God-King of the Abyss

In his previous life, James was an overworked corporate drone who died of stress at his desk. His dying wish was simple: if there is a next life, let it be boring. Let it be quiet. Let it be absolutely, undeniably carefree. The universe heard him, laughed, and reincarnated him as Peregrine Henry Wellington, the Crown Prince and sole heir to the sprawling, industrial nightmare known as the Iron-Blood Empire.