Blood and Soil

In just a few years spent in another world, the former Earthman, Savva Kobchik, a student of an agricultural academy, made a dizzying career—from an untrained soldier by the standards there to a famous military figure, an extraordinary imperial commissioner endowed with enormous powers. Now he is also Baron Badonvert, owner of many enterprises that bring in decent income. He is happily married, has a son, and with boundless energy continues his active work for his own good, for the emperor, for the country, and for the world.

And all of this could have gone on for many more years—yet life unexpectedly turned the other way…