At night, Lei Xue, who was always busy, rarely found herself strolling through the streets. Hua Xia City had been built in an elven style, giving it the beauty of a forest city. However, with so many people moving in nowadays, it had lost the tranquil feeling it once had.
Even in the middle of the night, busy figures could be seen everywhere. They were either working overtime or studying overtime. To be honest, the level of rat race here was considerably more intense than in the First-Tier Cities of the past, yet complaints were rarely heard.
Because everyone knew that all their hard work now was for themselves!
This was especially true recently. The Underfoot Academy library was practically packed with people, forcing the Headmaster to personally create more Overlapping Space to meet everyone's study needs.
There were simply too many people. No matter which city they came from, anyone who met the standards to take the Unified Examination was now frantically cramming. Nearly a hundred thousand players had returned from the Borton Faction's military forces and the Emerald Starfield, but there were only a little over a thousand available spots.
The reason was simple: Lord Xi Ye was a pauper. He could only support a hundred spots for higher education, while the remaining nine hundred or so were provided by the Borton Faction's military. Although the Borton Faction was large, University Cultivation was expensive and highly influential. If all the spots went to people from here, it would easily attract attention. Thus, they were keeping a low profile, with only a thousand spots this time.
What could be done when a hundred thousand qualified people were competing for only a thousand spots? Rely on one's ability, of course. For those from the Borton Faction, military merit was the