These rumors were quite detailed, yet they never explicitly pointed to which competitor was involved. However, those with keen minds could easily figure it out. Strangely enough, the favorite candidate of the first two rounds - Governor Bertram of the Summit Metropolitan Office - seemed to have no rumors circulating about him at all.
But the gamblers had their own ideas. In the previous two rounds, Governor Bertram had not been considered a popular candidate, but now, even without good news, people would not underestimate him in the third round.
In the midst of the hustle and bustle, the news of the war in the northwest of the Imperial Court had not stirred up much attention in the capital - this was intentional on the part of the Imperial Court. At first glance, the signed agreement seemed like a bad deal for the Wood Dynasty. If the matter were to attract widespread attention, it would have inevitably caused another crisis.
