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The time flow within the virtual universe was adjusted 1:1 to whatever timezone the user was in. This meant that one day in the virtual universe is also one day in the tower; this also applies if he returns to Prime Earth.
While Cedric already has a rough plan on how he could increase his social status in the alliance, he wasn't in a hurry to implement it. For one, the plan hasn't been developed properly; he needs to think more and add more details to it. Most importantly, he still had to pay attention to his trials at the tower because he only had 100 years to complete the 6th stage and 10 years had already passed since he started them.
He knew that he's going to have to multitask here. After all, the subsidy for a common citizen like him only lasts for 10 years in VU time, which will definitely be up before he completes the 6th stage of the trials.