The war in the Far East was ultimately a minor matter to East Africa, scarcely enough to draw the attention of its citizens. After all, East Africa was currently focused primarily on domestic construction and had no interest in meddling in international affairs.
September 1894.
New Frankfurt City.
"This railway heads southeast. According to what the higher-ups have said, it seems they're planning to build a new city southeast of New Frankfurt City and northeast of Kabwe. This newly opened branch line will link up through New Frankfurt City's railway and connect to the national rail network," railway worker Hans told his fellow workers, sharing the insider news he had picked up.
The East African government was quite efficient. Once the location of Rhine City had been chosen, construction on the railway leading to Rhine City began immediately, and Hans and the others were railway workers on this line.
"There's nothing strange about that. East Africa builds a great number of new cities every year. Take Hohenzollern Province, for instance—quite a few cities have suddenly sprung up over the years," Lavis replied.
Quite a few cities in Hohenzollern Province had risen abruptly because of mineral resources or railways, especially along the northern copper belt and the Central Railway. Therefore, the appearance of a new city near New Frankfurt City was nothing unusual to Lavis.
"Hehe, that just shows you don't understand. If it were merely a new city, naturally it wouldn't be worth my attention. I heard Supervisor Valeni say that this new city might very well become our new capital in the future, replacing today's First Town City," Hans said to Lavis and the others.
Lavis said, "How did you get this information from Supervisor Valeni? And if even he knew this intelligence, why hasn't it been publicly announced?"