Evening.
After traveling a little over twenty kilometers, the convoy stopped. The group sought lodging in a village in East Africa, and under the village chief's arrangements, everyone was accommodated at the village inns.
Although Dar es Salaam city was not very far from First Town, considering the special nature of these "talents," they had not traveled very quickly.
By evening, the villagers had begun lighting fires and cooking. Sparse wisps of smoke rose from chimneys, while the sunset clouds cleaved a dazzling Red Sea across the horizon, and the afterglow of the setting sun spilled over the vast, crisp plains.
"What a soul-stirring sight!" Aryan could not help but exclaim at the scene.
This was also the first time the aid delegation had seen East African countryside since arriving here. After leaving Dar es Salaam city during the day, they had seen wilderness all along the road, with animals occasionally appearing on either side, confirming the rumors that the Kingdom of East Africa was rather desolate. Only now had they finally seen fertile fields and villages.
Not to brag, but East Africa was so vast and sparsely populated that it was outrageous. In particular, East Africa's environment made most of the Kingdom of East Africa suitable for human habitation, so its villages and towns were relatively scattered. Between them lay enormous stretches of undeveloped land, perhaps forests, perhaps grasslands, so it was only natural that animals multiplied quickly.
East Africa could not possibly do nothing every day but encircle and suppress these wild animals. Later on, they simply gave up, as long as safety around inhabited areas was ensured.
It rather gave the impression of Australia being surrounded by an army of tens of millions of kangaroos. Yet compared with Australia and Canada, both similarly vast during the same