Introduction: A soldier dies betrayed. A noble is born with his memories.Fredrico Marcus Salvatore, son of the Baron of Montebruno, should have lived a simple life鈥攁n unimportant noble in a forgotten borderland. But he is no ordinary noble. He remembers another life. A life where loyalty led to betrayal, where ideals led to ruin, and where doing the right thing got him killed.This time, he will not make the same mistakes.The world does not reward honor鈥攊t bows to wealth, power, and cold ambition. If survival means building an army, seizing wealth, and bending the rules, then so be it. With a sharp mind and knowledge far beyond this world, Fredrico will forge his own path.But the borderlands are not empty. A ruthless robber baron preys on the weak. Corrupt nobles hoard power. And in a world where only the strong survive, no one will suffer an upstart noble to rise unchecked.If fate will not grant him power鈥攈e will take it for himself.By coin, by contract, or by war....