About all the comments about being to stupid to realm free or to live, do you mean MC's "friend" or that human government? I don't know, what kind of new weapon they posses, but if it isn't some sort of large scale mass destruction weapon, they are fucked. Imagine you are part of a large faction and another smaller faction is no big deal, even though it is stupid, greedy and holds no justifiable grunge against you, just because you live the kind of happier live, they could also enjoy, but they prefer hating you and living in dirt. But overall they are harmless. Now imagine they pick up knifes and knife down your people. Though your faction still holds the overwhelming stronger forces in numbers. What will happen?