「A few days later.」
Southern Fuling Island.
Su Ye, dressed all in black, hid within the dense forest.
His gaze pierced through the woods, peering at the faintly visible harbor not far away.
Copper Drum Bay.
Fuling Island's prime natural harbor.
Its terrain was treacherous, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Viewed from above, Copper Drum Bay was shaped roughly like a bent horseshoe.
The two sides of the 'horseshoe' were tall, black cliffs carved out by the ocean waves, forming two natural barriers.
Atop the cliffs, batteries of cannons were arrayed to defend the harbor and protect the "fleet-in-being" moored within.
'This won't be easy...' Su Ye's eyes narrowed.
Copper Drum Bay's geography was poor for trade, but it was incredibly advantageous for defense.
With such a narrow channel to the sea, if he were to rashly assault it with a spirit ship...
...and if the attack failed, they could easily be blockaded inside and trapped like rats.
