Nobody told me this wasn't a game.

He looked at Zuo Chang's slightly dejected face and asked, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Zuo Chang smiled wryly: "It's my first time sleeping in a dungeon, I can't get used to it."

"Haha! Don't worry, with me here, no one can threaten you!"

Commander Ying patted Zuo Chang on the shoulder and said enthusiastically, "Breakfast is ready, let's go. Today, I want to introduce you to an elegant and beautiful lady. You'll be amazed when you hear her story!"

Ah.

Zuo Chang wanted to laugh.

The sudden appearance of Commander Eagle had already greatly surprised him. He didn't know who else in this world could challenge him so much.

Is it possible——

Can this Eagle General really invite General Jianli and the Holy Maiden of Time to come?

absurd!

Zuo Chang asked curiously, "Who is this elegant and beautiful lady?"

Commander Eagle didn't answer: "You'll see when we get there. Please!"

The two walked down the corridor to a room that was very tidy and elegantly decorated.

Commander Ying opened the door and said, "Lady Yaotai, I've brought Zuo Chang! Look at him, doesn't he resemble General Tianwang?"

Lady Yaotai?

Mayumi's mother!

Zuo Chang looked up and saw a woman standing in front of the window, gazing at the scenery in the distance.

She was dressed in a plain black kimono, with a white flower in her hair; she was tall and slender from behind.

Before even seeing her face, Zuo Chang inexplicably felt an aura of quiet sorrow. Lady Yaotai's back view carried an indescribable loneliness, and just looking at her evoked pity in one's heart.

Hearing the voice, she turned around and met Zuo Chang's gaze.

The next moment——

Zuo Chang felt dizzy and nauseous.

He felt his breath catch in his throat, and the astonishment in his eyes was undisguised. He looked at Madam Yaotai's golden pupils, the beauty mark under her eye, and her exquisite features, and recognized her identity immediately.

Meet the general!

She looks exactly like her character design in the game; she is General Misato!

How can this be?

she……

Isn't she Mayumi's mother?

In his dizziness, Zuo Chang recalled the events.

Mayumi said that her mother remarried once, and she was unlucky; both of her husbands died.

Her mother's second husband was a legendary figure, one that "Zuo Chang might not believe if I told you!"

Right.

All matched.

but……

Zuo Chang felt no joy at the reunion; he was at a loss and longed to escape!

"So alike! Absolutely so."

Taken aback, Lady Yaotai spoke.

She stared blankly at Zuo Chang, tears welling up in her eyes involuntarily: "I'm so sorry... I... Ah, I lost my composure."

She lowered her head, raised her hand, and wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes with her sleeve, her voice choked with sobs.

Looking at the beautiful Yaotai, General Ying couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

He sighed softly and said, "What is love in this world? It makes people willing to die for each other! Only General Tianwang's words can describe this scene! Lady Yaotai, your feelings for General Tianwang are so sincere that it is admirable. Seeing Zuo Chang, who looks so much like your husband, it is inevitable that you would be reminded of him."

"I am truly ashamed."

Lady Yaotai lowered her head and took a deep breath.

She looked at Zuo Chang with slightly reddened eyes and said apologetically, "Mr. Zuo, I'm sorry to have made you laugh... You look so much like my ex-husband. Fortunately, Commander Ying told me about your identity beforehand, otherwise... I might have torn you to pieces in a fit of anger."

"???"

Zuo Chang was taken aback, and immediately pulled himself out of the embarrassment, sadness, and difficulty in facing the situation.

General Jianli...

What did you just say?

Zuo Chang tentatively asked, "You want to... tear the Heavenly King General to pieces?"

Lady Yaotai smiled demurely and said, "You must know that General Tianwang has had three marriages, right?"

"...I've heard a little about it."

"I'm not afraid to tell you this, but my original name was 'Kiri Asuka.' I was the first wife of the Heavenly King General, and also the first woman he abandoned... I'm old and faded, and I can't compare to the young saintess of the Church of Light. After the initial excitement wore off, it was only natural that he would fall for someone else and abandon me."

Speak politely!

Can you please speak properly!

What does "abandon" mean?

Really...

Zuo Chang can swear that after receiving news of the 9799 riots, he immediately led his entourage to suppress the rebellion without the slightest delay.

After suppressing the rebellion, he also searched for traces of the Jianli clan.

However, there is a ridiculously reasonable setting in the game: if Zuo Chang assigns a follower to search for General Jianli's whereabouts, then that follower will be unable to execute other commands.

Zuo Chang is a general of a community, and he cannot let his personal feelings and love interfere with the people's livelihood, the country's affairs, and the grand plan of the nation.

You must understand, his community has millions of people starving and waiting for him to return and rebuild their homes!

Furthermore, Zuo Chang followed the path of a tyrant. Throughout his reign, there were countless rebellions, large and small, which broke out several times every year.

Even if he himself has been away for too long, the very fact that his elite subordinates are not within the organization poses a very high risk of his downfall.

After more than a week of searching, another rebel group emerged in his community.

Left with no other choice, Zuo Chang had to cease hostilities and lead his troops back to quell the rebellion.

General Michiko's accusations are unreasonable.

Zuo Chang did not try his best, and even completely forgot the name of General Misato. Her name was "Asuka" instead of "someone".

But tell me, did Zuo Chang try to save him or even look for him?

Even if he didn't go all out this time, he still showed his sincerity, right?

The claims that she's aged and lost her beauty, that she's fallen for someone else, or that she's a woman who starts a relationship only to abandon it, are pure slander!

Zuo Chang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Look... uh, Lady Yaotai, since you wanted to tear General Tianwang to pieces, why were you crying just now?"

Lady Yaotai's eyes held a complex emotion that Zuo Chang couldn't decipher.

"If he were still alive, I would hate him to the bone; if he were dead... alas."

Lady Yaotai looked lost and sighed softly.

"To be honest... for the past year, I have dreamt of his heroic figure every night; my thoughts are filled with the days and nights I spent with him! When I wake up from my dreams, my pillow is wet with tears, and I realize that the hatred in my heart is the pain of unrequited love and unfulfilled desire! I... cannot forget the General."

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Chapter 70's request is quite unique.

Did Zuo Chang spend so much time with General Jianli that this leader who controlled the community developed such deep feelings for him?

To put it simply:

No.

Seeing that General Li was not Zuo Chang's attendant, it was obvious that the two of them didn't have much opportunity to interact. After their marriage, they not only didn't live together, but they weren't even in the same community.

But as Zuo Chang's "wife", she is naturally compatible with the favorability system.

Like Blood Rose, she has her own unique "favorability events".

Zuo Chang suspects that the favorability incident is behind it all!

This system is really...

It’s very harmful!

Why does a real-time strategy game not learn the good stuff, but instead copy the anime/moe anime/manga style?

This god really needs to improve his taste!

The event to increase General Misato's favorability also has three acts, namely:

The Female General on the Tank

Outwardly strong, inwardly lethargic.

Tonight, you are just my wife.

With a hazy memory, Zuo Chang could only recall a general outline.

The first event is Zuo Chang's arrival at 9799, where he is welcomed by General Jianli. During his visit to the community, he feels the surging vitality of 9799 and sees undisguised ambition and aspirations in the eyes of everyone he meets.

The entire 9799 area was filled with a frenzied atmosphere.

In the second act, Zuo Chang's sharp judgment exposes the weariness and sorrow beneath the composed exterior of General Jianli.

He pointed out that General Jianli is nothing more than an elephant tied to a chariot. Whether she wants it or not, she has been swept up by the boiling public opinion and is charging forward towards higher and farther places.

The 9799 subjects did not care about the general's likes or dislikes.

They used their overwhelming "collective will" to coerce their general into acting according to their wishes.