Lakeside District.
Strictly speaking, it lay on the outskirts of Fog City. It stood at a higher elevation, with a lake beside it, hence the name. Li Wei remembered reading reports about its development in the newspapers. Apparently, it was mainly intended as a summer retreat for the rich and powerful. That was perfectly reasonable. Fog City was the center of the Empire, after all. Its senior officials could hardly leave for several weeks just to take a vacation elsewhere.
The Kingdom of Kront was a perfect example. When the Sasha Alliance declared war on the Duchy of Seth, Emperor William II, the kingdom's chief of the general staff, its naval commander-in-chief, and other key figures had all been away on vacation. Only after learning of the declaration of war had they hurried back to Derrin.
What an utter shambles that had been.
In fact, Kront had not been the only country in that position. Apart from the Sasha Alliance, which had been determined to declare war on the Duchy of Seth, and the Empire, which had prepared well in advance, the rulers and senior officials of the other countries had all been vacationing in various places. That was why, after the Sasha Alliance declared war, only the Empire had been ready and waiting, delivering a nasty blow to the Kingdom of Kront as it hastily dispatched its troops.
In fact, when the Empire occupied Delai Port, Francis and the Olucci Empire had not even finished mobilizing for war.
Even with Communication Machines and telegraphs, everything still took time, and in war, time was life. Whoever reacted fastest could seize the initiative. Now, for instance, the Empire could sit comfortably in Delai Port and watch Kront, the Olucci Empire, and Francis fight it out, staying safely on the sidelines.
Ultimately,