The four of them toured Rhine City, and through the car windows, the cityscape lay spread out before their eyes.
"East Africa is currently in a stage of rapid economic development. Order is stable, yet the place is brimming with vitality. There are two industrial zones: one south of Fuwa River Reservoir, and one northwest of the city."
"When you first arrived in Rhine City, you passed through the Northwestern Industrial Zone. With its convenient and well-developed rail and road connections, many heavy industries are located there, making it easier to transport raw materials and goods."
"The Fuwa River Industrial Zone, meanwhile, was built around Fuwa River Reservoir. The reservoir covers nearly eighty square kilometers and holds roughly 1.7 billion cubic meters of water, enough to ensure the water needs of all Rhine City."
"Rhine Palace was built not far from this large artificial lake, though it lies upstream of the reservoir. Fuwa River Reservoir was constructed on the Lunsemfwa River."
"The Empire cut off the Lunsemfwa River by building the Fuwa River Dam. Taking advantage of the low-lying terrain here, seven years of man-made transformation eventually created Fuwa River Reservoir."
Of course, Prince Maxim did not mention that the main force behind the construction of Fuwa River Reservoir had essentially been Black laborers. Now, Fuwa River Reservoir stood on the Katanga Plateau, yet the Black slaves who had built it were nowhere to be seen.
Alexei said in surprise, "So Fuwa River Reservoir is the name of this great lake. Before this, we thought it was a natural lake!"
Maxim said, "East Africa has quite a few natural great lakes. The three major lakes in particular are all naturally formed giant lakes of the world, no less impressive than the Great Lakes of the United States. More precious still,