Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 946

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 077
26. The Star Arrives (2)
Survival Craft is a survival game.
Among survival games, it’s quite hardcore, yet surprisingly many players enjoy it casually.
It’s partly because players can freely modify the rules through its sandbox system, but mainly thanks to its charming basic avatar design.
[Entering the game.]
Just look at Almond, who had just been summoned.
“…?”
*Pop.*
Short stubby legs, an oversized head, enormous eyes taking up half the face, white hands like mittens.
This wasn’t the Almond I knew before.
hahahahahaha
Wow lol, short-legged almond
I can’t provide a meaningful translation for this text as it appears to be gibberish or corrupted characters rather than valid Korean words.
That’s crazy lol
-This is Survival Craft~
Survival Craft’s design was incredibly casual.
Especially the way it transforms players into short-legged designs—that’s the game’s hit point.
Anyone who comes here can become that adorable character from nostalgic memories.
“Oh….”
Almond looks around at his shrunken body and marvels at it.
‘This is really fascinating.’
Back in the PC gaming era, this kind of graphics was a symbol of budget titles, but virtual reality games were different. In fact, this design required more complex processing.
If you simply loaded the existing 3D data as-is, it would render realistically on its own, but they deliberately transformed and expressed it this way instead.
The fact that such a short-legged character could appear without any sense of awkwardness in movement spoke volumes about the production team’s expertise.
‘There’s no real sense of discomfort.’
*Pop, pop!*
As Almond bounced around, a strange sound accompanied his jumps, and he bounced quite well.
“It feels a bit odd, but I think it’s just because I’m smaller. It works great.”
Haha, so cute!
I wish I had known it was this kind of game and voted earlier ㅠㅠㅠㅠ So precious ㅠㅠ
-So adorable
-I just want to bite it
-Isn’t this game available?
-Mom! When I grow up, I want to buy Almond!
Hahaha, that’s so funny!
-I’m going crazy
-This is a dangerous game… for the heart…
*Boom!*
[Rubisword has donated 100,000 won!]
[My… my heart hurts.]
*Ding!*
[Choro Long has donated 100,000 won!]
Cute and adorable almond ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
*Boing. Boing.*
Almond kept bouncing around to adapt—or rather, to keep receiving donations.
“Ah. Thank you. Thank you so much~”
*Ding!*
*Ding!*
As the donations kept coming, quite some time had passed.
‘Hm?’
That’s when Almond realized something.
Not a single person had entered the area.
*Whoooosh…*
Only dry desert winds blew through this place; nothing was visible, and no facilities could be seen.
‘What’s going on?’
I came here because there was supposed to be an opening ceremony event today.
Did I arrive too early? Almond checked the time.
‘No, that’s not it.’
The time was correct. In fact, over ten minutes had already passed. But there was no one here.
“Um… why is no one here? We were supposed to do something here.”
-?
-Yeah, seriously
-??? What is this?
-A bug maybe?
Almond figured he must have entered the wrong coordinates and started walking around to look.
“I’ll go search~”
Despite being desert terrain, a rocky mountain jutted up like a pyramid.
Sparse trees grew on its slopes.
“Oh. Is it over there?”
Almond headed up in that direction.
*Boing, boing, boing.*
As he ran quickly, strange sounds echoed through the air.
*Thunk… tang… thunk….*
Someone was chopping wood with an axe.
“Oh. You came. Um… who is this?”
He looked startled upon seeing Almond.
His gaze shifted toward the game log.
‘cheez_almond?’
It was Almond’s character code.
“Who are you?”
“…I was invited here.”
“….”
The two stood facing each other in silence for a moment.
*Ding.*
[Rubisword donated 30,000 won]
[Almond… This isn’t the right server! All the other streamers have already gathered!]
-Huh?
-?
-For real??
-I checked the other streamers’ broadcasts and it’s legit lol
-Lmaooo he’s late
“Oh….”

* * *
Meanwhile, on the original Cheese Village server.
It was not a desert but a verdant meadow with seas, rivers, mountains, and towering trees scattered throughout.
In the heart of a deep forest, there was a vast plaza beside a pond.
Countless people had gathered there.
[cheez_hongcha]
[cheez_ggum]
[cheez_tako]
.
.
.
Familiar usernames were listed in succession.
Though they were all short-legged characters making them slightly difficult to distinguish, if you looked carefully, you could recognize them surprisingly quickly.
[Cheese Official) Cheese Village Entry Opening Ceremony]
[Current Viewers: 258,000]
-Wow so many streamers
-Looks different from the top-down view lol
-Hong-cha’s hair is still visible from here lol
-Ooooh
-Is this an event???
This opening ceremony was also being broadcast on Cheese’s official account.
“Hmm. It looks good.”
Department Manager Jang nodded in satisfaction while watching the broadcast screen.
That’s right. The broadcast and edited distribution of this event had been entrusted to Jang’s production company, and the investor was Mix Nuts—Juhyeok Kim.
“Production team members. And Juhyeok. Standby.”
Department Manager Jang spoke into the microphone while adjusting the zoom on several cameras.
-Yes.
-Razer~
-All set~
When the production team gave the signal, he gestured toward the back.
Pop!
The in-game lighting suddenly dimmed, and a stage-like structure rose up at the very front of the plaza.
All the lights turned toward it.
Doodung~
People appeared along with the music.
“Ooooh…”
“What is this?”
“Wow.”
“Can you do something like that in Cheez?”
“That took a lot of work.”
Murmuring filled the air.
The short-legged streamers looked around in wonder.
The person standing at the center of the stage bowed.
“Welcome, all streamers of Cheez! I’m delighted to see you! I am Village Chief Cheda of Cheez Village.”
[cheez_cheddar]
As he greeted them, the streamers applauded.
Clap clap clap…!
Meanwhile, other production staff members appeared.
There was one familiar face among them.
He was looking around below the stage for quite some time.
‘Where did Almond go?’
[cheez_walnut]
Codename: Hodu.
It was Juhyeok Kim, Almond’s manager.
He had also come as one of the event’s production staff to greet everyone.
But—
‘He’s really not here?!’
All the streamers had arrived, but Almond was nowhere to be found.
What on earth was going on?
‘How could this happen?’
Meanwhile, the village chief began explaining the rules.
“Now, you must build your village from the ground up. By cooperating with other residents, you can construct homes, farm, fish, gather coins, and even acquire professions.”
Doodung.
A large graphic appeared above as the chief explained.
[Living Guidelines]
[Professions and Coins]
[Borderland Dungeon]
Detailed descriptions followed below it.
“Wow. Multiple classes?”
“They’re all beginners at first.”
“There’s a dungeon?”
“But what’s the objective of this?”
“Do we just hunt a lot of monsters?”
“We need to earn a lot of money.”
The Streamers read through it and voiced their questions.
They were especially curious about the ‘objective’ that every game possesses.
“This game has no set objective! As long as you survive, you won’t have any problems living. You don’t need to obsess over money or combat power. Just live your life.”
-Ohhh
-Kind of a healing game?
-Basically telling us to work like dogs
If you give a healing game to a Korean person… lol
-This’ll be fun
“Live the life you want—the house you want, the farm you want, the job you want. The server will shut down in one to two weeks.”
That was all the explanation given about the game.
There were quite a few hidden elements the Production Team had prepared, but they didn’t mention any of them.
The lack of objective was the objective of this game.
‘That way the Streamers will get to know each other.’
If raids, combat, and earning money were the objectives, it wouldn’t be easy to truly grow close.
People would naturally cluster with those suited to those goals.
But without an objective?
Then it’s different.
They could genuinely empathize with each other’s tendencies, philosophies, and lives, and become friends.
That would be true friendship.
‘Sanghyeon will be able to meet people who match his heart.’
This was planned by Juhyeok.
Specifically to help Almond make friends.
“Well, we’ve covered the game explanation, and now we must introduce the person who worked so hard to prepare this event! Especially the person who planned this event! Please welcome Hodu!”
Village Chief Cheda gestured toward the back, calling him out.
“Whooooo!”
“Wow! He’s handsome!”
The Streamers cheered.
“Ahaha….”
Hodu appeared bashfully, scratching his large head.
Some viewers reacted to the name Hodu.
Walnuts lol
-Why does Hodu look like that?
What? ㅋㅋㅋ An almond manager?
Where did Almond go? lol
lol
-Ho-du
-Hodu made this???
-Wow
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* * *
Countless streamers gathered in one place. Exceptionally, all sorts of celebrities participated as well.
For all the streamers, this was quite thrilling, but there was also concern.
Everything in human affairs comes down to relative evaluation.
Even within K-pop idol groups where everyone passed the same rigorous selection, fights break out over who has more fans.
What would happen when streamers gathered like this?
Would their fans stay quiet?
They light a double flame and begin comparing who stands out more.
No, bring the camera closer to the sweet potato.
-Why isn’t Mosol showing up!! Did this bastard hide because he’s a total loser??
-Hong-cha’s red hair is so damn good~
Even if it’s a jump, just do it, lol
-If you don’t stand out, you die…
Miho is really at a disadvantage, honestly.
The occasional messages visible in the main broadcast chat were already igniting this competition.
The desire for their favorite streamer to stand out among these people was laid bare.
But it wouldn’t be that easy.
Wouldn’t it actually be a loss to stick next to Zelo? His aura is no joke, we’d all get overshadowed lol
-Cutie Pie stands out even when doing nothing
“Gum-type is the only real product lol, isn’t that too advantageous??”
Basically, among mega streamers who easily surpass 200,000 live viewers, it’s hard for mid-tier streamers to stand out.
And once the game starts, even among these mega streamers, a hierarchy begins to form.
Almond, who had just recently entered the mega streamer ranks, was naturally no exception.
But… rather than standing out, I couldn’t even be seen.
-Where’s Almond
Let’s see how much a nut shake cheat code face ID will stand out in a world where it doesn’t work. lol
Mr. Yoo Sang-hyun, the server is down right now haha.
Juhyeok greeted others while my insides burned with anxiety.
‘Why isn’t Almond here??’
I was the one who wanted Almond’s attention more than anyone.
Being late at such a critical moment.
‘This crazy bastard. Did he fall asleep? What the hell is going on?’
Since I’d entered here, I couldn’t even watch the broadcast, so I had no way to understand the situation.
I barely managed to finish my greeting properly before turning back again.
‘What is this… damn it. What are you doing out there? Sang-hyun Yu, please just look this way once! Huh?’
The fear from back in my Aseng days when I suddenly got lost during an important overseas meeting came flooding back.
‘But this is a virtual world—can you even get lost here?’
My mind couldn’t fathom any possible explanation.
Meanwhile, the stage introductions continued.
“I’m Mozzarella, the princess of Cheese Village~!”
“At your service~ I’m Berber Camembert, head of the guards~!”
“Hello! I am….”
The various administrators running this village—Mozzarella, Parmesan, Romano, Camembert—gave brief introductions.
“Well then! Before we fire off the opening celebration cannons for Cheese Village! Let’s quickly spotlight each of the streamers participating here!”
*Thunk!*
The spotlights began illuminating each streamer, starting from the front row.
The streamers began introducing themselves one by one.
My complexion turned ashen.
‘The streamers are introducing themselves too?’
This would clearly expose that Almond didn’t show up.
This was a blow to my image.
Regardless, the introductions had begun.
“Wahaha! I’m Kkeom! I’ll carry us to victory again~”
“Hello! I’m Miho! Miyaho~”
“I’m Jello. Yes. Nice to meet you.”
“Swift and precise targeting. I’m Daeppa. Thank you.”
lol
-Miho got nerfed to 2 heads tall lolol
-Why is Kkeom the only one realistic??? Bug or something?
-Daeppa’s here too?
Did Daeppa go to the military and come back? Wow, that’s crazy.
And now for the last—
“I’m the last one! Your idol! Cutie Pie~!”
Even as the light passed the final row, Almond never appeared.
-Kyaa
lol
-Of course the protagonist lol
-Let’s go~
-God Cutie Pie
-Cutie Pie’s doing this too??? Crazy
-Where’s Almond going?
-A collab stream with Cutie Pie? That’s quite rare.
With Cutie Pie’s cheerful greeting as the finale, Village Chief Cheda raised his hand toward the sky.
“Alright! Let’s fire off the opening celebration fireworks for the Cheese Village server!”
Whoosh!
Countless lights converged toward the center of the sky.
“Cheese’s──”
That was when it happened.
The moment the fireworks launched into the air.
Pop!
Something suddenly materialized in the sky.
‘What is this place.’
A brief black silhouette loomed massive overhead.
[cheez_almond]
Huh?
“…Almond?”
Village Chief Cheda uttered Almond’s name without thinking, and it echoed through the speakers.
Boom boom boom boom!
Colorful fireworks burst forth as if celebrating his entrance.
-?
-???
-?!
-What?
Almonds???ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Dude, the entrance was insane lolololol
The real main character has arrived lol
It was a true entrance.

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