Among all civilizations, after a barbaric, sealed-off monopoly system had been broken countless times, an obvious upward channel would slowly emerge. As the largest collection of civilizations in the universe today, the Cosmic Federation naturally had one as well. The Joint Examination was currently the Federation's largest and relatively fairest channel for advancement!
In the Joint Examination, race and family background did not matter. Everyone was judged by the same standard: the strong rose, and the weak fell. It was one of the few truly fair platforms for competition.
For those from ordinary families, with inferior bloodlines, or who were neglected by their clans, the Joint Examination was their hope of rebirth!
The Federation's universities had a long history and wielded tremendous influence throughout the universe. Their vast resources and connections were beyond imagination. By entering a university, one gained the platform provided by the campus and the opportunity to change one's destiny!
Thus, this day was extremely important to many people. Naturally, it was just as important to the schools. One month before the Joint Examination began, the Federation Council summoned representatives from the universities of the Four Great Star Regions to discuss matters concerning this year's examination.
These included the arrangement of the examination questions, the total number of admissions, the balancing of regional scores, and the Federation government's overall subsidies to the academies after the new students were recruited.
The last item was actually the main topic of today's meeting.
The Council Hall was packed with powerful figures. As usual, the Federation's Chief Speaker had attended in person and sat at the head. Seven of the Ten Great Lords had arrived, occupying the specially arranged guest seats, while the principals of the top hundred universities from the Four Great Star Regions sat in the middle of the