Study, exercise, work—no matter what a person did, if they worked hard and remained consistent, then the System would recognize their hardships, and an Initial Skill would develop. 2

There was a statistic that more than 70% of the population were players. It was a world where nearly everyone was awakened.0

Awakening was a natural phase of life, as natural as children learning to walk and talk. 0

Of course, not all players were active. A majority were uninvolved in the business of players and stayed at level 1 until the day they died. 2

In part, this had to do with the type and grade of Initial Skills. A low-grade Skill or an incompatible Skill-type prevented the majority from being useful as players. 0

Not all awakenings were equal. 0

Consider a hundred people jogging the same distance every day. 0

Some people would run at a moderate pace from start to finish; others would push themselves to sprint from the middle to the end; and others still would run as hard as they could from start to finish.0

Moreover, some people would maintain their level of intensity for five days a week, while others would maintain it for six- or even seven days a week.0

After five years of training, there would be a division between...0