freenovelworld Chapter 362 Follow-up Arrangements
Chapter 362 Follow-up Arrangements
Before they knew it, the day of the results announcement arrived.
Many candidates gathered in one place, hoping to see if their names were on the list.
Passing the imperial examination with flying colors is a great joy in life.
Everyone wanted to know if they had passed the exam with flying colors.
This can be considered an unprecedented golden age.
Soon, twenty stone tablets were placed in the center of the square, which became the list of achievements for this scientific expedition.
It is divided into two lists, one for civil affairs and one for military affairs. Each list records the names of 10,000 people and contains ten lists.
As soon as the list was released, many candidates began to push and shove, trying to get to the front row.
"Silence, no noise or pushing."
The soldiers stationed there immediately stepped forward to stop them.
"If anyone causes trouble or disrupts the order, even if they pass the exam with flying colors, their ranking will be invalidated."
"Did you hear me?"
The garrison commander stepped forward and announced.
Everyone quieted down, and no one dared to push anymore.
Everyone started queuing up to check the list.
Some people looked dejected after seeing the list, clearly because they didn't make it.
Some people looked excited after seeing the list, clearly because they were on it.
It can be said that some people are happy while others are sad.
After everyone had finished looking at the list, the defending general stepped forward again.
"Listen up, everyone! The top one million in both the civil and military exams will be selected. Several academies will also be recruiting students afterward. Interested candidates can go and participate in the academy's assessment."
The commander announced loudly.
This was also instructed by the Prince of Zhennan to announce these two pieces of news in public.
"Those who are among the first ten million and are interested in taking up positions in local government offices can register with the Ministry of Revenue. Those who are after the ten million can return to their original place of residence. Those who wish to continue participating in the imperial examinations will be eligible to take the next examination in ten years."
The commander paused for a moment before continuing.
After he shared this news, he returned to his position and continued to guard the leaderboard.
Upon hearing this news, some candidates were happy while others were worried.
They were overjoyed, for they had the opportunity to enter several prestigious universities and the chance to change their fate by entering officialdom.
Worried, he was denied the chance to enter the prestigious university that all students in Dongqin yearned for, and thus missed this opportunity to change his destiny.
Especially for those candidates from ordinary families, it is already remarkable that they have stood out from countless candidates and come this far.
However, their starting points are ultimately different. The training methods and resources they receive are simply incomparable to those of the powerful and wealthy. Their chances of surpassing these people are extremely slim.
As for those who say that you can turn your life around by your own efforts, that's incredibly difficult. What makes you think that you can surpass the efforts of several generations, or even dozens of generations, of others by your own efforts?
This is a huge joke.
After all, geniuses and prodigies don't come easily. Even if you are a genius or a prodigy, it's not easy for you to grow up in this dog-eat-dog world.
This is the real world, not some novel or storybook world.
If you offend those powerful forces, they won't just send some small fry to kill you. Every major clan has its own elite assassins who specialize in this kind of thing.
You might be being hunted by a mysterious person without even realizing it, and then your life is over.
Just like Qin Wu, if you dare to offend him, even if you've only just started cultivating, the ones who come to kill you are at least death warriors at the Land Immortal Realm.
Even if it isn't, it's still the self-destruct type, and you'll be hunted down until you have nowhere to run.
Not to mention any opportunities. If you do encounter an opportunity, great, congratulations, you're doomed.
The next one might not be a terrestrial immortal realm expert, but a tribulation immortal realm expert.
I assure you, there is no hope.
Moreover, this is also the way major forces operate.
Now, to change one's fate, one must either enter the imperial court or become a lackey of a powerful force.
There is no other way.
The only way to truly turn one's life around is to enter the imperial court as an official.
Once you enter officialdom, even if you don't reach a certain rank, the major powers won't dare to easily touch you. If you can reach the fifth rank or above, even those second-rate powers will have to give you some face.
As for why?
There was nothing we could do; a killing god was sitting right above us.
If you dare to touch any government officials, once he finds out, he'll teach you a lesson about the consequences of your actions, and if you go too far, he might even confiscate your ancestors' property.
Are you scared? Who wouldn't be scared?
Not only would one's own death be a concern, but it could also implicate one's entire family and ancestors, so no one would dare to act recklessly.
Of course, if the benefits are enough, some people will still dare to take the risk. After all, everyone has a bit of wishful thinking, believing that they won't be discovered.
However, none of those people are alive today.
Especially in the few months since the establishment of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven), no one knew where the Luo Wang headquarters was located, and no one knew who the Luo Wang members were.
The Net of Heaven is like a legend; everyone who has seen it has had their entire clan wiped out.
This is what truly terrifies all officials and powerful figures.
Even if they wanted to infiltrate the Net like the Black Dragon Guards, they couldn't do it; the unknown is what truly terrifies people.
"Alright, now that everyone has basically seen the list, go do what you need to do!"
After the garrison commander reminded him again, he really stopped talking.
Just like a wooden stake, standing still in place.
Upon hearing this, the students snapped out of their daze and began to gather together to discuss what to do next.
Some people also began to send people to investigate what positions they were assigned to as officials in various places.
A few days later.
Everyone finally understood that they were simply going to various places to work as clerical staff or constables in government offices.
This caused many students with powerful connections to give up this opportunity.
However, this also gave hope to students from ordinary families. Although it was an official position without rank, it was still an official post and could be considered an official in Dongqin.
It's much better than being an ordinary person, and if you make a contribution, you'll have the chance to be rewarded and promoted.
Furthermore, they will not be prevented from participating in scientific expeditions. They can study while on duty, and if they fail to make meritorious contributions and be promoted, they can participate in the scientific expeditions again ten years later.
Of course, the most attractive thing is that they can exchange their merits for martial arts techniques and skills in local government offices.
Although they are some low-level techniques and martial arts skills, they are still much better than the commonly used ones.
It can accelerate their cultivation speed and also allow them to exchange for cultivation resources. Many cultivation resources are nothing in the eyes of powerful forces, or even looked down upon, but for these students, they are things they dream of.
They don't even have the right to contact them normally.
Under these circumstances, many ordinary students chose to take up positions in local government offices.
Of course, some people want to give it their all and see if they can get into a top university. If they can, their lives will be turned around.
After graduation, as long as one takes the examination and passes, one can enter the imperial court as an official.
Even if you don't want to be an official, you can become a retainer or retainer of various powerful forces, and you'll still be very popular.
However, it is extremely difficult to get into a top university.
In particular, the Royal Academy and the Divine Martial Academy are the pinnacle of literature and martial arts in Eastern Qin, respectively.
These two academies admit no more than a hundred students each time, and even fewer graduate successfully. If you graduate smoothly, you can directly enter the imperial court as an official or join the army as a general, which is the true path to soaring to the top.
Moreover, graduates of these two academies have another title: the former are called "disciples of the emperor," and the latter are called "disciples of the divine warriors."
With this kind of identity, as long as you don't do anything reckless, you can live a peaceful life.
As for forcing you? Sorry, you're asking for trouble.
Such talented people are all nominally employed in Eastern Qin, and at least hold a sinecure. How can you force court officials to do that?
You probably think you're too lucky.