The Elite Ten

The Hall greeted them with silence.

Several eyes darted in the direction of the ones that had just entered the large expanse. The decorum was deafening—uncomfortable, even.

Jerry watched as the people who were already seated stare. Of course, he knew the looks weren't for him or even in his direction. The eyes of everyone were fixed on the same location!

The seat of the Elites!

Yes, even though the Hall was segmented, two additional areas completed the circle around the coliseum. One belonged to the regular participants who had been competing in the Exchange from the very beginning.

However, the other group of seats were reserved for the ones known to have the highest status—no, not the Rankers—they were the Elite Ten!

Unlike the other seats which were designed to accommodate more students than were actually present, the chairs arranged in rows and columns in this special area were exactly thirty!