The limited number of spots in the Ancient Land was a problem every academy had to face...
It was an extremely wondrous place, protected by the most powerful laws of the Divine Academy Headmaster. Moreover, to preserve the ecosystem within, those laws imposed all kinds of strict restrictions...
For example, there were restrictions on levels. Experts above the star level could not take anything else out of the Ancient Land besides Ancient Star Cores, while the juniors were limited in what they could bring out...
That was also why the Ancient Land had become an exclusive territory for the academies. Under the restrictions of the laws, the cultivation value of the Ancient Land exceeded its excavation value.
The second restriction imposed by the laws concerned the number of people. To prevent certain forces from smuggling resources out by relying on sheer numbers, every Ancient Land had a quota. The smaller the area and the lower the energy, the fewer spots it had!
The Ancient Lands occupied by Shandar Academy were mostly barren territories near the bottom of the rankings. Although their areas were not small, their energy density and resources were among the poorest of all the territories discovered so far. Many disciples of High-Level Families did not even bother going...
The only territory worth mentioning was called the Earth Cold Pool, the birthplace of the ancient Ice Titan!
However, this territory was very small, and its quota was extremely limited. The Earth Cold Pool had ten spots for those above the star level and exactly one hundred for those below it. Ever since the former Third Lord had fallen, Shandar's strength had declined steadily, and the number of spots it could recommend had dwindled. However, quite a few families had signed contracts in the past... For Leng Xing and