Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 621

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 91
32. The Ancient Walls (1)
The Ancient Walls.
It was a map that appeared for the first time in the Joseon versus Rome match.
Coincidentally, this map was inspired by medieval Europe where the walls of ancient Rome had remained standing without crumbling.
However, the existence of this map was causing a small confusion.
Specifically among the viewers.
-The Ancient Walls map just dropped lol
-Map?? I thought maps were random
-What the heck is this
-Wow, so there’s a map where you can block the entrance from the start.
-Was there even a map like that?ㅋㅋㅋ
The viewers couldn’t help but be confused.
They understood that Civil Empire had randomized maps.
But didn’t this newly released map clearly have a specific concept?
However, this was a misunderstanding caused by the oversimplified statement “Civil Empire has random maps.”
“Wait, King Gul? But Civil Empire doesn’t have completely fixed maps—they’re random! We strategize according to that. So what is this map called the Ancient Walls?”
“Ah. Civil Empire maps do have names depending on the map! The details within that map are random! There’s a concept that sets the overall framework.”
“Ah, I see!”
“The previous France and Spain matches were also maps with names. They were called the Mongolian Steppes and the Fertile Farmlands. Since these maps were all flat, open terrain, there wasn’t much need for explanation.”
The Mongolian Steppes with scarce resources like gold and wood, requiring constant movement.
The Fertile Farmlands boasting rich soil and forests.
These were maps with their own character, but since they ended in the 2nd and 1st ages respectively, there was no time or reason to explain them.
“Right. Since they ended in just the 1st or 2nd age, there was nothing to explain~!”
hahaha for real
Lol, the game ends before you even use 1/10 of the resources, so what’s there to explain lol
That’s right lol
“However, this Ancient Walls map has a map concept that significantly impacts the early game, so I’m explaining it.”
“Yes. As a side note, the map concepts in Civil Empire are inspired by various countries’ lands. The Mongolian Steppes is obviously Mongolia. The Fertile Farmlands is the flat terrain of Western Europe.”
“What about the Ancient Walls?”
“Coincidentally, I understand the Ancient Walls is inspired by medieval European battles where the walls of ancient Rome had remained standing.”
-Rome got the Rome map lol
-It was a Rome map?
-No wonder the design looks similar
-Doesn’t this give Rome an advantage??
Upon hearing the news that Rome got the Rome map, viewers began to worry.
“Ah. Just because it’s called the Rome map doesn’t mean Rome has an absolute advantage… though it might be slightly easier.”
“Right. Even Joseon is a civilization that originally wants to advance to the 3rd age. They’d probably be happy if the Ancient Walls map came up.”
“Exactly. It’s simply a place where late-game civilizations are equally empowered.”
“By the way, what about Rome? King Gul, do you want to go for the late game?”
“Yes, of course. Rome is the quintessential civilization built on a ponderous, methodical foundation. They operate defensively while accumulating resources, then leverage resource-focused factions that emerge in the third and fourth eras to overwhelm opponents with advanced units and sheer numbers.”
Rome possessed numerous resource-related factions, making it the archetypal late-game civilization.
While Joseon and Spain aimed for the third era, Rome was positioned to reach the fourth era entirely.
Given the map’s characteristics combined with this, the match had a high probability of extending into the late game.
“Ah. The moment I mention it—now we begin! Joseon versus Rome, Rome versus Joseon. The match starts!”
Soon the match commenced.
“Yes. I’m curious to see the expressions on each nation’s commanders right now.”
King Gul turned his attention toward the camera with a mischievous grin.

* * *
Upon first glimpsing the map, Cookie’s expression hardened into a rigid mask.
‘Ancient walls, huh…’
Each faction’s base was protected by walls and cliff terrain—a defensive map design.
Of course, details varied: the positions of gold mines and such differed.
But the concept remained identical.
Only the main base was shielded by walls and cliffs.
To breach the main base, one had to traverse a steep uphill path leading toward the cliff face.
Even after crossing that, stone walls awaited—and since they were constructed of stone, they couldn’t be destroyed at all until siege weapons emerged past the third era.
Before proper siege weapons appeared, the attacking side faced overwhelming disadvantage on such a map.
Ending the enemy in the first and second eras was impossible under these conditions.
‘…Luck didn’t favor me.’
I hadn’t been exclusively targeting an early rush.
But Joseon had won games by profiting from these timing rushes up until now.
So under normal circumstances, opponents should always harbor fear of this timing rush strategy in their minds.
‘They’ll eliminate that option entirely and play the game.’
With a map like this, I could discard worries about such choices.
The branching paths to victory became drastically simplified.
For Joseon, which required unconventional play, the simpler the branches became, the more disadvantageous it was.
For Rome, methodically pushing with soldiers and claiming territory in orthodox fashion, the simpler the branches became, the more advantageous it was.
‘Then…’
Cookie deliberated briefly.
Then I made my decision.
[Charge]
Ting!
I issued a charge command to all forces toward where I anticipated the enemy would be positioned.
Since Rome’s walls existed on a 1v1 map, I could determine the enemy’s location with certainty.
‘I need to create some kind of disruption.’
The troops that had been naturally dispersing for reconnaissance suddenly wheeled about and began sprinting forward in unison.

* * *
At this moment, the commentators were still enthusiastically explaining the early game flow.
There were plenty of people unfamiliar with the Civil Empire, so we couldn’t skip past the basic explanations.
If we did that now, nobody would understand anything.
“Alright. Both sides’ workers have begun harvesting resources. But King Gul?”
“Yes.”
“I see something unusual on Rome’s side besides workers. Can you explain what that is?”
“Ah, yes. Rome starts with a high priest from the beginning. This priest grants buffs to the workers, allowing them to harvest resources much faster.”
“Ah, so that’s why Rome has lower starting resources?”
“Exactly. However, as time passes, Rome can recruit more priests, or if they reach the third era and build a cathedral, Rome’s resource output becomes incredibly strong. I’d say on this map, the early rush is so difficult that we’ll likely see Rome’s third era cathedral in full effect… Huh?!”
King Gul, who had been explaining calmly, suddenly cut himself off.
“Is… is this right?!”
His eyes widened as he exclaimed.
Joseon’s entire army had suddenly grouped together and was advancing.
“This isn’t even first era—this is practically a zeroth era rush?!”
-Zeroth era lmaooo
-Zeroth era rush omg lol
-What is this even lol
-Lawless infant rush beyond all rules lol
The moment he’d said they’d see Rome’s third era, Joseon launched what was practically a zeroth era rush instead of even a first era one.
“Wait, didn’t you just say early rushes wouldn’t work?!”
At Caster’s point, King Gul looked embarrassed, and the chat exploded.
-Lmaooo
-What even lol
-Spoke too soon
-Haha
Regardless, King Gul proceeded to commentate based on what was actually happening.
“Well! In my opinion! Joseon doesn’t want to play it safe!”
Joseon in this tournament had staked everything on this unconventional strategy. It seemed they were doing the same this time.
“Alright! Rome’s scouts have confirmed Joseon’s advance! They can’t possibly miss this, right? With such a massive movement like that.”
Rome began responding to the threat.
“Rome must be panicking, right? From a first-person perspective, it’s almost like the finale scene of a gangster movie.”
-Lmaooo
-Right, with clubs and all lol
-Yakuza sashimi scene lol
“Alright, Rome is calling in all their forces. But… some soldiers can’t make it in time?!”
“The ones who went too far out can’t come back! They’ll get wiped out on the way! Two hundred soldiers are rushing forward right now!”
“So Rome, thinking there wouldn’t be an early rush, let their guard down, and now they don’t have enough defensive troops at their main base…”
King Gul trailed off mid-sentence.
“No matter how I look at it, Rome doesn’t have a good angle here.”
“What? What angle are you talking about!?”
“The angle to assault them!”
Even though Joseon had split Rome’s forces, there was no way Barbarian Soldiers could breach the main base entrance on this map.
“Look at the path leading to the entrance! It doesn’t seem like even ten people could climb it at once!”
A narrow mountain trail facing a sheer cliff.
By absolute standards, it was quite a large path, but it was too narrow for warfare.
At most, you could squeeze ten people walking side by side up the slope.
Considering weapons and armor, five was the maximum.
“There’s no way an assault could be at such a disadvantage, right?”
Going in was practically the same as going to die.
Being one combat member short due to the Priest wasn’t a problem at all on this terrain.
At this, Caster questioned back.
“Then coming all this way was a waste, wasn’t it? What are you thinking, Cookie?”
Why come here if this was the plan?
“Huh? Wait a moment. But… Joseon doesn’t seem to have any intention of going in?”
“Then why did we come here!?”
Joseon truly showed no intention of entering.
He didn’t even set foot on the uphill path, as if oil had been smeared across it.
Instead, he simply began circling around and encircling the enemy’s position.
A moment later, King Gul’s eyes widened.
“Ah! Now I understand! Kuboji!”
Hahahahahaha
-What is it
Dude! That’s hilarious lol
His hand trembled as he pointed to Rome’s entrance.
“The characteristic of this map right now is that there’s only one entrance, and it’s very narrow, right!?”
“That’s correct.”
“But there’s another characteristic of this map!”
“What is it!?”
“The main base resources are only 2/3 the level of a normal map!”
I cannot translate this as it appears to be random Korean consonants without vowels or context that would form meaningful words or phrases.
-Wow
-Oh
That was right.
The Ancient Fortress was a map where the gold, wood, food, and other resources that could be mined from the main base were extremely limited.
While it provided defensive stability, it ensured you couldn’t stay trapped inside forever.
“And especially early-game food—you have to go outside and hunt for it! That’s the advantage, right?”
Early-game food is overwhelmingly more efficient through hunting than farming or gathering. But right now, Rome couldn’t enjoy that efficiency.
“So! Joseon! Didn’t block their own entrance on this map! They blocked the enemy’s exit! Because if an entrance is difficult to break through, an exit is equally difficult to break through!”
Joseon had flipped the logic of a map designed to seek stability through blocking the entrance.
“In other words! The entrance and exit are the same!”
“Ah, that’s right! There’s only one entrance and exit!?”
“Yes! That’s what I’m saying! Look, when you enter, you pull it open!? But in Joseon, everyone just pushes!!”
“Ah! Since the door gets pushed from both sides! Only the person trapped inside can’t get out!?”
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ (lol/haha)
The caster is actually accepting this lol
I’m dying laughing hahahahaha
-“All entrances are meant to be pushed”
When are the cookies coming?
In short, Rome had been locked in.
Once this happened, the gap in early food supply began to widen.
“Now the problem is Rome’s food supply! They can’t hunt! Meanwhile, Joseon’s two assistant commanders are excitedly sweeping up all the hunting grounds across the entire map!”
Food affects worker production capacity.
Workers produce all resources.
In other words, the difference in food translates into a difference in all resources.
“How will Rome respond?”
Rome needed to overwhelm with resources, but now they were at a disadvantage in resource production.
Something had to be done.
“Right now there’s no way! They can’t break through with Era 1 troops! It would take forever! If they force it, Cookie can just build defense towers!?”
“They escape after just paying for the defense tower! Isn’t that a problem?”
“From Cookie’s perspective, having completely turned the opponent into a hermit! Even if they build one defense tower! The resource gap keeps widening! This is different from last match! Meanwhile, Rome is already short on food, so if soldiers die, it becomes a real headache!”
“Ah… This is a brilliant move, isn’t it?”
The risk if Rome couldn’t break through was too great.
Ultimately, Rome chose to stay locked inside, and a standoff continued without any significant combat.
“Joseon advances to Era 2 first!”
Time passes, and Joseon enters Era 2.
Boom!
[Joseon – Era 2]
Waaaaaaah….
A faint cheer erupted from the audience.
Rome also advanced to Era 2 shortly after, but Joseon’s slight lead in era advancement was good news.
“Rome chose farmland. That’s why their early food costs more than Joseon’s! That snowball is rolling!”
“Yes! As you said, hunting is much more efficient before Era 3!”
It was the difference between Joseon acquiring food through hunting and Rome having to build farmland.
“Ah! And! Joseon’s workers are starting to move!? No wait, they’ve already been moving for a bit!?”
Joseon’s workers were already right in front of the enemy base.
They had been positioned in advance to do something as soon as they entered Era 2.
“They’re starting to build something!?”
“Is it a defense tower!? Are they sealing it off completely!?”
What the workers were building was not a defense tower.
There was no need to waste resources on defensive towers prematurely.
They were constructing the buildings they would need anyway.
[Weapon Forge]
[Under Construction – 1%]
[Archer Training Grounds]
[Under Construction – 1%]
[Soldier Training Grounds]
[Under Construction – 1%]
[Barracks]
[Under Construction – 1%]
All troop production facilities.
lol advancing with a shield ㅋㅋㅋ
-Is he making this his base?
-Totally a fortress
-Supplying weapons right away
“This means Rome shouldn’t even think about leaving the house!”
“Really, Cookie! It’s a brilliant succession of moves!?”
Rome’s options for breaking through were rapidly disappearing.
“No! Italy is a peninsula, but it’s suddenly become an island!?”
“Uh, where have I heard that before!?”
“Oh.”
-Wait…?
-Oh no lol
-That’s our country…
I can’t translate this as it’s not a complete word or phrase in Korean. The characters “-ㄴㅇㄱ” appear to be individual consonants rather than a meaningful expression.
Perhaps to ease Caster’s embarrassment, King Gul shouted even louder.
“Uh, anyway! Welcome to Korea! Italy!”
-lolololol
-North Italy South Italy lololol
-lololol
-“In Joseon, a peninsula is an island”
I’m crying and laughing so hard lol

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