Albert and Wen Xishu, the two "leaders" of Three Towers Academy, were both remarkably efficient.
Once they had proposed an event that would benefit themselves as well as everyone else, they quickly worked out a concrete plan.
The Six Great Families promoted it, and so did the Xishu Divine Church.
William Hockner of the William Family was particularly enthusiastic.
After the old Elder Liu Zizai died, Albert had truly taken over as the Bunker's "emperor."
He climbed the towers slightly less frequently now. Albert did not need to worry much about governing the Bunker. He only needed to stay alive.
Without Old Jin, the Five Elders had lost their backing, and now there was Wen Xishu, someone who could practically be called Albert's companion...
The Five Elders no longer dared gamble on Albert continuing to ignore Bunker politics entirely as he always had.
Now every one of the Five Elders looked positively benevolent.
William Gordon lavished praise on William Hockner, declaring that the boy had a keen eye for both business and strategy.
Gaining Wen Xishu's favor would be an enormous help to the William Family, one of the Five Elders' families.
William Hockner covered the trading fair's venue expenses, including decorations, publicity, labor, stalls, and appraisal fees.
Of course, to ensure people would attend, he even arranged song-and-dance performances between sessions.
The Wenren Family and Xun Family of the Six Great Families were deeply frustrated. Neither family had a single business genius. They were all a bunch of tower junkies.
Although Wen Renjing certainly commanded more attention than William Hockner, among these privileged heirs...
There was no guarantee that the one who ultimately did best would be the best tower climber rather than the one who knew how to work people.
William Hockner had indeed seized his opportunity and