Chapter 359: Lake × eyeballs × probing
After Cheadle agreed to leave by way of the lake, the entire team quickly got to work.
The shipbuilding trio, in particular, became the team's priority for protection.
But building a ship was not something they could finish instantly. Just as on the Imaginary Continent, it would take some time.
So the best course tonight was to explore the route ahead before they left.
Even if they could not explore very far, they could still bring back some information for the team.
The most important part of this was investigating the lake.
Beyond and Zigg were both extremely wary of the lake, but neither could give a concrete answer about what had happened there or what was in it.
By now, Joey had realized that Beyond definitely possessed some information about the Dark Continent. For some unknown reason, however, the man rarely shared it.
In fact, he often preferred to wait until the most critical moment before revealing key information.
And those revelations did not necessarily benefit the team.
It was just like what had happened in the Forest Sea. Beyond and Zigg had clearly known something all along, yet neither had said a word.
Back then, their silence had been somewhat understandable if speaking would bring danger. Their current behavior, however, was rather more thought-provoking.
As for Zigg, he genuinely did not know what dangers the lake held, so he had not offered any useful information about it.
But that did not mean he had contributed nothing. Instead, he provided some information about the nearby mountains.
Comparing his intelligence with the information provided by the V5 gave everyone a clearer understanding of the route around the lake.
According to the intelligence, the greatest danger along that route was a settlement of Savage