Troubled Times: System Forces Me to Rule

Ewan Shaw transmigrates as Rubble Village chief; a system countdown threatens execution if population drops below ten! Facing threats, he governs strictly, recruits bandits, builds walls. He repels cavalry, capturing warhorses. A southern clan sends grain/iron for his resistance. Years later, he takes 100,000 refugees, forming a stronghold. He planned retirement, but refugees push him to lead—he cannot retreat, for the city's lives!