Hope was like a balloon pricked by a needle, rapidly deflating.
Lu Mingfei buried all ten fingers deep in his hair and slumped in his chair, his face full of utter despair.
"It's over... It's all over... I knew it wouldn't work... I should just wait for the college to throw me out. And the worst part is, they'll wipe my memories too..."
He could practically see his miserable future: standing bewilderedly at a train station with his luggage on his back, unable even to remember why he had come to the United States.
"Relax," Amon said in his usual unhurried tone, trying to comfort him. "Even if you fail the 3E Exam, that doesn't necessarily mean you can't stay. When I was recruited, my Dragon Raja bloodline hadn't awakened either. For a while, the college thought I was just an ordinary person who could fight a little."
"What?" Lu Mingfei abruptly raised his head, his face filled with astonishment. "Doesn't the college only recruit Hybrids?"
"Rules are dead, but people are alive." Amon spread his hands. "The main thing was that I was particularly interested in ghosts, gods, and supernatural matters. On my own, I really did uncover some clues about the existence of Dragon Kind.
"Then my younger sister tested positive for a decent Dragon Raja bloodline. The college probably figured that an ordinary person like me, someone who knew the truth and had some ability, could still be useful, so they specially recruited me."
He paused before explaining further. "Kassel College's memory-wiping methods are mainly a form of cleanup, used to deal with ordinary people who accidentally come into contact with Dragon Raja secrets because of the college's operations.
"If you happened to discover Dragon Raja secrets on your own, as long as you didn't spread them