Civilization as a whole never stands still. If at some point it is not destroyed by an external enemy, and it has enough maneuvers for development, civilization will continue to live and develop. Even if everything is bad, and it seems that there is degradation on all fronts, there will be individuals who can change the situation. When personal strength and charisma are not enough, new breakthrough technologies can be used. And civilization can then radically improve and evolve. But...What if the evolutionary resources of civilization suddenly find themselves in the wrong hands? In the hands of a tyrant and oppressor. Yes, civilization will develop rapidly, but the beneficiary of progress will not be all citizens as a whole, but only a narrow stratum of the elite. Anyone who definitely will not be included in this stratum, and may even become its enemy in the future, should in no case allow the existence advanced technologies from the enemy. Even if this causes the hatred of all the elites of the world, Ares must make his move...