It is the year 3000 BCE and the world was on the brink of collapse due to the great "Drought of Efficiency". Cities lay in ruins, crops withered, and the once-mighty empire of Azsar was on the precipice of destruction.
The people cried out for salvation, and the wise ones listened. They realized that the root of all problems lay not in the gods, but in the lack of proper optimization.
And so, the great Optimizers of Azsar set out on a quest for the perfect formula. They scoured the land, collecting data, crunching numbers, and applying spreadsheets until the solution was found.
It was a formula so divine, so perfect, so... complicated. The Optimizers called it "The Great Equation". With it, they could solve any problem, no matter how complex.
But, as with all great power, came great responsibility. The Optimizers soon found themselves at the helm of a new empire, one where every decision was guided by the cold, calculating logic of the Great Equation.
And so, the people of Azsar lived in a world where efficiency reigned supreme, but where creativity, joy, and freedom were mere footnotes in the great tome of optimization.
Or so they thought...
For, as we all know, the story of the Optimizers is one of triumph and tragedy. Of innovation and hubris. Of...