Young Marc Pol was soon acquainted with the habits and customs of the Mongolian court, in whose midst he found himself placed.

"He learned so well the customs of the Tartars and their language, their letters and their archery that he worked wonders. For you should know that in a short time he knew several languages, four letters and their scriptures. He was wise and foresighted in all things, so that the Lord wished him much good. When the Lord saw that he was so wise, and so handsome and well-built, he sent him as a messenger to a land six months away. The young scholar did his messaging well and wisely. And for what he had seen and known many times before, he knew that the Lord was used to send his messengers to different parts of the world, and when they returned, they knew only why they left, so that he held them all incapable and ignorant. He would say to them: "I would rather hear about the new things and ways of the various countries than about what you went there for" (...). So much so that, as he went back and forth, Marc Pol took great pains to hear and learn about all the various things, according to the regions, so that when he returned, he could tell the great Khaân."