Lu Ping'an and his group returned to Earth to seek assistance and discuss alliances, time on Mercury 42 did not stop, nor did the invaders from the Exotic Realm.
In fact, quite the opposite – the battlefield only became fiercer... If there hadn't been mounting pressure, the lords of Lin Nu's Church would not have felt the need to voluntarily share their "cake."
"Has it been five months already? Haven't they returned yet?"
"…It might still take some time. The flow of time here is still somewhat abnormal. From the news I've received, it seems like it's only been a little over three months on Earth."
The initial disruption of the timeline was not without its problems, especially since the superpower that had originally accelerated the process was no longer present.
