Faced with my question, Mina explained a disturbing theory to me, "If you want to stabilize a group, or rather, stabilize your rule, there needs to be a foundation at the very bottom. For example, in big cities, people working hard to make a living might feel their lives are tough. But because there's a group of homeless people, they still see themselves as relatively fortunate. It's the same on a deserted island..."
Mina gently touched Alice's cheek and softly said to me, "In the past, with Joyce around, everyone felt their lives were at least passable. At the very least, they had food and clean water to survive. Now that Joyce is gone, Alice has become her replacement. With Alice here, people will think that even though they're trapped on this island and can't leave, compared to Alice,
