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By first playing Italy, France and Britain against each other (they were trying to takeover Ethiopia), while this was happening, he built a large arsenal of modern weapons. When Italy advanced into Ethiopia, Menelik II declared war and successfully defeated the Italians and kept Ethiopia independent.
Maybe the old man is talking about reincarnation and when he returns it’ll be a different time therefore requiring change. Change in science, writing, and overall human advancement.
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