Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 721

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 191
63. The Mongolian Grasslands (2)
A sudden change in commanders.
Even though everyone trusted the Think Tank’s judgment, the players couldn’t help but feel anxious.
‘We haven’t even properly practiced scrims yet. Will it work in a tournament?’
‘Solo queue and tournaments are different…’
‘Why now of all times?’
The expressions on each player’s face as they entered the capsules one by one weren’t particularly bright.
In fact, the Persia team—who had lost the previous match—looked far more cheerful.
“Sigh…”
Pangeo, who was entering the capsule next to Almond, also let out an involuntary sigh.
It was a deep breath to release the tension.
“It’ll be fine.”
“…Huh?”
Before opening the capsule door and entering, Almond gave Pangeo a hint.
“He’s good at what he does.”
“…”
Pangeo seemed momentarily impressed by this rare display of encouragement from Almond.
But soon, with his characteristic dazed half-lidded eyes, he shot back a question.
“But how would you know that? You’ve never even been a commander before.”
Despite his words, his expression looked much better as he stepped into the capsule than before.
“Let’s just get in.”
“…Tch.”
Huh? A tch sound?
Pangeo turned around, wondering what that was about.
Almond’s pouty face greeted him.
“What?”
“Nothing. It’s just… ahem… is there air leaking from the capsule lid?”
Pangeo scratched his head while brazenly playing dumb.
What’s with him?
‘Is he sulking because I didn’t listen to his opinion?’
He thought he should have reacted more, but then another thought crossed his mind.
‘Wait, no? Of course I wouldn’t listen. He’s terrible at strategy. Who listens to Aamond anyway!’
After all, he himself was only half-listening during meetings.
Why would Almond be sulking? Well… even after living long, humans remain incomprehensible creatures.
Pangeo simply didn’t know.
Streamer Almond had always taken considerable pride in what he called his “brain plays.”

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Upon entering the game, a vast grassland welcomed them.
[Mongolian Grasslands]
A map concept commonly used when beginners practice.
“…It’s the winter version.”
“We’re screwed.”
However, that was the summer version of the Mongolian Grasslands.
The map that had appeared now was the winter version.
This was hardly suitable for beginners.
For one thing, a certain resource came in quite sparingly.
“This is going to be a food war.”
Food, specifically.

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“The Mongolian Grasslands! Ah, that’s the iconic map of Civil Empire, right? Just like how Ril provides certain Avatars by default when you first start, this map appears in the tutorial too?”
King Gul began explaining eagerly as the Mongolian Grasslands appeared.
“But the version that came out for this tournament is winter! The winter version! I’m not sure if it’s because we’re in the winter season or a balance decision, but this winter version is quite a special map.”
“Yes, exactly! You can tell right away that this isn’t the green grassland we know with those fluffy sheep running around!?”
“Right. That’s correct. The grassland is almost completely dried up, and some areas have turned into wastelands.”
“There are barely any sheep!”
-Should we go straight to farming?
-This map should’ve come out when we played against the Vikings lol
-Persia’s farming from the start;
While gold could be called the most important resource in Civil Empire, food is the resource needed most.
And the sheep and deer roaming the map were responsible for most of the food supply in the early and mid-game.
In the winter version of the Mongolian Grasslands, these two beasts barely exist.
The environment has already been devastated because the sheep have grazed the entire grassland bare.
“In this situation, Persia, which has a farming bonus, appears to have quite the advantage?”
Persia is a Muslim civilization that cannot consume wild boar, the most efficient beast.
Instead, they can begin farming from the first age, and their efficiency is also superior.
But since this map doesn’t even have wild boar to begin with.
They gain only merit without any handicap.
“It’s what you’d call pleasure without responsibility!? Right now Joseon also finds hunting incredibly difficult. Only Persia gets the farming bonus!”
-Pleasure without responsibility lol
-That’s true, for real
-I don’t get why there’s such a bonus when there are only a few wild boar anyway
-Still, if you monopolize hunting, isn’t it doable? No matter how good the farming bonus is, nothing beats hunting efficiency.
There is one fascinating point in human history.
In fact, when measured by human energy efficiency, hunter-gatherer societies were far easier to survive in than agricultural societies.
By ancient standards, there was no labor as grueling and inefficient as farming. One had to work diligently every day, and even then, if natural disaster struck, you harvested nothing and starved.
Meanwhile, hunting and gathering required success only once a week to sustain a livelihood.
It was similar in the Civil Empire as well.
When farmland was first established, resources were consumed and converted into food, but it took time to offset the losses.
Hunting consumed no resources beyond the players’ labor.
The international tournament especially started with 200 people as a resource, so there was no reason not to choose hunting….
“The problem is that Persia won’t enter farming so naively?!”
“That’s right. They’re sending out hunting parties right now. Even more aggressively!”
Rather than immediately starting farming and cutting ties with hunting, Persia was splitting the hunt fifty-fifty with Joseon before transitioning to farming.
They were securing the limited animal resources first, then converting to resources only they could use.
“It’s like when you spill fries on the table during a burger meal—those guys who ignore their burger and just eat the fries! That’s what Persia is doing right now!”
“Exactly! Their burger is bigger, that’s the thing!”
Hahahahahaha (laughing)
Ah… hahahaha
-That’s why I never spill fries
-Just thinking about it makes my hands shake
Hahahahahaha that’s hilarious hahahaha
-Persia’s guys mixing bacon into the fries lol
“Persia’s fries-first strategy is happening right now! They’re competing with Joseon in hunting, but it’s essentially splitting everything fifty-fifty?!”
Both Persia and Joseon deployed most of their forces toward hunting rather than scouting after observing the map’s state.
“That’s correct. In hunting, since it’s the first era, there’s no real differentiation, is there? Splitting fifty-fifty is standard unless someone has specialized expertise like Espana.”
During the Espana match, Joseon had never once fallen behind in hunting—they were masters of it.
Fundamentally, the players’ vision was 1 higher from the first era.
And Tres, the mounted assistant commander who could excel in hunting, was an expert at it.
Most other civilizations typically take fifty-fifty in hunting.
In other words, it’s difficult for Joseon to gain any advantage here.
“What’s somewhat encouraging is that the commander has no tournament experience, but so far the operations have been very stable?!”
“That’s right. They’re making good judgments according to the map’s situation….”
-For real, Joseon’s commander is playing well
-The best! Daisunsin Choi!
-We don’t know yet though
-How do you know that from this, commentators ugh
“More than anything, it’s ambiguous to call Daisunsin Choi a first-timer, right?”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“He already has one win, doesn’t he?”
The caster checked whether King Gul was referring to tournament experience she didn’t know about, but there was nothing like that.
“What are you talking about?”
“The Viking match was essentially won by him!”
“Ah! A fashion victory!”
Haha, that’s so funny!
-??
-Oh man, so it’s that person
-Wait, is this the same person???
-Whoa lol
-For real though
-As expected of the Admiral… winning without even fighting…
King Gul was referring to how Sarang had received the Best Dressed award at the Dinner Party.
Thanks to that, Joseon gained map selection rights and easily won their first match against the Vikings, who had been a troublesome opponent.
“Now then, Joseon is… rushing incredibly hard into the second age, and this… could it be again?”
While exchanging jokes about the lack of variables in the early game, King Gul noticed something.
“Is this another Archer Rush!?”
“Yes yes!?”
-No way lmaooo
-For real?
-If they hit when farming starts it’d be insane
-Is this real lol
-Bontovi, what are you…
-Wow~
Joseon’s movements were anything but ordinary.
“Ah yes!? Earlier the archers had a direct confrontation and completely established the hierarchy. It’s hard to find a reason not to do it again!?”
“Ah! It looks like we’re seeing almost a triple rush? I’ll keep doing it until you stop me!”
“Exactly! Try stopping the Archer Rush! I’ll use it again! Try stopping the Archer Rush! I’ll use it again!”
-???
-Why do I hear the words twice? Why do I hear the words twice?
-lol is the Nut’s will creating an echo…?
-It’s a mic error right? It’s a mic error right?
-The legendary triple rush?! The legendary triple rush?!
Joseon was preparing the exact same strategy as the first match.
“Unlike last match, we’re not going all the way to the forward barracks! But we’re rushing the second age incredibly fast right now! We’re eliminating almost every variable!?”
“This must mean the analysis of Persia was completed exceptionally well!?”
Joseon reached the second age at a speed that couldn’t be achieved unless they judged Persia’s movements to be predictable.
[Joseon – Second Age]
Boom!
It appeared to be flowing exactly like the first match.
At least, that’s what Joseon thought.
“Ah. But! Persia is completely different from the last match right now!?”
Persia was different.
The moment the second age signal came, they immediately began constructing three defense towers as if they’d been waiting.
[Defense Tower – 5%]
[Defense Tower – 2%]
[Defense Tower – 1%]
“So they’ve been conserving resources to respond based on Joseon’s current movements?!”
Persia appeared ready to showcase their signature turtling strategy.
“The defensive tower placement is artistic? This looks really difficult…”
“True to their turtling mastery, they’re even good at what we call SimCity! Joseon already has one bow being produced…”
SimCity.
It’s slang commonly used when talking about building placement methods in RTS games.
It refers to arranging buildings in subtle ways to create difficulties when enemies attack.
Making entry difficult, or creating maze-like structures that trap invaders once they enter.
There are many variations.
Persia’s current approach had nearly all major resources and buildings protected by defensive towers, while those buildings protected the towers in return.
In other words, to break through the defensive towers, those buildings had to be burned down first.
“Since food supply is so limited on this map! Every single soldier that dies is incredibly critical! You have to make the right choices!”
Pushing soldiers forward could eventually break through the defensive towers, but this wasn’t a map with abundant food like the previous one.
Food was essential for troop maintenance and revival. Currently, losing around ten soldiers was the maximum they could afford.
Anything more would take time.
It meant their forces would gradually dwindle, and most importantly, workers were the problem.
“If you can’t produce workers because you’re trying to preserve troops…… you end up in a truly extreme situation, right? I already won one match anyway! So why not? Is that it?!”
“Joseon is attacking now?!”
Joseon’s frontline archers—Almond, Pangeo, and others—began charging toward Persia’s main base with their bows drawn.
-If this works again that’s insane lmao
-Persia’s mental will break if they lose here
-If they can’t stop this they’re ordering 200 hijabs lol
Hahaha why am I ending up rooting for the Persian guys?ㅜㅜ haha
-Let’s go~ unless it doesn’t work~

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