"Additionally, I can tell you this for free."
"The power and progress that have puzzled you all this time are indeed exceptionally surprising."
"What you consumed was not something simple. It was more like power that had once been separately stripped away by someone who possessed Authority. If I'm not mistaken, after consuming it, one of your powers received an immense individual boost, while your other powers also improved considerably. Of course, this was not merely the power of that Authority. You can take it as having had good luck."
"What does that mean?" Shen Yi asked softly.
"It means you are extraordinarily compatible with that Authority, perhaps even more so than the compatibility between Yukimi and me."
Glancing at Shimada Yukimi beside her, Winnie wore a faint, cunning smile.
"I know the terms I'm offering may not be easy to accept, because they probably are not that tempting to you. But in my current state, this is the greatest bargaining chip I can offer. You help me recover my power, and I promise you more in the future. Isn't that beneficial for both of us?"
Without yielding in the slightest, even at this point Winnie was still trying to negotiate terms with Shen Yi.
"Fine."
"I can help you recover your strength, on the condition that you sign a contract with her." Shen Yi lightly tapped a finger against the forehead of the drink-loving Wen Ke'er beside him.
"What do you mean?"
"Why her?" Winnie frowned.
She could agree to Shen Yi because he was exceptionally unusual to begin with.
He possessed numerous powers, enough to be called extraordinarily complex: space, time, and several of the most common elemental powers. Under normal circumstances, having more than two powers within one living being made growth exceptionally difficult.
Different powers residing