Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 807

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 277
91. Ask and Go Triple (1)
“Joseon really went for a triple!?”
Triple.
It’s shorthand for triple town hall.
In Civil M and other RTS games, when people say double or triple, they’re often referring to the number of buildings that produce workers.
It’s a strategy frequently mentioned and used in these strategic simulation games.
Because workers emerge in large numbers and quickly, allowing resources to multiply significantly.
The more workers you have, the more money you mine, and the more money you mine, the more workers you can produce… resources multiply like a virus.
“Going for a triple obviously carries huge risk, doesn’t it!? Is this really okay!?”
“The risk is triple too! Three times! The return is also three times! Just think of it that way!”
However, the biggest problem with this strategy is simply ‘producing many workers.’
The town hall is the second most expensive building in Civil M after the castle, excluding landmarks.
Since he built three of these worker-producing buildings, he needs to produce a considerable number of workers early on to secure the necessary resources.
In other words, instead of producing weapons, he has to increase workers.
“Right now there’s no defensive building on the mountain peak except for defense towers! No matter how much of a pushover China is early on! Once they find out, they’ll come attack!?”
“China has to push their build as much as possible right now! Not even a double, let alone a triple! They’re just advancing steadily! The really important thing is blocking scouts from getting inside!?”
Ultimately, the core of this strategy is preventing the enemy from scouting.
That’s why all 200 soldiers were patrolling around the mountain peak, rooting out Chinese soldiers.
“But is it really possible to block this entire area!?”
King Gul nods.
“Yes! If you want to block it, you block it!? There are defense towers right now! And you can continuously reinforce troops from the mountain peak!? Of course it’s a bluff! It’s not actually working! But it doesn’t look that way to the enemy!?”
He was right.
In the view the Observer briefly showed of China’s vision, soldiers lingered near the mountain peak before eventually retreating.
“Ah. So the reason these were built is as a fake!?”
“For now, it seems to be serving that purpose! But they can be used for offense anytime!? They’re also great for launching a quick attack once they’re ready!?”
“Ah! Two birds with one stone!?”
-Wow
-Real talk, that’s brilliant
-Ah, so that’s what he’s planning lol
-Haha no way
-Thinking several moves ahead
That’s right.
The buildings Cookie constructed on the mountain peak weren’t simply for intimidation.
The moment Joseon is ready, these buildings will immediately become functional, producing weapons and soldiers.
Joseon can send soldiers down from the mountain peak, pressuring the opponent half a beat faster.
“Cookie’s in great condition after being away for a while. A very bold strategy from the start! And it’s working well so far!”
“Yes! China also has to maintain their civilization development speed! They’ll try to avoid damage if possible! They don’t have time to worry about external threats!”
“China always has that mentality, doesn’t it!? We’ll win in the late game!”
“Yes! But that’s not just bluster!?”
“That’s right!”
“So even if Joseon successfully establishes this triple build right now! We can’t let our guard down! We really need to stake everything on the third era and wipe them out in one decisive blow!”
“So there’s almost only one opportunity!?”
“That’s how we should see it! If we just let China breeze through to the third era—let me call it the third era for convenience—if we hand them that civilization upgrade free pass! There’s really no hope!”
China is a civilization that gradually grows stronger from the third era onward, reaching its peak in the fourth era.
“If China reaches the Ming Dynasty! We can’t win! Joseon in the fourth era will struggle greatly!”
King Gul makes an unusually definitive statement.
“To that extent!?”
“The Ming Dynasty has the ‘Unification Under Heaven’ faction, you see?”
“Ah!”
“Once you upgrade that faction, you can use all the civilization factions at once—the Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, and everything else that we’ve been selectively using during system transitions! If it reaches that point, we simply can’t win!”
-Terrifying
-That’s totally broken
What the hell??lol
It’s like they’re just shooting hacks or something, so that won’t come out lol
-It exists gg we’re done
“It’s like going to Baskin-Robbins! Not picking individual flavors! Just saying ‘give me everything you have here!’ That’s what this is! So! Joseon needs to completely cut off China’s lifeline in the third era!”
“Ah, in any case! Until now, China hasn’t noticed!? Workers are starting to emerge from Joseon’s triple build!”
As Cookie’s hands move faster, the production speed begins to surge steadily.
“Joseon’s resource score is just starting to climb!?”
Originally the resource gap had widened through the customs, but once the triple build completed, the gap began to narrow gradually.
“Good. It looks like we’ll finally see a prosperous Joseon for once…!”
Then, a crisis emerged.
Ting!
Ting!</
In the center of the map, China's spearmen suddenly begin charging forward.
"Wh-what!? Did China somehow… notice!?"
The sudden charge of spearmen toward the mountain's center line was a declaration of intent to peek inside, even at the cost of losses.
"Ah! As expected of Youbi! Being from Shu, he must prefer it!?"
Lol that's so funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Come to think of it, their name is Yuvi ㅋㅋㅋㅁㅊㅋㅋ
-Big ears guy Shu one-trick pony
-Zhuge Liang's subordinate
-What is this really

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Midway up the mountain.
An emergency alert was issued to the Joseon scouts.
"Oh, they're coming!"
Ping!
[Defense]
As defense markers pinged across the positions, the soldiers turned in unison toward the threat.
From my vantage point atop the defense tower, I could see them too.
In the distance, figures in red garments were advancing in a charging formation.
But from here, the distance was too great to land arrows with accuracy.
I considered whether I should descend from the defense tower with my bow.
'Hmm.'
[Standby]
A standby order was issued to the remaining soldiers.
There was a possibility they might draw our attention while someone else slipped through to exploit a weakness.
'But… if we only hold them off with Barbarian Soldiers…'
Still, my eyes remained fixed on the positions where the Spearmen were stationed.
Though the Barbarian Soldiers were numerous, they would be significantly depleted once they engaged the Spearmen.
We had only produced a few short bows. If our forces developed gaps in this state, it would become difficult to stop the scouts.
I could already see the flow of this battle unfolding.
Yet—
[Standby]
As if reading my thoughts, another standby order was issued to the other soldiers.
"Charge!"
The Chinese Soldiers surged forward, piercing through our defensive line.
The Barbarian Soldiers advanced first, blocking their attacks with their bodies.
Thud!
Crack!
As expected, soldiers armed only with clubs fell quickly.
Yet their corpses impeded the Spearmen's advance.
'Is this really working?'
I felt an odd emotion stirring within me.
This was the first time I'd witnessed such an early engagement from a distance without participating directly.
Watching our forces being pushed back while I remained distant filled me with anxiety.
Still, I could not move.
I remembered the match against Spain.
I was riding toward the enemy gates at full gallop.
Not only that—countless Mounted Archers were charging recklessly toward the enemy's closed gates.
If we continued at that pace, we would crash into the walls and fall to our deaths, yet the soldiers did not change direction.
That was because the order was absolute.
Charge toward the enemy gates.
In that moment, I thought they might collide.
Maratang opened the gates and appeared, while the Mounted Archer unit passed through the gates at an interval of roughly 0.1 seconds.
If I had hesitated, slowed my pace, or changed direction, the entire operation would have fallen apart.
Crunch….
My feet pressed firmly against the wooden floor of the defensive tower.
'Don't go.'
It was a desperate struggle not to move.
"Push! Push harder!"
Those dressed in red began pushing forward with greater force.
At this rate, the front line would break.
Several more Barbarian Soldiers had been reinforced.
Thud!
"Die!"
Someone charged through the barrage of thrusts from the Spearmen and swung a club.
Thud!
Crack!
Quite impressive footwork.
One Spearman collapsed.
Had the Spearmen never expected one of their own to fall unconscious?
They suddenly panicked and retreated backward.
The Barbarian Soldiers seized the advantage and pressed after them.
'Huh?'
My eyes widened.
Well, from this vantage point, I could see it.
Far beyond the trees… there were other soldiers.
They were not Spearmen.
[Lianjian Soldier]
A specialized unit of the Song Dynasty.
Soldiers wielding the Lianjian—a repeating crossbow.
The Lianjian is literally a crossbow that fires continuously.
Think of it as a machine gun that shoots arrows.
It's a crossbow capable of firing over ten arrows in rapid succession with each volley.
As a special weapon of the Song Dynasty, the Lianjian developed by Zhuge Liang became so famous that the weapon itself is also called the "Zhuge Crossbow."
The Lianjian is cumbersome to reload while mounted and takes considerable time.
Furthermore, since its armor-piercing capability is calculated per shot, rapid-fire volleys were disadvantageous.
When is the Lianjian Soldier most effective?
'Right now….'
I remembered this.
Since I memorize almost everything I hear about bows, I knew this precisely.
Now was the moment.
Lianjian Soldiers excelled at eliminating those in "light armor" or without any armor at all—they could sweep through them almost effortlessly.
With Barbarian Soldiers scattered everywhere like this, nothing compared to Lianjian Soldiers.
I might actually sweep away all the enemies like a machine gun.
No matter how mountainous and forested this terrain was, it made no difference against a Lianjian Soldier firing so recklessly like a machine gun.
Click.
I released the arrow the Lianjian Soldier had nocked.
The Barbarian Soldiers, unable to see the Lianjian Soldier, pressed forward by following the Spearmen retreating backward, intensifying their assault.
'No, this won't do!'
I was helpless.
Whoosh!
An arrow tore through the air.
But then—
"!?"
──Boom!
The Lianjian Soldier's head exploded.
Only then did my eyes turn toward where the arrow had come from.
'Where is it?'
But I couldn't tell where.
I only understood the reason when I saw the next arrow.
Whoooosh!
I could see the angle at which the arrow curved.
'A curve shot.'
Boom!
That arrow burst another Lianjian Soldier's head.
The Lianjian Soldiers fell helplessly without even managing to fire a proper shot at the Barbarian Soldiers.
From where were these arrows coming? I couldn't even see clearly from up here.
How could they possibly prepare a defense?
'Where is it? It seems like Pangeo's style.'
Pangeo knew how to shoot curve shots.
It was probably him.
After searching for quite a while, I finally discovered his position.
[Danggeun]
It was Danggeun who had fired the arrows.
"!"
She wasn't alone.
[Ratte]
Danggeun and Ratte.
The arrows they fired were continuously bursting the heads of the Lianjian Soldiers.
Boom!
Boom!
As the Lianjian Soldiers fell, the Spearmen pressed forward, bombarded by arrows raining down from all directions.
'That's right.'
Indeed. I had momentarily forgotten what I'd trained them to do.
Real combat and practice were different things, after all.
I hadn't expected them to pull this off so immediately.
Yet they were doing it.
Just as they would against AI in practice matches, they were facing these Chinese Players….
Crack!
Boom!
They were landing headshots with insane precision.

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