Leaving the lake was easier once he entered the surface area.
It was light and he could swim through the water easily, the thunder element not as pronounced here as it was in the lake or even in the shark's territory.
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"This is the thunder lake on a large map – it's huge, right?
Although we call it lake, it's more proper to say that 95% of our whole kingdom is a lake, and the rest are border regions.
This is the map of our capital, and in the eastern district, we usually have various alchemy conferences.
Conferences discuss the current state of things and work together to progress to higher stages.
The eastern district was chosen because there are many thunder pools – little pools branching from the lake on various islands.
You wanted to observe that, right? Let me take you there."
