More than 150 Evil Brain Motors have been officially deployed across the Five Regions of the New World in the Development Alliance.

Nowadays, the projection equipment of the Evil Brain Motor is far more refined and mature compared to when Zhou Yi first used it. It still retains its arcade-like control platform, requiring joystick and button operations, but various complex commands have been greatly simplified and optimized.

Zhou Yi tried out the latest third-generation Evil Brain Motor.

After powering on.

A screen displayed an option.

On the left is [Great Holy Spirit], on the right is [New World].

These are the two consciousness regions currently accessible for login.

Zhou Yi pushed the joystick to the right and pressed down.

A picture slowly unfolded on the screen, depicting the New World map centered on China, marking each province and city.

These are the initial regions one can choose to log into.

Selecting the identity of residents from different cities also yields different effects and advantages.

The Evil Brain provides text prompts for this as well.

[Chongqing]: Local housing prices are relatively low, with an average of 12,000 mushrooms per square meter.

[Tianjin]: A hub for low educational costs, with over 30% of local enrollment at Nankai University and Tianjin University.

[Shanghai]: Offers many high-paying jobs and is home to one of the three new currency exchanges.

...

The situation in Shanghai is easy to understand.

In the era of old humans, the Shanghai Stock Exchange was located there, and the city's scale and positioning resulted in numerous job opportunities.

But the other two are a bit puzzling for Zhou Yi.

He asked Night God, "Does the New World need houses? How is education implemented there?"

"Of course, it's necessary."

Night God, sitting beside Zhou Yi, explained earnestly, "The New World is a replication of old human societies' geographical space; everything there must conform to existing natural laws and social rules."

"Without houses, there would be no places to reside. The New World doesn't have the concept of vagrants but will enforce a log-off; if you don't have a settlement, whether rented or purchased, you'll be logged out after 12 hours and can only continue logging in after 12 hours."

"Time in the New World is identical to the real world."

"And now about school education. Move back; let me show you."

Before Zhou Yi could move, she squeezed in beside him.

Night God operated the joystick, disconnecting the Evil Brain Motor before rebooting and assuming her form in the game character.

"Let's first go to Tianjin."

In the New World, as long as one has the privileges, travel between two cities can be instantaneous.

After arriving in Tianjin.

Night God directly pinpointed a location outside a university gate.

Above the gate were four golden characters for "Nankai University," and beside the electronic road barrier was a stainless steel plaque stating "All off-campus vehicles must exchange passes; taxis are prohibited from entry."

She pointed to a bulletin board nearby.

There were notices about this year's college entrance exam and the university's admission regulations.

Many people were gathered around to view them, and thanks to Night God's administrator privileges, she could see most of them were new humans.

It seemed they were truly eager to enroll.

Although new humans might not fully understand universities, they are absolute pragmatists and won't waste time on things useless to them.

Zhou Yi immediately thought, "Is it for employment in the New World?"

"Indeed."

Night God naturally replied, "Otherwise, who would go through all that trouble with studying and exams? Because obtaining university status here opens up many high-level job opportunities. It's actually a way for the New World to screen talents through education."

"Of course, due to the disparity in educational levels, new humans can't possibly possess the foundational knowledge of old humans. Thus, Mechanical Life have devised exams tailored to the current conditions, with different cities imposing different requirements, currently referencing the old human college entrance exams and dividing into two types, Alpha and Beta papers."

"But in places like Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin, they use custom exam papers, which is an advantage of the cities. Therefore, the chances of getting into these two good schools in Tianjin are much greater than elsewhere."

"However, the examinee must select Tianjin as their initial location to qualify as a Tianjin candidate."

Zhou Yi was astonished.

Damn.

People of the Wasteland era also have to enter the college entrance exam hell.

We are still in the bonus period, but as time progresses, future competition will become more intense.

Aside from the complete replication inside the New World.

The external Evil Brain Motors have also undergone a comprehensive upgrade.

This device originally supported only one person per machine.

But with the Usurper Worm reaching a fully tamed stage, each Evil Brain can now simultaneously connect 1,000 consciousness forms, allowing them to enter the New World and engage in activities simultaneously.

So, although only 150 Evil Brain Motors were deployed, they essentially function as wireless terminals, forming a coverage area for each region capable of supporting simultaneous use by 150,000 people.

The extensions are crafted by the Mechanical Life factories of the Legal Front, based on enhanced controllers, and equipped with a special gemstone chip.

This chip can be recognized and connected to the Evil Brain Motors, allowing entry into the New World.

The technological principle is essentially the use of gemstone fiber fragments by the Heavenly People, applied to proxy and life carrier projection technology.

Anyone who knows how to use an enhanced controller (akin to this era's computer) can bind their identity and log into the New World.

Because a pure lottery system is employed, the accompanying equipment is currently distributed for free.

The influx of these 150,000 new humans is just the first batch; the second batch will be deployed in the Heavenly Kingdom with 200,000 places, and the third batch will target the Western Continent with 100,000 places for each region...