The Blood of the Tripod

In the twilight of the Western Zhou, a nobleman's breach of contract over five slaves was settled through mediation, its details cast onto the Hu Ding bronze vessel. Millennia later, when a solar catastrophe erases all law and digital civilization, a descendant discovers the ancient verdict was a monstrous lie. The ancestral sin—a cold, calculated treachery—has lain dormant in his bloodline like a genetic disease, waiting for the collapse of order to erupt. As he claws his way to power in the new wasteland, he must confront a terrifying legacy: cruelty is inherited, and he is its latest vessel.