After synchronizing their watches, all three captains fell silent.
Even Kanse, who had been the most short-tempered and deeply prejudiced against Neo earlier, looked grave now.
Of course, his view of Neo might not actually have been prejudice, but an accurate understanding.
"Three hours. We're three hours apart." Anthony immediately called to those behind him, "Synchronize your watches. Calibrate against the stars!"
Kanse immediately shouted, "Do the same."
Neo raised his head, glanced at the starry sky, and tapped the blue shell beside his ear. "Fanny, calibrate the time."
Soon, the results from both sides were in.
For Anthony and Kanse, it was just past one; for Neo, it was just past four.
Although they stood face-to-face, their times were three hours apart. Even the stars above their heads were different.
"What's going on?" Anthony looked at Neo.
Kanse asked, "Neo, what did we do over the next three hours?"
As captains of Whip of Order Squads, they possessed the basic professional competence and knowledge. Naturally, they would not keep shouting, "This is impossible! This is impossible! It's all a trick..."
Since this bizarre situation had already arisen, what they needed to do now was solve it as best they could.
Neo said, "You entered Ales Ancient Castle Manor. A little over an hour later, you left the manor. I had someone intercept your convoy, but we found only the vehicles, with none of you in sight. When I led my squad back, I saw you driving toward us from here."
"So we've already entered the mission location?" Anthony looked thoughtful.
Kanse asked, "What exactly is inside the manor?"
"I don't know." Neo shook his head.
"You don't know?"
"I didn't enter the manor. I thought it was dangerous, so I decided to abandon this mission."
"So only Anthony's squad