He removed his hand from the priest's shoulder, "I'll go and chat with someone else, your time is up!"
As soon as the priest left, Roger (the elderly from the Chamber of Commerce) came over with some core members of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce.
Although Lance had not detailed a hierarchical classification for the Imperial Chamber of Commerce because they were not yet a solid and cohesive entity, hastily dividing the classes could make people feel somewhat dissatisfied.
First, he would help them make money, ensuring they depended on the Chamber rather than the Chamber depending on them, when the resistance would be much less.
However, they themselves had already made a distinction based on their invested funds.
The top ten percent of investors were the core members. It was unclear who first brought it up, but Roger also invested a significant amount, and although not the most, he was more familiar with Lance, making him a representative of the others.
