The location the two Gray Dwarves pointed out on the nautical chart was at least twenty thousand li from the Nantali Archipelago. The Three-Masted Sailboat would need around five months to reach that Frozen Soil Island.
As for intelligence on the Northern Army Fleet's base, Roy had learned it from some Imperial Merchants.
It was said to be the last patch of land in Durag's Knee where the Gray Dwarves had not yet been touched by war.
Roy asked the two Gray Dwarf prisoners:
"I'm asking where you usually resupply and repair your ships."
"Luyun Fortress. It's about two weeks' sailing from here..."
The two Gray Dwarf warriors answered at the same time.
They pointed toward the northernmost corner of the Mensa Strait. One of the Gray Dwarves said in a muffled voice:
"There, right there. After we patrol around the Nantali Archipelago, we return to Luyun Fortress to rest and refit. After completing ten missions, we can return to Frozen Soil Island..."
These Gray Dwarves seemed quite obedient. Roy asked them several questions, and they answered every one of them.
They really were regular soldiers of the Northern Army Fleet, currently carrying out patrol duties in the Mensa Strait. They had never imagined they would be captured by a group of Half-Elves descending from the sky.
There were two military ports in the Mensa Strait. One was Aden Bay Fortress in the middle of the strait, while the other was Luyun Fortress in the northern part of the strait.
Roy asked them about the Northern Army Fleet's deployment in the Mensa Strait.
The two Gray Dwarves hesitated briefly before saying:
Nearly every half month, Luyun Fortress dispatched a patrol force to circle the northern Mensa Strait. The entire Mensa Strait was currently under the Northern Army Fleet's control, though