By mid-July, the academy had gone from deserted to bustling.
The new batch of students had arrived from all over the world, all hoping to greatly improve their overall strength through a year of advanced study.
Of course, the comprehensive protection within the rules provided by the North Star Official was also enormously appealing to Academy Students.
Over the previous year, many students had only made it through the rules thanks to the immediate assistance provided by the authorities.
For instance, when the blood plague virus raged during the sixth rule, the authorities promptly supplied Academy Students with Protective Suits offering the highest level of protection, preventing the vast majority of students from being infected.
Outside the academy, however, those living in gathering points received no such treatment. Many of them did not receive Protective Suits issued by the authorities until the middle stages of the rule, and even then, they were lower-grade versions.
This had sparked plenty of disputes and online arguments. Many people outside the academy called it unfair and protested.
But in the end, it came to nothing. Since the authorities were cultivating Academy Students as the nation's future and the backbone of society, it was only natural that they would prioritize giving them the best protection.
This had led to an especially large number of applicants this year.
Even though this year's admission requirement had skyrocketed, rising from the first year's limit of 80 points to 140 points, there were still many who met the standard.
And unlike the first cohort, which had consisted almost entirely of North Star People, foreigners were expected to account for ten to twenty percent of this year's freshmen. That meant one or two out of every ten students were foreigners, which was already quite remarkable.
So when these freshmen wearing