Chapter 125
Chapter 125
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 125
Chapter Title: Hearts of Iron Challenge
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Actually, I enjoyed playing Civilization, and I have some interest in World War II too.
I'd read some alternate history novels related to it before, and they were fun.
Plus, the poster recommending this one said it was easy and enjoyable, so it should be doable, right?
"I'll give this a try."
-Please
-Don't do it
-We're sorry.
"Hey, viewers recommended it, so that's what I'm doing."
-You bastard, we're viewers too
-Just play League of Legends?
-OK, just do Civilization then, I let it slide
"Fine, I'll just do a quick taste test. Let me check if it's on sale first."
These kinds of games usually aren't cheap, right?
It's not like I can't afford it for the stream, but if it's just a taste, no need to buy at full price.
"Whoa, it is on sale?"
But... lo and behold, it really was discounted.
-Please
-Just do World Cup instead
-This one's fun lol
-I'm sorry...
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won! Thank you!]
If you want to rip apart the guy who recommended this trash game, say super like lololol, but don't, everyone
-Gasp
-Super like smash lolol
-WHAT
"Hey, no badmouthing. Anyway, let me buy the game real quick."
-No don't
-Fuck, play League of Legends
-Kraaaaaah!!
I casually tabbed over and purchased the game.
Might as well grab all the DLC too—still pricey even on sale.
-Whoa, buying all DLC?
-There's a subscription tho
-This bitch is just rich lol
"You guys know your stuff, huh?"
I thought they hated it and knew nothing, but they do?
-Don't know fuck off
-Everyone knows you're a sucker;
-Spoiler: Refunded after 1 hour 50 mins
"Well, if it's not for me, I can just refund."
Isn't the rule to taste test and refund within two hours?
I've returned a few games after just that.
"While the game's installing, wanna browse some other games?"
-Sigh, whatever
-Check out that other recommended one from earlier
-Sales are popping off lately
"Hmm, yeah, lots of sales these days."
I said that while poking around the store page.
[Artisan Miro donated 10,000 won! Thank you!]
This bitch keeps eyeing strategy sims only lololol
-Fr real, stop looking at strategy games
-Fuck, do something casual
"Ah, I have a bit of interest in this genre."
-We don't
-Please play something normal?
-Just follow the other members
"Follow the other members? Heh, I've said it a million times, but Miro streams are premium casual? That's the vibe."
-Please do mass-produced stuff...
-Stop old man games!!
-Premium my ass;
"Hey, keep that up and..."
I showed them my wishlist.
The one single game I'd saved to buy on sale someday.
??
-Wishlist what?
-You fucker, no not that one
-I'm going insane lololol
"Someday it'll happen, so prepare yourselves."
It was a Three Kingdoms game.
The latest entry in the venerable Three Kingdoms series with over a dozen installments.
-Fuck
-Play that and you'll shit your pants
-Civ <--- I'll admit it's a god game...
"You all know Three Kingdoms, right?"
-Nope
-Don't old dudes suck that off?
-Liu Bei tho
"Sigh, now there's a generation that doesn't know Three Kingdoms? You guys MZ?"
-MS yeah but
-Three Kingdoms is that chink novel right?
"Shut up! A nation that ignores history has no future!"
-Three Kingdoms is history?
-Bullshit lolol
-Are you Chinese?
The chat was a sight to behold.
Do these people really not know Three Kingdoms?
"Now it's a generation that doesn't know Zhuge Liang's Outcry of the Southern Expeditionaries..."
-We know that one?
-Don't ignore
-Zhuge Liang tho
"What about Sima Yi then?"
-Who's that?
-Bullshit
-Dunno that one
"Sigh."
Truth be told, I don't know Three Kingdoms in detail either.
Just the basics, but enough to flex on these viewers apparently.
"What about World War II then?"
-Yeah
-Kinda know
-Nazis vs America right?
"I don't know much."
???
-Why ask?
-You don't know??
-The nation ignoring history thing...
"That's why we're gonna learn together now."
With that, I launched the freshly installed game.
-Kraaaaaah
-Please...
-Stop
-Sorry
"Hmm... it's in English?"
-No Korean patch?
-Gotta get it from workshop
"Oh, need a separate Korean patch? One sec."
I subscribed to a Korean patch from the workshop and restarted the game.
"Hmm."
It booted up to a barebones game screen.
-lololol
-What is this, 2010s game?
-Whew
"Hey, no slandering. Single player? This should work, right?"
I hit single player and selected new game—two scenarios popped up.
1936 and 1939.
Hmm... looking at this unfriendly UI, what can I say...
Sorry viewers, but I wanna close the game already.
Isn't this way harder than it looked? The cafe post said it was easy.
-39 go go
-Newbies better off 39?
-36 better
-Do 36
Where'd all the complaining go? Viewers already deep in the game.
Quitting now would get me flamed.
Now it's a matter of trust, so I clicked the first one, 1936.
Out popped seven major nations.
"Pick one of these?"
-Yeah
-Do Germany
-Germany's the default
"Germany? Got it."
When in doubt, do what viewers say.
"Hmm..."
Selected Germany as starting nation and hit start.
Screen switched to the European map.
But...
"No tutorial?"
No tutorial? Straight to it?
-There is one but you started single right away
-Just do it
-Mash buttons
-Handle those alerts up top
-I dunno fuck
"Alright."
The UI was way more complex than expected.
Build factories, research stuff—full of unfamiliar terms.
Poking around, I found something intriguing.
"Depose Hitler?"
-Yeah that's a no-go
-Oh lololol
-Go go go go
-Do something else
-Would be fun
-That paths to ruin
"Hey, expelling the evil Nazi party from our German nation. That's my mission."
Hitler's the bad guy, right?
What's wrong with deposing him?
I selected Depose Hitler.
"Takes some time? Fast-forward meanwhile."
-Ah
-Isn't that good?
-WHAT??
-We're screwed
-Spoiler: Game refunded
"What ruin?
One guy gone won't collapse a nation.
My Greater German Reich..."
[Hitler Deposed!]
Time passed, Hitler was out.
And five minutes in, my German Reich split in half.
"Huh? What's this?"
-Hitler started a rebellion
-Suppress quick?
-AI handles it fine
"I don't even know how to move armies?"
-Greater German leader, move your troops
-Oh we're fucked
-Truly fucked
"Wait, hold on."
Thanks to some game savvy, I figured out army movement, but...
"Ah."
[Game Over]
My German Reich fell to the rebels.
"What the."
They pushed in fast and it ended in a flash.
"What, it's over?"
-Now do tutorial
-Yeah
-No tut, straight to round 2 go
-You learn by dying anyway
"Ah, got it, okay. I see what it's about."
This is way harder than I thought?
Leagues apart from Civilization.
Maybe cuz it's my first time.
Click.
Closed the game entirely.
???
-You bitch
-Knew it
-Phew lololol
"Less than two hours, right?"
Refunded straight up.
This one's for later.
-Pfft
-Retard lololol
-What now?
"What now? Hmm..."
Can't just end stream like this.
I quit faster than expected.
I meant to play more, but it needs to be reasonably hard.
From my Civ expectations, this was bewildering.
"First, temporary ban the guy who viral-posted this as 'easy'?"
-Solid
-Do it now?
-Just ban
-Bitch lolol
I hanged the user who dared mock the streamer and viewers to soothe the masses, then pondered what next.
"Other members streaming?"
-Yeah
-Everyone but Mile
-Go Do-bang?
All streaming?
Wanna spy on what the others are up to?
I slyly opened a new tab and hopped on Twitch.
Twitch's top row proudly featured member streams—the highest was Anna's.
"Singing stream, huh?"
-You sing some too
-Anna kills it
-I got it on too
Clicked in—Anna's song hit immediately.
"Hmm... she sings well."
Really well.
Musical theater vibes, her vocalization stands out.
"But Miro's the best, right?"
-Hmm..
-Is she tho?
-Miro sweat feat;
-Bold take) Anna's top?
"Hey, that's enough viewing here."
Gonna lose all viewers to Anna at this rate.
Closed Anna's stream, next up Haru's.
"League of Legends, huh?"
-Yeah
-She sucks
-You do League too
"She sucks?"
-Bronze I think?
-Just for stream anyway
-She tries hard tho
"Hmm..."
Watched a bit—yeah, she sucks. Died just now.
Tap tap-
Typed in chat while watching.
(Miro) - Nah, that's not how you do it
(Miro) - Hmm...
??
-What're you doing?
-Crazy bitch;
"Okay, everyone, today's content."
[You joining?]
Perfect timing, pondering what to do, and seeing Haru on League sparked an idea.
Tap tap-
(Miro) - Ah.. should've traded damage there, bit of a shame but you got talent? Lost this one tho
[Hey!!]
"Dojo breaking."
Haru cleared.
Who's next?