Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 602

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 72
26. WANTED (2)
Tournament day, 4 PM.
School and work hadn’t ended yet.
Still about two hours remained before the tournament started.
Yet people were already flooding into M-bul and Rilpro’s channels.
[Come on, come on. You Ril fanboys~ You networking types~ Leave the room~]
[Civ Empire’s golden age begins soon. No cultural victories here, so get out]
[This winter, in two hours. My life begins…]
The firepower was so intense it was hard to tell if this was Rilpro’s or M-bul’s bulletin board.
Significantly more people were gathering compared to the France match.
That made sense—news that Joseon had defeated France had spread like wildfire.
The news even made it into mainstream media articles.
[Korea’s Unpopular Game Genre: An Amateur Rebellion]
It wasn’t front-page material, but the fact that news was reaching the general public was genuinely good news.
-There’s a game like this?
-Playing as Joseon and smashing those old Japanese pirates would be fun lol
-With spears lolol This looks entertaining
People who rarely played games learned about Civ Empire and international tournaments through this article.
International tournaments could be enjoyed like national soccer matches even if you didn’t know much about games.
The spread of this news was definitely meaningful.
-That’s cool, looks fun, but why isn’t it popular in our country? Anyway, Koreans just play stimulating stuff like Ril and curse at their parents…ugh
└Sir, historical games have never been popular in our country…
└If this gets popular, parents will find it too lolololol
└Killing Japanese pirates isn’t stimulating, it’s educational, right?
To the general public, this game might seem like a respectable historical game.
But the reality was different.
It was a game where bounties were placed on people.
[Currently Spain has placed a bounty on Aamond lololol]
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Aamond
DEAD or ALIVE
Bounty: Currently being collected
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-DEAD or ALIVE lmaooo
-These guys are seriously serious lol
-Scary
-Too scary! Unemployed fleet!
-Surely they don’t actually mean to take Sang-hyun Yu’s head? haha
└Does Spain think it’s some Latin American country lol
-Hey Spain. If you want to kill him, hire a demon hunter.
-“No questions asked”
The bounty is currently being raised, isn’t it scary? lol
Crowdfunding phenomenon is trending lol
lol lol lol lol lol lol
└How high are they trying to raise it lol
And not long after news of the bounty spread domestically.
[Korea vs Spain, International Match Live Broadcast]
The international match broadcast had begun.
“Hello! Wandering mercenaries! I’m caster Kim Sang-hun.”
“This is commentator King Gul.”
“Nice to meet you all!”
Even though there was still time before the match, the surge of viewers was extraordinary.
Hello
-Finally
-It’s here… my life…
Please win today ㅠㅠㅠ
.
.
.
Viewers flooding in relentlessly.
[Current Viewers: 73,000]
With the numbers surpassing 70,000 in an instant, the broadcast team couldn’t help but mention it.
“Ah, the viewers right now!?”
“The numbers are substantial! Could this be it? Is Sivilm going mainstream? Are we going to Mars!?”
“We can’t say for sure yet! What do you think is the reason for this surge in popularity, King Gul!?”
“It’s because of the France match that was trending last time! It’s not because the Rildcup flopped!”
“That’s right! It’s because of the France match!”
Hahahahaha
-For real that’s right
I can’t translate this as it appears to be incomplete or unclear Korean text. The characters “-ㅇㅈ” don’t form a recognizable word or phrase in Korean.
-I agree
-The France match was legendary
“Since we’re on the subject, let’s take a look at the France match highlights!”
As always, the broadcast began showing the highlight clips from previous matches in sequence.
The excited voice of King Gul from the recording at that time, the caster’s booming shouts, and the roar of the cheering section echoed once more. It felt as though the heat of that moment had returned.
“Ah… when you first drew the spear! It was truly incredible, wasn’t it?”
“Indeed. Drawing the spear after the Fast 2 era… Keuuu! It really made us cry out for the main event!”
-For real
-Got chills
-After this point, some players started using spears in Solo Rank Civilization Wars as Joseon lmaooo
-That plot twist was insane
The Caster glanced at the chat and brought it up.
“Ah. The live chat is saying that spears have been appearing in Solo Rank Civilization Wars since that moment.”
The Caster asked King Gul with curiosity.
“So will spears become more commonly used now?”
“Well… I’d say Cookie is basically on ‘another level’ among commanders, you know? You all focus on the spears, but… the real key is the production capability that allows those spears to appear at that exact timing.”
-No way it’ll catch on lmaooo
-If you copy the tournament you actually get destroyed
-If you can do it like Cookie that’s good
-For regular people it’s just entertainment
I tried it but lost everything ㅠㅠ
“Right? We’re seeing it happen now. They all lost.”
“Ah… it’s not easy, is it?”
“Yes. The commander difference is a factor too. But the players are different as well. In the last game, what if it wasn’t Almond who infiltrated through the Worker units? We wouldn’t have been able to neutralize the defensive tower. We might not have accomplished anything.”
“Exactly. That’s why he got MVP, right?”
“Yes. Player capability is also extremely important.”
“By the way, there are a lot of these kinds of comments. It seems like questions from people experiencing CivM for the first time.”
“What kind?”
There were several questions, but the most common one was about faction balance among civilizations.
“Why is Joseon so weak! Huh? How are we supposed to play like this?”
-You should take that up with your ancestors…
-Actually compared to real history, isn’t Joseon strong in the game? lmaooo
-Please patch this~~
-lmaooo it really is weak
-But isn’t this our perspective?
“Like, England has shields in Age 1 and Longbowmen in Age 2! Huh?? We have spears?! There’s SO much of this!”
-Yeah that’s true lmaooo
-Longbows vs Spears lmaooo that’s real
-lmaooo
“Ah.”
King Gul nodded, acknowledging that such questions were understandable.
“Everyone agrees that Joseon is a civilization that needs buffs. But you shouldn’t get too fixated on that. Since it’s a game, perfect balance is impossible.”
-That’s true
-Looks like the hardcore players showed up again lmaooo
-On some communities they’re using this to argue about actual Joseon history and history nerds are all over it lmaooo
-Yeah
-Since it’s history-based there are a lot of upset people lmaooo
King Gul provided one example for those who had been thinking too negatively about Joseon civilization.
“All of our archers have the ‘Focus’ faction. This is a faction that comes automatically without costing a single coin. As a faction itself, it’s quite good. Plus, at full charge the range matches Longbowmen. But the production cost is much cheaper.”
-For real
-That’s pretty good though
-Can’t compare with England since they lose power hard once you get past the 3rd era
-If Joseon shows off their 3rd era once, everyone’s gonna love it lol
“Ah. Thank you for the explanation, King Gul. Even if there are some balance difficulties, we need to find a way through. We can’t keep asking the game company to patch this and that. First, we show results by performing well with what we have! That’s the professional attitude.”
“Yes! Once our country becomes more popular! They’ll handle it on their own! Now! Our players are entering!”
“Yes~! Our proud national team players representing our country! Everyone! Let’s welcome them with applause!!!”
-Clap clap clap clap
-Woooow~~
-Clap clap clap
-Lol lol lol
-Boom boom boom
-Let’s go~!
Players from both sides began to materialize onto the field.
[ALL DIVE SYSTEM OPERATED]
At that moment, the spectator stands outside the field came into view.
Spain formed a golden wave, while Korea formed a crimson one.
[Current Viewers: 137,000]
The viewer count had already surpassed 130,000.

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Before the match started.
Joseon was practicing their coordination right up until the end.
“Move!”
“Move!”
They seemed particularly focused on synchronizing their breathing perfectly, even repeating commands back and forth.
“Down!”
“Down!”
“Move! Down!”
“Move! Down!”
Thud! Thud!
Like soldiers, they even synchronized their footsteps perfectly.
To execute this operation flawlessly.
The keyword for this operation seemed to be ‘simultaneous’ rather than fast or slow.
Then.
[Match Start]
Whoosh.
A white flash consumed their vision in an instant, and everyone materialized onto the field.
Almond and his archer unit as well.
“Hm… I wonder if it’ll work in actual combat.”
Ratte wiped away beads of sweat, muttering nervously.
“Don’t talk like that, Ratte. Haven’t you seen this hyung nail headshots in actual combat? Huh? Our team is all about real warfare, man. We’re field archers, not simulator archers.”
Pangeo consoled him from the side, though truthfully half of it was bragging about his own performance.
“Yeah, yeah, I got it─”
As they exchanged casual banter and walked across the field.
Whoosh!
“──Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
The spectator stands erupted as if the lights had suddenly switched on.
“!”
In that moment, every player’s eyes went wide.
“There’s way more of them.”
“Wow….”
The sea of red was noticeably larger than it had been during the France match.
They filled an entire side of the stadium.
Looking north, I could see nothing but Korean supporters.
They’d filled over a quarter of the entire stadium.
It felt completely different from when they were scattered sparsely throughout the arena.
Almond’s chat was already buzzing about the cheering section.
-skyrocketing like crazy lmaooo
-should we start selling support gear
-if we lose today it’s gonna be chaos lololol
Let’s just win until today, that’s all ㅠㅠ
-but Spain is seriously tough
Alongside the talk of popularity, many people were worried about losing today’s match.
And for good reason.
Losing in front of countless spectators is a different beast than losing quietly.
Especially since France, a toothless tiger, and Spain, called the golden generation, had power levels that were difficult to compare.
Of course, civilizationally France had overwhelmingly favorable matchups.
But as the Korean team had demonstrated, matchups weren’t everything in this game.
Just like in actual warfare.
The player matters most.
In that context, Spain could easily be considered a championship contender.
‘Cookie really needs to step up today.’
Today, the outcome would likely hinge more on the commanders’ skill than the players’ abilities.
Because the enemy players were simply that skilled.
“Alright! It’s starting soon!”
Pangeo pumped up the archers with a rallying cry.
[Game starts in 10 seconds]
The countdown was underway.
“Show these Spanish pirates what it’s like living next to China!”
“Waaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!”
Flap──flutter!
In sync with the roar, the Taegeuk flag fluttered above the village hall.
-lmaooo
-what’s with that chant lol
-nice!
-for real lol
-back then China was basically America smh
-for real lol
-those guys only survived by luck after Genghis Khan died for real lol
-even China’s neighbor admits it lololol
The Korean team’s morale from their previous victory was tremendous, but Spain’s was no less formidable.
“Joseon didn’t even pass the preliminaries last year! Or the year before! They’re a pathetic team!”
Assistant Commander Tres bellowed with his face flushed crimson.
“And! This year will be the same! Because you’re facing us!”
“Waaaaaaaahhhhh!”
The Spanish team roared, and Spain’s flag fluttered above the village hall.
Soon after, the match begins.
Beeeeeep──!
[Game Start]

* * *
“Alright. The match has begun. At 6 o’clock we have Korea’s Joseon! At 12 o’clock we have Spain’s Espana! So, what’s your take? King Gul.”
Usually in the early stages, there isn’t much to commentate on.
So we tend to discuss the matchup dynamics between both teams.
“Ah. Well, as I’ve mentioned repeatedly, Spain is composed entirely of professionals. There’s a high probability of combat power differences between soldiers. Because of that, the commander’s strategy and the soldiers’ teamwork will be even more crucial today.”
“Ah. So individual matches will be difficult?”
“Yes. To be frank, realistically speaking, that’s… wait, what? From the start!?”
King Gul, who had been about to elaborate further on the matchup dynamics between both teams, was forced to stop mid-sentence.
The in-game situation was deviating from the normal flow right from the beginning.
“Ah. What’s going on!?”
“Espana’s strategy…? It’s extremely radical!?”
King Gul had anticipated that Joseon would employ an extreme strategy.
‘Espana? Like this?’
This was a match that deviated from King Gul’s expectations from the very start.

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