In the early stages of the establishment of the system, the weight of both might have been equivalent.
But now, anyone who knows a little about the official scene of the Soaring Dragon Dynasty knows.
Recommendation has long surpassed civil examinations.
A good background can rival decades of hard study for an ordinary person.
Even if you are a fish leaping to the dragon gate and luckily squeeze through the narrow path of civil exams, your ceiling is predetermined.
Many official positions require bloodline inheritance to control those celestial officials and massive natural forces, or it's unrelated to you.
Many people's professions are decided the moment they are born.
Born to merchants, it is highly probable that they can only engage in commerce.
Born to military families, most end up making a living at the borders.
Born to horse families, the burden of raising horses will weigh heavily upon them throughout their lives.
