"Almighty! The large and small islands we passed along the way all have many rivers, and this island is the same! The rainfall in this tropical archipelago must be abundant, perhaps twice as much as the Portuguese coast!..."
"Huh! Another smoking active volcano? This should be the second volcano, right? According to records, the land around the volcano is very fertile, just like Northern Italy... Hmm, these islands are full of tropical mangroves and lush wetlands... They should have great potential for development, very suitable for planting valuable tropical crops!"
"Uh... Scholar Martin, which are the valuable tropical crops? Please elaborate! So I can write a maritime report for Lord Joao..."
On the deck of the flagship, Bruno was all smiles, humbly consulting Noble Scholar Martin.
