Ioan Starfall, a 17 year old Nordstaii teen, drowned as his village was set ablaze by a dragon.

I woke up in his body and refused to become a cultivator hero to seek revenge when offered incredible power by a witch. You, see I've got far more important things on my to-do list. For a biochemist like myself reborn in the land of Nordic cultivators and giant monsters there's a whole new world of science to explore, witchy powers to experiment with, and magical creatures just waiting to be dissected. Mwa ha ha ha.