📦 BEFORE: Logistics Genius Wasted

Jakob Schmidt. 35 years old. MBA in Supply Chain Management. 10 years in corporate logistics. Brilliant at it.

You optimize delivery routes for Amazon.

Genius deployed on: Getting packages to suburbanites 6 hours faster.
Efficiency Improvement: +23%
Cost Reduction: $12M annually
Your Bonus: $85,000


You're GOOD at this. World-class at supply chain optimization.

And it's meaningless. Packages arrive Tuesday instead of Wednesday. Consumers barely notice. Your genius serves: Bezos gets richer.

You dream about real logistics. Military logistics. The kind that determines wars.

Napoleon: "An army marches on its stomach." Brilliant general. Lost because logistics failed.

You KNOW you could supply army better than Napoleon's quartermasters. Your optimization algorithms would revolutionize military logistics.

But there's no war. No armies to supply. Your genius wasted on civilian packages.
You read military history obsessively. Study logistics failures that lost wars:
  • Germany in Russia: Supply lines overextended
  • Napoleon in Russia: Winter logistics catastrophic
  • US in Vietnam: Helicopters but routes exposed

You could solve these. Your optimization algorithms. Your route planning. Your inventory management.

But you'll never get the chance. Modern military doesn't need revolutionary logistics (no wars to fight). Corporate logistics is just... getting packages places.

Then you discover: The Steppe Games need provisioners.

12,000 Red Banner warriors need food, weapons, equipment. 11,500 Golden Horde need supplies across 920,000 km². Logistics contracts worth MILLIONS.

Armies fighting. Territory changing daily. Supply lines constantly threatened. THE ULTIMATE LOGISTICS CHALLENGE.

Merchants who can provision armies reliably: Become wealthy. Become essential. Become INDISPENSABLE to factions.

Your genius deployed on REAL military logistics. Finally.

You press rally. Your business mind sees: Opportunity. Challenge. MEANING.

📦 THE LOBBY

The Waste Ends

Rally to Steppe as independent merchant. You're not fighting. You're SUPPLYING fighters.

And armies pay well for reliable logistics.

The Logistics Opportunity
đźšš Independent Merchant Provisioner

Your model: Contract with factions to provide supplies
Services offered:

  • Food supply (12,000 warriors eat daily—massive contract)
  • Weapons delivery (non-lethal gear, constant demand)
  • Equipment logistics (armor, tents, medical, everything)
  • Route optimization (your expertise—get supplies through contested territory)
Revenue potential: $2-5M annually if you're good
Risk: Supply routes through combat zones (exciting, dangerous, REAL logistics challenge)

Your optimization genius deployed on life-or-death logistics. Armies depend on you.

🏢 Faction Logistics Officer (Alternative)

Join faction directly: Golden Horde seeks logistics optimization expert
Your role: Chief Supply Officer—manage all faction logistics
Compensation: $400k/year + profit share
Challenge: Supply 11,500 warriors across 920,000 km² contested territory

Less profit potential but more stable. Salaried position vs. independent merchant risk.

A Merchant's Voice
"I optimized Amazon logistics. Brilliant at it. Meaningless.

I rallied to Steppe as independent provisioner. Best decision ever.

I supply Red Banner faction. 12,000 warriors. Food, weapons, equipment. $3.2M revenue last year.

The challenge: Routes through contested territory. Supply lines targeted by enemies. Weather. Distance. Competing factions.

My optimization algorithms CRITICAL. Miss delivery = warriors starve. Fail logistics = faction loses battles.

I'm not just merchant. I'm ESSENTIAL. Armies depend on my competence. My logistics genius determines wars.

From optimizing package delivery to provisioning armies. From meaningless to mission-critical. This is what business minds were meant for."

— Jakob, 37, independent merchant, $3.2M annual revenue, armies depend on him
đź’° One Year: Essential to War Machine

Revenue breakdown (Year 1):
• Food contracts: $1.8M
• Weapons supply: $900k
• Equipment logistics: $500k
• Total: $3.2M

Your optimization = Faction advantage. Faster supply = Better fed warriors = Victory. Your routes = Competitive edge.

Red Banner pays premium for your services. They WIN more when you optimize their logistics. They KNOW this.

You're not replaceable cog. You're STRATEGIC ASSET. They protect you. They value you. They NEED you.

— You, merchant king of the Steppe

From civilian packages

To military provisions

To essential war asset

đź’° Armies depend on you đź’°