I don’t know if you can actually make a convincing illusion of a big ship, but if you can, save that for later, she continues. Right now, our main goal is to sow chaos, especially in this particular area, and keeping them confused about whether there’s a ship or not will serve us best. Our main problem is that the boss here doesn’t seem inclined to help out his compatriots, so it’s less chaotic. I think our best bet to change that is to make the hirelings over here want to be somewhere else.
And how do you plan on doing that? you ask.
Well, I notice there’s a building under construction right in the middle of this area, she replies. Make it look like a cannonball knocked over the scaffolding, and suddenly this ship that may or may not exist is very much their problem, whether the boss likes it or not.
That’s simple enough. In fact, as you take a closer look at the building to look for key structures to target, two of the workers nearby are talking about how they wish the building was done. In particular, they mention that things would have gone a lot more smoothly if they had a secure base in the area. So it sounds as if this building belongs to whoever is in charge of this whole mess, or someone they have connections to at the very least.
In that case, it would be good to see if you can find anything pointing to the owner before you knock it down.
You see some blueprints nearby, they’re supposed to be building a trading hub, or storage hall for a rich merchant involved with the military
You find a scroll in one of the worker’s belongings, they’re from a problematic church
You find a symbol in some of the materials, you recognize it from a certain scholar or mage with questionable funding
You see blueprints for a barracks, same militia as the guys Minnie is disguised as