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Chapter 293 - The New Race

January 3, 1899

Seoul, Royal Assembly Chamber

The winter sun cast pale beams through the tall stained-glass windows of the Royal Assembly Chamber, illuminating the intricate patterns on the polished floor. Though the war had ended nearly a month ago, the wounds it left—both visible and invisible—still pulsed throughout the Korean Empire. But today was not a day for mourning. It was a day for reckoning. A day for rebuilding.

King Gojong sat on the raised dais, flanked by Queen Min and his most trusted military advisor, General Lee Sang-hoon. Ministers of finance, infrastructure, and defense gathered below, alongside foreign advisors from Amerathia and Japan. Among them, seated with quiet solemnity, was Colonel Grant—left behind by General Caldwell to serve as Amerathia's military liaison during the reconstruction.

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