Thunder raged outside the tower, but a similar thunder raged inside Ning as well when he heard what the system had said.
"What do you mean I can afford to take some time. And what was that about time being relative?" Ning asked as hope brewed inside him that he thought would only bring his disappointment if he said it out loud.
The hope only continued growing bigger and bigger. By now, Ning could understand what the system was trying to say, albeit he didn't understand why what it said was happening.
So, he took a deep breath and asked, "How many years has it been in Kumia since I left?"