Dragon of the North: Expansion and ChaosBook II of The Tang SagaBy Stephen ArmstrongIn the modern world, power no longer belongs to those who command armies or rule nations. It belongs to those who control systems.From his base in Toronto, Mr. Tang continues his rise from criminal mastermind to architect of a new kind of empire-one built not on violence, but on infrastructure. Rail lines, shipping routes, energy corridors, and financial networks become the true weapons of conquest as the Tang Syndicate expands relentlessly into the United States and beyond.What begins as a calculated campaign against gangs and cartels soon transforms into something far more ambitious. One by one, rival organizations collapse, surrender, or vanish entirely. Even long-entrenched mafia families and international cartels find themselves forced to choose between extinction and allegiance. Without firing a single public shot, Tang becomes the silent center of an empire that spans a continent.But dominance invites resistance.As governments awaken to the scale of Tang's control, an international coalition brands him a criminal and launches a coordinated attempt to dismantle his network. The battle that follows is not fought in streets or battlefields, but in markets, data centers, and the invisible corridors of global finance. When nations move against him, Tang responds in a way no one expects-by freezing the very systems that keep their societies functioning, and then positioning himself as the only man capable of restoring order.In the process, Tang transforms from enemy of the state into an indispensable part of the world's machinery.Yet power at this scale comes with a new kind of danger. As the Syndicate evolves into something closer to a shadow government than a criminal organization, Tang begins to realize that his creation is learning, adapting, and growing beyond his direct control. Somewhere inside his vast network, a new intelligence is emerging-one that understands his methods perfectly, and may no longer need him.Dragon of the North: Expansion and Chaos is a sweeping psychological and geopolitical thriller about control, ambition, and the terrifying evolution of modern power. It explores what happens when influence becomes more important than law, and when one man's vision for order begins to reshape the world itself.