Steam Empire Villain: Crushing Destiny with Industrial Revolution

When 28-year-old mechanical engineer Lu Chen awakens as Prince Zhenbei—a "doomed villain" with three days until execution—he refuses to play by fate's script. Framed by the so-called "Son of Destiny," Crown Prince Xiao Chengyu, Lu Chen binds to a mysterious system and unleashes the power of industrial revolution upon an ancient world. Steam-powered siege engines obliterate barbarian hordes at Yanmen Pass. Movable type printing ignites a knowledge revolution. Telegraph networks expose palace conspiracies before they strike. His rifle corps shatters cavalry charges that should have been invincib…