They thought the hunting outposts extended in a line because the enemies had reached the middle ground. In reality, only one outpost had been built far ahead like a fisherman casting bait and waiting for it to be bitten.0

‘Let’s think this through.’0

Cookie closed his eyes and sorted out his thoughts.0

‘It was a bluff.’0

The Vikings had pulled a double bluff. Their clumsy attempt to appear aggressive was not to hide the hunting outposts. They acted clumsily on purpose not to conceal a lie, but to get caught lying. Such a trick was hard to see through, especially in a high-pressure game with split-second decisions.0

‘They had prepared this strategy.’ 0

Cookie quickly realized that the enemy had prepared this strategy. It wouldn’t have unfolded so smoothly otherwise.0

Joseon had previously focused on a set strategy based on the map in the last game while the Vikings surprisingly prepared these deceptions and mind games in this game. 0

Cookie canceled all the defense towers that he had started building.0

[Construction Canceled]0

Poof.0

Eight-tenths of Joseon’s money returned. In other words,...0