"Friends... with white skin... who came on the big ship! Thank you for the leather-armor gift! This leather armor... is better than all the leather armor in the tribe... The Great Chieftain is very happy! This is our gift in return!..."
"Ahaha! The Lord bless us! This really is... hiss! Gold?... Ah! This much? There must be two hundred grams, right? Thank the Lord! Thank you!..."
From the Taino Chieftain's hand, a glittering handful of placer gold was offered out, then received by Boatswain Haroldo's eager hands and clutched tightly in his palm! He took out a Tinder Pouch from against his body, dumped the flint and tinder inside onto the ground in one sweep, then carefully poured the placer gold into it grain by grain. After that, he truly could not hold back, and under the smiling gaze of the Taino Chieftain, he examined the quality of the placer gold piece by piece!
"Ha! White-skinned... friends! Don't worry... These are all... very pure Yellow Stone... There is still some in the tribe... as long as you bring weapons, bring armor, bring thunder Artifacts to trade!..."
"Holy Mother! It really is fine placer gold! True gold that can be used as Gold Coins!..."
At that moment, smiles bloomed on both their faces like the "Cotton" of Hispaniola. Mm, when the island's Upland Cotton flowered, it was a very vivid crimson and brilliant white, bright and moving, and carried even more the rich scent of wealth.
"Ancestors! If he really is... then... perhaps?... Should I? Should I open my mouth?..."
On the other side, clever Shushu's thoughts rose and fell, countless ideas and emotions colliding in his mind. His understanding of that "native kingdom" on the great island of Cuba to the west was actually far, far greater than Bruno thought!