"Uncle Karl, stay in First Town for the time being. Developing a colony takes time, especially in Africa, where every step must be taken with the utmost caution. Staying in First Town will also make it easier for you to keep in touch with Leopold and the others while overseeing the progress of colonization."
Inviting Prince Karl to remain in First Town was only proper. They could hardly send a seventy-year-old man alone to Chad.
Chad was truly a barren wilderness now, a region where wild beasts outnumbered people. This was only because East Africa had arrived, driving large numbers of Black forces westward. Africa had always been a place where humans and wild animals tugged back and forth; the space left behind by the Black people, unoccupied by East Africa, had naturally been reclaimed by the beasts.
Thus, the East African border forces were far more likely to conduct large-scale hunts in Chad than to clash with Black forces.
In truth, as East Africa's population grew, its wildlife resources had also come under enormous pressure. A trip through Chad would let the army make a little fortune as well, especially from ivory and leather.
Ernst continued, "Colonial development is not something achieved in a single stroke, especially in Africa. One careless misstep could lead to total ruin. There have been quite a few examples of failed colonization in Africa, but as long as we follow East Africa's experience and do it all over again in Chad, it should not be too difficult. We can send relevant experts to support you."
These so-called experts were veteran East Africans who had lived in East Africa for a long time. They had witnessed the East African colony rise from nothing, encountered every sort of hardship, and overcome them in the end. Their