*"The flap of a butterfly's wings can trigger a tornado on the other side of the world." —Edward Lorenz.

We are twenty years before independence in the Viceroyalty of New Granada. Spain is still the overlord of the southern part of the continent, but its power is fading. Can our protagonist really change the future, or will he be swallowed by the competing interests surrounding independence?

He awakens with only a few memories of the 21st century, struggling to navigate a world on the brink of revolution. From the start, he aims to use the independence movements to become one of the most powerful forces in post-independence South America and secure a future for his descendants. But to achieve his goals, he must outmaneuver the Church, the nobility, and wealthy merchants—while trying to build a good life for himself and the people who place their trust in him.

The situation in France didn't just change things in Caracas or the colonies. When news spread that the French had executed their king—killed not by a rival monarch or during a civil war, but by a government born from commoners—the shockwave hit all of Europe. Fear and anger spread through every court. And Francisco Grandfather, living in Hanover, was among the first to feel it.


Chapter 139 - Tension in Hanover