Chapter 345: Coast × Shipbuilding × Mikhail's Surprise
Joey had not expected food lovers to be drawn into the group.
Still, having two more people in the group gave Joey a greater sense of security. Buhara's enormous build, in particular, made him seem dependable.
They encountered a few more dangers along the way, but for a group of Elite Hunters like theirs, these were only minor troubles that they handled easily.
Throughout this time, there was still no sign of the insects, though the fire dragon appeared in the sky again.
This time, however, the fire dragon showed no interest in them either. Soaring high above, it flew southeast across the continent at tremendous speed.
Joey did not know what lay there, but he quietly committed the direction to memory-not for the fire dragon's scales, but for its incomparably delicious liver.
Buhara had the same thought. The moment he saw the fire dragon, he could not stop drooling.
In their fourth week on the Imaginary Continent, Joey stood among the ruins of some buildings, looking somewhat surprised.
Before seeing these remains, he had never considered that civilization had once existed on this continent.
Throughout their journey, his strongest impression of the Imaginary Continent had been that it was a wilderness, a place where Fierce Beasts, magical beasts, and all manner of hidden dangers should have been the main features.
But now it seemed that humans had once lived on this dangerous continent and even built a civilization.
What, then, had caused that civilization to disappear?
With little time to spare, Joey did not explore the ruins much. Still, he made a few discoveries from the information revealed by the crumbling walls.
After leaving the ruins and continuing onward, they encountered the same old hidden Fierce Beasts and lurking trolls. Joey