It is, finally, Venice who grants audience to the young explorer who is asking for ships to get to the Indies. Agostino Barbarigo's government is looking for any possible way to get a competitive advantage over Genoa and more power to pit against the Ottoman Empire. This is the reason why Barbarigo, despite the fact that every single scientific advisor in the city spoke against the idea, decides to fund an expedition, giving him five caravels and 2 galleons to sail west.