Moreover, even from a commercial perspective, Arthur doesn't believe train passengers would be willing to spend six and a half pennies to appreciate beautiful poetry. Clearly, they prefer exciting stories.
Thus, in situations like this, Eld's importance immediately stood out.
Given that this kid was bored to the point of farting on the ship, Arthur didn't even have to write a letter specifically asking Eld to increase production; just the previous short stories he sent to the editorial department could be used for most of the year.
As for what to do after half a year?
Ha, that's nothing to worry about, because Arthur had already calculated it.
