On the second day of rowing training, Harrison was very happy to learn that Sammy had awakened the fire system, and bragged about the famous fire transcendents in history, but it quickly made Sammy full of confidence in the future and dreamed of becoming a great fire transcendent.

Jacques and Sammy colluded in advance, saying that Jacques accidentally discovered the spirit plant while diving while catching fish, and escaped from the mouth of the beast with the help of the mysterious grandmaster, and handed it over to the apothecary to make a breakthrough elixir to help Sammy awaken.

A boatload of people was amazed and envious when they heard about Jacques and Sammy's adventures, and it wasn't long before the adventures of the two teenagers at sea became an urban legend that swept the city.

Harrison privately approached Jacques and asked Jacques to buy a bottle of breakthrough elixir, but Jacques refused to admit that there was another bottle, and said that only two bottles were successful. The potion, along with 200 silver coins, was lying in a small box under Jacques's bed. He once handed over all these gains to the old Renault, but was rejected by his father, and the old Renault, whose monthly salary was 5,000 livres and could be exchanged for 5 silver coins, thought that the child should spend this small amount of money by himself.

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In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the Guardian Virgin's Day.

The rooftops of the shops on both sides of the canal are covered with colorful flags, advertisements are posted at the doors, and smiling clerks are shouting vigorously.

The canal that runs through the port of Mousse has a total of 15 bridges in the inner part of the city, and the Battle of the Guardians takes place in the 400-metre-long stretch of the river between the water gate of the inner city wall and the Lupin Bridge, which is flanked by the artisan and trading districts.

Viewing platforms were erected on the walls for nobles and officials to watch the games, and at the top of the three-story viewing platform were the seats of the lord of the city, Count Batista, and other important figures, and a huge umbrella shielded the count from the southern summer sun.

On both sides of the canal, two three-storey platforms were erected that protruded more than five meters into the river.

Dozens of beer kegs are stacked under high platforms on each side, and the red logo on the barrels indicates that they come from the most famous Mahu brewery in Port Mousse. Brewed with pure barley in the traditional southern process, it has a mellow taste, a bitter but refreshing aftertaste, and the most important thing is that twenty livres can buy a large glass!

A dozen or so beer girls in short skirts with large swaths of skin on their breasts, each holding five large glasses of beer, swam through the crowd like butterflies, delivering beer to the stands by the canal or the rooftops of the shops along the river, and the bags on their chests were quickly filled with money and tips.

At this time, a richly dressed female singer was singing on the high platform on the left bank, and her soprano and the accompaniment of the orchestra in the audience were transmitted to both sides of the canal through the arranged source stone amplifiers. It's just that the tactful and lyrical songs don't match the noisy festival scene.

On the high platform on the right bank, the male host in a white dress looked down anxiously at the pocket watch in his hand, and then looked up at the VIP stage, waiting for instructions to start the festival celebrations there.

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The ships participating in the Battle of the Guardians were all docked at berths less than 100 meters downstream of the Lupin Bridge, lined up on both sides, with 12 boats each, a total of 24 teams. Now the captains of each team are waiting for the draw ceremony under the VIP stage, and the team members are sitting on the boat and chatting.

Bored of waiting, Jacques climbed to the platform at the bow of the ship and looked out over the VIP platform.

This tall thirteen-year-old boy with fluffy blonde hair and an earthy yellow waistcoat uniform for oarsmen, revealing his tanned skin, broad shoulders, strong pectoral muscles and two rows of abs, and loose black shorts and bare feet underneath.

Jacques stood on the platform and immediately attracted the attention of the audience on both sides of the strait, and some of the young girls on the other side even shouted: "Little handsome guy, look this way!"

However, Jacques remained focused on the high platform where the guests were seated, and he tried to see as many faces as possible on the stage, searching for familiar faces.

Lily had already "abandoned" her two apprentices and gone to the north for a month to spend the summer in the north, and it stands to reason that she should return to Port Moussey with the Naselli branch president to participate in the festival. Jacques wondered what Lily's expression would be when she saw herself on the row.

In addition to Lily's appearance on the VIP stage, Alyssa and Emma also have a place in it, with Alysia's VIP sticker coming from her parents and Emma's from her dean's master. Jacques vaguely felt that the two figures in a tall power suit and a slender red dress sitting on the left side of the VIP stage might be Alyssa and Emma. However, Lily still hasn't been found.

Finally, the host's deep voice was heard from the loudspeaker, and he led the crowd to greet the Earl, who had just entered, and announced the beginning of the festival.

At this time, Jacques finally saw Lily's figure at the top of the VIP area, and her face was still unclear, but Lily's height and figure Jacques was very familiar, and the small action of arranging the golden dress before sitting down showed that the woman sitting in the third position to the left of the count was Lily.

Ahsan is back, bringing bad news, the first round of group draws, the dock rowing team is divided into the third group, among the six teams, there is no weak team like the artisan area or the trade area, it is impossible to mix the second in the group. The worse news is that the first round will be against the favorite Branco.

The town of Branco is also on the banks of the Rhônal, upstream of the town of Carlange, where the Port Mousse Canal joins the Rhônal. A hundred years ago, Brancoo was not as prosperous as Carlange, but since the Count of Baptiste built the first steel mill in Branco, the town has gradually grown. Now the Earl's factories are concentrated in Bronco, the steel factory, coke factory, glass factory, steam factory, cigarette factory and other factories employ more than 20,000 workers, Brancoo is the earl's hen that lays the golden eggs. Broncu, who has such a background, is more representative of the Earls of Baptiste than the Inner City three.

In less than an hour, the first and second groups decided the top two teams that entered the semi-finals.

Six boats from the third group, where the dock area is located, are led by a guide boat into the race section. Six rowboats lined up under the inner wall, and the guardian platform at the bow was almost close to the inner wall.

It was already close to the VIP area, and Jacques could clearly see Alyssa nodding at him, and Emma waving the silk scarf in her hand at him.

Jacques stretched out his right hand to them and clenched his fist and tapped his left chest, and the salute of this second group had become a greeting for several members of the Minority Alliance.

Looking up to the top of the VIP area, the woman in the golden dress was really Lily, and Lily didn't notice Jacques on the boat at this time, she was covering the lower half of her face with a feather fan, revealing her blank eyes and looking at the river. A brown-haired young man in white was sitting between Naselli's father and daughter, talking to Lily.

Jacques felt a little aggrieved in his heart, and kept looking up at Lily, and the part of paying tribute to the Count was also perfunctory. The boat retreated back to the standby area, and Jacques still turned his head to look at Lily, feeling a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't understand why.

Fat Orange stayed at home today, and Jacques didn't even have a person to talk to. Eventually, Jacques took a closer look and noticed that the ends of Lily's long blonde hair had turned into spring-like circles, as if there were many golden springs tied to her hair.

Jacques finally found the source of his discomfort: running out to play for a month without being an apprentice, and still making his hair look like this, is he still a bit of a master!