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The Wasteland Merchant

The Wasteland Merchantis an isekai adventure novel following Michael, an ordinary salesman struggling with financial hardship in the modern world. One day, he stumbles upon an emerald-green portal in his rundown apartment’s bathroom—a gateway to a desolate, radiation-scorched wasteland (resembling a post-apocalyptic version of Detroit). This lawless land teems with mutated creatures, desperate scavengers, and untold dangers, yet also holds hidden opportunities. Leveraging the portal’s two-way passage, Michael begins transporting cheap modern-world goods (like expired food and everyday supplies) into the wasteland, trading them for gold, jewels, and other scarce resources to escape his mounting debts. As he navigates this brutal new world, he gradually builds a faction—recruiting allies such as the hulking cannibal Zack and a half-orc barmaid—and rises to become the new mayor of Cindertown. Under his leadership, the town digs wells, erects defenses, and resists raids from marauding bandit clans. The story intertwines survival struggles, resource management, and territorial expansion, blending gritty realism with light fantasy elements (such as aura combat and magic). At its core, it explores the clash and cooperation between two vastly different worlds, as Michael evolves from a desperate outsider into a cunning leader—one who must balance ambition, morality, and the fragile hope of rebuilding civilization in the ruins. Genre:​ Post-Apocalyptic / Isekai / Survival Adventure Themes:​ Resource Scarcity, Leadership, Cross-World Trade, Moral Dilemmas Tone:​ Gritty yet darkly humorous, with moments of tactical ingenuity and brutal conflict.
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When Rome Stood Firm

The year is 476 AD. The great beast that is the Western Roman Empire lies dying. Outside the dismal fog-bound walls of Ravenna the barbarian king Odoacer waits patiently with his horde. He is ready to claim the corpse of a civilization that ruled the world for a thousand years. Inside the cold palace sits Romulus Augustus. He is merely fifteen years old. The world sees him as nothing more than a puppet emperor wearing a crown too heavy for his head. He is a placeholder draped in purple silk waiting for history to finally turn the page on Rome. His own people whisper insults behind his back and call him the Little Disgrace. But fate is cruel. When his father, the empire's last true protector, dies in the mud, the illusion of safety shatters completely. The siege begins and Romulus finds himself abandoned. His generals are traitors looking for a new master and his own guards prepare to trade his young life for their safety. He is trapped in a city ready to surrender him to the butchers outside. Yet in the deepest valley of despair a strange new strength is born. Broken by grief and terror Romulus sheds the skin of the frightened boy. He refuses to be a sacrificial lamb. Armed only with a stolen dagger and a burning need for vengeance he crawls out of his besieged city through the filth of the sewers. He goes not to escape but to hunt. Tonight the boy king dies and something else takes his place. History has written Rome’s obituary but the Wolf of Ravenna is about to rewrite it in blood. WRSF Patreon: https://patreon.com/WRSFTheImperialArchives?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink WRSF Discord: https://discord.gg/DarxBKRe
ariel_18 · 13.7k Views