Genius Archer's Streaming

In the brief tduring the matchmaking, OrangeKing and the viewers watched a newly uploaded short video.

After the video started, the soldiers lay down in front of the fortress wall according to Almond's command.

The title didn’t lie. Almond held the Joseon Horn Bow as mercenaries from around the world lay down at his command.

Behind Almond, who had climbed the wall, was a superimposed Korean flag fluttering in the wind.

The short ended there.

"They edited the scene like this!?"

"Everyone knows Almond definitely had trouble climbing the wall due to a miscalculation!"

The part where Almond struggled to climb the wall was edited out as if it never happened. The video had been edited as if he easily climbed the wall and looked down upon the world with his bow.

"Ah...! Ugh! Ugh!" Kimchi Warrior suddenly made a strange sound.

The strange sound turned out to be laughter. The video seemed to suit his taste.

"Anyway, I can’t believe this short was made right after the match ended The editor must have collected all these scenes for the right moment to calong. Impressive!"

After a while, OrangeKing decided to end the video.

"Yes... that was great. Kimchi Warrior, are you still laughing? Is this your type of content? Isn't your nKimchi for a reason?"

"Ah, ugh... No, I don't like nationalistic stuff."

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A flood of questions followed Kimchi Warrior's statement.

"You say no, but your body is being honest. You choked from laughing."

"It's not that..."

"What is it then!?"

Kimchi Warrior didn’t give up explaining, but OrangeKing didn’t accept any of his excuses.

"Ah... no… it’s not that..."

At this point, OrangeKing changed the subject.

"Anyway… Mr. Kimchi, do you have any feedback for Almond?"

"Yes... We need to give him feedback."

"What about BornToB? Seems like you have a lot to say."

OrangeKing laughed as if he understood.

"Ah~ Yes, I understand. I was a professional player too."

Even if Kimchi Warrior wanted to give feedback to BornToB, it would be pointless right now. Moreover, he didn’t need to exhaust himself by giving earnest feedback because BornToB was not an official player.

"Oh, while we were talking! Almond is here!"

"Welcome! Almond!"

"Hello."

Almond also greeted him warmly and Kimchi Warrior cdown from the caster's booth to start the feedback session while Almond looked at the map.

Not everything they said was understandable nor was it necessary to understand everything. Instead, they simply drew a general conclusion.

"There are times when dying could be more advantageous."

It would be better if Almond died in certain situations.

"Of course, that situation didn't occur this time. If the war had dragged on... continuing to hold out there wouldn't be a good choice."

"Oh..."

Almond simply nodded.

"Yes. It's better to die and resurrect as an upgraded archer in the third era or maybe as sother unit type."

"Ah... Okay."

Almond tried to listen attentively, but the viewers teased him because of his demeanor.

Kimchi Warrior continued his explanation undeterred, "Like in real wars, this gultimately isn't about fighting with soldiers. It’s about fighting with money."

RTS games all shared this basic principle. The commander could keep producing soldiers if they had plenty of resources or they could immediately lose without any resources. It could turn out very differently based on a commander’s calculations.

"Always consider the damage you've inflicted. It's good to convert it into monetary value. When it seems appropriate, you can upgrade into a better unit type. In such a situation, it would be beneficial to execute a self-sacrificial operation and die."

If it seemed profitable, players should switch to a better unit type.

OrangeKing chimed in, "It's hard to calculate that for beginners like us. Can you show an example?"

"Ah ha. Then, let's convert the damage Almond inflicted into gold."

Kimchi Warrior nodded and began to show the damage Almond inflicted on a chart. The data was readily available after the match, making it easy to tally.

"Twenty-eight workers... one veteran knight... and halting the enemy’s resource production for two minutes..."

"Just roughly converting that to gold alone amounts to three hundred gold."

"Three hundred gold?"

"Yes. If you calculate the snowball effect of being unable to gather wood and how long production was stopped while BornToB caught up... It would be worth about four hundred gold."

Four hundred gold was a significant amount.

"That amount can almost buy a castle, right? A castle usually costs four hundred gold as far as I know."

A castle had the equivalent firepower of twenty towers combined with upgrades like cannons or boiling oil. Its potential was much higher.

In this game, it was considered the ultimate defensive building and cost four hundred gold.

"Yes. It varies by civilization, but it usually costs four hundred gold for everyone in a basic war. So... you're right. Almond inflicted damage equivalent to a castle and practically ended the game."

"Wow. BornToB hired Almond for three gold and made the enemy lose the equivalent of four hundred gold?"

"That's right."

"Ah~ Thank you FriedOyster for the generous 10,000 won donation. You might not know because you're my fan, but feedback isn't always about scolding or criticizing!"

The donation questioned why they only praised Almond, which led to a flurry of chat messages.

OrangeKing managed to attract quite the attention and quickly moved on.

"Alright, everyone. Calm down. We're starting the gagain, right?" OrangeKing asked and looked at Almond and Mr. Kimchi.

Both of them nodded.

"Then, I’m looking forward to even better gameplay from Almond. Let's queue up!"

Many looked forward to the next gbecause the first promotion match had been close and filled with exciting moments. However, they forgot that Kimchi Warrior had only prepared one strategy. If that strategy succeeded, the gwould end embarrassingly easy.

"Ah~ An opponent has quickly been found! Let's jump right in!"

***

OrangeKing exclaimed around ten minutes later, "Good game~~~!!! Ah! Almond wins so simply and beautifully!"

Almond swiftly secured the second victory of his promotion matches.

The opponent didn't anticipate the fast archer rush at all.

After Almond eliminated around half of the workers, the opponent immediately exited the game. Of course, they didn't forget to leave scomments.

Kimchi Warrior, BornToB, and Almond had all grown accustomed to this by now.

OrangeKing reacted the same, "Ah~ About to shit in my pants player! You've put real-tstrategy up your ass. You really live up to your nickname. Yes, I support whatever preference you have."

OrangeKing deliberately translated the English incorrectly to defuse the situation.

OrangeKing lightly ignored the barrage of chat messages challenging his translation and moved on.

"Alright. Only one victory left for the promotion! Just one more win and Almond will reach A rank!"

"They quickly found another match again!? Let’s go!"

This would be the last gfor the promotion.

The opponent was a Japanese commander. He also didn't anticipate the fast archer rush in the second era and struggled. Even though he built one defense tower, Almond slaughtered twenty-eight workers while avoiding five towers and made one tower seem almost nonexistent.

Almond displayed dazzling movements around the defense tower.

"Almond! He’s coming forward, shooting, and going back in. When a worker comes out, he shoots again! He moves like a summer mosquito! Amazing!"

It felt embarrassing for the defense tower to still be standing with so many workers dead.

"Are you not quitting!? I would’ve quit already! I'd lose my mind! Is this the Japanese artisan spirit, Mr. Tanaka? Just quit!"

However, the opponent continued to resist.

"Please don't drag it out. Just quit! Almond needs to reach A rank! Please quit after a ninja run as punishment!"

The Japanese commander endured Almond's assault. It seemed he thought the attacks would eventually end if he just held on, but...

He couldn't withstand BornToB's insult.

Finally, the opponent surrendered.

"Aaaaah! The finishing blow cfrom BornToB!"

Thus, they won the last promotion game.

"Gee! Geeee!!!" OrangeKing jumped in excitement. "Almond! BornToB!! What a dog ass victoryyyyy!"

Numerous messages poured in.

Everyone’s excitement could be felt even through the chat window. It wasn’t just the viewers who felt that way.

"Uaaaahwaaaah!!!" Kimchi Warrior, who usually acted calm, suddenly screamed.

OrangeKing continued excitedly, "Aaah! That was really amazing! They finally made it to A rank today! At first, I honestly thought it would be difficult to achieve that today after meeting the sniper bitch! What do you think, Mr. Kimchi?"

"Me, I never doubted it! I was sure the players would make it happen! I was confident!"

"Ah! I see! Kimchi Warrior, you were that sure!? You seemed quite surprised earlier?"

"No, I wasn't! I was just amazed!”

“Anyway, let’s take a break and interview our amazing players!”

The players felt even more ecstatic than the commentators.

OrangeKing asked BornToB first and wondered what his first thought would be after all their victories.

“Mr. BornToB! It’s your first treaching A rank! How do you feel? Please share with us!”