——The Cut——
The navy had carefully selected an anchorage sheltered by an unnamed island, with each ship maintaining a safe distance, scattered across a natural harbor.
A small boat was lowered into the water from The Glorious, and Winters followed Cage down the rope ladder onto the small boat.
Cage tightly clenched a wooden chest containing sea maps and the fleet's next destination.
To ensure the secrecy of their course, the captains of the other ships, except for the high-ranking officers aboard The Glorious, only received the location of the next anchorage when the fleet regathered. This way, even if individual ships were captured, the enemy wouldn't know the entire fleet's route.
Although the Retribution Fleet had a massive target, accurately intercepting this fleet in the vast ocean wasn't that easy.