"Sir, if East Africa really is as good as you say, then it doesn't sound bad. But someone from the neighboring village went to the United States. That place should be alright too, shouldn't it? I heard America has developed quite well these past two years!"
They even knew about America! Erik Knight was somewhat surprised. It seemed these villagers could normally get hold of some information.
"America? If you went there before, it was a good place. But now, it is vastly inferior to the East African colony. Do you know that America only finished fighting a war not long ago?" Erik Knight asked in return.
"We did hear about it a few years ago. They fought quite fiercely in America. But didn't Germany fight too? Prussia and Austria had a battle not long ago, and the whole Kingdom of Württemberg was on edge then," a villager said.
"Of course that was different. The German territories went to war to unite our people, so we would no longer be bullied by outsiders. But you may not know the inside story behind America's war. Let me tell you!"
With a mysterious air, Erik Knight analyzed the "inside information" he knew for the villagers. "America! It used to be like the East African colony—there weren't many people, and the land lay wasted. Of course, America had Indians, but the British wiped them out. We all know those Brits are rich, and so they're lazy! They can't work themselves. But the Indians were exterminated too quickly, leaving no one to work for them. So they recruited people from Africa and Europe to farm and mine coal for them."
Erik Knight returned to his seat, poured himself a cup of water, took a small sip, and continued, "These Africans are black as black