One of the Kharidian scout ships discovers a Zanovian harbor. One of the crewmen acquired a horn and blows it repeatedly in a unique pattern, to notify the port town of their presence.
Other scout ships see India as nothing of value, and set sail for Kharidia to resupply their stocks of food. The other ship in SW Asia finds minerals and gems, and returns to Kharidia for mapping specialists. Some find nothing, and return to Kharidia as they've run out of supplies. Instead, scouting parties head north to scout out unknown lands and discover other civilizations or tribes with the rest of their fellow groups.
Rather then sending valuables, Kharidia attempts to negotiate with the land owners of the land to the west of Kharidia (the adjacent piece that is a part of Saudi Arabia). They attempt to sway them into joining the Kharidian empire, and their negotiations succeed for the most part.