Outside Lucky Town, by the lake.

Ambrose Lu, Old Turtle, and Zui Qianchen sat under a parasol, fishing.

Not far away, Barney Han and the other students were sitting cross-legged under the scorching sun, eyes closed in meditation, already drenched in sweat.

"In ten years, we'll take the students to the capital for the Heaven's Chosen Gathering," Ambrose Lu said softly.