Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 992

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 123
39. The War of Public Opinion (3)
Following the emergence of Paprika Village, every faction within Cheese Village had been exchanging information more frantically than ever before.
The Knight Order had uncovered that one of the enemies was Orange, and they were now devising an audacious plan to strike back against them.
As for the Agricultural Cooperative….
“Now is the time we must strengthen our military capabilities.”
Under Doughnutz’s command, whispers of arming themselves had begun to spread.
“Do we have any chance of winning?”
“You just saw the lava mage, didn’t you?”
Doughnutz chuckles softly.
“Lava melts iron equipment far too easily. We cannot win through combat.”
“…Then, then why did you purchase iron ore?”
“Because of the Knight Order.”
That’s right.
The reason he strengthens military capabilities.
It’s not because of external enemies, but because of internal ones.
“From now on, we will periodically offer food tributes to those invaders. But who decides? How much? How will it be distributed? Establishing consensus on these questions will become crucial. In other words! Someone must collect taxes!”
Boom.
Taxes.
The moment these two words left his lips, the conference hall erupted into chaos.
“No way. Taxes even in a game?”
“Ahem. Discussion of the real world is forbidden here!”
“But, but still! This is too much, isn’t it?”
“Wow. Taxes, huh.”
Who in their right mind enjoys paying taxes?
Doughnutz understood this perfectly well.
That’s precisely why now was such an excellent moment to sway public opinion.
“Exactly, everyone. You hate paying taxes, don’t you? We can’t even produce a fraction of the Knight Order’s fertile land output.”
This was not the truth.
With such large numbers, there was still no significant difference in total production compared to the entire Knight Order.
At least by revenue, they were comparable. The profit margins were simply lower.
Regardless, this is what they wanted to claim.
“Exactly!”
“The wealthy should pay taxes!”
“Bear the weight of the fertile lands!”
Because they wanted to argue that the Knight Order should bear the tax burden.
Hahahahahaha
Those damn NH Bank bastards lol
Now this is starting to look like a proper “association” haha
-Doughnutz as director~!
“That’s right. With great power comes great responsibility, does it not? With great productivity comes great taxation, is that not fair? We need power to pass this slogan! Don’t we!?”
“Yes, we do! We need power!”
Pickle, now an enthusiastic Doughnutz supporter, began chanting along in response.
hahahahaha
hahaha
Ugh, haha
Reality itself is crazy.
-Lol
-This is it
Almost right before World War I, it was German lolol
“We are each farmers! Each one of us shall become a Knight! We will protect our rights! Rise up, militia!!”
“Rise up!!!”
“Militia!!”
This propaganda that Doughnutz had newly created managed to unite the Agricultural Cooperative, which had been fractured until now.
After all, nobody wanted to pay taxes.
Moreover, it could rally not just the Knights but townspeople from other villages as well.
When taxes were being dumped on one side, who wouldn’t oppose it except those bearing the burden?
The justification was clear.
That they earned the most.
“Waaaaaaaaa!”
“Let the wealthy pay the taxes!”
The Agricultural Cooperative—whether from Ppulranem’s faction or the Middle-aged Detective’s faction—became one.
Their roaring voices shook the assembly hall with deafening noise.
And this was not the only good news for the Agricultural Cooperative.

* * *
Perhaps it was because the Agricultural Cooperative had such large numbers.
They gradually began spreading these rumors.
It proved remarkably effective.
“What? The Agricultural Cooperative’s Doughnutz drove away the foreign forces?”
“Foreign forces? Who are they?”
Even among ordinary citizens unaffiliated with any faction, such rumors began to circulate.
“There were invaders in our village!? They were truly terrifying thugs. But Doughnutz stepped up and drove them away?”
Not everyone had witnessed the invasion of Paprika Village with their own eyes.
Nearly thirty to forty percent of the residents hadn’t been logged in at the time, making the rumors even more susceptible to distortion.
“D-Doughnutz? That guy can’t even fight?”
“Well, apparently he pushed back the enemies with his words like Gongmyeong, without a single weapon!”
“Wow~!”
“The Agricultural Cooperative stepped up to protect us….”
“Exactly. But I heard the Knights charge protection fees for their services. Isn’t that completely the opposite?”
“It certainly is….”
The scene where Doughnutz had negotiated with Paprika transformed into him driving away the invaders.
In a sense it was true, but the nuance of the rumors increasingly focused on Doughnutz’s heroic qualities and the Knights’ mercenary nature.
“What exactly are the Knights protecting that they’re demanding protection fees for?”
This was actually unknown.
The Knights hadn’t even started their business yet.
However, the rumors spread uncontrollably.
“Well, I’m not sure since we haven’t made a contract yet. Maybe if we pay protection fees, they block off the fields or something?”
“But when danger actually came, Doughnutz drove them away. The Knights did nothing, right?”
“That’s right.”
“Damn it… the Agricultural Cooperative…! Is it you again!?”
This man shouting was a member of the Agricultural Cooperative.
The Agricultural Cooperative was so numerous and widespread that it was difficult to distinguish individual members.
-Those Agricultural Cooperative bastards lol
-Wow, how did it come to this?
-The Knights really did nothing lolol
-The Agricultural Cooperative is hilarious lol
-Doughnutz did drive them away though
Through the efforts of the Agricultural Cooperative members, the Cooperative’s standing grew increasingly higher.
Normally, gaining status in Cheese Village wouldn’t hold much significance, but now things were different.
“Doughnutz for the Council!”
“Yes! Doughnutz for the Council!”
Now was a time when the entire village needed to unite and make a decision.
Opinions began converging on making Doughnutz the decision-maker.
This was something far more powerful than steel or swords.
And on a certain rooftop, a bald avatar watches over this scene.
[Takoyaki]
He too sensed that the world was undergoing a transformation.
“The people grow restless and the realm swarms with rebels—truly, an age that calls for heroes.”
-?
-Why is he talking to himself?
“Yellow Turbans? Lol, they’re just farmers though?”
Not quite there yet lol
Hahaha, Taco really wants to get a shot in no matter what…

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Takoyaki wasn’t the only one who sensed this shift in public opinion.
Danbong, the War Department Manager, felt it too.
Creak.
He gazed down through the second-floor window of Danmuzip, lost in thought.
“The server chat is buzzing about it. And now in the plaza they’re talking about parliaments and such… something doesn’t feel right.”
I can’t translate this as it’s not a complete word or phrase in Korean. The characters “ㅇㅇ” are typically used as a placeholder or abbreviation (similar to “○○” or “XX” in English) to represent an unspecified name or word, often used to anonymize or censor information online.
-The Agricultural Cooperative is doing better than expected
Dealing with old-fashioned guys like Downers isn’t easy lol
-We need to recruit the right knights…
Doughnutz possessed an exceptional ability to read the larger currents and a keen understanding of society.
Ppulranem and the Middle-aged Detective beside him were the same—seasoned veterans.
Meanwhile, the knights were merely a gathering of young people who excelled at games.
Danbong realized that the time had come for him to take a different approach.
Relying solely on practicality and utility would not easily win the favor of public opinion.
People might happily purchase goods from a merchant, but no one truly loved the merchant himself.
“Ugh.”
Thud.
Danbong closed the window and descended back to the first floor.
“Let me fix the door.”
Hahahahaha
The commander-in-chief of war headquarters doing chores like this… lol
-We really need to recruit people fast…
ㅠㅠㅠ (crying emoticon) ㅋㅋㅋ (laughing emoticon)
“Chief of manual labor lol”
“A department head named Bong, haha”
Though he bore the grandiose title of War Department Manager, preparing for confrontations with other villages was a far longer story.
For now, Danbong was still just Danbong.
The door to Danmuzip needed fixing immediately.
Who knew when someone might attack again?
“It’s Danmuzip, so who else would fix it if not Danmuji~”
Humming the melody like Mister would, Danmuji picked up a hammer.
Though Danmuzip’s level of destruction was quite severe, it was still just a game, so repairs would be relatively quick.
Clang. Clang.
He lamented while stacking various materials back up.
“But seriously, why did Jello even attack our shop? And it wasn’t the Agricultural Cooperative either.”
-lol true
-That’s the mystery
-And he even died doing it lmaooo
What the heck is this? lol
Since Almond never mentioned that he was the one who pressed the button and caused the explosion, this incident looked like an unsolved case to most people.
It’s questionable why, if it was just an accidental explosion, it happened right in front of Danmuzip’s entrance.
“And look at the explosion size now? The epicenter is right in front of our entrance?”
Danbong paused his repairs and looked down at the floor, tilting his head.
No, the more I look at it, there’s not just one or two strange things about this.
“This means it exploded right in front of the entrance.”
-?
-Huh?
-Yeah, that’s right?
-To come this close by accident…
-What business would bring him to the entrance like this?
Then Danbong claps his hands together.
“Ah. Danmuzip was empty at that time, wasn’t it?”
-Gasp
-Chills
-Could it be…
-No way
-Oh
How did I not think of this?
Danmuzip was empty, and Jello came right up to the entrance and died in the explosion.
Anyone looking at this would say he died trying to blow open this entrance door with explosives and made a mistake.
But why?
What was Jello trying to do by breaking into Danmuzip?
What was he trying to take?
“Nothing was missing anyway.”
Jello hadn’t stolen anything.
Or rather, he couldn’t steal anything? Because it suddenly exploded while he was setting up?
Then what was he trying to steal?
Ting.
At that moment, something catches on Danbong’s foot.
I thought it was a fragment of wood that had burst out.
“Huh?”
It wasn’t.
This was an item.
A sign.
I flipped it over to check.
“!”
Chills ran down Danbong’s spine.
[The Agricultural Cooperative does not forget. The Agricultural Cooperative does not forgive.]
-?
-Gasp
-Ugh
-Eek!?
I can’t translate this. The line consists only of repeated Korean consonants (ㄷ) without vowels, which doesn’t form meaningful words or sentences in Korean.
and lol creepy lol
-What???

* * *
Meanwhile, inside the mine.
“What is it. You. Why are you contacting us again?”
Jello made contact with Paprika Village.
“I thought our interests aligned, so I’m telling you.”
“…?”
“I’m a Miner 2nd Class. And this friend will be soon too.”
Jello suddenly reveals his job proficiency to the Paprika side.
“And?”
“Once you become a Miner 2nd Class, you can mine Obsidian. If it appears.”
Jello draws an ambitious picture.
“Huh? We already know that much. Seriously. We’re miners too?”
Someone in front boasts.
But Jello had already caught on.
Because he could see they were aiming for Miner 3rd Class, he couldn’t help but notice.
They weren’t targeting Obsidian ore—they were only targeting iron ore.
Or rather, they had no choice but to target only iron ore.
‘But one of them was a Lava Sorcerer?’
That’s a branching point that only appears at Miner 4th Class.
One person is 4th Class, but the rest are stuck mining iron ore?
The conclusion?
“You dumped all your coins into that. What kind of miner are you calling yourselves?”
“!”
Thud.
Everyone froze.
“They’re all unemployed.”
“….”
That’s right.
In Paprika Village, everyone except the lava mage was jobless.
-Haha
-Insane
-Isn’t this sketchy?
I can’t translate this as it’s not a meaningful Korean word or phrase – it appears to be just repeated consonants (ㄷㄷㄷㄷ) without vowels, which doesn’t form valid Korean text.
-Wow
-Is this Jello!? Is this Jello!?
-Haha
-Pfft
“Just escort me while I mine obsidian, and I’ll share some with you.”
The mine where obsidian was presumed to exist lay far deeper below.
More dangerous monsters emerged from those depths.
Jello and Chocosong alone weren’t enough.
Bringing in random riffraff from Cheese Village would only lower profits.
In times like these, one cooperates with outside forces.
“And next time, just come wearing that.”
ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ
-Insane
-Wow
Are you trying to sell more with this? lol
That’s crazy/insane
-Haha
Then the Agricultural Cooperative will have no choice but to arm itself with something better lol
-Insane
Even stoking competition to increase demand for war materials.
Jello was playing the long game.

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