Chapter 278: The First Colony in the Pacific Ocean

After the Maori Chief had repeatedly confirmed the details of the transaction with Dufresne and consulted with High Priest Matua, making sure there were no traps involved, he finally solemnly agreed to the French proposal to purchase land.

Moreover, Chief Tuae seemed to think that the French were so sincere that he felt somewhat "indebted", so he agreed to sell Dufresne one thousand acres of land with full French ownership rights, as long as it wasn't too close to the Tainui Tribe, and he could choose the location freely.

Dufresne was overjoyed and immediately asked for the area where he had landed. There, a port could be constructed later on, and a little further inland, a town could be built, making it very convenient to ship wool from the interior of New Zealand to France.