Compass

Stories tagged Compass:

• The Magic Compass Aug 28, 2025

  

  In the scholarly city of Songdo, where learned men gathered to study ancient texts and debate philosophy in tea houses overlooking peaceful gardens, there lived a young scholar named Woo-jin who possessed a brilliant mind but felt utterly lost in life. Despite his academic achievements and his family’s expectations that he would pass the royal examinations and become a government official, Woo-jin felt as if he were wandering through a fog with no clear direction.

• The Magic Compass Aug 22, 2025

  

  In the bustling port city of Nagasaki, where merchants from across the world came to trade silk, spices, and precious goods, there lived a young trader named Daisuke who had inherited his family’s business but had lost all sense of direction in life. Though only twenty-three years old, he was already successful by most measures—his ships brought profitable cargo from distant lands, his warehouses were full of valuable goods, and his name was respected in the merchant community.