Since they had already moved away from Pengcheng, although a portion of people remained there, their influence in the Officials had declined significantly due to most people having relocated to Saxon County.
Of the twenty seats allocated to the Officials, one was designated for their camp out of old sentiment, leaving the rest open for those who wished to go to Kyoto to rely on their own abilities.
However, even in a competition based on individual capabilities, since the transport aircraft could only land in the Officials-controlled Grand Dragon Lake, without certain connections, high-value items meant nothing if one lacked an entry ticket and couldn't get close to the transport aircraft.
Even so, Rylan estimated that there wouldn't be too few people participating in the competition. After all, Pengcheng had only twenty seats, and despite being amid natural disasters with several having already occurred, the innate Chinese virtue of planning ahead should never be underestimated.
