Many people below were instantly excited, initially thinking they'd have to bankrupt themselves to save their lives. They didn't expect these robbers to be so humane and to demand money proportionally. Those with ten million only had to give up one million. Although it pained them, it was entirely bearable.
However, some of the super-wealthy couldn't share in the joy at this time. They had hundreds of millions, even tens of billions in assets. To ask them to give up ten percent meant they had to fork out tens of millions, even hundreds of millions to save their lives.
Regardless, the demands made by the robbers didn't seem particularly high; they were still somewhat acceptable to everyone present. Thus, both ordinary people and the super-wealthy didn't react much.
