A gentle morning breeze, carrying a hint of coolness, reached Jiang Fan's nose, causing him to sneeze.

I glanced at my phone; it was already past eight o'clock.

However, since there's no 8 AM start time today, he can stay a little longer.

A text message arrived saying the package had arrived. Jiang Fan opened it and saw that it was the game console he had received as a gift from a gacha game.

I picked up my package right after buying breakfast; the beef and chili oil buns at the cafeteria are so delicious.

The hot, spicy oil infused the small pieces of beef with a wonderful aroma; one bite and even Ultraman wouldn't be able to resist.

Jiang Fan, after finishing breakfast, noticed that the students passing by were all discussing something with great interest.

Is it yet another case of someone cheating and having dozens of pages of PowerPoint slides made up? This kind of thing has happened before at their university. The guy accused his girlfriend of being morally corrupt and gathered evidence over several months, nailing both of them to the list of disgrace in the history of Tianjin University.

Jiang Fan always felt that real-life romance was too far removed from him. After starting university, he had hardly spoken to any other women in his real life, except for his aunt.

As Jiang Fan walked along the road, the more he listened, the more he felt something was amiss.

"The city museum was robbed last night! Our foreign teacher was so angry this morning that his face turned red."

"Exactly, exactly. I heard it's an antique from the Crusades, but I've seen photos of it, and it looks just like the bottles and jars my grandfather collected."

"Anyway, it's not a historical relic of our country~ and that girl looks quite pretty."

"You can only see her profile and back view, how did you know she was pretty?"

"Charm, charm, do you even understand?"

Two girls were playfully fighting while queuing outside the courier station.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan stroked his chin.

It's quite a coincidence that he also robbed the museum in the game last night—no, he helped the museum eliminate a threat.

Seeing that the line ahead was still quite long, Jiang Fan pulled out his phone and opened a short video app to see if he could catch the conversation between the two of them.

"An extraordinary event occurred at Tianhai City Museum last night! The armor revived!" (113.4 million views)

"Mysterious Silver-Haired Girl Steals International Exhibits Overnight!" (178.3 million views)

As a result, Jiang Fan watched two videos in a row and immediately understood what the two girls had been talking about.

Isn't this the game he played last night?

However, the silver-haired, blood-eyed girl in the picture is not a pixelated figure at all, but a real person, almost exactly the same as the character illustration.

As she unleashed her fighting spirit, the sight of her silver hair cascading from her hood was even more stunning than a thousand roses in full bloom.

Then, with a light touch of her toes, as nimble as a deer's, graceful yet powerful, she single-handedly repelled six armored figures.

Neither video captured a clear view of the face, but two striking features were visible: silver hair and bloodshot eyes.

It's breathtakingly beautiful, like it stepped right out of a game's CG.

Jiang Fan's shock subsided slightly only after he held the package containing the game console in his hand.

He glanced at the comments section, which were almost all praising Rias's skills, and saying things like, "Such cool special effects, such beautiful modeling, I love it!" and "So cool, a knight girl made of silver and blood, I love it!"

Of course, there are also those who guess whether someone's feet smell bad.

Everyone was fantasizing, even projecting themselves into the characters, but Jiang Fan was reminiscing about his actions last night.

Dude, are you playing that well? He only remembers constantly executing combos up, down, left, and right.

However, what Jiang Fan found even more incredible than his own actions was that his pixelated game had actually come true.

This is like Wu Song wielding a knife and saying to Ximen Qing, "I'll spare you, but give me back my brother's life!" and then Ximen Qing turns around and becomes a necromancer, actually resurrecting Wu Dalang—it's both absurd and reasonable.

And this game console in my hand...

Jiang Fan's hands trembled slightly as he held the express delivery box, and despite the cool weather, he felt a dampness on his body.

He resisted the urge to open the package on the spot and jogged back to his dormitory.

Jiang Fan is currently a junior, while his two roommates are seniors majoring in mechatronics. They went to do internships after the New Year, leaving Jiang Fan alone in the dormitory.

If the things inside the game console are real, then this secret will still only be known to him.

The sound of his heartbeat echoed under the clear spring sky, and Jiang Fan felt as if he had returned to the afternoon when he first turned on his computer.

He was just as excited back then as he is now. A child discovers a new world called "games" and begins to experience a life completely different from life in the county town.

I never imagined that after so many years, the world would still be so interesting.

On the computer desk in the dormitory, Jiang Fan solemnly opened the express delivery box, which was about the size of his arm.

The box revealed a pale white body, followed by a luminous screen. The layout of the game console was that of a classic PS handheld, and Jiang Fan felt as familiar as if he were back home when he held it in his hand.

On the other side of the box, there was a red and gold game cartridge, with a sticker of Rias looking up at the sky wrapped around its surface, and a soft and cool texture.

Jiang Fan opened the game console's cartridge slot and then inserted the cartridge.

"Please look at the top of the screen."

The game console emitted a clear, mixed male and female voice.

Jiang Fan aimed it at his eyes, and the game console immediately emitted a green light that completely covered his eyeballs from top to bottom.

"Iris scan complete. Player 'Jiang Fan' has logged in. Welcome to the start of this war."

The game screen lit up instantly, and as the words "Coronation of Dust" appeared in the center in Xia script, a familiar figure appeared on the screen.

It was indeed "Rias Esther", but her current appearance puzzled Jiang Fan.

Her originally blood-red eyes had turned azure blue, and she was wearing black-rimmed glasses. Even her clothes had been changed to loose-fitting sportswear, making her look much more mature than when she first appeared.

At the bottom of the screen, there were more than a dozen tiny figures dressed in fencing uniforms, looking like students, constantly moving around.

There were also many "..." symbols above its head.

Jiang Fan clicked on it to take a look.

"The teacher's movements are so perfect; I don't know how long it would take to reach that level."

"Thank goodness I didn't skip class today, the new fencing instructor is so cool!"

"Today's OOTD, and I also discovered a super good-looking swordsmanship teacher."

The art style changed too quickly! The mysterious knight who raided the museum last night has transformed into a popular swordsmanship teacher the next day.

And yet, they brazenly give lectures in front of so many people.

Because "free movement" was selected, Jiang Fan is currently unable to control "Rias," but fortunately, the game console has a function to record character behavior.

Jiang Fan opened the task log in the upper left corner of the screen, wanting to figure out what had happened in just half a day.

At 3:10 AM today, "Rias" killed a stalker who was following her and obtained clothing and identification.

At 8:03 AM this morning, "Rias" arrived at the fencing arena to practice swordsmanship. She was mistaken for a fencing instructor by the president of the Tenkai International Academy Fencing Club and began teaching seventeen students.

At 9:00 AM this morning, Rias bent a metal frame with her performance foil, causing an uproar among the students.

["The Knight's Daily Sword Practice" completion rate: 33%, Rank Points +1%]

Rias is so resilient! Watching her move so freely in the swordplay arena, she doesn't seem to have any sense of deceiving others at all.

Moreover, her eyes had actually returned to normal, which reassured Jiang Fan somewhat. Judging from the released video, her bloodshot eyes were her most distinctive feature.

This would definitely reduce the chances of Rias being discovered.

At the same time, Jiang Fan also discovered the subtle connection between his profession and his role.

By integrating the behavior of a "knight" into modern daily life, one can increase their so-called rank points.

In other words, these professionals are essentially playing a role-playing game, but those legends and anecdotes that only existed in fantasy can now be realized in reality.

Knights who can slay dragons, Night Watchmen who can dispel evil, and water spirits who can drag people down—they are no longer just symbols in books that awaken hope or fear in humanity.

Rather, they are extraordinary beings that truly exist in this world.

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