No One Told Me That This Isn’t a Game - Chapter 3.3: My Past Is Catching Up

Zuo Chang isn’t like that deceitful Cao Cao, who has an odd preference for married women.

He simply thought that virgin housewives were very rare, especially exceptional ones…

He…

Mainly, the situation was extremely urgent. Zuo Chang’s community was facing an enemy invasion, a matter of life and death. To seek outside aid, he had to compromise.

After the wedding, General Jian Li Zi sent elite soldiers to assist Zuo Chang in overcoming the crisis.

The two communities, using the literal meaning of ‘unity between Qin and Jin,’ exchanged resources and mutually supported each other, cooperating for a long time.

Unfortunately, later on, the 9979 community experienced internal strife. A group of lower-ranking officers with abundant military virtue rebelled against their superiors and launched a coup.

Upon hearing the news, Zuo Chang immediately led his followers to suppress the uprising, executing all rebels.

However, his ‘wife’ had disappeared without a trace, along with the entire Jian Li family.

There was nothing else he could do.

He did his best.

After all, it’s just a game; losing a wife is normal.

After that, communication and trade between the 9799 community and Zuo Chang did not cease, until they couldn’t keep up with Zuo Chang’s pace and gradually lost contact;

Two years after that, Zuo Chang had his second marriage.

At that time, he sought the support of the Church of Time, so he married the church’s saint and, with the help of the church, successfully elevated the community to a three-digit number.

Zuo Chang remembered quite clearly that during the “wedding” with the saint, he triggered a special event—

A peculiar letter appeared in the system mailbox, with only one line of poetry:

“Since you’re not looking back, why not forget? Since there’s no destiny, why make an oath? Today, everything is like water, leaving no trace; tomorrow, who knows when we’ll meet again.”

The signature was unexpectedly from Jian Li Zi!

At that time, Zuo Chang was momentarily stunned.

He didn’t know the meaning of this letter; was it part of the game’s design?

During the second marriage, even if his first wife had died, would she still send a letter to sever their ties?

Or…

Did Jian Li Zi not actually die? Was this letter not sent by the system, but by her personally?

At that time, Zuo Chang didn’t delve into this matter deeper.

His community had just been upgraded to a three-digit number, and there was too much to handle; who had the time for romantic affairs?

He directly employed the supreme strategy from StarCraft: ignore;

The third marriage occurred around two months before his time travel.

It was already the end of the game; Zuo Chang had become a legend, the helmsman of the “1” community, actively preparing for the War of Divine Slaying.

The internal turmoil within the Church of Time, which had previously provided significant assistance, resulted in it splitting into more than a hundred small organizations, completely losing its influence and no longer being a super giant spanning thousands of communities.

The saint had left the Church of Time during the initial chaos, and for half a year, there was no news of her.

Feeling that he was approaching the game’s conclusion, Zuo Chang went all out, regardless of the cost, to pursue the strongest equipment. He plunged the people into poverty, and despair spread everywhere.

In order to turn the situation around, he decided to marry for the third time—

Entering into a marriage alliance with an extremely wealthy woman.

Without a doubt, this was a significant devaluation. The ministers strongly discouraged it. How could a mere merchant match up with their General Tianwang?

But Zuo Chang simply didn’t care.

In his view, marriage was just a system; what’s the big deal?

In “Becoming Zero,” there were no enjoyable segments. As long as the other party could help him solve problems, it didn’t matter if she was a ‘female business magnate,’ or even a mother pig, or a boar; he would marry them regardless.

In the end, he gained a substantial amount of wealth and successfully completed the preparations for the upcoming war.

His second wife, the saint who had disappeared for several months, sent a letter on the eve of the wedding, with only five blood-soaked words:

“I, will, never, forgive, you.”

That CG that he got at that time…

Honestly, it was quite intimidating.

Zuo Chang composed himself and asked, “Xue Qiangwei… I remember I got married three times, right?”

Xue Qiangwei nodded, “Yes. But General, I don’t recommend you look for your last wife—’Mistress of Spices’ Herz.”

Zuo Chang asked, “Why?”

Xue Qiangwei hesitated before deciding whether to speak, “I contacted your former subordinates before, and they told me… After becoming your wife, Herz and her family formed factions, engaged in clandestine activities, and were disloyal to you. There’s evidence suggesting that the reason your community fell apart was due to the Herz family’s manipulation from behind the scenes. Some even speculate that the failure of the War of Divine Slaying was because of Herz’s scheming!”

Upon hearing this, Zuo Chang’s expression remained unchanged.

He smiled and said, “I plan to develop a bit in Community 96511. I don’t have a place to stay now. Xue Qiangwei, is there a hotel nearby?”

Xue Qiangwei hurriedly responded, “General, a hotel might not be convenient. Until you find a suitable mansion, please stay at my house. I live alone.”

Zuo Chang wasn’t surprised hearing her words, he then nodded his head and said., “Lead the way.”