Chapitre 110: Chapter 76: The End of 1482 Part 3 - The Kingdom of King John_3

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Subsequently, the translator presented the King with Bruno's gifts: an exquisitely crafted half-body suit of armor, a sharp sword of nobility, a small elegant glass mirror, and a delicate wool blanket. These were the gifts the Portuguese Royal Family had prepared in advance for the powerful natives, similar to their initial encounter with the Songhai Empire.

King Nzinga Mbemba looked at these gifts with interest.

He tested the armor for its firmness and the sword for its sharpness, nodding in approval. Then, he looked at his reflection in the small mirror, displaying astonishment and admiration. As for the wool blanket, the King, living in the tropics, did not quite understand its usefulness but touched it anyway, acknowledging its softness.