"Have you heard? A major exam is coming up in a few days. If you excel in it, you can choose to stop attending classes."
"For real? Passing this exam means I don't have to attend classes anymore? I thought it was just a rumor."
"Our Professor Gu Long assured us himself. Could he be wrong?"
An explosive piece of news spread like wildfire throughout the school building. During a ten-minute break, hundreds of adolescent dragons of all kinds were abuzz with talk. There were no divisions among them; Golden Dragons were willing to rub shoulders with Blue Dragons as they shared their thoughts. They saw a way out of their burdensome studies and were fed up with studying day and night.
