News from the Orange Free State could not be kept from East Africa. After all, East Africa had never been a nation content to keep to itself, even though Ernst had always stressed the need to act discreetly.
Yet in the eyes of other countries, East Africa's actions over the years had hardly been low-key. It was merely cautious in propaganda and never trumpeted its gains everywhere, so it seemed neither hot nor cold on the international stage. Usually it drew little attention, but whenever the world's nations and geopolitical order were discussed, it would always make an appearance.
It was like a student in a class who usually neither showed off nor revealed his edge, making no waves, yet somehow took part in everything.
Ernst said, "The root cause of this civil war in the Orange Free State is the further intensification of the conflict between the Orange people and the Transvaal people. Naturally, British sowing dissension was indispensable as well. But this also proves that even people of the same ethnicity may not necessarily get along harmoniously, especially when the Orange people and the Transvaal people settle their accounts far too clearly."
Constantin said, "That makes some sense. But the Orange people and the Transvaal people were originally one people—the Boers. If the British had not been standing at the side, they likely would not have split into two new ethnic concepts. Under the normal course of development, the Orange Free State should have absorbed the people of the Republic of the Transvaal. Instead, it has now turned into the misery of brothers fighting under the same roof. This is also a warning to us in East Africa."
"East Africa's national conditions are different. One of our most important national policies is intermarriage. Once immigrants from different countries