Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 357

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 77
28. Proof (2)
During my time as a streamer.
Jia, Sanghyeon, and Juhyeok each grew significantly in their respective domains.
For example, let’s say some controversy erupted.
Sanghyeon developed the mental fortitude to brush off any incident without flinching, while Juhyeok accumulated the know-how to devise countermeasures.
As for Jia, she had mastered the alchemy of converting any controversy into views.
Literal alchemy.
Transmuting rumors into gold.
[Jia: This is exhilarating~]
[Jia: I’ll get a video ready by tomorrow!]
So even in this unfair situation, she felt rather “exhilarated.”
Because she now knew exactly how to convert this into gold.
Sanghyeon found her response reassuring.
“Good. Very good.”
Crunch.
He finished chewing the almonds in his mouth before declaring to the counselor.
[I’ll go live at 3 PM today. Please assign an Observer.]
[Understood. User. Once you access the Capsule, please contact us again. We’ll need to start with screen sharing~]
[Understood.]
Sanghyeon’s expression turned somewhat petulant as he headed toward the room with the Capsule.
Of course, in reality it wasn’t petulance—he simply had his mouth full of almonds.
Beep.
As he approached, the Capsule displayed a welcome sign reading [Almond] and prepared itself to receive him.
‘Three matches, as I said.’
The Observer would watch and judge exactly three matches.
I decided to prove myself decisively through those three games.
[Beginning stream.]
[Stream Title: Hello. This is Almond.]

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“Yeah, yeah, that’s the point. Whether that same performance that looked like they were on drugs shows up consistently across those three matches~”
The man answered into the microphone with an air of annoyance.
The large headset with a bulky microphone—uncommon these days—made it clear he was someone who spent considerable time on calls.
“It’s not often that a Korean user receives this many reports in such a short timeframe. We need to handle it properly. Yes, I understand. That person is… a famous streamer? I see. Yeah, yeah, if they’re innocent, there won’t be any problems. I need to get back to observing now. I’m going.”
Click.
He irritably hung up on the third complaint call that had come in today alone.
How on earth did they find this landline number…
“Ugh. One streamer gets the wrong number and causes all this trouble. What is this.”
His usual job was actually server management.
Since Civil Empire wasn’t particularly popular in Korea, he ended up handling tasks like this while managing the servers.
“Do streamers not use hacks? I’d say they use them even more.”
He had considerable experience. He’d developed a decent eye for spotting hackers.
By his judgment, the user called ‘Aamond’ had about a 98% probability of using hacks.
Brrrring.
“Yes, hello? Ah… no. I’m telling you, you can’t call this number. This is for internal company use, I don’t know how you got it… sigh…”
His fans called to tell him to watch Almond’s personal broadcast recordings.
“I obviously watched the personal footage too. Reina? No, I already explained this to the person who called earlier… What? King? What are you saying? I’m not trying to compete with anyone… Hello?”
Click.
The call disconnected.
“No. This is insane. Why are all this guy’s fans complete idiots? And why do they keep telling me to watch Reina’s play?”
They kept telling him to watch some other game as evidence.
But the truth was, different games had vastly different correction values and often operated differently, so according to internal regulations, it was absolutely impossible to reference them.
That’s why the Observer didn’t even look at other games.
It was pointless to begin with.
“From what I can see, it’s pretty much hacking.”
By the Observer’s eye, this user ‘Aamond’ had a 90% probability of using hacks.
“They’re not even aiming properly, just shooting.”
The moment Almond aimed and shot.
To an ordinary person’s eye, it looked like they were shooting without even looking.
It would be impossible in Civil Empire, even if it might work in fantasy combat genre reels where correction values are set high.
Of course, Almond wasn’t shooting without looking.
This was because of the advanced VNS values Almond possessed inside the Capsule—even a momentary aim felt to him like focusing for several seconds or more.
There was no way the Observer could know this.
Actually, there was no way any ordinary person could properly understand it.
In any case, the Observer was nearly certain they were dealing with a hacker.
“You should have a conscience. Tsk tsk…”
The reason he hadn’t issued a suspension immediately was simply because he didn’t know what kind of hack was being used.
If it were a crime, he had all the circumstantial evidence, but he didn’t know where the weapon was.
So in essence, the Observer’s mission today was to catch the physical evidence. To identify the type of weapon being used.
In other words, the goal wasn’t to determine whether he was using hacks at all—it was to identify exactly what kind of hacks he was using.
Brrring.
Another call came through.
“Sigh.”
After one deep breath, he answered the phone irritably.
“I’m telling you! He’s a hacker, okay!? What? Your brother’s a hacker! This damn… Ah. Yes. Yes. I understand. I just need to log in now, right? Got the link. Ah yes….”

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[Screen sharing has started.]
[Please begin.]
Finally, the message arrived.
Almond looked at the camera feed and spoke to his viewers.
“From now on, I’ll play exactly three games.”
-Hacker lol
-Hacker Nut Fans haha
-Every time this guy plays a game, chaos erupts haha
-Game destroyer haha
-Wow, the stream title wasn’t clickbait after all lol
The viewers who had witnessed the entire conversation with the administrator were astonished.
When they first saw the stream title, they never imagined things would escalate this far.
[Rubisword donated 10,000 won!]
[This is wild lol]
“Rubisword, thank you. Yeah, this is really happening.”
[Shy Yeopo donated 10,000 won!]
This is all my fault for betting on the mission. Administrator, I’m sorry. *cries* ㅠㅠ
“Thank you, Shy Yeopo. Now that I think about it, this does seem like your fault.”
-lmao
-For real lol
-Almond, the one who created Gear 2 haha
-The culprit revealed~~
-The hacker’s right here lol
After receiving a few welcome donations, Almond decided to cut the chatter short.
“Now I’ll begin.”
He stopped talking and started the game.
Upon entering the game, the first to greet him was the fairy Tangkong.
“Kyaa! Ah! Almond!”
She flew over with fluttering wings and immediately pestered him to go shopping.
“Let’s shop right now! If we save, it all goes to waste! That’s a human saying, isn’t it?”
-She definitely has connections with the weapon shop lol
-Is she skimming commissions?
-Poop? Must be Tangkong.
-That’s suspicious lol
Tangkong had been oddly insistent about shopping, but it was merely a procedure to guide beginners.
Since I had been thinking I desperately needed a bow anyway, there was no reason to refuse.
“Alright. Let’s go. I want to buy a weapon first.”
“Yes! Please follow me!”
Tangkong led the way. I thought we’d enter through some kind of portal, but we just walked there—though Tangkong flew, of course.
“Here it is!”
After leaving the tavern and walking through medieval-style city streets, I found a weapon shop.
Opening the arched door and stepping inside, I was greeted by a distinctly NPC-like Blacksmith.
“Hehehehe~! Welcome~!”
I didn’t bother looking at anything else and went straight to examining the bows.
If these were modernized compound bows, it would be different, but I hardly knew anything about classical bows like these, so I just checked the prices first.
‘One gold each?’
The cheapest bow was 1 gold. Considering spears were cheapest at 5 silver—0.5 gold—that was double the price.
And the more expensive bows started at 3 gold. The most expensive was a whopping 50 gold.
[Joseon Composite Bow] [50G]
“Oh…”
A bow that would require pouring in nearly all of my current fortune to use.
Meanwhile, the name “Joseon Composite Bow” caught my eye.
-Kyaa national pride
-Master~~~
-The process of making composite bows is insane lol
-Kyaa this is amazing lolol
-So cool lol
“Oh…”
I leaned in close with quite curious eyes to admire it.
I remembered something Coach had shown me once, boasting about it.
“The historical accuracy is impressive, even down to how it’s rolled up in a circle normally.”
-As expected from an archer
-That’s not it though
-Oh, is it really like that? I didn’t know it was a bow lolol
-Suddenly looks smart
A composite bow is made by joining two buffalo horns together, and the tension the horns possess is incredible, allowing you to shoot arrows extremely far. The downside is it has practical issues like weakness to moisture.
‘It’s magnificent…’
It’s clearly a magnificent and powerful bow.
I stood before the Joseon Composite Bow admiring it for quite a while, but ultimately couldn’t choose it.
‘I can’t pick a composite bow from the start.’
I have 56 gold in my possession. Since the bow costs 50 gold, I’d have to spend nearly my entire fortune.
If this were an RPG game, that might be possible. But Civil Empire is a game where dying is routine the moment you enter, and when you die, you leave all your equipment behind.
You could lose your equipment three or four times in a single game session. And you’re going in with a 50 Gold bow?
It’s an unreasonable choice.
I turn my attention back to the 1 Gold bow.
‘1 Gold, huh….’
Considering it’s disposable, even 1 Gold is expensive.
It’s literally single-use, after all.
As if understanding what I’m deliberating over, Tangkong approaches and adds an explanation.
“Ah! Aamond! Bows are actually more expensive than basic weapons! They require some inner strength to craft, you see! And inner strength to shoot them too! How about finding a spear instead? They’re much more beginner-friendly!”
“No. I already have a spear.”
“B-but that’s just a basic practice….”
“No.”
-So firm lol
-That’s harsh lol
-Lmao
“Ah… Y-you really don’t want to?! Well, I suppose there’s no helping it!”
Tangkong stammers for a moment before deciding to help me purchase a bow.
“You need to buy the bow with this leather quiver and arrows as a set!”
A quiver and arrows—each costs 5 Silver, so together that’s 1 Gold.
Adding the bow itself comes to a whopping 2 Gold.
For a beginner item, that’s quite expensive. Since using ranged weapons means fewer deaths, it seems they’ve reflected that in the price.
-Price is insane
-Why is it like this
Archers are so overpowered ㅠㅠ
‘Can’t be helped.’
Still, when you think Almond, you think bow, don’t you?
I decide to make the purchase.
“Give me both for now.”
Just as I’ve made my decision, Tangkong says this.
“Huh? Are you sure about that? There are different types of arrows, you know. There are arrows with devastating attack power!”
Tangkong points to a section displaying various arrows as if suggesting I take a look.
From broad arrows that look like they’d have crushing force, to tiny assassination-type arrows with deadly poison.
There were many different arrows available, but….
[Viper] [16G]
[Screw Nail] [10G]
[X-Crash] [7G]
[Broad Head] [7G]
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.
.
The better arrows were priced no less than the bow itself.
“The price is even more lethal.”
“Ha ha… do you think so?”
Hahaha
Pack bomb lol
I’m dying laughing ㅋㅋㅋ
I selected the most basic arrow.
[Bodkin] [0.5G]
“I’ll go with this.”
Five Silver.
-For real, the ultimate cheapskate
-Buy something decent, man.
Are you seriously taking exactly 2 gold and leaving?
After that, I stopped by the armor shop. There too, I equipped the cheapest armor available for 5 Silver.
“W-will this be acceptable? With just 30 Gold, you could actually purchase the cheapest horse as well… As long as the horse doesn’t die, it will return to its owner.”
“…That won’t work.”
Firm and resolute lol
-Just money
A flustered Ddaangkong ㅋㅋ
-He’s always been like this
-The art of rejection;
“Ah, I understand…”
I returned to the tavern.
“Hail! Noble hero! We’ve heard tales of your exploits!”
“They say you were incredible last time!?”
Ignoring the mercenaries greeting me warmly, I walked straight to the bulletin board and wrote my name.
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[C-Rank]
Aamond
Ftype
DamageDealt
Coi
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I stared intently at the board and muttered to myself.
“I really hope it’s an Archer request.”
After waiting a moment, a request came through.
Ding!
[Commander ‘nodukan’ is requesting reinforcements!]

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