This was a debate Butcher had instigated on purpose. He didn't care about the competition to become the leader among the students but wanted to look at the qualities of the students
The styles of the students were distinct. The people from Arbiter were mature, strong, and calm. However, they only cared about themselves and doing what was required of them. As for other people, they wouldn't affect them.
The people of Aslan were still very active in being the first. They had strong confidence and thoughts of becoming the leader. However, it was clear that the people of Arbiter weren't convinced and didn't care much about it.
Although Wang Zheng was from Earth, he had achieved relatively great influence through individual strength and charisma. His influence covered both the people that were supportive of him and those that were opposing him. This in itself was enough to prove a point, and that was that they recognized Wang Zheng.
