Traxler

Chapter 29. Emotions

'Silicon dioxide, feldspar, kaolinite, illite, montmorillonite, calcite, mica, dolomite, gypsum, iron oxide,' I thought, touching the ground beneath Archwizard Roman's feet. 'Separate.'

A mas...

Character Dev Chapter

I'm going to write a character dev chapter in the near future. Please vote on what you'd like!

Note: Depending on the story, there will likely be an Unfiltered version, as subtle things happe...

Ch.28 [Both] Dynamite and Warfare

A/N: Siege warfare: in medieval warfare, the fight ends if an army cannot breach a fortress’ walls. There’s literally nothing for soldiers to do except wait for a retreat. Range: Cannons can sh...

Ch.27 Nitric Acid Manufacturing

[Disclaimer: This book is a work of fiction. Any depiction of chemical processes or materials is purely fictional and should not be attempted in real life. The author does not endorse or promote th...

Ch.16 Cement, Concrete, and Conflict

For the next week, I imported ballistae, steel swords, axes, shields, and spears into Silverbrook. Carter and Timothy arrived, mass-producing waterwheels and blast furnaces before teaching people h...

Ch.15 Deflation and Nationalization

After Thea's birthday, we loaded a skywhale with key people and various pelts, food, specialty soaps, and steel supplies and headed to Silverbrook. When we got there, all hell broke loose.

"L...

Ch.14 The Printing Press

The trip back to Valeria wasn't that exciting. Once we reached Leeshmar, commerce was king, and everyone began wheeling and dealing with us. However, we didn't trade our wares unless Thea or I want...

Ch.13 Coffee and Supply Lines

After a good night's sleep, I walked out to the fields where we would make chocolate that day. The early morning air hung heavy with the intoxicating scent of cocoa, filled with the earthy perfume ...

Ch.12 Cosmetics and Chocolate

It was a hot morning with humidity that made me feel like my clothing was constantly sticking to me, despite being loose. Before me was a large bowl of shea paste, which I had emulsified the night ...

Ch.11 Food Preservation, Fermentation, and Trade

It was chilly when I walked outside, overlooking our small village. While it wasn't technically a kingdom, it might as well have been. After all, we were self-sufficient and had adequate trade, and...

Ch.10 Gunpowder and Steel: Ages 13-14

In King Redfield's audience chamber, Chamberlain Rockwell kneeled with a strained expression before the king. "Speak," the king commanded. "It's been a year. What is the progress of Baron Everwood ...

Ch.9 Agricultural Science: Age 12

A barony is a territory that a king grants to high-ranking nobles. Far from being an empty plot of land, the territory has farms, towns, and often cities on it that the baron must manage.

Des...

Ch.8 Insecticides and Acquisitions: Ages 10–12

Two weeks passed by in a flash, and the production improved smoothly.

The first 5,000 bars of soap were scented with the essential oils and VOCs I gathered from common flowers and colored usi...

Ch.7 Mass Production, Waterwheel, and the Assembly Line

Dark clouds hung over the bustling city of Silverbrook. While everyone was out and about, they spoke in whispers when they saw new people, reflecting the fear of the recent sickness.

"Thankfu...

Ch.6 A Black Death Homecoming: Age 10

On my tenth birthday, the banquet hall bustled with guests, its ancient architecture glowing under candle-lit chandeliers. The king, amidst a feast, held court at a grand table.

Fawning noble...

Ch.5 Magical Tutoring: Ages 5–10

There was an awkward banquet after the audience, followed by an introduction to the suitor’s competition, about which I couldn't care less. I wanted results, and so long as the kingdom gave me ac...

Ch.4 The Patent System: Age 5

After creating the soap, I confirmed via pigeon messenger that I was interested in becoming a suitor for the crown, provided I could receive lessons in magic. A reply informed me that King Redfield...

Ch.3 Modernizing Sanitation: Making Soap

The events that succeeded the dire wolf incident were as follows:

Rema spent two days with us, watching me in the courtyard, practicing sword fighting with my father, interacting with other n...

Ch.2 Molecular Separation: Ages 3–4

The nobility conducted most hunting expeditions on horseback, a much more agreeable method than hiking for the corpulent nobles who rode with us. Most aristocrats were not warrior mages like my fat...

Ch1.Reborn as an Aristocrat: Ages 1—3

It was a beautiful night. The stars streaked across the sky, piercing through the light pollution of Seattle, Washington, a city usually shrouded in clouds. Even though the recent drizzle—refresh...

Ch.26 Water Pump and Water Tower

A few weeks later, the day had finally come. I looked at the water tower we had built with a slight smile. "Such a simple structure, with such remarkable benefits."

Imagine a large orange wat...

Political Borders

Here's a map of the political boundaries. I'm not a map maker, and there's not a tool on this software to do this, so it's a bit shoddy. Still, it's helpful to visualize.

It's important to re...

Ch.25 Plumbing and Water Treatment

A few days later, Carter and his workers begrudgingly returned to work, building the pipes and creating new piercing rods and lathes to handle the necessary work. Each pipe had threading that allow...

Ch. 24 Education Systems and Pipe Manufacturing

While awaiting Priest Aelius' response to the attack on Duke Revington, I focused on my two primary objectives. First, I would build a library before my infallible memory. My memory would still be ...

Sundell

Sundell Capital. This map isn't to scale and doesn't represent realistic city planning. It's just to visualize the city and where things are as it's being built.

I'm not an artist. I make the...

Ch.23 Interchangeable Parts: The Lathe and Milling Press

After an extra day celebrating Dragon’s Peak’s partnership with the Everwood Kingdom, Thea, Zenith, my guards, and I returned to Sundell with 2,000 low-quality ball bearings and other parts I h...

Ch.22 [Unfiltered] Thea’s Swimsuit (Open for All Patrons)

[Warning: This chapter has mild sexual themes and insight into Thea's hormonal, yandere-like mind. It has great character development and a good way to gauge whether you'll like unfiltered. Thea's ...

Ch.22 Ball Bearings

[Disclaimer: Read the announcements on Unfiltered chapters before drawing conclusions on them. This chapter is 6k+ words. The Unfiltered is 9k+ words and has slower pacing. You're not losing anythi...

Unfiltered Chapters [Please Read!]

The Unfiltered chapters are not fan service. Sexual themes are exclusive to Unfiltered, but Unfiltered isn't necessarily sexual. It contains the quality humor, cha...

Ch.21 Zenith

It was now springtime, and Sundell's construction was underway. During the previous fall, I had people working around the clock to dig ditches for plumbing pipes and future sewer drains. It was tim...