The Habsburg Royal Family's preparations to flee naturally could not be made public; they had to proceed in secret, with the East African royal family coordinating as well. At the same time, Emperor Rudolf's judgment was indeed sharp. For the Habsburg Royal Family as it stood, East Africa was the best possible refuge.
He had realized that if the House of Habsburg remained in Europe, it might be swept up in war. This did not mean the Austro-Hungarian Empire's civil war, or some regional conflict, but a colossal war like the First World War, one that would drag all of Europe into its maw.
Thus, it would be hard to find any patch of pure land in Europe in the future. At such a time, the Habsburg Royal Family, having lost the foundations of its rule, would be like duckweed without roots, tossed by wind and rain.
East Kalimantan colony.
Samarinda city.
As East Africa increasingly opened up East Kalimantan, Samarinda city's status within East Kalimantan continued to rise. Compared with Tanjong city in the north and Banjarmasin city in the south, the resources around Samarinda were richer and more diverse.
This allowed Samarinda to absorb a great many immigrants arriving in the East Kalimantan colony. Today, another immigrant ship from Europe had reached Samarinda Port.
"Everyone, this is Samarinda, the second-largest city on Borneo. Across all of Borneo, the largest city is Pontianak in the west, followed by Samarinda. After all, Pontianak was one of the earliest regions developed by the Empire, and it is also the capital of the Empire's Lanfang Overseas Province. Its political status differs from Samarinda's."
"But that does not mean Samarinda's future will be worse than Pontianak's. Over the past decade or so, Samarinda has been the fastest-growing city on all of Borneo."