When people saw something valuable, the first thing they thought about was how to get it as quickly as possible.
More often than not, this was the right approach if the item was truly essential.
However, sometimes it wasn't necessary to try to be the first in the race to get the resource you needed. From time to time, you just had to reduce the number of people wanting the resource so that there was enough for everyone.
If there were four people at the table, they didn't have to fight to get a piece of pie cut into four pieces. Everyone took their piece at a leisurely pace. But if there were ten people and it was their only meal, the situation could quickly turn into a bloody mess.
Ethan's plan was based on this reasoning.
He saw no point in fighting the Walking Crypt when he had no guarantee that he would get the bell if he won.
Someone could just take it away from him.
But if there were as many bells as there were participants, this problem simply wouldn't arise.
