Ethereal bells.
Ruined relics.
A figure shook off the dust and slowly rose to his feet, his body carrying the crimson ember hue of burning flames. He lifted his head toward the distant road, inscrutable and fraught with peril. That was his journey, his mission, his yearning. At the end of that road lay—
"Hold on!" Seeing that the lecturer was about to skip the opening cinematic, Shi Tiexin hurriedly stopped him and voiced the question that had arisen from the depths of his heart. "This thing... is a game, right?"
The lecturer looked perfectly composed. "Yes, it's a game. It's now optimized to its third generation, Dark Souls 3 for short."
"No, we're talking about breakthrough of Sharp Energy here. Why are you playing a game with a controller?"
"Oh? Then you don't know the story behind this, sir. Let me explain. This game looked like a game, and indeed it was a game, but at the same time, it was the genius creation of a senior educator—a gold-medal lecturer at Feiteng Education, a master of the Tiger Claw Annihilation Hand, who had once won tremendous renown with the move 'Attack Its Yin Testicle'—after he had condensed and manifested all his insights into Burning Core Breakthrough and the Chime of Heaven's Bell!"
"This great work perfectly reflected every difficulty, pain point, and key point encountered during Burning Core Breakthrough. It became an important internal reference and a major public showcase for us at Feiteng Education."
"It was nicknamed—Song of Bell and Fire!"
Shi Tiexin was left utterly dumbfounded. Half-believing and half-doubting, he asked, "Really?"
"Absolutely true! Come, come, let me demonstrate."
The lecturer pressed the confirm button. With a click, the screen changed and a new game began, arriving at the character selection screen.
As he selected a character,