李明 Illegal looking at his phone, trying not to get caught by his teacher. On the screen was a book he downloaded from some unknown source, the title "Opening the Elemental Era." He had read it all weekend, couldn't put it down. The story was wild—some guy could summon elements, fire, water, lightning, you name it. And at the start, he even got fire manipulation. The dude wasn't even strong yet, just randomly blew stuff up like fireworks.

"Damn, that's awesome," he thought, fantasizing about having that kind of power. "I could scare all those jerks who pick on me."

Back in class, Mr. Wang, the math teacher, was explaining some complex equation. Lively was doodling in his notebook, trying to make sense of the book's plot in his head. He kept glancing at his phone under the desk, half hoping to see a notification from the book, but nothing.

"Alright, class, pay attention," Mr. Wang said, catching Lively staring at his desk. "We're moving on to the next section. Anyone want to try explaining this to us?"