In the cafeteria, Zhang Yang casually picked a few dishes, while Gamboa chose many of his favorites, piling his plate high.
The two sat at an empty table. Looking at Gamboa's plate, Zhang Yang asked in surprise, "Aren't you worried you won't digest all that if you eat so much at night? Did you skip lunch?"
"It's just that tonight's dishes smell especially good, so I took a little extra." Gamboa shook his head, not mentioning that he was in such a good mood that his appetite had opened up.
"Really? They seem about the same to me." Zhang Yang looked doubtfully at the dishes on Gamboa's plate, then shook his head and did not pursue it.
As they ate and drank, Gamboa casually asked Zhang Yang, "Oh, right. Did you go out to sea for fishing again today?"
"No. How would I have the time for that now?" Zhang Yang shook his head. "Did you forget about yesterday's Giant Squid? I wanted to see if I could find a suitable chance to get rid of it directly. It's always a hidden danger being so close to the fleet's route."
"Oh." Gamboa nodded. "Did you find anything?"
Zhang Yang shook his head and swallowed the food in his mouth. "Find anything? I wandered around the sea all day and didn't even see the Giant Squid's shadow. I have no idea where that thing went."
"You didn't find it?" Gamboa froze at that.
Zhang Yang nodded. "That's normal. The ocean is simply too vast and too deep. Looking for a Giant Squid is like searching for a needle in a haystack."
"Didn't you go to where we encountered the Giant Squid?" Gamboa asked doubtfully. "When you went back to find it yesterday, it was clearly there."
"Of course I went, but