Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 276
90. Water Currents (3)
Heechul was watching China’s game from the hospital room.
There has always been one key point in the confrontation with China.
We need to somehow shake them up from their weak beginnings.
There were no exceptions whatsoever here.
‘From there, China can play the game comfortably.’
A situation where unconditional initial checks are enforced.
Because China’s performance was so good, they had no chance of winning in the second half.
This was the same even for Mongolia, currently ranked first in the power rankings.
So, from the perspective of dealing with China, you absolutely have to shake things up in the beginning.
China knows very clearly that its opponents will behave this way.
From the commander’s perspective, the game flow itself becomes very comfortable.
All they had to do was prepare by thinking about preventing as much as possible the checks that would come in the early to mid-game.
Since the individual skills of the players were so outstanding, the probability of defense was significant when prepared to this extent.
The game itself, Civil Empire, was originally designed to make it difficult to completely finish off the opponent in the 1st and 2nd eras.
Isn’t that true when you consider the powerful defensive capabilities of the basic building, the village hall?
In the first place, the game wants to end in the 3rd Age, when the individuality between civilizations is revealed to its fullest extent.
Going against this design and ending it in the 1st and 2nd eras is like climbing a mountain against the flow of a river.
In the meantime, Heechul was good at finding side paths in the waterway and there were many times when he went against the river.
It wasn’t a complete hike either.
The enemy’s spirit was broken by such a heavy blow that they gave up, and Joseon has never personally planted a flag on their mountain.
‘China is different.’
Heechul was confident after watching China’s previous games.
There is absolutely no surrender for them.
There was a game in which the army was able to rally the army and fight back to win even when only one village hall building was left.
This is partly due to the characteristics of China’s civilization, where light comes only in the second half, but the Chinese are famous for not often surrendering in games.
In other words, it’s just personality.
This wasn’t something that could be easily fixed, and there was no reason to fix it.
The Chinese people’s fighting spirit, reminiscent of their ‘hyeok’, combined with the characteristics of their civilization created an almost invincible synergy.
Why would you fix this?
Heechul could not help but become more worried here.
‘Then…’
Then what is the attitude that Joseon should take here?
It’s not like Joseon can win just by holding on until the end.
Even if he went in early, he wasn’t an opponent he could easily beat.
Even if the 2nd era archer rush that Joseon is proud of works well, you cannot out-out your opponent with only archers without siege weapons.
If you don’t get them out completely, early tactics against China are rather risky.
Only soldiers and resources will be consumed, and the resource gap with China will widen.
That is, China can do so-called ‘resource pumping’ by using ‘customs’, a special unit given from the beginning, while Joseon has poor resource-related factions.
Having the same resource pool gives China an advantage.
‘Sneak in and just grab the customs officials and come out?’
Chinese customs officers wear silk clothes, have fat bodies, and wear stylish crowns. It is easy to distinguish even from a great distance.
It is not difficult for archers to go in and snipe only the customs officials.
However, from China’s perspective, customs is also an important force, so unconditional protection measures are taken.
In particular, customs officers are units directly controlled by the commander, not the player.
In the early stages of managing a small amount, the commander would react immediately and evacuate, or the building would be arranged so that it cannot be reached in the first place.
‘The opponent has gone too far on defense. You have to keep that in mind.’
When Heechul’s expression was frowning for a while.
“Huh. Why is your young friend frowning like he has lived the rest of the world?”
The old man sitting next to me smiled and spoke.
“Ah… old man. “I was worried for a moment.”
The two have already exchanged words a few times.
“hmm. Don’t worry about wrapping it up like that. How about a game with me?”
“?”
Tuk.
What the old man took out was a cheap folding checkerboard made of plastic.
Okay.
The old man grinned as he looked at his white stone.
“I suggested it, so let’s do it first.”
“Let’s put some more eggs.”
“What?”
“Please leave me alone. Elderly. “Please leave a few more eggs.”
When he was young, Heechul even prepared to play professional baduk.
In the end, I didn’t make it to the end, but if I properly engage in a confrontation with an ordinary person, even an elderly person, the opponent will not be able to come to his senses and will inevitably be defeated.
However, since his temperament is not good at giving, I asked him to lay a few eggs first.
But—
“No, the blue one! That’s it, man! Leave it!”
“…Keuhum.”
The old man had some pride and decided to just go.
Heechul had a troubled expression as he pushed back his long hair.
‘If you finish one game, I’ll say no.’
Thinking that there is nothing he can do, he raises the black stone with the intention of winning and ending quickly.
bang.
* * *
King Gyul gets excited and hits the table.
“Shipbuilding! Even before the 2nd era! At the same time, we are moving on a large scale now!?”
Blue dots begin to move in droves.
[2nd Era – 89%]
Time is still needed to become the 2nd Era.
“If this is the case, is there something in the First Age!?”
Rugged mountain valley.
This map is mostly blocked by mountains, making quick attacks impossible, so the first era usually passes without much movement.
But when it comes to cookies, you never know.
Kinggyul thought so.
“We’re going up the mountain! “The Chinese soldiers haven’t arrived here yet?”
Joseon soldiers are a mountaineer faction and can quickly reach the top of a mountain.
Boom.
[Joseon – 2nd era]
Joseon moves into the 2nd era at the same time.
“The 2nd Joseon Dynasty is early!”
“China is now….”
“China has no choice but to be slow in the second era, right?”
China does not end with simply upgrading the village hall, but also needs to build two landmarks.
At first, it took time, perhaps once the system was changed.
“Do you stab me in the 2nd era then!? “Does the timing seem good now?”
“But the soldiers are all barbarians… and they are now at the top just like that!? What happens now!?”
What makes Joseon during the 2nd era so powerful is its archers.
This is especially true in this game. Archers were a class that worked quite well no matter what system China chose.
To switch to that class and receive that weapon, you had to be near that building.
But this is the top of the mountain.
There was no room for such a building.
“This doesn’t mean I’m just going to become a barbarian soldier!”
“This is it! “There’s a worker over there!?”
A few workers can be seen among the soldiers who rushed to the top.
Not one, but two came.
“Huh? workman!?”
“Yes! Joseon is now trying to attack the 2nd era as quickly as possible! “On the top of the mountain!”
thud.
The workers begin to move.
[Training Center]
[Barracks]
A barracks for immediately resurrecting soldiers at the top of the mountain.
And training camp.
“Ahhh! “They’re building it on a mountain!?”
“If this is a Joseon faction, should it be called a faction!? Joseon buildings are built very well on mountains!!”
Joseon’s buildings are generally judged to be well built even in rough terrain.
“In the first place, there was an ‘acidic’ faction in the 3rd era! “This should be considered a type of faction!”
It probably reflects Joseon’s ‘mountain’ culture.
Thanks to this, buildings were able to rise quickly even on narrow and rugged land such as the top of a mountain.
“Ah… But it’s acidic against China…!? Is this how Japanese people felt when they saw Hakikjin!?”
-Kkkkkkkk
-Namhansanseong kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk -Namhansanseong kkkkkkkk
-Oh…
-Dogeja’s humiliation
-kkkkkkkkk
That was a long time ago. yet!”
Workers then construct more buildings.
[Blacksmith]
[Defense Tower]
A blacksmith shop to produce weapons, and even a defense tower to protect this place.
“Even the defense tower!? “This is a strong investment!?”
When a defense tower is built on a mountain, it has one special advantage.
“The visibility must be amazing!?”
While Joseon was building quite bold forward barracks.
China was improving its system as expected.
“yes! China, on the other hand, is also safely raising its system…”
Boom.
[Tang Dynasty → Song Dynasty]
China changed its system.
With two landmark buildings, you will receive new reinforcement buffs and a special class will be created.
“ah. You went to the Song Dynasty, right? Perhaps the faction that was basically applied to all factions increased resource production speed and was a breadbasket?”
Resource-related factions are included in the landmarks of the Song Dynasty.
“you’re right. So that’s the second system you most often choose, right? The faster the resources, the faster the customs will accumulate, even if it is not the Song Dynasty later! “It’s good for rolling resource snowballs, right?”
By extracting as many customs from the Song Dynasty system as possible, there would be no shortage of resources even when a different, more aggressive system was chosen later.
“ah. Yes. “Customs are also quite unique in China.”
“you’re right. They call it the so-called Tamgwan Duck. To put it simply, it is a unit that collects taxes by squeezing the people.”
– Hahaha
– There really was an Inspector Duck faction haha
– No, it’s just an Inspector Duck hahahaha
“They apply a movement speed buff to nearby workers or stick to the production building to increase production speed? “Then go to the resource building and collect taxes again.”
“Hey… you’re really busy?”
“you’re right. That’s why China’s commander difficulty level is incredible. “All of that is controlled by the commander.”
-Chinese dog difficulty
-Huh, I can’t do it
-Tamgwan Duck needs to be diligent too hahahaha
“Ah. okay. “Then what is the granary?”
“Even if the granary area is the same field, if it is upgraded once more, it becomes a more productive field.”
-It’s a fucking scam
-One resource is crazy ㄹㅇ
-But there are no fighting factions
-It’s all production
-The Song Dynasty is too weak, though.
“No, it’s too good, isn’t it?”
“But the Song Dynasty lacks many battle-related factions. So I won’t choose it for long.
In fact, after the transition to the Song Dynasty, other landmark buildings soon began to go up.
“Isn’t it just right for Joseon to attack us now?”
At first glance, it certainly seemed like Joseon could benefit from invading the country.
“It’s ideal!”
Kinggyul also acknowledged this.
However, Joseon showed a completely different choice despite completing its preparations.
“…?”
The workers who had come to the summit earlier split into two sides and moved to an open space midway or at the bottom of the mountain.
It was the same with the soldiers.
They spread out all the way to the top of the mountain and carry out defensive reconnaissance, as if trying to protect something.
In fact, several Chinese scouts tried to enter but turned back.
However, it was confirmed that buildings such as a defense tower and blacksmith shop were placed.
But—
“What is this?!”
thud.
Two workers in completely different places started building something at the same time.
* * *
Bang.
After the white stone just placed.
Heechul’s hand trembled as he picked up the black stone.
“…!”
Got eaten.
As I was swept away by the strong current and frantically waving my hands around, I ended up with something unknown, with a huge mouth wide open.
Hundreds of thousands of teeth from strange creatures living deep in the deep sea were welcoming him.
Even though it was my first time playing baduk, this was not the skill of an ordinary person.
“Why are you surprised? “It’s not over yet.”
The old man laughs.
Heechul looks at him and the checkerboard in turns.
‘It’s not over…’
He knows it too.
It’s not over.
There is a way. Baduk is always like that.
Beads of sweat form on his forehead.
In an instant, the Chinese game I was watching earlier was completely erased from my mind.
“Because you’re trying to go against it too much. “It’s difficult.”
“…yes?”
“You are so regurgitated. Just because there is a mountain, do you have to climb it? “It’s also a way to live by farming while leaning against the mountain and looking at the river.”
“….”
Something complicated stirred in Heechul’s mind.
But I couldn’t figure out what this was.
He let out a rough breath and placed the black stone.
The old man opens his mouth once more.
“Tsk tsk. I still don’t understand. Sometimes what keeps me going is going against the enemy. “If just going with the current suits your destination, you save the paddle.”
“…!”
Pajik.
For a moment, everything seemed to fall into place in his head.
‘My natural flow may be a reverse flow to the enemy.’
Of course, the game of baduk with the old man was already irreversible.
However, his enlightenment was flowing into a future that had not yet occurred.
Shoot…!
It felt like water was flowing from my head.
* * *
Two workers in completely different places started building something at the same time.
Different location, same time, same building.
thud.
[Village Hall]
Both involve raising a village hall.
“cookie! “They’re building two more community halls!?”
“Yesss!?”
“Oh no! If you do this, it’s not even a double! triple!?”
I hope that Civil Empire will come to a conclusion in the Third Age.
It was designed that way.
Joseon is leaving its body to the current.
‘Then you will win in the 3rd era.’
Joseon follows this flow and moves into the 3rd era.
However, I am thinking of adding a few more sails.
The enemy has already set sail for customs, so Joseon also needs something more.
That is the triple strategy.
With these three sails, Joseon will move forward through the water like a sailing ship.
“Shipbuilding! If this is the case, let’s really hit it off with China in the 3rd era! This is it!?”
“I’m not scared of you Chinese people from the 3rd era! This is it! This!”
“China has no idea that Joseon will turn out like this!”
-ㄷㄷ
-Why are you so fair! Cookie!
-Wow
-I thought China was coming now and it was such a waste hahaha
-Is this going to win a lot?
-The enemy has no idea lol Wow lol
