Ethan Shaw travels to a famine, trades beef noodles for Sonia. His high-yield potatoes attract a corrupt official, making him a fugitive. King Zane, desperate, trades Ethan's farming skills for protection. Ethan creates Flintlock Rifles to repel Imperial Guard. Emperor leads expedition, Ethan cuts food supply for truce, helping King Zane ascend throne. Sonia becomes Lady Protector of the Realm. Ethan asks his wife, 'Beef noodles tomorrow, with a double portion of meat?'