But now the dual carrier battle group is not secure in front of six arsenal ships; they won't willingly put themselves in danger.
The Beautiful Country is no longer what it was; they no longer have the resolve to fight the Ke Group to the end.
Ultimately, the interests of the Malacca Strait aren't enough to risk the sinking of their carriers.
"Then we can only temporarily give up maritime influence over there in the Bay of Bengal and try to appease the allies of the Thousand Island Strategic Alliance."
Judith sighed. They've done a lot of work in the Thousand Island Strategic Alliance Member Countries in Southeast Asia; all of it backed by the force of the Beautiful Country.
Now that the Beautiful Country doesn't intend to use force to support the Thousand Island Strategic Alliance, the work they did in the past has been in vain.
"There's no other choice."
Jesmin also sighed. Despite the Beautiful Country's strength, it's made many enemies worldwide. The Ke Group has the ability to retaliate, and the Beautiful Country is unwilling to let trade get embroiled in military confrontation.
If the Ke Group were one of those small countries, the Beautiful Country would have acted long ago, without such hesitation. They covet the vast wealth the Ke Group brings in annually, especially the newly launched Tianyuan Whitening Liquid, which makes their eyes turn green with envy.
The three exchanged glances, and the office atmosphere grew heavy.
The Ke Group, this persistent thorn in their side, increasingly feels like a bone stuck in the Beautiful Country's throat.
With the sudden change in the path of the Beautiful Country's dual carrier battle group, the originally scheduled Thousand Island Strategic Alliance military exercise was canceled.
Everyone around the world mocked and watched the Beautiful Country's spectacle.
Originally, due to the opening of the Kra Isthmus Canal, which disrupted and harmed the Beautiful Country's interests in controlling the Malacca Strait, the global golden waterway, they were prepared to support Temasek and other Thousand Island Alliance Countries with the imposing arrival of the dual carrier battle group.
However, after a series of conflicts and wars initiated by the Ke Group and India, the dual carrier battle group began to slow down, observing the situation in the Indian Ocean sea area.
Once the Bay of Bengal naval battle ended and the Devourer-class cruiser emerged, the Beautiful Country immediately withdrew the dual carrier battle group from the Indian Ocean to the Arabian Sea, claiming a visit to Saudi Arabia that lasted one week without moving, completely forgetting the naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal, focusing on "better you than me."
It was evident to observers that the Beautiful Country had retreated, unwilling to provoke the Ke Group easily, especially against the cruiser.
With the Beautiful Country's retreat, India's plans fell through, causing chaos for Temasek and other Thousand Island Strategic Alliance Countries.
They had previously made bold statements to support the Beautiful Country's large-scale maritime exercise to counter the 'Ke Group's' hegemonic actions.
Now, with their only support slipping away quickly, they were left in disbelief.
The navy prepared for the exercise was at a loss, unable to move or stay still. They couldn't possibly conduct a military exercise with their own fleet, which wouldn't intimidate the Ke Group! India's navy has already taken a beating, with their sunken warships lying in the Bay of Bengal.
To avoid losing face, on March 15, the Beautiful Country's dual carrier battle group made a high-profile announcement, urging the Ke Group Navy to exercise restraint, cease reckless actions, and stop infringing upon the maritime interests of coastal countries in the Bay of Bengal, or face sanctions.
As for why they didn't participate in the Bay of Bengal military exercise, it was claimed that an unexpected carrier malfunction necessitated repairs before returning to the Bay of Bengal once the repairs were done.
After checking the position of the dual carrier battle group, they remained around the Red Sea sea area, thousands of kilometers away from the Bay of Bengal, threatening the Ke Group from afar, which amused outside spectators and frustrated the Thousand Island Strategic Alliance Countries.
However, once the Ke Group announced the return of six Devourer-class cruisers to the Chan Country port...
The Beautiful Country Navy reacted as if instinctively, taking just a week to move the dual carrier battle group from the Red Sea back to the Indian Ocean.
Simultaneously, along the way, they continually issued high-profile statements declaring, 'The dual carrier battle group is the Beautiful Country Navy's largest front-line deployment force, and will work with allied partners to maintain maritime security and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific region.'
India was stunned, speechless at the Beautiful Country's shamelessness.
Previously, when the dual carrier battle group sailed near Kolon Port, it was at the doorstep of the Bay of Bengal, but once the naval battle ended in the Bay of Bengal, the group scurried to the Red Sea, disregarding the situation.
Now, with the temporary calm over the Bay of Bengal, the Beautiful Country Navy was making loud noises about their return to the Indian Ocean, fearing ignorance of their reentry.
This absurd back-and-forth may not have intimidated the Ke Group, but it certainly left the Beautiful Country's allies in turmoil with their erratic moves.
The Beautiful Country made no further advances, leaving the dual carrier battle group to linger in the Indian Ocean, ready to act under the guise of safeguarding coastal city security in India if the Ke Group ignored them.
Whenever the Ke Group undertook military actions and India urgently called for aid, the Beautiful Country would immediately adopt a stance of aloofness, withdrawing the dual carrier battle group back to the Arabian Sea, treating India like a toy.