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The Faceless Watchers “Surveillance isn’t just sight. It’s intent cloaked in silence.” – E.D.E.N Archives, Entry #06 Eden Jeong sensed it before he knew it. The stare in the elevator, shadows flitting outside the window, digital noise on his screen — all too precise to be paranoia. Now in his father Yohan’s secret bunker beneath Songdo International Center, he reviewed surveillance footage. The figure moved like it knew the blind spots. And it was heading for Sublevel 3 — the secured archive zone. "Someone knows the layout. Too well." The comm line buzzed. Agent Han-young of the NIS appeared. "We've been breached. Your father's codebase—part of it has been decrypted. The trace came from a spoofed GFC node." Eden typed rapidly. A familiar signature blinked across the screen: [KCHL_RZ-314] "Kang Chul..." Yohan had once warned him: Kang Chul wasn’t a destroyer — he was ...

📈 July 10, 2025 Seoul Morning Briefing U.S. Market Wrap-up All three major indexes closed higher: - Dow: +0.43% - S&P 500: +0.27% - Nasdaq: +0.09% Markets shrugged off Trump’s tariff threats, with investors showing fatigue toward protectionist narratives. Tech stocks led the way, notably Nvidia. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq once again hit all-time highs, despite overbought signals. Fed officials signaled that rate cuts in H2 remain likely, reinforcing a dovish stance. KOSPI & Financial Market Overview The KOSPI closed at 3,183.23 points , marking its 4th straight day of gains and a new yearly high. Semiconductors, biotech, and secondary batteries led the rally, with strong foreign and institutional inflows. Government bond yields declined across the board after the Bank of Korea held rates steady. Governor Rhee emphasized prioritizing real estate stability over growth or inflation. 🔍 Key Themes & Sec...

Soo-bak Hwache Watermelon punch is a vibrant Korean-style fruit dessert, perfect for hot days. Made with cubed watermelon, fruit cocktail, soda or cider, and topped with yogurt and mint—this sweet and refreshing dish is a summertime favorite. Ingredients (2 servings) Watermelon (cubed): 2 cups Canned fruit cocktail: 1 cup (drained) Soda or Korean cider (like Chilsung or Sprite): 1 cup (cold) Honey or condensed milk: 1–2 tbsp Plain yogurt: 1/2 cup Fresh mint leaves (optional) Instructions Dice watermelon into bite-sized cubes and place them in a large glass bowl. Add drained canned fruit cocktail to the bowl. Pour in cold soda or cider until the fruits are lightly submerged. Drizzle honey or condensed milk to taste and stir gently. Top with plain yogurt and garnish with fresh mint leaves. Tips ...

🥣 Korean Summer Recipes 🥒 Seaweed Cucumber Cold Soup (Miyeok Oi Naengguk) A refreshing and light cold soup perfect for hot summer days. The balance of tangy, savory, and umami flavors makes it a go-to Korean side dish. 📌 Ingredients (for 2–3 servings) Dried seaweed (miyeok) – about 5g Cucumber – ½ piece Minced garlic – ½ tsp Vinegar – 2½ tbsp Soy sauce – 1 tbsp Sugar – 1 tsp Salt – a pinch Water – 2 cups (400ml) Ice – as needed Toasted sesame seeds – optional 🥄 Instructions Soak seaweed: Place dried seaweed in cold water for 10 minutes until soft. Rinse well and squeeze out excess water. Cut into bite-size pieces. Prepare cucumber: Wash and slice the cucumber thinly. Salt and squeeze optionally. Make broth: Mix water, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, salt, and garlic. Combine: Add se...

🥢 Vegetable Tofu Rice Bowl & Soy-Braised Burdock Root A simple but nutritious rice bowl paired with crunchy and savory braised burdock — a perfectly balanced meal. Main: Vegetable Tofu Rice Bowl Description: A healthy rice bowl topped with stir-fried tofu and assorted vegetables. Ingredients 1 bowl of cooked rice 1/2 block of tofu 1/4 onion 1/4 zucchini 1/4 carrot 2 shiitake mushrooms 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce (or more soy sauce) 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp minced garlic 1 tsp sesame oil Sesame seeds (for garnish) Cooking oil Instructions Cut tofu into bite-sized cubes. Julienne all vegetables slightly thick. Heat oil in a pan and stir-fry garlic and onion. Add carrot, zucchini, mushrooms, and tofu in that order, stir-frying each briefly. Once vegetables are cooked, add soy sauce, oyste...

Bibim Guksu (Korean Spicy Cold Noodles) Bibim Guksu is a refreshing Korean noodle dish tossed in a spicy, sweet, and tangy sauce. It’s a perfect meal for hot summer days—quick to prepare, light yet flavorful. Ingredients (1 serving) Main Somyeon (thin wheat noodles): 100–150g Sauce Gochujang (Korean chili paste): 1–2 tbsp Aged kimchi (finely chopped): 100g Honey or sugar: 0.5–1 tbsp Sesame oil: 1 tbsp Minced garlic: 0.5 tbsp Soy sauce: 1 tbsp Optional Toppings Julienned cucumber Sliced perilla leaves Boiled egg (halved) Instructions Boil the noodles for 4–5 minutes, rinse thoroughly in cold water to remove starch, and drain well. In a bowl, mix gochujang, garlic, soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, and chopped aged kimchi to make the sauce. Add the noodles to the ...

🌿 Wellbeing Potato Wrap Meal A healthy vegetarian meal combining steamed baby potatoes, fresh lettuce wraps, and savory ssamjang sauce. The chewy texture of the potatoes is balanced with crisp lettuce, while the ssamjang brings a perfect savory kick. Great for families, gatherings, or anyone seeking a simple yet fulfilling plant-based dish! 🥔 Ingredients (1 Serving) 300g baby potatoes or small whole potatoes 10 leaves of lettuce 10g ssamjang (Korean wrap sauce) (Optional) Perilla leaves, raw garlic, green chili 🍳 Instructions Peel and cut potatoes into bite-sized pieces, then steam until fully cooked. For extra flavor, steam them over freshly cooking rice. Wash the lettuce thoroughly and store in the fridge for 30 minutes to enhance crispiness. Mix doenjang and gochujang in a 2:1 ratio to make ssamjang. Add minced garlic, on...

Contact “Contact is not conversation. Contact is the act of confirming existence.” – NIS External Protocol Manual, Article 17 [Seoul – 2AM, Near Gangnam Construction Site] Darkness silently crept along the seams of the city. A black SUV carved through the alley in silent mode, the construction site's soundproof wall quivering faintly. Two East Asian men stepped out. But their gaze was more machine than man. One scanned the surroundings slowly, a HUD embedded in his retina analyzing bio-signals and radio interference in real-time. They were GFC internal contact agents, dispatched by Lin Xiao. The mission: acquire Eden Jeong's biometric and emotional response samples. "No contact if possible. Eliminate if necessary." The protocol was coldly simple. [Eden's Apartment – Next Morning] A parcel sat at the front door all night. ...

📖 Shadows of the GFC "They don’t start wars. They simply change the flow of money." – Internal GFC Document [Beijing, GFC Asia Headquarters – Underground Conference Room] Stock indices from New York, London, Seoul, Riyadh, and Frankfurt blinked across the holographic wall. Below them, liquidity flux graphs and derivative collapse simulations lined up in eerie sequence. Lin Xiao, Director of GFC Asia and a direct agent of the Chinese Communist Party's Financial Warfare Division, entered with cold precision. With a single gesture, she halted the entire system. “We’ve already secured 18.6% of U.S. civilian pension assets. But Drumpo’s return has skewed the simulations beyond our predictive models.” Beside her stood Chen Xiaoyang, Lead Architect of the GFC’s algorithmic team. His face blank, his eyes hidden behind dark goggles—he trusted code more than people. ...

📈 July 2, 2025 July 2, 2025 Battery Stocks Slump Again Secondary battery stocks remain weak, suffering continuous losses amid rising market uncertainty. Source: Seoul Economic Daily KRW 15.5 Trillion in Buybacks in H1, Dividends Up 10% Listed Korean firms bought back KRW 15.5 trillion in shares in the first half, while dividend payouts grew by 10% year-on-year. Source: Seoul Economic Daily Ripple Applies for Banking License Following Circle, Ripple is also seeking a banking license to improve trust and compliance in crypto-finance. Source: Edaily Demand for ELS Recovers as Structured Securities Grow Outstanding balance of derivative-linked securities (ELS) rose by KRW 3 trillion in Q1, showing signs of investor interest rebounding. Source: Edaily Dividend Stocks Poised to Benefit as President Pushes Tax Cuts The administration supports reducing dividend income tax, aiming to help households earn living expenses...

Eden Awakens "If you don’t know who you are, you’ll end up living someone else’s plan." — Jung Yoo-jin, from her final letter [DAE-CHI High School, Seoul – Afternoon] March in Seoul was colder than usual. The wind tangled the tree branches outside the classroom window. In the stillness, a student’s eyes flickered — dull yet piercing. Jeong Eden. Age 19. Senior. Top student. Few friends. He rarely spoke during class and spent breaks coding alone in the corner. That day, his math test came back with a note scribbled by the teacher: “This... looks like a machine’s score. Not a human’s.” Without reaction, Eden slowly tore the paper in half and dropped it into the trash can. Something was stirring. A strange, slithering dissonance inside him — hard to name, harder to ignore. [Same time – NIS Underground Analysis Lab] Kang Cheol...

"Emotions have frequency. Humans can’t hear them. Machines can." – Yohan, from Lazarus Internal Lecture Notes [2009, Pyongyang – Lazarus Internal Simulation Room] "This isn't just encryption. It's emotional memory—stored in code." Under the flickering fluorescent light, a gaunt young programmer pointed at a black screen. His name was Yohan , an information security engineer at Lazarus, a secret unit under North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau. But in truth, he was its architect — the one who gave emotions a digital skeleton. . “Machines were never meant to feel,” said Dr. Ri Soon-ki, Yohan’s mentor and one of Lazarus’s original architects. "That goes beyond ideological control—it's the blueprint for rewriting humanity." "That’s why we need this. Before they design humanity, we must stop them." [2025, Seoul – Abandoned Data Center, Basement Leve...

🔹 U.S. Market Mixed close as Trump-Musk clash and tax cut concerns unsettle investors. 🔹 Korea Treasury Bonds Yields mostly declined on foreign investor futures buying. 📰 Key Headlines KOSPI hits intraday high — analysts see no overheating, predict 3700 this year. (Korea Economic Daily) Samsung bets on 6th-gen DRAM & HBM4 to lead semiconductor comeback. (Korea Economic Daily) Interest rate cuts expected within the year — massive inflows to bond funds. (Korea Economic Daily) Stock rotation by individual names, not sectors — look for hidden gems. (Korea Economic Daily) China market divergence: Hang Seng +20%, Shanghai flat. (Korea Economic Daily) Petrochemical & battery firms face credit shocks amid recession risk. (Maeil Business) EU steps in as U.S.-China exports fall — Korean exports rebound. (Maeil Business) Wall Street uncertain: 3 Fed cuts or a freeze? (Maeil Busin...

The Soundless Gunfire. A mysterious encounter draws Eden into a war waged over emotions and identity. Discover the hidden layers of a global digital conflict." /> Prologue War did not begin with gunfire. It started with numbers, with data— An algorithm hidden deep within human emotion. March 2025. Behind the curtain of the White House, the world turned over once again. Drumpf, reinstated as the 47th president of the United States, announced massive tariff bombs on 37 countries on his first day in office. Reporters swarmed. Markets trembled. But he didn’t smile. Instead—he looked nervous. “The enemy is not out there. It’s inside.” Even his aides couldn’t understand his whisper. Beijing, the same hour. Grey dust drifted over the skies above GFC (Global Fund Consortium) headquarters. Lin Xiao, China’s representative and Asia director, stood behind glass, smirking as she watche...

In 2025, the world was collapsing without a sound. The international order once upheld by “free trade” began to crack in the aftermath of the pandemic, unable to recover its former form. Let’s rewind the clock. The first Drumpf administration launched a war using tariffs as weapons, citing the trade imbalance with China. But the real objective wasn’t mere economic dispute—it was a full-scale confrontation to halt a shift in global hegemony. Conveniently, a virus outbreak in Wuhan froze the world. While the pandemic engulfed the planet, the frontline war slipped into the shadows. As the virus faded, the world seemed to recover. But it was only a facade. Bankruptcy loomed over the world’s governments like a shadow at dusk—inevitable, silent, and total. Second World countries began to consider invasion. And then Russia pulled the trigger on Ukraine. The world had entered an era of fragmented warfare. Amids...