Chapter 231: Tuition (9)
Colosseo Academy's Thrifty Bazaar boasts a huge scale that belies its cute name.
Students auction off their used items at bargain prices, and occasionally some students bring in items they've crafted or foraged, or unidentified antiques from their respective families.
The size of the bazaar is such that it is considered one of the top ten auctions in the empire, and the fact that people from outside the academy are allowed to bid at the bazaar attracts a lot of attention and foot traffic.
It is also one of the largest bazaars in the empire, and attracts many people from outside the academy.
The "aristocracy" and the "nobility".
The Aristocracy was formed by students from prominent aristocratic families. The elite, including the Seven Families, their relatives, and their families, held real power.
On the other hand, the nobility faction, which was formed by elites from noble families, was just as powerful as the aristocracy faction.
While the Aristocracy was a small elite, exclusive league of its own, the Nobility was made up of members of the Toho family, who were renowned for their agriculture and commerce, the heirs of famous mercenary guilds, or the heirs of large mines and shipyards.
They were the real power in the academy and continued to grow in size and power by recruiting talented juniors under their wing.
This power structure would continue after graduation, becoming a network of connections and systems that would eventually encompass the political and financial circles of the empire.
And it was Vikir who was the first first-year to be predicted by the aristocracy and the nobility, the two groups that secretly dominate the Academy.