March is the dry season in South Sudan, the scorching weather baking the land of Zhu Ba Town (the previous capital Juba of South Sudan, differentiated from the Jubba region in Somalia).
Zhu Ba Town is a small village on the west coast of the White Nile, and the most "bustling" area of South Sudan at present. It used to be a site for the Ottoman Empire to preach and hunt slaves. Later, due to Egypt's betrayal, the Ottoman Empire withdrew, and slowly it became a residence for indigenous people. But the good days for the indigenous people hadn't lasted long before the East Africans came.
At this moment, Zhu Ba Town's mayor, Andre, was hiding under the shade of a tree desperately fanning himself, trying to cool off.
Andre said to the military officer of Zhu Ba Town, Levins, "It's not far from the North Lake Province here, but I didn't expect the weather to be so hot; it's simply lethal!"
