On the same day the Australian delegation arrived in Dar es Salaam city, official and civilian personnel from the Far East Empire government also arrived smoothly.
"That must be the Civilization Lighthouse! I heard it's Dar es Salaam city's landmark building. We must have reached our destination."
"So this is Dar es Salaam city? It truly deserves its reputation as the most powerful nation along the Indian Ocean coast."
"Just looking at the city's outline from afar, you can tell East Africa is no ordinary country. I heard Mombasa and Dar es Salaam city are not much different."
After disembarking, the Far East Empire delegation praised everything they saw along the way. Dar es Salaam city could be called the most developed city they had encountered on their entire journey.
Although Southeast Asia and India also had some sizable cities, their urban construction was exceedingly chaotic, with slums running rampant. Dar es Salaam city was clearly nothing like that.
Modern and traditional buildings complemented one another throughout the city. Its planning was orderly, its people spirited, its markets bustling, and its various rules operated smoothly. It was utterly different from the Indian Ocean region and other Far Eastern countries.
Many Far East Empire citizens were visiting East Africa for the first time. Yet unlike the Chinese immigrants who had been "lured" to East Africa more than fifty years ago and crammed into ship cabins like sardines, the Far East Empire no longer regarded East Africa as "barbarians along the Lesser Western Sea coast."
After the South African War, East Africa naturally became a country with tremendous influence in international standing. Thus, beginning in 1890, quite a few patriots from the Far East Empire traveled to East Africa to learn from its experience.
At the time, however, Ernst did not advocate