Phillip was the CTO of the largest mechanical engineering firm in the world. One morning, on his way to work, he died in an accident—only to awaken in an alternate Earth as the third son of the Duke of Wellington in the United Kingdom.

But this new world was devoid of modern technology. There was no indoor plumbing, no electricity, no power grids, no appliances, transportation still relied on horse-drawn carriages. To a mechanical engineering genius, living without these conveniences was unbearable. If they didn’t exist, he would build them!

Yet innovation never comes without cost. As Phillip begins introducing modern technology, he finds himself entangled in webs of politics and conspiracy. How will he protect himself from nobles who seek to use him for their own ambitions?

The morning after the demonstration ride, Phillip Wellington found himself standing in the antechamber of the House of Commons, coat brushed, expression composed—but his stomach knotted tighter than he cared to admit.


"You look like you're about to sit for an examination," Henry muttered.


Henry smirked. "Well, at least you're not a politician. Those men thrive on these halls like weeds."


Phillip gave a quiet laugh, but his mind remained far ahead—on Fonseine, on the petition in his coat pocket, and on Crown Prince Adrien's steady, earnest voice from the day before.


Britain need not fear Fonseine… if Britain chooses cooperation over suspicion.


Phillip did not often put faith in foreign heirs.


But Adrien de Montclair was not ordinary.


And the future would require men who could see beyond borders.


Chapter 31 - Petition