Nobody told me this wasn't a game.

Nobody told me this wasn't a game. (Author: Scarlet Raven)

Summary:

So, it's reasonable for someone who exploits millions of people to have an ex-wife, right?

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As a complete power-hungry player, Zuo Chang believes that marriage is just a game mechanic, a legitimate means to achieve victory.

There's no affection involved, but the rewards are plentiful.

When he was invited (or rather, summoned) by the gods to personally enter the game world...

Was it out of love that she held a wood-chopping knife to his neck while she was shedding tears?

Was it out of longing that they had to break his legs to keep him?

Is the desire to make him nourish the tree and accompany her forever born out of affection?

So, was there something else between them besides self-interest?

"Blood Rose, I am terrified right now."

"General Zuo Chang, what are you referring to?"

Zuo Chang looked at the blonde woman standing respectfully in front of him and said, "You're asking a question you already know the answer to."

Blood Rose tilted her head: "Is it because you fear that loyal ministers and righteous men who have been persecuted by you will assassinate you? That is indeed a problem."

"...It wasn't them."

"So, it must be because you're afraid of those 'fallen royal families' coming to retaliate? In the process of conquering the world, you annexed and destroyed many civilizations."

"...It wasn't them either."

"I understand. You must have seen the ghosts of the common people you exploited, enslaved, and ultimately died under your cruel rule! A million ghosts, not easy to deal with."

"..."

Nobody told me that wasn't a game.

Chapter 1: About My Failure to Defeat the Final Boss

114514!

crit.

On the screen, Zuo Chang's last follower's health bar reached zero, and he uttered his defeat line: "Is this my limit...? Heavenly King General, I am incompetent..."

Becoming Zero

This strategy game with the name "gaygay" is quite interesting. Players take on the role of a general, collecting and training followers, and building and upgrading structures.

The goal is to rise from a "five-digit" community to a "single-digit" community, and finally defeat the gods to become the supreme "0".

Zuo Chang started from "99999" and spent five years playing before raising his community to "1", and started the final BOSS battle three hours ago.

result……

Never fought.

Unlike most players, Zuo Chang is a complete power-hungry player.

His retinue consisted entirely of powerful monsters and demons; he never used any flashy but impractical female retinues, no matter how scantily clad they were.

He spent more than half a year preparing for this final battle, from July last year to March this year.

Weapons and equipment are meticulously crafted; if a stat is slightly below par, they are reforged; if an attribute is unsuitable, they are destroyed, all in pursuit of perfection.

In order to obtain enough auxiliary medicines, he ordered all farmland in the community to be converted into medicinal fields, disregarding the life and death of his subjects in the game, taking his militarism to the extreme.

With the strongest lineup, perfect equipment, and abundant potions, Zuo Chang didn't believe there was any player stronger than him; he was the ceiling.

But even so——

They failed to achieve anything!

The god still has about 10% health left, which is still some distance from killing her.

"Was there something wrong with my operation? I think I did my best."

Zuo Chang opened the battle log, wanting to see his actions in each round, but the log did not display the battle records.

[A worthy opponent! A worthy adversary! The goddess acknowledges your talent; she hasn't enjoyed such exhilarating combat in a long time. Now, she invites you to the game world "Become Zero" for a true life-or-death battle. Will you accept?]

This is……

what?

Such a strange invitation is something no normal person would accept.

no!

The loser's opinion is worthless; the gods naturally ignore your thoughts and still intend to take you into the game world.

"what."

Zuo Chang looked at the information on the screen and laughed out loud: "Interesting, an Easter egg?"

[One of the options: If you survive in the game world for twenty years, you can choose to return.]

[Secondly: After defeating the gods, you can choose to return.]

Thirdly: No matter how long you live in the game world, it's just a blink of an eye on Earth. To be more precise—twenty years in the game world is equivalent to one blink of an eye in your current world.

Fourthly: Death remains cruel. Dying in the game world means everything turning to dust, and you will also die in reality.

[Fifth point: The journey is in progress, and the process is irreversible and unchangeable. Please enjoy.]

What the hell!

They're talking nonsense. Do they really think I believe in this?

Zuo Chang was extremely disdainful, but his hands unconsciously left the keyboard.

His wide eyes trembled slightly, and his face was full of disbelief.

drop--

answer!

no change.

Three seconds later, Zuo Chang looked around and found that he was still in his room, the keyboard was still the keyboard, the screen was still the screen, nothing had changed.

He feigned nonchalance and laughed, "I knew it! It's just an Easter egg from the development team. From a scientific point of view, traveling into the game world is impossible—"

Everything before my eyes suddenly changed!

Zuo Chang was startled, suddenly smelling the dust. The next instant, intense sunlight and a surging crowd rushed towards him, and he found himself standing in the middle of a bustling street!

Welcome to 96511!

"Dear immigrant friends! If you need help, please come to our store! Whether you're looking for housing or a job, we can help you!"

It is in Chinese.

People in the game world also speak Chinese.

The last "的" was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't spit it out.

Zuo Chang closed his eyes, his breathing trembling.

He felt dizzy and his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

"Sir! Do you need to rent a place? Shared accommodation, partitioned rooms, or studio apartments are all available for you."

"We're hiring! 200 yuan a day, paid daily, and one meal included!"

People kept brushing past Zuo Chang's shoulder as he walked forward, like a river flowing on and on without ever returning.

The brokers were shouting enthusiastically, trying to squeeze money out of the group of people who had just arrived at "96511".

In this unsettling environment, Zuo Chang opened his eyes, his gaze surprisingly calm.

Come here.

Based on his gaming experience, he should now be in Community 96511 as a "new immigrant"—a five-digit community that starts with nine.

too weak!

The fewer the digits in a community, the stronger it is.

The combat power of the single-digit community is exaggerated. A newborn baby has at least the cultivation level of the fifth realm, and all kinds of resources are also exceptionally abundant and excellent.

Citizens of the Five-Digit Community, without the approval of the gods, can only ascend to the "Seventh Realm" at most, no matter how talented they are.

Only when one's community reaches a three-digit level can one break through the limitations and reach the full cultivation of the "Fifteen Realms".

In "Becoming Zero," class differences are blatantly laid bare, with citizens of lower-class communities unable to reach for the sky or grasp the moon.

If the five-digit community is so terrible, why do people still immigrate here?

Why not just go directly to a single-digit community, where your child will be born a fifth-realm expert, and you yourself will have the potential to become the strongest?

Good is good.

But the single-digit number of men wouldn't agree—"Excuse me, look at this place. Are you begging for food at my doorstep?"

Most people can only choose "parallel immigration," selecting a community of similar potential and waiting for it to upgrade so they can become the masters.

Every time Zuo Chang tried to increase the population by absorbing immigrants from "lower communities," his subjects would inevitably launch large-scale protests.

of course.

Zuo Chang could not possibly care about the protests.

Population is the most important resource. Who cares about the feelings of the people when playing games?

Becoming stronger is the top priority.

After the immigration order was forcibly implemented, the population surged, but the stability of the community plummeted and public discontent increased dramatically. It was necessary to prepare a detachment to suppress the riots, otherwise there was a risk of the regime collapsing.