Xiao Daidzhao

Growing up with eccentric materialistic parents who left him in the care of his grandfather for a job overseas, Zhang Heng had learned to adapt and be unfettered by the oddities and challenges in life. But he would soon learn the baffling truth about the world he thought he knew when one day at midnight time froze and he found himself in a world so quiet and still it was deafening. That night, he discovered that he had 24 hours more than everybody else and thus, marked the beginning of his adventures. The mysteries surrounding his newfound ability only deepened when a strange old man claimed to have given Zhang Heng that ‘gift of time’ and recruited the young man to participate in a cryptic ‘life-changing’ game on his behalf. Little did Zhang Heng know that accepting those terms meant embroiling himself in many versions of reality and exposing himself to the hidden secrets of the world—a decision he could never undo.

48 Hours a Day

Once the helmsman was gone, Hutcheson spoke again.

"I'm afraid I can't accept this deal. What am I supposed to tell my crew later? Am I supposed to tell them that the other two ships received the same amount of loot, but we are the only one receiving less?"

"This has nothing to do with the captain's prowess? Amongst the three ships, you guys are the weakest one amongst the three pirate ships. If your crew is wise enough, they should know that this deal makes perfect sense," said Black Prince Sam.

"Hmph! If thye were wise enough in the first place, they would never have chosen the pirate's life then. Please, the two of you are captains as well. You know that these shoes are hard to fill as well. I'm fine with the deal, but I can't accept it just like that. Otherwise, my crew would think I'm weak. They'd kick me off the ship even before I return home!"

Pincer Movement