Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 811

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 281
91. Ask and Go Triple (5)
Triple is an extremely radical production method. In the early to mid-game, it’s essentially a situation where no military force can be deployed at all.
For example, up until now, Joseon had produced only two bows total.
Those two bows were held by Danggeun and Ratte. The bow given to me was essentially one that had been in the defensive tower.
With just that single tower bow, I was pursuing and capturing enemies one by one, from Lianjian Soldiers to Spearmen.
Now I had even utilized the enemy’s spears to strike down several more.
“Waaaaaaaaaaa!!!”
The audience couldn’t help but go wild.
“Almond! Almond captures another one! Can anyone actually stop this player!?”
“Is that what Almond is saying!? Reconnaissance!? Why bother checking the board! Just ask and go triple, baby!!”
Hahaha, cut!
-For real
-The Mapo Bridge collapsed the moment Almond was born…
-To win, you need to bring out the nation itself
Haha, let’s just ask and go~
“Right now! The audience is completely losing it! My ears are ringing!!”
With Korea’s cheering section occupying two-thirds of the stands screaming at full volume, the Chinese side’s voices couldn’t be heard at all.
But then─
“Wha!?”
I faced off with a Spearman once more.
And I was wielding someone else’s spear again.
“This, this is!”
Thwack!
By the narrowest margin, our spears crossed, but it was my spear that found its mark.
“Aaaaaaah! Almond! Almond landed a hit!?”
Since it wasn’t a vital spot, I twisted the spear tip and slashed through my opponent once more.
Shhwaaack!
Crimson blood sprays everywhere.
The corpse tumbles across the dirt ground and falls away.
“He’s dead!! Again!!!”
My successive cuts through the Spearmen.
Even if it was a coincidence layered upon chance, the impact of this battle would undoubtedly be enormous.
“Waaaaaaaaaaa!!!”
“Almond! Almond! Almond!”
My name erupts from the crowd once more.
-China’s doing well!? China’s doing well!?
lol
-If you don’t listen to mom, you’ll grow up to be a Chinese Spearman!? If you don’t listen to mom, you’ll grow up to be a Chinese Spearman!? If you don’t listen to mom, you’ll grow up to be a Chinese Spearman!?
You seem to be doing better with Amond? lol
“We fought again! And won again!?”
The commentators couldn’t actually understand this decision of mine.
“There was definitely an element of luck involved here!? It looked like it was outside our calculations! But it happened! Almond! Do you have something special!?”
“We can’t see it! You must have some kind of animal instinct we don’t possess!”
It was natural for the commentators to be bewildered.
Even the opposing Commander, the top expert in this field, couldn’t understand it at all.
‘Such a decision?’
Youbi’s eyebrows twitched visibly on screen.
For him, this was simply an accident.
A disaster-like accident, so difficult to assign blame that it defied analysis.
Only one person had anticipated this situation, and he was now smiling subtly.
It was Cookie.
‘He did it after all.’
Since he was the one who had removed the leash around my neck, he had foreseen this outcome.
‘He’s grown.’
What he said during the interview wasn’t simply meant to reassure the fans.
Joseon grew stronger precisely because they climbed through defeats.
That’s the only way they could advance.
China hadn’t grown at all.
They had no need to.
The result was unfolding before their eyes now.
The eight Spearmen from China at the start were now down to two.
“Only two Spearmen left now!?”
“That’s right! Now! The Barbarian Soldiers can move in!”
“Without forming a formation! The Chinese Spearmen are nothing!?”
The minimum number needed to form a formation was five. Only then could they create at least a basic charge formation.
But with my decision to exhaust all my arrows, they fell below five, losing the power of the formation faction entirely.
“The Barbarian Soldiers were just watching the Spearmen! Now they charge!”
The order came down to Joseon’s Barbarian Soldiers, who had been cautiously probing, afraid of losing too many lives to the Spearmen.
[Charge]
Without a moment’s hesitation, they rushed down the slope, swinging their clubs.
“Ah. There’s nothing to see here. No matter how skilled the Spearmen are. With this numerical disadvantage….”
“For the Barbarian Soldiers, it’s just like whooping and coming back, right!?”
“This is Joseon’s tradition! The blanket roll!”
Thwack thwack thwack thwack thwack thwack!
The club beating had begun.
Hahahahaha
-lol, that’s hilarious ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
The scene of group assault is horrifying.
-Brings back school days…
-Hahahaha
The country of Chuno is crazy.
Despite holding spears, they were beaten down countless times and perished.
“We’ve secured it all! The triple wasn’t confirmed properly!”
“They managed to block this! Joseon!”
China, having failed their reconnaissance, made a decision.
[Jin Dynasty → Song Dynasty]
Boom.
They switched their regime back to the Song Dynasty.
“Huh!? They’ve reverted to the Song Dynasty! A temporary ceasefire! What kind of signal is this supposed to be!?”
-???: It’s a temporary alliance.
-They’re trying to make money again
You got caught ㅋㅋ
China, having reverted to the Song Dynasty.
While it appeared they had taken a step back, King Gul’s eyes widened significantly.
It was quite an astute judgment.
“It’s similar, but actually! China is also making good decisions! They know that the resource losses both sides have taken are subtly greater for Joseon!”
China’s soldiers had died quite a bit as well, but the resources Joseon consumed in blocking China’s reconnaissance incursion were also considerable.
The number of Barbarian Soldiers sacrificed was so great that reviving them again was proving quite difficult.
Youbi understood this.
If the money gap widened like this, China would end up with more resources.
In other words, even while being dealt this absurd situation, Youbi was calculating on his calculator.
It’s easy to say, but to make such careful calculations and countermeasures while your own strategy is being thoroughly blocked is an extremely difficult task.
“Youbi. He’s quite formidable, isn’t he!?”
“Yes! If Cookie employs fiery strategies! Youbi possesses such cold-blooded precision that you’d wonder if he’s not a machine!? At this rate, we really can’t predict what happens!”
“Cookie often uses strategies that shake the opponent’s psychology! But if the opponent doesn’t actually waver! Ah….”
Cookie’s tactics up until now have always included psychological attacks.
He frequently employs strategies where unexpected, shocking reversals overturn the entire situation.
But in reality, when you calculate it out, the damage sometimes isn’t that severe.
It was the same now.
While it appeared that Almond alone had killed all of China’s Spearmen, the number of soldiers sacrificed beforehand was enormous.
Just as not everyone can hear music and identify the notes correctly, people cannot see every situation in numbers.
But Youbi is someone who can.
Rather than perfect pitch, he possesses a kind of absolute numerical sense.
“Most importantly, what concerns me now is! China appears to be almost certain about Joseon’s triple! China almost never raises a double! Almost never!”
Moreover, looking at Youbi’s current tech, he was certain about Joseon’s triple.
When examining various circumstances, you could infer it without even looking inside.
“Yes! They’re raising a double right now!? This will widen the resource gap! Joseon won’t counterattack right now! He knows this!”
“Actually, there aren’t enough troops to counterattack right now!? Joseon is also in urgent need of reaching the 3rd era! Youbi knows this precisely!”
Excellent commanders can draw the complete picture just by observing the enemy’s military disposition.
Many use this to their advantage by employing unconventional formations.
But truly exceptional commanders strip away such false information, keeping only the truth and digging into it.
Just as one rarely lies when their life is on the line, there are certain things one cannot fake no matter how hard they try.
By observing how they protect that final stronghold, I can infer the opponent’s strategy.
A brilliant commander catches that moment with precision.
Of course, not all commanders can do this.
But we’re at the semifinals of the International Championship now.
Not every commander makes it to the semifinals.
Only the very best of the best remain.
“As expected from the semifinals! This is no easy feat!”
“China is expanding their economy again, and the resource score gap is starting to widen!? Wait, is the triple losing to the double!?”
Youbi began expanding his economy without any consideration for Joseon’s interference.
Youbi focused solely on controlling his customs houses, using them most efficiently for tax collection, worker production, and movement speed increases.
“China has customs houses! And Song Dynasty has resource bonuses! If we’re just comparing raw resource scores, it’s no joke like in the no-mark phase!?”
“Yes! Though their consumption is high too!? But once you build it up like this! It could snowball into something massive later on!”
Waaaaahhhhh…!
Cheers erupted from the Chinese spectator section.
“No! This is truly remarkable! Even without any fighting, just watching resources accumulate is drawing cheers!”
-lmao
-Superplay: SCV click
-fr fr
-why tho
Isn’t that just cheerful? lol
“That’s right. Actually, China’s fans are quite knowledgeable about the game! They understand what this situation means!? When China starts stacking resources with no-mark! They’re certain it’s unbeatable!”
China’s Civil Empire market had been established for a long time. Consequently, many fans possessed considerable foundational knowledge about the game.
Moreover, fans dedicated enough to travel overseas to cheer were even more passionate enthusiasts of this game.
Without any major battle occurring, they could discern that this situation favored China.
“Ah… I see. China themselves believe they have such a significant advantage. This is something Joseon needs to be careful about.”
Chinese fans believed China was gaining the advantage.
They had faith in the late game.
But King Gul hinted that there was a different variable at play here.
“Now, but! There’s a variable here, right? Joseon went triple much faster than Youbi expected!?”
“Ah, yes! That’s right!”
“Youbi knows Joseon is triple, but he doesn’t know if they transitioned from double to triple! Or if they just went straight to triple with that crazy move! He has no idea!”
“Joseon went straight to triple!?”
“Yes! So the worst-case scenario Youbi can imagine right now is exactly Joseon’s current tech! Even if China is ahead in resource score right now! Resource score is just current income rate!”
Joseon’s triple multi had already stabilized long ago, bringing in three times the resources.
No matter how carefully Youbi distributed his customs houses to increase resource income rate.
He couldn’t match Joseon’s current reserves, which had been accumulating at triple rate from the start.
“The internal reserves are much higher for Joseon! Joseon! You’ve got it stacked up!?”
-Trembling
Hahaha retained earnings haha
-Tax audit incoming
-Customs officials grinning ear to ear
-Wow, this is real??
These were resources Joseon had accumulated while operating three guildhalls since Era 1.
They had survived until now by producing an extremely minimal amount of weapons.
With almost no consumption and only accumulation, the stockpile had grown immense.
“All these resources! When will we use them!”
And all of these resources would be unleashed the moment Era 3 arrived.
“Right now! This instant! Joseon advances to Era 3!”
Boom.
[Joseon – Era 3]
With a great drum sound, Joseon’s Era 3 was declared.
The moment Cookie had decided to make his move had arrived.
The instant Era 3 was proclaimed, countless units on the minimap began converging toward the barracks and the smithy.

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