The weekend came with a calm breeze and an unusually quiet house. Jin sat in the corner of their small living room, his laptop open on the low table. His siblings were outside playing, and his mom was napping in the bedroom.
The system pinged softly in his ear.
> "System Notice: You've unlocked a new function — Signal Room
Description: Post anonymous trade signals to a private feed. Early feedback may attract followers.
Reward: +100 XP, Skill Fragment (Communication I)"
Jin raised an eyebrow.
"Signal Room? Anonymous?" he muttered, clicking through the interface.
A clean, minimalist dashboard appeared. It looked like a social media feed — but private, hidden within the system's internal network.
> Username: CatalystZ (Auto-generated)
Followers: 0
Posts: 0
Visibility: Private (for now)
He smirked. "CatalystZ? Sounds edgy."
Still, he didn't mind.
He quickly drafted his first post, based on the small trade he had set up the night before:
> Buy - XYZ Stock
Entry: ₱12.40
TP: ₱13.50
SL: ₱11.90
RRR: 2.2
Timeframe: 1–3 Days
Reason: Breakout + strong volume spike, retail sell-off
Confidence: 3/5
> Posted anonymously via CatalystZ.
"Let's see if anyone finds that," he whispered to himself, chuckling.
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Later that night, Jin joined his group chat with Yssa, Mika, and Calix. Everyone was joking about random memes and homework.
Mika: "Bro Calix literally forgot the Econ deadline again HAHA."
Yssa: "He's consistent at least."
Calix: "Y'all fake. I thrive under pressure."
Jin just sent a laughing emoji and replied:
"Just submit on time this time, man. Haha."
No one had a clue that Jin was spending his spare time building an online signal feed. And he liked it that way — quiet, focused, no noise.
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The next day, his post got its first interaction.
> [1 follower added]
[Message: "New to trading. Liked the breakdown. Please post more?"]
Jin blinked. Someone actually found it?
"Interesting," he murmured. "This might actually turn into something."
He smiled to himself and leaned back in his chair. The journey was just beginning — but no one in his circle knew that the guy sitting quietly in class was already taking his first steps into becoming a financial ghost behind the scenes.
End of Chapter 21