With some curiosity, after approaching the crowd, the girls found Li Jingyuan and Li Xiugen who were surrounded by reporters.

I thought it would take a while to wait for the two to return, but not only did the girls not expect it, but the rest of the program team also didn't expect to be able to see Li Jingyuan in the camp so soon.

The technicians who follow the support team are more professional, so they know better than the laymen how surprising and exaggerated the idea of 'the riders return to camp before the support team'. No, the technical director couldn't help but hug his head and shouted OMG.

Surprise is followed by curiosity and worry.

I am curious about how Li Jingyuan did it to achieve this result; The worry is that he will be punished for not following the regular route, and he will lose the first place.

After getting off the bus, the crowd walked in the direction of the camp. After they got closer, before they could ask questions, they heard what Li Xiugen said to the reporters.

"What is the reason? Hehe, this kid's goddess of luck is here~! Are you blessed, you can run so fast~! "Lee so-geun doesn't speak English, but very authentic Korean.

This guy is so funny that he doesn't seem to care that there is a blond foreign journalist in front of him. Looking at his posture, there is a feeling of 'whether you can understand it or not, I will talk about it first'.

Of course, not everyone is unintelligible. Aren't there still Korean reporters, the reporters of these TV stations did not follow the action of the unchallenged team, but set off in advance. When Li Jingyuan arrived, they happened to be in the camp, and of course they were among the crowd at this time.

It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Just find someone who can understand and translate. With South Korean journalists present, foreign journalists can get the same information from them.

Some people may say that Korean journalists are willing to translate for foreign journalists for free.

Absolutely. Seeing that Li Jingyuan had achieved such good results, the Korean reporters at this time were very excited. As soon as the mood opened, the mouth naturally relaxed, as long as those foreign reporters said a few good words, it was not difficult to get the news.

And. When foreign journalists get the news, they send it back to their own countries, and for South Korean journalists, it will not affect their own interests at all.

The most rear. Letting foreign reporters report more is tantamount to promoting national prestige.

Although it is not a hundred benefits, it is beneficial and harmless after all. Therefore, South Korean reporters did not cherish the news they heard. It was simply relayed to the eager foreign correspondents.

"What? Lady Luck? I heard what the MBC reporter said. The red-nosed foreigner reporter who was inquiring about the news immediately came to his senses.

Don't think that foreigners are not superstitious. You must know that the words "Goddess of Luck" and "Goddess of Victory" were created by these foreigners.

In other sports news, you can often hear some similar reports. For example, an athlete will always pray something special before participating in a competition, or a team of a certain country will always perform some strange rituals that seem unreasonable according to the usual practice before playing.

Maybe it's not clear enough, so let's take a well-known example. When footballers enter the stadium, they always touch the turf and draw a cross in front of themselves. In fact, it is a superstitious way of praying, because the players believe that it will bring them good luck.

It's not just the athletes themselves who have some weird moves. The audience will always pay attention to these things. Maybe everyone remembers the octopus 'Paul' during the World Cup competition, that guy is a living example, if you are not superstitious at all, how can so many people pay attention to the predictions of this octopus?

Therefore, foreigners are still very interested in these things, and it can even be said that they are more superstitious and gossipy than us Asians.

In this way, it can be explained that as soon as a foreign reporter hears the word 'Lady Luck', he will show an interested expression.

"Well, it's the goddess of luck~, hehe, I'll tell you......" Seeing the surprised expression of the foreign reporter, the MBC reporter came to the end, pretending to be a senior, and shook everything out.

It was very detailed, even including the events that happened at the World Cup a few months ago. It not only explains the relationship between Jessica and Lee Kyung-won, but also explains the reason why Jessica is called Lady Luck.

"You mean, this Lee won the Golden Boot at the World Cup? And is it because of getting a blessed kiss from Jessica? ”

Add oil and vinegar, that's a must. The original facts are already very rare, and as soon as the MBC reporter's eloquent mouth is added, the foreign reporter who came to inquire about the news was directly shocked. In his opinion, Jessica's name as 'Lady Luck' is a bit almost fantasy.

It's unbelievable, but it's not believable. It is an undeniable fact that Lee Kyung-won won the Golden Boot Award, and the trophy is now in the camp; His results today are no longer fake, and the tournament management center will not cheat for him.

The facts are here, then we can only believe it. In other words, journalists are more willing to make things more mysterious, because the more they do, the more their newspapers will sell.

Not just one MBC reporter, but other South Korean journalists also encountered the same thing. After this back and forth, Jessica's name of 'Lady Luck' directly spread to the world.

If it's just about racing, then maybe only fans will know about it. However, with the addition of the World Cup, Jessica's 'blessed abilities' are not limited to racing.

As a result, not only do many fans know Jessica, but even among those who don't usually pay much attention to the Dakar Rally, there are also many people who know Jessica as a person.

Of course, it's just a matter of attention. For now, Jessica's name as 'Lady Luck' won't bring her much benefit, and the real benefits will be almost a year away.

At the beginning of 13 years. In an American press, Jessica was named the fifth most beautiful face in the world. In fact, she is not the first to be included in this list, in 12 years, she was ranked 45th. The 12-year ranking order is the 11-year ranking. In other words, Jessica was ranked 45th among the 100 most beautiful people in the world in 2011.

Although this media once said when announcing the rankings, it would not affect the selection results because of the popularity of the stars. But. If you think about it, you can also know that people who are not famous at all can be beautiful. It will definitely not be included in this list.

That's when Jessica's 'Lady Luck' name came into play. Although it doesn't have a big effect on popularity, it is good to let his name be known by more people, and there is also a very fantasy aura. This makes her more competitive.

Everyone wants to have a lady luck by their side. With this title, Jessica broke the original historical record, and instead of ranking 45th, she was greatly improved, and finally ranked 10th.

Of course, that's all for later, so let's not mention it for now.

After hearing about the name "Lady Luck" from South Korean journalists, these foreign journalists put Jessica on their watchlist. Over the next few days. They are not only paying attention to Li Jingyuan's results, but also the interaction between Jessica and Li Jingyuan. I want to see if Jessica can really bring luck to Lee Kyung-won.

Foreign journalists are concerned, let alone within the team.

Li Jingyuan won the stage championship again, and he won the championship by such a big margin. This has a more direct impact on the team.

The bigger the gap between him and the riders behind him, the more secure Li Jingyuan's overall position will be. With three days to go, if nothing else, Lee Kyung-won is likely to win the Dakar Rally.

In other words, Jessica's blessing once brought such a great benefit to Li Jingyuan and the entire team. Of course, the team members will be more superstitious than the reporters, and will take Jessica's "Lady Luck" name more seriously.

Needless to say, it must be continued. So, in the next few days, when Li Jingyuan set off, Jessica, no matter how embarrassed she was, would still be picked up by others to offer a 'blessed kiss'.

The result?

January 13th, Race Day 12, Time Trial 11th.

The riders started from Chilesito and continued south to the scenic Santohu Ann. On this stage, the riders will experience the spectacular sight of the Andean foothills, but of course, the narrow track will require them not to be distracted, otherwise they will make a mistake and the results will be very dangerous.

Yesterday's regular section was 686 km and the special section 176 km. Today, however, it has suddenly made a U-turn, with only 164 kilometers of regular sections and 622 kilometers of special sections.

The total length is about the same, but the difficulty is more than doubled. After the organizing committee revised the seventh stage, this stage became the longest stage of this year's Dakar.

Such a long stage can consume a lot of time and energy. After driving for a long time, drivers will inevitably have some problems, such as lack of mental concentration or excessive physical exertion.

It's easy for the riders to drop in form, and there are more accidents in the course of the race.

Sainz, like two years ago, was in big trouble on the penultimate day of the game. Sainz's car crashed into a large pothole, which resulted in a broken suspension system, and Sainz finished the race in 14th place after a lot of time spent repairing the car. This result is not too bad for the average driver, but for Sainz, it is extremely bad.

It can be said that Sainz is basically out of the possibility of winning the championship.

In addition to Sainz, Li Jingyuan's direct opponent Attiyah is also in trouble. It was also a collision accident. Although not as serious as Sainz's accident, he also broke one side of the headlight.

Don't look at the loss, but the impact is not small.

There are no headlights. It's almost impossible to run at night, and with today's track so long, for many riders, running at night is a given.

Of course, Attiyah was fast, not slow enough to run at night. But even so, he can't ignore the role of the headlights. Know the way. Today's track is in the Andes, where there are many tunnels and no headlights. It can also be a tricky problem when crossing tunnels.

Every time he reached the tunnel, Attiyah inevitably had to reduce his speed. One or two tunnels may not be nothing, but when they add up, his overall score will drop.

Finished talking about the opponent. Let's talk about Li Jingyuan himself.

In this stage. Li Jingyuan once again exerted all his skills and ran at a very good speed. Fortunately, he didn't have any accidents along the way.

In fact, this is also because of Li Jingyuan's talent. Since the crossing, his physical fitness has been much better than that of ordinary people. Coupled with the perennial exercise, his endurance greatly exceeds that of ordinary people.

Sainz and Attiyah are professional drivers, but their physical fitness is not much better than the average person. After running such a long special section. It is inevitable that there will be some small negligence, and it comes down to their lack of stamina and mental strength.

But for Li Jingyuan. Endurance and mental strength were not an issue, which is why he was able to persevere throughout the race and finish the race in the best possible condition.

Lee Kyung-won's final time was 4 hours, 13 minutes and 20 seconds, while Attia was third with a time of 4 hours, 20 minutes and 15 seconds. In the middle of the two was Peter Hansel, with a time of 4 hours, 18 minutes and 47 seconds.

In terms of overall standings, Peter Hansel was eliminated from the first group early and will not pose any threat to Li Jingyuan. And Attiya, the only one who could threaten Li Jingyuan, was about 7 minutes slower than him, and the gap between the total scores did not narrow, but further expanded.

Clearly, the Kiss of Victory is outstanding. After seeing this result, everyone attributed the credit to the kiss that Jessica offered when Li Jingyuan set off, and as for how strong Li Jingyuan's own physical fitness was, no one knew at all.

Once is an accident, twice is a rule. After winning the stage for two days in a row, Jessica's blessing was labelled as 'absolutely valid', so of course it will continue.

January 14th, Race Day 13, Time Trial Stage. The riders will travel from Sant'Lacan to Córdoba, where they have been there once.

The length of the regular course is 123 km, while the length of the special course is 555 km. In terms of toughness, today's race wasn't much worse than yesterday.

However, the car and motorcycle races did not get much attention, and today, everyone pays more attention to the truck races.

The reason is simple, the Truck class competition will end today, and after the race, the overall winner of the truck class will be decided.

Maybe it's because no one pays attention to it, God doesn't put any gimmicks in the car competition. Li Jingyuan, Attiyah, Sainz, the drivers of the first group, all completed the race smoothly.

The first place went to Lee Kyung-won with a time of 5:37:04, followed by Sainz, who was 14 seconds slower than Lee Kyung-won. Attiyah finished fourth on the stage with a time of 5:43:29 behind Peter Hansell.

In the overall standings, there is no change in the rankings. Lee Kyung-won is still in first place, followed by Attiyah, Sainz fell to fourth place yesterday due to the accident, and still retains this fourth position today.

What made Li Jingyuan happy was that the gap between him and Attiyah had increased again. It's 54 minutes now, and it's almost an hour.

With an hour's gap, Li Jingyuan's championship trophy can basically be determined. Why do you say that? Let's take a look at tomorrow's fixture, the day after the break.

Tomorrow, the riders will depart Cordoba and return to Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, for a total of 826 kilometres.

It seems like a long time. However, of the more than 800 kilometres, only 181 kilometres of special stages will be timed.

181 km, how long does it take to run this little distance? It's only one to two hours to die.

The shorter the race, the smaller the gap between the drivers' results. Even if Attiyah can complete the course in just one hour, if he wants to win the championship, he will have to count on Li Jingyuan's time to be two hours away.

The same journey took twice as long, could it be that Li Jingyuan's speed was only half that of Attiya? Obviously, this is not realistic.

In other words, as long as there is no accident and Li Jingyuan has to retire, then even if he is a little slower, he can still win the final championship with the advantage of 54 minutes accumulated before.

Will Lee Kyung-won retire? Hehe, isn't there Jessica, she's a 'goddess of luck', with her aura, Li Jingyuan won't be so unlucky, right? (To be continued.) )