The longer the life span, the more resources one could acquire; the longer the life span, the more one could become an "old" player; the longer the life span, the more one could form an interest group centered around oneself.
This was why the Blood Moon Two-winged Clan were the ruling class, and why Elves were known as "the Stewards of Society"—to the Blood Moon Two-winged Clan, Elves were the only race qualified to stand on equal footing with them.
As for those short-lived species that would die within a hundred years, they weren't worth paying attention to. It had nothing to do with discrimination, nor even with interests, for in the eyes of the Longevity Species, the short-lived were merely their resources.
Life span was the greatest class divide.
Therefore, even if it meant grovelling, even if it meant being lowly as maggots, Gessas had to earn enough money to undergo lifespan-extension surgery at the institute.
