Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 422

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 142
50. An Archer, No Less (1)
Hee-cheol pulled his gaunt frame as close to the desk as possible, never once taking his eyes off Almond’s movements.
Scratch. Scratch.
Meanwhile, his hand was scribbling something down.
Such movements are possible. Where would that be useful? What kind of mission would suit it? And so on….
Countless sketches and notes woven with imagination.
By the time the blank paper filled up completely, night had already fallen.
Hee-cheol entered the capsule.
[Civil Empire]
After launching the familiar game he always played.
He sent a message to his teammates.
[30 minutes before scrim starts]
A message broadcast to a whopping 220 people.
Wait a moment—in an instant, 200 soldiers and 3 commanders had all assembled.
[Kim Chi Warrior: Ready to observe.]
The Sync Tank team had also finished their preparations to watch.
Hee-cheol carefully searched for a newcomer participating in today’s scrim for the first time.
‘He’s here.’
[Aamond]
Almond was properly standing by as well.
Hee-cheol climbed onto the podium and spoke.
“The scrim with the England team will start shortly. Just play as you normally do.”

* * *
King Gul posed a question.
Since the first scrim of the international championship was coming up soon, it was to help the viewers understand.
“Ah. Kim Chi Warrior. This is our first time doing international championship scrims, right? Could you explain the characteristics of each civilization? England and Joseon?”
“Ah. Yes. Let me start with the English civilization. As the unified nation of the Anglo-Saxons….”
“No, skip that!”
King Gul cut him off immediately, fed up with the historical explanation.
This too was to help the viewers understand.
-Live editing lol
-No mercy lol
-Is this… professional?
Bang!
He slammed the desk as he asked.
“Does Joseon have the Turtle Ship or not!?”
“It, it does appear.”
“Does the Cheokhogapsa appear or not!”
“It… does appear.”
Snap!
King Gul snapped his fingers in approval.
“Okay!”
-Rapid-fire questions lol
-National pride toxicity levels rising
-That’s not a question, that’s an interrogation
-Translation: Does national pride appear or not?
-What’s okay about that lol
“Good. Just tell me things like that.”
“Ah….”
Kim Chi Warrior felt momentarily flustered that he couldn’t fully express his affection for Civil Empire.
But he quickly came to an agreement to only say what was necessary.
“Understood. Kimchi. The faction of Joseon civilization…? Is that the right way to say it?”
“Yes. We call it a faction. A faction is basically the characteristics or unique abilities of that civilization—you can think of it that way.”
“Yes. There were rumors that Joseon’s faction isn’t very good. Is this just the national team blaming others, or is it actually true?”
At King Gul’s sharp question, Kim Chi Warrior scratched his head, looking flustered.
“That’s a rather philosophical question.”
“Let’s say it’s others’ fault—”
“Ah, wait a moment.”
“What is it?”
“Well, no matter how much we explain it, it might still look that way….”
He pulled up something on the screen.
It was an SNS window written in Japanese.
“This is a post from a member of the Japanese team. Take a look.”
As he ran the translation app, the text appeared converted to Korean.
[The Joseon civilization—even Hotaru tries it occasionally, but it’s just too awkward to handle, you know? The production company claims it has potential, but that so-called potential is clearly just sleeping soundly wwwww Did they nail the Joseon historical accuracy a bit too well? wwww Ah, just joking. Just a joke.]
“…What are those w’s?”
“It’s Japan’s lol.”
“Ah.”
“This Hotaru too…” lol
What translation lol
“Damn, the way you talk is annoying like a turtle ship.”
King Gul, who had been reading carefully, summarized it.
“In short… Japan is shocked! The world is amazed by the performance of the Joseon faction!? That’s what it is.”
“Exactly. Though the results are a bit different from the wording.”
-The passing medal given to him….
And that’s how it ends up being ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Almond: You pass! Become my editor!
If even Japan was acknowledging it, the Joseon civilization clearly wasn’t performing well.
“If a Japanese person is saying it like that… it really doesn’t seem to be performing well, does it? Then it would be faster if you told us the strengths first.”
“Yes. When things go well, it becomes quite formidable from the late Age III onward. You know the term ‘firepower Joseon’? When archery crafting technology and gunpowder civilization combine in the late Age III, that’s truly its golden age.”
“But it’s difficult to get there?”
“Yes. It’s one of the civilizations with poor resource gathering efficiency.”
“What? That’s way too fatal. Why is that?”
“That would take too long to explain… I’ll add more details if the opportunity comes up during the game.”
“Ah, I understand. Then could you tell us about the main weaknesses? Besides the poor resource efficiency?”
“Well, if I had to give one example, the Joseon civilization has a unit called the ‘Bamboo Spear’ in its early faction.”
“Ah, yes.”
“In nation-versus-nation matches, weapons often get dropped or destroyed and become unusable. Weapon crafting is expensive too. Especially for Joseon, since resources are precious, it costs even more.”
“Yes. And then?”
“When you upgrade the ‘Bamboo Spear’ in the Joseon civilization, you can use it once when you have no weapons. Once means until the bamboo spear is destroyed. Of course, since it’s bamboo, it breaks easily.”
“Ah…! So even if weapons are destroyed or dropped in the field, you can immediately pull out the bamboo spear?”
“Yes.”
“Does the bamboo spear do about 30,000 damage?”
“No.”
“Then it looks pretty pathetic?”
I’m dying laughing ㅋㅋㅋ
I can’t be certain of the exact meaning without more context, as “-ㄹㅇ” appears to be internet slang or abbreviated text in Korean. It could represent various things depending on context, but a direct translation isn’t possible without clarification.
-Is this professional analysis?!
Hahahahaha
“Yes, exactly. It’s such a terrible faction that people don’t bother upgrading it because it’s a waste of money.”
“Hmm… But you see?”
King Gul still hadn’t shaken off his doubts.
“What if all civilizations are like this, complaining endlessly? What factions do other civilizations use in the same era? We’d like to compare that.”
“What’s with that tone, King Penguin lol”
That tone of voice makes you want to know what it is lol
Isn’t he just whining in a serious voice? lol
Kim Chi Warrior explained without any change in expression.
“Ah, yes. In the case of England, which we’re facing today, there’s a faction called ‘Dane’s Shield’ among the contemporary factions. You can produce shields from Era 1.”
“What?!”
King Gul, who had played this game quite a bit, understood the utility of shields well.
If they fought with those from Era 1, it would be far too advantageous.
And they were cheap too.
“Yes. Since it’s incredibly cheap, almost all soldiers can fight with shields.”
“That doesn’t make sense….”
“Yes. In fact, shields produced in Era 1 are often used all the way through Era 3. The efficiency is just too good.”
lol
and lol
-That’s too much
But honestly, it was the British Empire, so they should’ve shown at least this much respect lol
-Go for it today, Juju!
After that, the two continued discussing the viewing points they needed to know about today’s battle against England.
The game start time was approaching.

* * *
Meanwhile, Almond stood among an unfamiliar group.
Today’s national team format was completely new to me.
‘There’s barely any explanation.’
Apart from the basics Cookie had come and told me directly last time, there was hardly any explanation.
I looked at my teammates standing beside me. People of all kinds were chattering among themselves.
“Is England where Jaderill is?”
“Yeah. He’s pretty good there.”
“Longbowmen are so stressful. Honestly, they need a nerf.”
I couldn’t join in their conversation.
Not that I wanted to in the first place, but there’s a difference between not joining and not being able to join.
It feels like a new semester lol
-My appearance after the school year changes…
Five minutes after class started. The appearance of a loner…ㅋㅋㅋ
The viewers watching me stand there awkwardly used the expression “first day of school,”
and it was exactly that feeling. People who seemed roughly the same age and shared the same interests, but I didn’t know anyone, and they were all chattering among themselves.
Even Cookie wasn’t paying attention to me, so I started worrying about everything.
‘Can I even fight on horseback like this? Or… I might not even get a bow.’
Since no one was paying attention to me, I felt oddly empty.
‘Tsk.’
The members from the Nant match flashed through my mind.
Almond had never been one to care much about others’ attention, but it seemed I’d grown accustomed to the spotlight I’d received during the Nant match and throughout my career as a streamer.
‘Am I changing?’
With thirty looming ahead, such thoughts naturally arose.
Just as the promising young talent Sang-hyun Yu had been changed by Asung, perhaps Streamer Almond would also transform Manager Yu of Asung.
[10 seconds until start]
The ten-second countdown began.
I cleared my mind as much as possible.
‘Focus.’
Right now, only one thing mattered.
Showing even a glimpse of potential as a national team player in this scrim.
Proving that I could perform as a national team member.
[10]
The surroundings shifted in an instant, and suddenly I stood in a vast meadow.
Behind me sat only a single community center building.
[9]
[8]
.
.
.
[1]
Finally, the countdown ended.
Beeeeeep!
A deafening buzzer sounded.
The game had begun.

* * *
“Alright, the game has started!”
King Gul shouted as the match began.
“Now, let me remind you once more! This is the inter-nation tournament format!”
“Yes. It’s quite different from the basic matches you’ve been watching so far. Each civilization has its own characteristics, and 200 players are summoned at once to participate.”
Since there were viewers just starting to watch without having seen the explanation of the inter-nation tournament, they were covering the basics again.
“Yes! Exactly! The fact that all 200 are summoned from the beginning is impressive too. When you think about it in terms of actual historical battles, it’s much more realistic, isn’t it?”
“That’s right. Recruiting people one at a time would be stranger.”
“But what do these 200 do from the start? They’re not just going to guard the main base and loiter around, right?”
“Right. Of course not. Sometimes all 200 soldiers are used for offense from the beginning, but usually they form groups and conduct reconnaissance.”
At that point in the explanation, people on the map began to move.
The viewers and Almond might be experiencing this inter-nation tournament for the first time, but the players here were not.
They were bustling about immediately as the match started.
King Gul hurried to catch up with the commentary.
“Oh, I didn’t mention this! Twelve o’clock is Joseon! Six o’clock is England! Both sides have 200 soldiers dispersing to begin reconnaissance!”
The 200 soldiers from each side scattered busily and began their reconnaissance.
“Wow. And the map is really huge? This is no joke?”
The map was quite expansive, so even with this many troops, it would probably take some time.
Chiseung nodded.
“Yes. That’s why fast reconnaissance is important. You need to learn the geography first—where the resources are, where the huntable animals are—so you have an advantage in battle.”
“Wow. This really feels like actual warfare?”
-For real
-This is so fun lol
-Man, I want to try this too
Viewers who had a romantic fascination with medieval warfare loved the format that incorporated elements of actual war.
Meanwhile, King Gul’s eyes darted around following the observer’s camera feed.
“The scale is great, but it’s hard to tell where Aamond is.”
He couldn’t locate Aamond.
Kim Chi Warrior shook his head, saying it was fine.
“Right. It’s difficult. And honestly, it doesn’t matter much right now. There’s nothing for him to stand out in yet.”
Here, Aamond was just one of the 200 soldiers. His importance could rise depending on his performance, but it was difficult at this current moment when they were just beginning reconnaissance.
“Joseon has already revealed a third of the map. England is a bit slower. It looks like Joseon’s soldiers will enter England’s territory. Why is that?”
“It’s a difference in reconnaissance strategy. England formed reconnaissance teams of 10 soldiers each, while Joseon formed teams of 5. So there’s a difference in efficiency. But there will be an efficiency difference in combat too.”
“Ah~ I see? Joseon will be much faster at reconnaissance, but if the reconnaissance forces encounter each other, England will have the advantage….”
At that moment, King Gul’s tone became urgent.
“Wait, are these forces about to encounter each other!?”
Among the scattered reconnaissance troops, there were some who looked like they would meet the enemy first.
Whoosh.
The observer zoomed in on that location.
They didn’t know it yet, but based on their direction, they would definitely meet.
“Huh?”
Was the god of broadcasting lending a hand?
King Gul spotted someone.
“Aamond is here!”
Almond was mixed in among the group they were about to fight.

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