walking with the same uniform. The man in the lead was a middle-aged man with bald hair, but his aura is full of bloodlust. His name is Locke.

The man approached Loke and the two men behind Loke took their guns out and yelled: "What do you need, stranger?"

The man said: "I came here to speak to your leader about a deal that can benefit the both parties."

Locke looked at the man with great interest. He said to the two men: "Stand down." and the two men put their guns down.

Locke said: "Come with me." and walked towards a house made of metal. Locke opened the door and the man saw men, with all shape and sizes, but the one thing they have in common was a tattoo on their shoulder and their aura is full of bloodlust.

Locke walked towards a row of stairs and climbed towards the second floor and the man followed. There was only one table and two chairs and Locke sat on a chair and said: "Sit."

The man sat, and Locke asked: "I know everyone from this town but I have never heard of you. Are you from the neighboring cities?"

"You do not need to know where I came from. You just need to know the deal I am proposing." The man said, acting mysterious.

"Oh really, then what is the deal your'e proposing?" Locke said, clearly intrigued. He wondered where the man in front of him got the confidence.

"I need workers to build a big city with walls. The workers will have free food and free water." The man said and Locke was shocked.

"A big city that is two or three times bigger than this town needs at least a thousand workers. Feeding that many is impossible." Locke said.

The man said: "A thousand is not enough. I need at least ten thousand workers."

Locke stood up clearly surprised with what the man in front of him said: "TEN THOUSAND?!" Locke said almost shouting.

The man nodded and Locke was surprised. Ten thousand people is a tenth of the population in this town but ten thousand people, being fed by one man, Locke was clearly shocked.

Locke sat again and closed his eyes, trying to calm his mind. He opened his eyes and asked: "What if I kill you here because of the information I got?"

The man calmly laughed and said: "Even if all of you come to me at the same time, I am confident in killing all of you in an instant."

Locke thought that the man was only joking, but the man in front of him disappeared instantly, and appeared behind him. The man whispered: "Now you believe me?"

Locke wanted to look behind but was afraid that he would be killed. He said nervously: "Okay, I believe you."

The man reappeared in front of him and Locke looked at him like some sort of monster. He respectfully said: "I can search for ten thousand workers immediately but it will take some time to assemble them."

The man nodded and replied: "Okay, I will need a shelter for now. I think you can provide one for me, right."

Locke nodded and said: "I have one available at the moment."

The man nodded and stood up. He said: "I'll come back later. Prepare the shelter for me and I will go there later."

"Yes, sir." Locke said, changing his title to sir. The man walked down one step of stair when he turned his head back and said: "Call me Harry."