Three Imperial Merchant ships had been intercepted by the Siren Assault Team. The merchant ships were currently under the control of the Mine Guard Regiment, but all the Imperial Merchants aboard remained silent. They neither admitted nor denied Roy's accusations, offering no explanation for the cargo on board.
Roy had no intention of letting the three Imperial Merchant ships remain in these waters. Instead, he allowed them to drift north with the current.
These Imperial Merchant ships were not particularly fast...
If they moved with the fleet, they would inevitably affect the operational range of the Magic Airships.
The merchants aboard the Imperial Merchant ships refused to admit that they had been supplying slave ships, and Roy had no reason to detain the three vessels.
Nor could he escort the merchant ships back to Kui Island.
Aboard one Imperial Merchant ship, Roy and Woods personally went down into the Bottom Cabin. It was filled with Elf Biscuits produced in the Eternal Night Forest, along with honey-preserved fruit, canned nectar, and other Elf foods suitable for long-term storage. However, these items alone were not enough to convict the Imperial Merchants.
Roy wanted to learn from the Imperial Merchants where these ships were supposed to rendezvous with the slave ships. As long as he found the meeting point, he could track down those slave ships.
Otherwise, finding those slave ships in the vast ocean would not be easy...
Roy took down a large jar of nectar from a shelf and twisted open the lid. A sweet fragrance immediately filled the air.
"These foods must be meant for those Half-Elves, but they refuse to talk. We don't know where they trade with the slave ships," Roy said to Woods behind him.
Woods extended a finger, dipped it into the jar, and tasted a