The June weather was a little muggy, but every classroom at County No. 1 High School had long since been equipped with air conditioning.
However, not a single air conditioner was running in the classrooms at No. 1 High, which had been designated as Gaokao exam halls.
Only the fans on the classroom ceilings were whirring, bringing a hint of coolness.
It wasn't that the school was reluctant to pay the electricity bill. They were worried that the sudden change from hot to cold might send a lot of students running to the bathroom during the exam.
Besides, although early June was muggy, the temperature was still bearable.
At some point, an unwritten rule had taken shape at the two Gaokao exam venues in Huo County: during exams, invigilators weren't allowed to turn on the air conditioning themselves.
In fact, even if an invigilator wanted to turn on the air conditioning, it wouldn't do any good.
The air conditioning needed electricity to run, after all.
Without power, every electrical appliance was just a decoration.
After passing security and entering the exam hall, Mo Xiaoxue's heart was beating a little fast.
Just minutes ago, she hadn't felt nervous about the exam at all. But after the invigilator's thorough security check, and with the exam hall so unusually quiet, even Mo Xiaoxue felt a little tense.
Mo Xiaoxue had visited the exam hall the day before, so she knew this classroom had originally belonged to this year's Senior High 3, Class 12.
For students at No. 1 High, there was one advantage students from other schools didn't have: they were familiar with the exam hall.
And if they were especially lucky, they might even take the Gaokao in their own classroom.
The clock hanging above the blackboard ticked away. Mo Xiaoxue knew