In a café by the street, the lights burned through the night.
"How's your consideration going?"
Leaning half his body against the sofa, his long legs casually crossed, Shangguan Weier set the coffee cup in his hand back on the table and asked elegantly.
"If you're willing to join, I can provide you with a large amount of resources for free."
"...Can I ask why?"
His gaze swept over Shangguan Weier. After a brief silence, Bai Zhi looked up at him.
"If this is a partnership, then I hope both sides can be a little more sincere... I don't think that duel was the reason you specifically sought me out."
"Fine, you men are always like this..."
Shaking his head somewhat helplessly, Shangguan Weier took out a card from his pocket and handed it to him.
"Since you're also a Chosen One, you should understand after looking at this."
...A Chosen One?
Raising an eyebrow slightly, Bai Zhi took the card from him with great interest.
[Name: Fate's Guidance ▪ Seven]
[Type: Mysterious Card]
[Description: Proof of the Chosen Ones.]
[Note: One of Fate Worm's gifts.]
...Fate Worm?
Looking at the card's description, Bai Zhi stroked his chin with a thoughtful expression.
He knew a fair bit about the Worm Race. Something closer would be Little Cocoon, the [Possibility Worm], while something farther back would be the [Time Worm] he had encountered in the World Tomb when he had finally constructed his Talent Core.
Fate Worm was an entirely new term.
...So this card had sensed Little Cocoon's presence?
"Do you understand now? With the assets I have now, there's no way I'd wander around those low-end stalls. But because of Fate's Guidance, I ended up there by chance."
Picking up the coffee from the table, Shangguan Weier