Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 945

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 076
26. The Arrival of a Star (1)
Survival Craft.
Commonly known as ‘SurCraft,’ it falls into what’s called a sandbox-type game.
When explaining this genre to people unfamiliar with games, there’s always one comparison I end up making.
“You know how when you were a kid, you’d play house in the playground? It’s basically that, but as a game.”
Something along those lines.
But such a simple explanation fell short of truly capturing what SurCraft was.
“So it’s like StarCraft custom maps, but in virtual reality. Players create their own rules and everything, then just play.”
Some people reference the old StarCraft custom map era.
Yet even this explanation struggled to capture what SurCraft had become.
“It’s like playing StarCraft custom maps in a playground, where anyone can join whenever they want.”
That description came closer to working.
The defining feature of SurCraft is that once you create a ‘server,’ anyone with permission can enter it whenever they please.
For example, if I logged in on day one of a server opening but didn’t return for a week, then logged back in on day eight, the game would still be progressing. Driven forward by other players.
And the way the game progresses is determined entirely by the users who created and designed that server.
That’s how SurCraft is currently used.
“But apparently, at first it was just everyone gathering together in an empty field, hunting monsters and surviving.”
I carefully read a single sentence from the wiki. Then I found myself questioning it too.
“How did a game like that turn into this?”
-He doesn’t seem to know either lol
-He looks like he’s learning this for the first time too?
-Doesn’t even know what sandbox means lol
“Hmm… so… at first the goal was survival, staying alive. But as it gradually evolved into a sandbox format… players started setting their own goals. Survival became the baseline, and then they’d set additional rules and objectives beyond that…”
-Drrrr…
-Almond you’re confusing us
-What is this lol
-Is this a Zombie School principal inauguration ceremony?
-We’re all learning together, right?
By the time my clumsy explanation of Survival Craft finally ended, I had actually come to understand the game.
“Ah. Now I get it.”
-Lololol what is it
-So you didn’t know after all lol
-Total plot twist lol did you really not know lol
The teasing about not knowing was meant as a joke, but surprisingly, I genuinely hadn’t known.
“Now that I understand it. Let me explain again.”
About two hours after I’d first explained it, I started explaining all over again.
-No!
Please save me, Professor ㅠ
-???: Almond, please die just once for us!
-LMAO
“He’s acting all confident saying he’s secured Sanskrit firmly lol”
The chat is completely dead but why are there so many viewers lol
.
.
.
After the broadcast that secured a massive loyal audience.
The next day arrived.
Today was the day all of Tribby’s Streamers moved to their new nest.
But there was one peculiar phenomenon.
[Balloon Gum]
[Notice) Everyone, today’s broadcast is at 7:30 PM~!]
[Miho]
[Notice) First broadcast at 7:30 PM! Please come! Thank you!]
[Hong-cha]
[Notice) First broadcast 7:30 PM. That’s just how it is.]
Suddenly, the Streamers began unifying their first broadcast times to 7:30 PM in rapid succession.
Naturally, this sparked discussion in Streamer-related communities.
[Why are all the Streamers at 7:30 PM? Is there some event going on??]
-But can the traffic handle it? It’s the first day
“Isn’t this basically just stress-testing the server at this point? lol”
lol
└They must be confident
-Oh, isn’t that it?? There was talk about them all moving
└I think something’s happening there
└But nothing’s written about it yet
There was no banner related to the Serc event, and no promotion had been done.
The strategy Juhyeok had proposed was to naturally allow viewers coming to watch the Streamers’ first broadcasts to blend in, excluding any feeling of an event opening as much as possible.
He checked the time.
‘It’s almost time.’
Soon it would be 7:30 PM.
[Almond]
[Notice) I’ll be on at 7:30 PM tonight~]
Almond had also posted a notice that he would start broadcasting at this time.
But Juhyeok wasn’t at Sanghyeon’s place like usual.
He was standing in front of a capsule hotel.
“It’s been a while.”
He descended the capsule hotel stairs with visible tension.
“Oh wow. Who’s this? You actually came.”
Someone greeted him immediately upon arrival.
“Ah, Kang-seok Lee.”
Clap.
The two shook hands in greeting.
It was Kang-seok Lee, who had sold Almond cheap used capsules back then.
“Our used goods business is doing incredibly well. Thanks to you.”
“Is that thing still working from back then?”
“Of course! You mentioned how grateful you were for the cheap used capsules from CEO Lee after winning the National Championship, right?”
“That’s true.”
“Trust is the most important thing in used goods trading. Getting that, business has been booming. Things fly off the shelves as soon as they come in.”
Hehehehe!
Kang-seok Lee laughed with satisfaction, his large frame shaking with amusement.
“Sales have increased twentyfold. On the first day, the phones were ringing off the hook and I couldn’t even speak.”
“Wow. Really?”
“Both sellers and buyers increased so much that it’s just been a massive hit.”
Juhyeok had never imagined it would be to that degree.
He actually had little experience with used goods trading, so he hadn’t truly grasped how important trust was in that market.
‘Come to think of it… when I went to buy a used car, if I saw a tattoo on someone’s arm, I’d just turn right around…’
Applying it to the only used car he’d been interested in, it made some sense.
“Anyway! So use it for free today.”
“What? No, that’s—”
“Come on. How much is the usage fee anyway? Just… get in! Before I drag you in!”
Kang-seok Lee practically forced Juhyeok inside the capsule.
The charged time was 9999 hours. Nearly infinite. If he used all of that, he’d become a Matrix human.
“Ah, ah… thank you…”
Thunk!
The lid closed.
‘Goodness.’
I never imagined Sanghyeon’s mention at the National Championship would amount to this.
So I really have become a superstar.
I’m feeling the influence anew.
‘Anyway…’
I fiddle with the capsule I’ve entered after so long.
I’ve never really enjoyed entering capsules, so I’m not used to it.
‘It’s already 7:10.’
I needed to get in quickly.
Since I’d asked Kang-seok Lee to prepare it, the game was already set up.
[Survival Craft]
I select ‘Multiplayer’ and enter the number.
‘The server number is…’

* * *
“What was that server number again…”
I checked the number written in my memo pad in the house without Juhyeok.
“czkt11012, that’s it.”
In Survival Craft, you had to enter the server number you were invited to.
Otherwise, you’d end up starting alone in some barren wasteland of a server.
“czkt11012, czkt11012…”
I murmured it to myself as I stepped into the capsule.
Actually, I could have just written it on my computer’s notepad and synced it.
‘I can remember this much.’
I deliberately put my memory to the test.
A moment later.
-Aha~
-Wow, Cheese’s first broadcast!
-Kyaa
-Cheese-flavored Almond lol
My broadcast went live.
“Tr… No, hello everyone.”
I’m crying / Waah waah waah
Please help me out ㅠㅠ
-We’re still on Tribby!!
I glanced at the viewer chat.
The viewers were split between Cheese and Tribby.
There were still more people watching on Tribby.
‘Something…’
Something felt bittersweet.
That window would soon disappear.
Only now did it truly sink in that the Cheese platform had been created.
‘Tribby.’
The platform where so much had happened.
The place that had changed my life.
It hadn’t disappeared yet, but it had grown more distant.
Watching the chat window pushed to the second column, I waved at it.
“Tr~”
I’m having a hard time ㅠㅠ
-Aha!
ㅠㅠ (crying/tears)
-He did it lol
-Thank you!
I checked the time.
‘I can just enter at 8 o’clock.’
I turned on the broadcast at 7:30 to run a check. Since this was Cheese’s first stream, I needed to verify that the broadcast was transmitting properly, that chat messages were coming through, and that there were no buffering issues.
“Everyone, is the stream coming through okay?”
Usually Juhyeok would handle this sort of thing on his own. Since he couldn’t be here today, I asked the viewers instead.
-Yeah
-Yep
-Seems fine?
-It’s super smooth though?
[Papurikka Cheongjunida donated 10,000 won!]
[How much bandwidth did you pay for? There’s literally zero buffering lol]
hahahahaha
-Oh…
-Domestic viewers get Twitch membership discounts~
Hahaha, for real
-Must’ve paid a lot
-So generous~
The donations were coming in nicely too.
Then it happened.
Boom!
[Rubisword donated a whopping 1,000,000 won!]
[New streamer settlement support fund]
I’m not sure what you’re asking me to translate. The characters you’ve provided (ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ) are Korean consonants that don’t form a meaningful word or phrase on their own. Could you provide more context or clarify what you’d like translated?
-Wow
-Whoa
-Big Ruby
-Ruby mama has class;
Oh my god, haha!
Isn’t that just being reckless right away? lol
“Oh wow, Rubisword! Thank you so much for the incredible donation on my first stream!”
Almond responded by bowing his head deeply.
Ding.
[Gaji-bokkeun donated 3,000 won.]
[My little brother hasn’t been saving money lately.]
-??
ㅋㅋㅋ (or lol/haha)
hahahaha Galbokshek
Why don’t you do it? I seriously have no idea.
Still, you’re a consistent friend~ㅋㅋㅋ
Why would you pour water into a bottomless jar? lol
Beggar’s stir-fry lol
“Thank you as well, Gaji-bokkeun.”
After Gaji-bokkeun, a stream of donations continued to pour in.
Ding ding!
[Soryongpo donated 500,000 won.]
[Cheese’s donations got discounted]
-Whoa
-Wow
-Soryongpo’s donations hit different~
-Crazy
-Hahaha
Ding.
[Woriguendil Pungseonggeom donated 100,000 won.]
[Please don’t let my username become reality. Paprika has to win.]
-Suddenly lmao
-You laughed like that after seeing Balloon Gum lmao
-Haven’t you seen Ghostbusters? Balloon Gum’s better at games
-Huh? lol
“Soryongpo, thank you so much for 500,000 won. I’ll use it well. Woriguendil, thank you.”
Among the stream of donations, there was one that captured my attention.
‘Huh?’
Ding.
[AK47 donated 100,000 won.]
Oh… You really went with the cheese ㅠ
It was a username I remembered.
It could have been a coincidence with the nickname, but it really seemed like that person.
“AK, thank you. The broadcast seems to be going well so far.”
I didn’t reveal my feelings about Orange.
It was getting close to 8 o’clock now.
I needed to prepare to start.
“You remember we decided today’s game through a democratic vote, right? After an incredibly close vote, we selected…”
Ta-da~
I launched the game while adding a sound effect.
[Survival Craft]
“This content was created with your precious votes. Please show us your support.”
-Lmaooooo
-The baiting is insane lol
-“Precious votes” sure, there were barely any votes there
-Is this an event?
-Nut Shake was all doing this today lol why did you even vote lol
As the quick-witted viewers started chatting, I raised my voice.
“Survival Craft! Let’s begin!”
Pop!
After the game started, my entire vision went dark before a wilderness landscape unfolded before me.
A desolate island with not a single person in sight.
Above it, text appeared in front of the clouds in the sky.
[Survival Craft]
Along with the title, these options appeared.
[Single Play]
[Multiplayer]
[Sandbox Mode]
I had to select Multiplayer from these choices.
‘The code…’
It was now 7:58.
Countless streamers must have already begun gathering on the server.
Almond entered the code.
[Code: czkt12012]
It was the wrong code.
The correct one was czkt11012.
Actually, it wasn’t that big of a problem.
After all, it would just kick me out and I could re-enter it.
‘Huh?’
But instead of being kicked out, I was transported somewhere.
[Entering.]

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