The first list was quickly met with skepticism online because the top-ranked individuals were far too many with ordinary backgrounds. While everyone hopes that ordinary people will have more opportunities, the proportion of such people seemed somewhat unrealistic.
The official explanation was released immediately.
The reason, once revealed, immediately caused an uproar online.
The main reason for the low number of graduates from research institutes and prestigious universities in this ranking is the resistance from Federation university scholars. Many research institutes and prestigious universities have publicly stipulated that their subordinates are not allowed to refer to this list, which led to the current ranking.
The news sparked heated discussions online, and the list was quickly dubbed by netizens as the "bargain hunter list."
After the news spread, many research institutes were filled with complaints, and some even began to protest.
At this time, many research institutes had higher-ups trying to persuade them.
Please calm down.
Inside one of the research institutes, the director who came to do the work also had a bitter look on his face. Their institute was the most chaotic because two audacious guys in their institute had secretly gone to take the exam, and when the list was announced, they were the top two in this major exam!
That's not the key point. The key point is that those two were only considered newcomers in the research institute, and their achievements and abilities were inferior to many of those present. Yet, they entered the New World as the top students, and it's said that they happily resigned the day the list was announced.
How could the people around them possibly tolerate this?
" Ren Xiaotian and Qi Lin have seriously violated discipline, ignored organizational advice, and disregarded the public interest. Now, the higher authorities have jointly blacklisted these two individuals from the academic community, and no prestigious university or research institution will accept their resumes in the future."
The director, standing on the stage, became increasingly less confident as he spoke, causing the people below to roll their eyes in disbelief.
They're all in the Virtual Realm now, why would they care about your lowly position in a research institute?
Who are they threatening?
Many people now regret not being more decisive back then; who knows, they might be the ones happily heading off to New World now.
" Elder Kong, this has caused quite a stir!"
In a conference room, dozens of academic leaders from the past became anxious. At this moment, a dense stream of video links from various research institutes came in, all from leaders and academicians at various levels, and the news they were reporting was not good.
There were many people protesting this time. If we forcibly suppress them, there's no guarantee that even more people will secretly apply. If there are more cases like Ren Xiaotian's, by the third or fourth time, the research institute might not be able to stop people at all!
"What despicable tactics!" Elder Kong was furious; he never expected the resistance to do such a thing.
In his mind, at worst, they could part ways. He wouldn't go to the New World, and the new world wouldn't try to poach any outstanding talent from him. In the end, the research staff who missed the opportunity, even if they had grievances, would still have to stay in the same boat as him.
But this guy surnamed Wang doesn't follow the rules; he even holds the exams in batches?
There will be a second, third, and fourth chance. With so many opportunities, how can those below, seeing the benefits, resist?
This time, Elder Kong was genuinely panicked. His foundation rested on the reputation of the Scientific Research Institute and the constant influx of fresh talent into academia. If this collapsed, these veteran experts would truly be nothing.
Just then, an AI notification popped up. Elder Kong tried his best to keep his expression calm as he opened the message. The moment he saw it, his blood pressure spiked, and he couldn't even stay in the meeting room any longer. He said he had something to do and left the meeting room.
After leaving the conference room, Elder Kong immediately activated the smart video call. On the other end of the video call was a middle-aged woman with a beautiful face.
Those who show signs of age on their faces have all experienced the virtual world. The woman opposite has appeared in many media outlets; she is Su Hui, the direct disciple of Elder Kong, and is also a renowned weapon-refining elder of the major sect Qingyun Sect in the Jade Dynasty World.
But at this moment, Elder Kong seemed flustered when facing her. "Are you crazy?"
"Why is the teacher so agitated?" the woman opposite said calmly.
"You really think you can go to that place safely without me? Even if you go, do you think I can't do anything to you?" This time, Elder Kong completely disregarded his image in his threat.
He was well aware of how important the other party was to him. Almost all of his academic achievements over the past fifty years were the result of her efforts. Otherwise, he wouldn't have shown her so many benefits, granting her the right to live in the virtual world.
The woman gave a cold laugh. In the past, she might have been wary of the other party's threat. These old guys had controlled academia for many years, colluding with them and exploiting them, forming a chain of interests that even the powerful families couldn't shake.
But this time, what makes her afraid?
Wang Ye personally visited her and promised her that she could retain her memories and study at the New World Academy. With such an opportunity, why should she continue to falsify her academic work for this old man and become his plaything from time to time?
Am I being cheap?
She had no choice before, but now that she has the chance to escape this filthy cage, she'd have to be crazy to stay.
"You don't believe me?" Elder Kong's face twisted in disbelief. "Believe it or not, I can go find Xu Min and the others right now. I promise to get everyone at the research institute to take this into consideration. As long as they blacklist you, do you believe me?"
"When did you become so naive, teacher?" The woman opposite her burst out laughing, "Back when I wanted to make my own way in the world, you used your power to suppress me, teaching me what it means to recognize the big picture. Now, it's you who can't recognize it. What makes you think you can still command the research institute?"
Elder Kong's face turned ashen. "Fine, fine, you just wait!"
" Elder Hou."
When Elder Kong returned to the meeting hall, he found that many scholars like him were gone. Upon asking, he learned that they had all gone out on business, which made him extremely uneasy.
Have those brats staged a rebellion?
New World. Beijing
The many mysterious figures who had been monitoring the area outside the capital moved instantly. Their speed was incredible, clearly indicating they were all Transcendent experts. The spiritual energy outside the capital had surged to an absurd level in just one month, giving many previously immobile Transcendent experts more space. However, they felt no excitement.
This immense spiritual power only appeared in one place and belonged to one faction, and that faction was about to extend its claws!
"Did you see that?"
Perched atop a high mountain, watching the tens of thousands of eerie green eyes peering out from the gates of the capital, the people on the mountain responsible for surveillance felt a chill run down their spines.
The distance between the gates of the capital and Six Blessings Mountain outside the capital is at least several dozen miles, but they could all clearly feel that the soldiers leaving the city could see them. So many pairs of piercing and cold eyes made even experts like them feel a chill run down their spines.
"How is it possible to have tens of thousands of Transcendent ghost soldiers?" One of the men in black gritted his teeth. Such a grand spectacle was simply impossible in the early stages of the Earth Spirit Revival. Wasn't the Mother and Child Temple's ability to amass troops a bit too exaggerated?
"We may have underestimated the power of the Human World's Kingly Way." A woman nearby took a breath and said, "Notify the higher-ups, King Xiang has mobilized; the war is about to begin!"
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"It's finally started."
In South Sea City, several elders from sorcerer families, seeing the Hei Yun in the sky, all came to the newly built Sky-Gazing Tower in the South Sea.
"Shouldn't things get interesting in Cloud Capital by now?"
"Ha, are we just going to wait to die if we don't move? When have those guys ever been in a major chaotic situation and not taken action?"
"That's true. After all, that's where the foundation of the Warlock Dynasty lies!"
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"It's about to begin."
On the city gate of the capital, the emperor, dressed in a black dragon robe, stood atop the city wall. Below the city gate, however, was a yin-yang world like a mirror image, with King Xiang and his King Xiang Palace upside down below.
"Hmm, will that person from back then ever reappear?"
"Whether you appear or not, I will not stop!" the emperor sneered. "This world should have been corrected long ago!"