Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 696

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 166
55. Four-Era Battle (2)
Pyeonjeon—the half-arrow.
Also called the “aegit-sal.”
It refers to arrows one-third the size of standard arrows.
When you place these arrows into an auxiliary device called a “tong-a,” draw the bowstring, and release them, their destructive power actually increases at greater distances.
They pierce not only plate armor but even modern ballistic helmets with ease when shot from contemporary bows, so their potency is guaranteed.
“The pyeonjeon. Ah, this is the pride of bow civilization! The pride of Joseon! Many civilizations handle bows well, but the pyeonjeon is currently implemented only in Joseon!?”
The Civil Empire granted this pyeonjeon faction exclusively to Joseon among all nations.
The reason is that Korea remains nearly the only place where master craftsmen capable of manufacturing the gakgung still exist, and restoration and research into pyeonjeon technology continues.
Yet despite this special treatment, Joseon in the game rarely uses the pyeonjeon.
“Ah, yes. The pyeonjeon is good, but….”
Hmm.
King Gul tilts his head with some concern.
“I was thinking of just pushing forward efficiently as a gakgung archer without learning mounted archers or pyeonjeon?”
“Ah. Is that so? Why?! Is it expensive?!”
“No… the cost is actually cheaper than upgrading to mounted archers. There’s no expense for acquiring horses either… it’s similar to how almost no nations in the past used pyeonjeon.”
The pyeonjeon’s performance is beyond question, but in the past, most nations couldn’t employ it.
This is because pyeonjeon was only used by a select few civilizations with highly developed archery.
It’s that difficult to use and hard to master the technique.
“Shooting this is extremely tricky, you see? In reality, needless to say, and even with the game’s assistance, it’s not easy.”
The method involves attaching a tong-a to the bow and placing a small bow inside it to shoot.
The destructive power is excellent, but raising accuracy isn’t simple.
“Ah. Right. It certainly doesn’t look easy. Just looking at it!”
“To exaggerate and compare it to modern warfare, training a single soldier capable of using pyeonjeon back then was like raising a fighter jet pilot!? Not everyone can do it! It’s that difficult!”
-That’s real
-Seems about right lol
-Archery itself is something only the chosen ones do… and then the gakgung on top of that, then the pyeonjeon lol
-Stealth fighter lol
“Among Joseon soldiers, those who can wield this pyeonjeon freely…? I dare say there won’t be many!”
“Did they practice beforehand!?”
“That could be! But looking at the game flow now! It’s clear that things aren’t going according to any practiced plan!?”
The situation where Vikings and Joseon have been trading blows back and forth, somehow reaching the third era.
Neither side could claim this was a pre-prepared strategy.
-lol it’s a complete mess
-So they just did pyeonjeon on the fly??
-They probably just practiced pyeonjeon a bit
“Moreover, using pyeonjeon means absolutely not using mounted archers. Shooting pyeonjeon while riding a horse is nearly impossible.”
-What about Almond?
I’m sad to give up on the mounted archers ㅠㅠ
-Wait, it’s a plains. Can’t they just ride horses??
“Ah. Then the Crossbow faction decision might seem a bit odd, right? There’s the upgrade cost, and it’s difficult to use!? What’s the advantage?”
“First, the performance when it hits! And besides, the terrain here is plains, isn’t it?”
“That’s true.”
“Plains are good terrain for cavalry to charge, but there’s no better terrain for a sniper!”
“Aaah!”
A fertile granary region.
Vast plains and hills with horizons stretching in all directions.
And scattered throughout are forests positioned perfectly for concealment.
This environment is excellent for cavalry to hide and ambush, but it’s equally ideal for snipers to position themselves and continuously fire.
The only concern is enemy cavalry advancing toward the snipers’ rear.
“But right now the opponent is Vikings who can’t use cavalry, right? So snipers without needing to prepare for cavalry? This is perfect.”
-Ooooh
-Classic Kuboji
-That’s right
-Nice
[Crossbow – 27%]
As the Crossbow faction filled about a quarter, Gakgung appeared and began being supplied to the Archers.
“Pangeo is receiving Gakgung in order.”
“It seems there’s no particularly destructive strategy like the one with Almond as leader this time?”
“Right. Since the Crossbow faction takes time to complete, they’re operating the game by entrusting defense to Pangeo, a stable leader. The Crossbow is called a 3-era faction, but some say it’s really a 4-era faction. It’s a faction that takes considerable upgrade time.”
It’s so slow, seriously ㅠㅠ
-The arrows are fast but the upgrades are insanely slow
-4-era faction lol
-Damn, Vikings are rushing to 4-era
Another weakness of the Crossbow faction is time.
Even if you commit right after the 3-era starts, it only completes once 50-60+ 3-era weapons have been supplied.
Depending on the situation, this is equivalent to the time it would take to commit to 4-era instead.
“Ah. But Cookie needs to know this. Right now the Vikings—they’re just not doing anything and rushing to 4-era, right? They barely produced any 3-era equipment!?”
Meanwhile, the Vikings’ upgrades are advancing at a breakneck pace.
“Aaah. Since Vikings’ 3-era isn’t good, they can transition to 4-era quickly!? They need fewer resources and buildings. You can see it clearly!”
The Vikings’ 3-era was designed to be short from the start.
If they skip spending money on special equipment and go straight to 4-era, they could progress at twice the speed of other civilizations.
The Vikings were showing exactly that kind of movement right now.
“Yes. This is when Joseon needs to show aggressive moves… wait, huh?”
King Gul suddenly looks startled at a certain building in the Joseon main base.
“Ah, no. This is….”
-??
-Whoa
-That’s why Crossbow lol
-How far ahead are you seeing, Kuboji lol
-Is this right? lol
“No, I mean… it’s a bit awkward to say this, but Cookie, you’re not planning to drain the Vikings’ stamina before the third match or something like that, right?”
-lololololol
-Just being annoying lol
-That’s too much lol-
-lol
The reason King Gul harbored such doubts.
It was because of a certain building.
“I joked that the Peongjeon was a 4th-era faction. Just said that casually. But now there’s actually one appearing!? This is the first 4th-era battle in this main tournament!”
As the Vikings advanced, Joseon was also preparing to move into the 4th era.
Among the building options given.
[Scout Post]
The building Joseon chose was a Scout Post.
“This building…! It’s the building that produces Scouts!”
-Wow
-If it’s Scouts in the Peongjeon, that changes things
-Insane lol
-Ghost + Hack appearing lol
“What… what does this mean?”
“The Vikings are advancing through the 3rd era too quickly. So they realized—ah, they’re going to the 4th era! But normally, Joseon would stay in the 3rd era then! And they’d think, let’s end this game right here! But here’s the thing—Cookie’s like, what? I’m going to the 4th era too! Let’s really clash properly! That’s what happened!?”
-Is this right
-Did he think he couldn’t finish with 3rd-era Archers??
-lol we’re gonna see a 4th-era battle now
-Ah, it’s a shame we couldn’t kill the Vikings in the 3rd era
-If Valhalla appears, it’s gonna be really frustrating, is it okay?
-Pure romance
Game time continued to flow.
Gradually, space for both factions to occupy on the minimap disappeared.
Red dots and blue dots divided the map, facing off against each other.
Armed forces increased, and land resources dwindled.
The two sides continued to harass each other, both greatly and subtly.
“Now, the Vikings’ guerrilla warfare kills Workers! They plunder quite a bit of gold! Ah! But the hunting outpost filled with supplies catches fire again! These siege weapons are now going plink-plink from far away! For the Vikings, there’s really no way to stop it!”
In between, there were minor skirmishes involving Worker harassment or hunting outpost harassment.
“The Vikings charge in and destroy the siege weapons! Destroy the weapon factory too! Then the Archers again!”
These battles weren’t significant enough to change the overall flow.
The flow changes from now on, probably.
[Peongjeon – Complete]
The Peongjeon is complete, and Joseon immediately begins the 4th-era upgrade.
“Joseon’s Peongjeon complete! And! Entering the 4th era…”
Boom.
[Vikings – Era 4]
The Vikings have now completed their entry into Era 4.
“Vikings Era 4! It finally arrives! This match that we thought would end in Era 1! It’s reaching Era 4!”
“The players must be exhausted right now! Please hold on just a bit longer!”
Nearly every location on the map has been revealed, and the gold mines and lumber in the main base have been completely depleted.
Food production had long since shifted from hunting to agriculture.
“Now the only remaining resource region is the center! This middle area! They must secure it! Otherwise they’ll starve to death!!!”
There was nowhere left to retreat.
To obtain resources, they had to control the center of the map.
In preparation for the massive battle to come, the Vikings had filled their food storage to capacity.
Meanwhile, Joseon’s Gakgung Archers equipped with crossbows began moving in large numbers.
And─
[Valhalla – Complete]
The Vikings’ Era 4 faction, Valhalla, has been completed.
A faction that grants resurrection and allows them to fight once more, even in death.
The faction that transforms Vikings into ultimate warriors has been completed.
As if in response─
Boom.
[Joseon – Era 4]
Joseon advances into Era 4.
“Now! Both sides are moving!”
Red dots on the minimap.
The Vikings begin surging forward.
Joseon does the same.
They form their formations considering various circumstances.
The Vikings respond by shifting their formation.
Joseon adjusts once more.
“An invisible mind game between both teams!! This is breathtaking!”
“Wow! Everything is conveyed just through the minimap! The tension!”
“That’s how crucial this battle is!”
Now both teams’ formations stopped shifting.
And─
“Now! Are they about to clash!?”
Boom!
The Vikings charged forward, stamping their feet.
“The Gakgung Archers are now deployed in large numbers in the forests and behind the walls!”
“Vikings chargeeeee!!!”
“Both teams! All-out war! They’re entering a battle where everything is at stake!”
Every soldier that existed participated in this battle.
In Joseon, there were two exceptions.
One was Almond, and the other was Assistant Commander Coffee.
[Scout]
Among them, Almond entered the Scout barracks at the main base and received his troop assignment.
“Ah! And! Almond! Has entered the Scout barracks! This! Almond as a Scout?! Not assigning him to combat! Is he trying to show us something?!
“Ah! This is getting exciting! The special troop types of the 4th Era! Cost a lot of resources! But they’re truly exceptional!? They’re not just ordinary soldiers!?”
The 4th Era could perhaps be called the flower of civilization warfare.
The abilities of the special troop types that appear in this era are incomparable to those of previous eras.
[Archer → Scout]
After Almond’s troop type was changed.
Looking at the description that appeared in my vision, I could understand what the analysts were saying.
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Movement speed increased by 20%.
Can use all mounts.
When using weapons from other civilizations, can use the faction abilities attached to those weapons.
Can use three skills.
*Disguise: Appear as a member of the opposing civilization. Deactivates upon striking. Cooldown 50 seconds. Cooldown resets when killing an enemy.
*Infiltration: Can enter the opponent’s research facility and steal research results. Completes upon returning to the main base.
*Snipe: Increases weapon range by 80%. Damage increases up to 250% depending on firing distance. Cooldown 15 seconds.
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