Chapter 572: The Fog Comes Again
At six in the morning, just as the sun was rising, a pirate climbed to the mountaintop lookout. After a brief handover with another pirate, the latter descended from the mountain jubilantly.
Hidden behind a rock, Gu Fan watched all of this unfold. He checked his watch and calculated the time. They had arrived around four in the morning and it was currently six in the morning. For two hours, no one had relieved the lookout on the mountain. From this, Gu Fan came to a conclusion. "Two hours, the rotation must occur at least every two hours, maybe even more."
Su Hui asked, "What about the timing of our move? Should it be morning or evening?"
Gu Fan hesitated, "If we act during the day, even if we clear the lookout, there’s a chance we might be noticed when the ship moves out. But at night, we might encounter that fog again."
Lu Yi shared his perspective, "Perhaps the mist doesn’t appear every night. For all we know, it could also rise during the day. We don’t know the pattern here."
"But the pirates do. They’ve lived here for a long time and managed to survive. They’re clearly skilled. Plus, they almost avoided the fog this time, which suggests they know when it shows up." Gu Fan’s reasoning seemed valid. Su Hui guessed what Gu Fan was planning to do next.
Gu Fan’s intention was to continue observing the rotation times of the lookout. It changed at six in the morning, but when was the nocturnal changeover? They needed to ascertain this before making their move.
Su Hui agreed, "If we can force the lookout to reveal the pattern of the fog’s appearance when we dispose of him, wouldn’t that serve two purposes at once?"
"It’s a good plan, but if we slip up, it could mean losing everything." Gu Fan thought of a worst-case scenario. If they attacked the lookout and the pirate said that the mist usually appeared at night, then they would face a significant problem. Even if they eliminated the lookout and seized the ship, they wouldn’t be able to leave in the dead of night.