Ernst's good mood did not last long after the birth of the first oil well because a "peculiar" piece of news came from the south of East Africa, baffling both the East African government and military. At this time, what kind of "trick" are the British and Boers up to?
"According to information we received in February 1877, the Orange Free State has regained independence and officially renamed itself the Boer Republic. A new coalition government is in power, but this coalition government is essentially just the former Transvaal Republic's temporary government assuming another guise to continue controlling the entire political landscape of the Orange Free State."
"Are the British just standing by and watching the Transvaal people reestablish the Boer Republic?" Ernst asked.
