Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 622

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 92
32. The Ancient Ramparts (2)
In truth, Joseon wasn’t the only one taken aback by the map.
Rome’s Commander Anto also tilted his head in confusion.
‘At this rate, Joseon can’t do anything in the early game.’
He had been planning to counter the early strategy Joseon had prepared.
But with this map appearing as if on cue, ironically, his preparations had become useless.
‘Joseon’s attempt to throw an early game gambit has also fallen through….’
After the map was revealed, Anto had thirty seconds.
Within that time, he had to devise a new strategy.
If he were an ordinary commander, seeing this map would naturally call for celebration.
A map where early game gambits are difficult to execute—that meant it was extremely favorable for Rome.
Yet there was no smile on Anto’s lips.
‘How will Cookie respond?’
Strategy and tactics are inevitably intertwined with the opponent’s existence.
Devising a strategy by merely looking at walls is meaningless. Simply because Rome has a favorable map doesn’t mean Rome is truly advantaged.
Advantage is determined by who the opponent is, and how superior our strategy is in matchup compatibility against theirs.
The opponent was Cookie.
Anto did not underestimate him.
Cookie was not one to easily abandon his will upon seeing these ramparts.
‘He’ll probably try to create some variable.’
Even if the map had a predetermined flow up to the third era, Cookie would attempt to create something anyway.
That’s the kind of commander he is.
But how?
Look at these sheer cliffs and towering ramparts.
How could anyone dare attempt to set foot here with first and second era troops?
How could he possibly create a variable?
No matter how exceptional a player was, penetrating this space before the third era was impossible.
‘No matter who it is….’
One player came to mind for Anto.
It was rare for him to think of a player rather than a commander when facing Joseon.
That’s how threatening a variable he was. Almond.
Yet even that variable was helpless against these geographical constraints.
There is nothing as powerless as humanity before the forces of nature.
No matter how talented, one cannot overcome terrain.
Only utilize it.
‘Ah.’
Only then could Anto predict how Cookie would move.
‘He’ll utilize it.’
Anto gazed at the narrow entrance.
No matter how many times I look at it, this is truly an excellent chokepoint to defend.
‘From the enemy’s perspective too.’
I shouldn’t assume that only I can hold this entrance.
The enemy could also barricade us here and mount a siege.
[Start]
The game had begun.
Anto immediately issued commands that were only subtly different from his usual approach.
The commentators hadn’t even noticed—the changes were so minute they barely stood out.
Yet in Anto’s mind, this small flutter of a wing already appeared as a tempest.

* * *
Before long, the game had entered the 2nd era.
Joseon continued to pressure Rome’s main base relentlessly.
“No way! Joseon is completely pressuring Rome’s main base with forward barracks right now! This means soldiers will keep respawning here continuously!?”
[Soldier Training Grounds]
[Archer Training Grounds]
[Weapon Forge]
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three structures erected at the entrance to the opponent’s main base.
With just these, the two hundred units gathered here could be immediately converted into a proper army.
“Since we’re in the 2nd era now, we can switch unit types!?”
“Cookie is even building multiple bases. They’re really expanding their economy efficiently!”
Multiples.
Beyond the resources at the main base—gold, stone, wood—it referred to a new base that could harvest resources from other regions.
In RTS games, the more multiples you controlled, the more you could be said to be winning.
After all, resources in any single location were finite, and you could only harvest more by establishing multiples.
“Just like in real warfare, most RTS games are essentially decided by who has more resources, right?”
“But Joseon is currently harvesting from both the 5 o’clock main base and the 6 region multiple simultaneously!? This is a bit risky!”
More multiples naturally had only advantages.
The sole weakness was the moment of constructing them.
“We call it ‘stretching thin’—that’s the expression we use, right!?”
“Exactly. When expanding multiples, military forces often become vulnerable, yes? It’s similar to advancing eras!”
Like reptiles at their weakest right after shedding, a base was vulnerable immediately after establishing a multiple.
This was why many players avoided multiples until the 3rd era.
“But Joseon knows exactly what they’re doing! Rome simply can’t come out right now!”
Joseon understood that Rome had no choice but to stay barricaded inside.
King Gul added his own explanation to this.
“Moreover, Joseon’s rapid expansion to multiples is likely due to the map’s characteristics.”
“Ah, yes. This map has limited main base resources, didn’t you mention?”
“Yes! They’re preparing for that in advance!”
The Ancient Stone Wall map was defensively stable, but it yielded fewer resources from the main base compared to other maps.
Joseon had preemptively expanded outward to prepare for resource depletion at the main base.
“There we have it—Joseon’s expansion is complete! Two town halls now! Workers are being produced at double speed! This means resources are gathering twice as fast!?”
“Meanwhile, Rome can’t venture out to build an expansion right now!?”
Rome had to manage with only the resources available at the main base.
Workers needed to venture out to construct anything.
But no one could break past the eleven o’clock position.
Rome’s only units beyond the eleven o’clock position were the handful of Barbarian Soldiers that had failed to enter earlier.
“Isn’t the fundamental principle of RTS territorial control? Your forces emerge, claim land, and harvest resources!”
It was an accurate assessment.
If AOS games were about demolishing enemy structures faster, then RTS games were about controlling more territory than your opponent.
“But here’s the thing! Rome can’t even think about expanding—their forces are so depleted that dozens of soldiers are still just wandering outside the main base with nothing but clubs!?”
In this territorial conquest game, Rome appeared completely eliminated.
-Joseon’s winning like this???
-Way more advantageous than expected
-What happened to Rome lol
-Anto was all hype lmaooo
The viewers also believed Joseon had seized victory.
King Gul nodded and continued speaking.
“Exactly. Those soldiers become completely useless. By the Age of Three, what could they possibly do with those clubs… huh!?”
King Gul suddenly startled while watching the minimap.
“Wait, why did they suddenly restrict the view to Cookie’s perspective?”
The broadcast observer had switched the screen to Cookie’s point of view.
This happened fairly often during matches.
Usually, when this occurred, it meant the opponent was plotting something.
In other words, Rome was scheming.
“It seems they switched the view temporarily for the viewers’ entertainment? Does this mean Rome is plotting something?”
-Wow, seeing it from Cookie’s perspective is totally different
-My breath is caught!
-So suffocating
-Ohhh so this is the commander’s perspective
The viewers who had been watching the entire map brightly illuminated were astonished by the shift to Cookie’s perspective.
The commander was actually fighting with far more limited information than expected.
Rome’s commander was no different.
In fact, this match would be even more severe.
Being trapped within the main base and all.
Yes, they should certainly be trapped.
Yet King Gul, who was rooting for Joseon’s victory, remained anxious.
‘What could they possibly be hiding that they’d restrict the view like this?’
What was the observer concealing for entertainment’s sake?

* * *
After blocking the entrance to Rome’s main base.
Cookie thought to himself.
‘This strategy is working.’
The early momentum was definitely in my favor.
Rome’s forces were split inside and out, and food supplies were cut off.
‘Perfect.’
Cookie was satisfied.
My opponent was trapped, while I remained free.
I was freely expanding my multi-bases, creating an explosive resource stream.
The 6 o’clock expansion was finally running smoothly.
Even if Rome acquired resources quickly through Priest buffs, Joseon would become far wealthier.
‘Besides, they can’t stay inside forever.’
Eventually, Rome would have to break out and breach the entrance to claim the expansions.
But when would that be?
This was the critical point of the game.
‘Rome will emerge in the late second age.’
Cookie’s prediction was that Rome would emerge in the late second age.
Even pooling all resources from the main base wouldn’t be enough to upgrade third age equipment and faction.
Instead, they would gather forces in the late second age and push out all at once.
Without expansions, that would be their strongest timing.
Of course, breaking through this sealed exit with second age forces was far from easy.
‘Rome’s second age would lead with Legionaries…’
Cookie’s mind was already painting the entire scenario.
When Rome attempted to breach the sealed exit in the late second age, I would construct defense towers in that area to completely seal it off.
With just two defense towers installed in that narrow corridor, second age forces couldn’t possibly break through.
Even if they did, they’d suffer catastrophic losses.
While they recovered from those losses, I’d slip into the third age and apply pressure again.
‘Soon enough…’
The late second age was approaching.
Cookie began supplying short bows to the soldiers.
And I started constructing defense towers.
I had avoided investment in the first age, but now with expansions secured, I would invest fully and seal this completely.
‘Let’s see how this ends, Anto.’
This would be the turning point of the match.

* * *
“Ah. Cookie! You’re thinking Rome is about to come out right now, aren’t you!? We’re distributing short bows to the soldiers!”
“Yes! Led by Pangeo, our archer leader! Almond! Danggeun! They’re all receiving short bows in turn!”
King Gul then added with a mischievous grin.
“From what I know, the players get a bit competitive about who receives this bow first.”
-Here he goes stirring the pot again
-He really loves doing this lol
-King Gul’s specialty) loves talking about his playing days
It wasn’t particularly important information, but as the standoff dragged on, he was just sharing some entertaining trivia to pass the time.
“Ah, that’s right! In Joseon, archers are the best! So it must matter who among the archers gets the bow first!?”
“Yes. It’s like the ace of aces gets it first, you know? Up until now, Pangeo has consistently been the first to receive it. It’s fun to watch these kinds of things.”
-lol mind games
-That’s actually a thing
-They give it to the best player first obviously
-Fact) King Gul was the lowest rank during his playing days so he gave up all jungle camps to mid
-Cookie didn’t give it to Almond first though
-So Pangeo is the ace
Joseon armed their archers and then their spearmen before completely sealing off the entrance.
“Ah. Two defense towers and not just the archers, but now the spearmen are armed too!?”
“Yes. This is basically saying don’t come out! Just wait until the third age and bring out siege weapons! That’s it, right!?”
Cookie showed no intention of backing away from Rome’s exit.
“But if you spend resources like this in the second age, won’t Cookie fall behind in the third age?”
“That’s less important than preventing Rome from coming out. If Rome can’t come out, then even when we reach the third age, we won’t have money for equipment, so it’s basically gg anyway!?”
-Just gonna starve them out
-But when does the vision restriction lift???
-Ugh I’m nervous. Because of the vision
-Joseon is way too ahead right? If they get one more multi-kill, the third age won’t even be that slow
-They’re winning this too?
That was it.
Even if Joseon consumed some resources in the second age and fell behind on reaching the third age.
If they could gain this much advantage in the second age, it didn’t matter if the third age was delayed by several minutes.
“Wow. I didn’t expect them to overwhelm like this.”
King Gul also whistled at Joseon’s excellent financial situation.
“Anto is definitely an incredible commander… no, actually, objectively speaking, Anto is world-class.”
“Ah. That’s right. Anto is ranked 1st! 1st!”
-Wow
-So what is Cookie who’s overwhelming him…
-For real? How is this even happening.
“So. Anto will show us something, right?”
“Yes. Rome should be coming out now! I think the Observer hid it because of Rome’s timing. Are they preparing something special to come out? We can’t delay any longer, right?”
We’re now entering the latter half of the second era.
Rome had no choice—either fight or wither away inside those walls.
“Wait… Rome…?”
Any moment now, the castle gates above would open.
With that thought, the commentators leaned forward in anticipation.
“Rome? Are you there?”
Hahahahahaha
-Did King Gul mess up again?
-Why isn’t she coming out lol
-This is so frustrating, the vision lol
“What… what is this?”
And then—
The commentators’ eyes went wide.
“!”
The observer had illuminated the previously hidden field of view.

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