The Mai Nation Navy was very interested in the mystery behind the missing cargo ships, but for escort purposes, one frigate was truly more than sufficient.
Any more than that would make people laugh their heads off. And besides, if a country were really testing new weapons, no one would recklessly attack a Merrick Navy ship—the sole superpower was just that confident.
Under such circumstances, the frigate unexpectedly went missing, and the anger of the Merrick Navy was unsurprising.
Quickly, someone used satellite positioning to locate a fishing boat and forcibly connected to the captain's satellite phone, demanding he report what happened and ordering him to halt the vessel and wait for a Mai Nation Navy inspection.
Because the incident involved the disappearance of a warship, Merrick did not immediately announce the event but initiated a search first.
