A landslide sends modern engineer Lin Yuan back in time to an ancient-era exile route. As a prisoner, he uses nothing but a wooden stick to pry an immobilized prison cart out of the mud, revealing his exceptional abilities for the first time. When everyone despairs and resigns themselves to death in the harsh and barren Qingshi Town, Lin Yuan sees the beginnings of an industrial base in its coal mines, iron ore, and water sources. This isn't a place of exile, but a treasure waiting for him to develop.