'Just as expected,' thought Justin, nodding quietly while the rest of the group remained frozen. Though he had partly anticipated this, it was now confirmed. The population in this world was composed of real "people."
'The system has no intention of making everyone a player or supplementing the population from elsewhere.'
The conclusion was clear: the system divided those present into rulers and the ruled. Those who adapted to the system and actively engaged became the rulers, while those who avoided risks and sought safety remained the ruled.
'I'd assumed this would naturally happen eventually, but I never thought the system would deliberately create such a hierarchy.'