We Are Cheating!
Besides the bridge treaded by Zed, there were eleven more bridges where thousands of people were stepping. Male and female, young and old, the bridges didn't lack diversity of people.
There were even members of the younger generation who were generally called genius and hope of the future. Many of them belonged to influential organizations and great families including aristocrat families.
The core region offered them chances that were relatively low in their own homes due to factional conflicts and internal politics.
They arrived to not only acquire resources for advancement of their personal strength, but the main factor was to gain good fortune for evolution. They wanted to surpass their predecessors and make a name for themselves!
On bridge number 4, there was a fatty named Leonardo Benjamin. While his family didn't belong to aristocracy, it has a powerful standing on its own in the State of Avalon.