Inside the main house of the shelter, a group of people could now be found gathering inside the living room while having a serious conversation or more like Zach could be found talking to them specifically to Natasya and Natalia as he started telling him who he really was and what his relationship with Nikolai.
It took an hour before Zach finished his story before having Natasya and Natalia sink all the information that he told them. Though he knew that they had long accepted the fact that he had already died, knowing and believing was a completely different matter, and so he understood their situation seeing them now crying in front of him.
After some time, Natasya and Natalia finally regained their composure as they then looked at Zach carefully. They have finally gained the closure of it, so moving on was only a matter of time, however, what they were thinking right now was a different matter. They have witnessed how Zach ordered his pets to kill all the people who escorted them and though they thought that it served them right, the method Zach used was just too cruel.
"I know we have only met right now, so I won't blame you if you don't believe it, but I already told you my story. Now, Nikolai, before dying, had a wish and that was to find and look after his family when he was gone. Though it took a while, I really have met you two. I don't know wha your situation is back in the Russian military base, but if you want, I can have you stay in my place." Zach then moved on upon seeing the expression on their faces.
"What will be like if we follow you?" Natasya then asked as she wanted to know what kind of life they would be living when they decided to follow him. Though she can't say that their life back in the Russian Military Base was not bad, she could also say that it was not good. Also, after hearing the people who escorted them, she felt like the base wasn't a good place anymore.
Hearing this, Zach then spent another hour explaining the current situation of Eden and it took both mother and daughter great surprise upon hearing that he was the leader of the place and the fact that the shelter they were staying in right now was only one of the she that they had.
Zach also explained to them the two divisions that divided Eden and what their roles and responsibilities were inside the place. He also told them the truth about the branches that it had in other countries and their goal of wanting to become an independent power from any nation.
"You understand that you will be fighting against a country, right? Why are you so confident that they won't brand all of you as traitors? Aren't you afraid at all?" Natasya immediately asked after hearing Zach's words and that was all she could tell that they were just creating trouble for themselves.
"If you see Eden then you won't be worried about any external power that would endanger us." Zach said with confidence while looking at them with a smile since after heading back, he planned on reforming the place once again and strengthening the Rangers by mass-selling Contract Pet Scrolls and Job Class Scrolls to them.
Natasya and Natalia looked at Zach and they could tell that he was not bluffing before they stared at each other as if they had come to an agreement. They don't know just where Zach got such confidence but they really have no choice but to follow him as they have already lost some faith in the Russian Military. Also, they wanted to trust that Zach really was an acquaintance of Nikolai.
"We will follow you." Natasya replied.
"Good. However, I still have a goal that I need to accomplish here before I return. So, make yourself at home while I arrange the house that you will be staying in." Zach replied with a smile after hearing their response as he had finally granted Nikolai's wish to look after his family.
That was when Helin came inside the house which made everyone look at her, especially Natasya and Natalia. She was also glad to see that they had done nothing to them, but she didn't come inside to look after them as there were more pressing matters that needed her attention.
"Are you done with Luka?" Zach asked after he arranged the captive Luka to Helin and had her do whatever he wanted to him.
"Yes." Helin replied.
"So, what do you want to do from now on?" Zach then asked again as he could see something different from Helin's eyes.
"I want to rescue and free Ivan and Yuri." Helin replied with certainty after hearing what happened to them from Luka.
"Is that so? Helin, I will ask you something. Are all the military evolvers in your base the same as Karev and his men?" Zach replied while asking a different question and he will base his next decision on when he hears Helin's response.
"Not at all. I don't know what happened to the higher-ups that they became so greedy, but I can say for sure that not all are like that." Helin answered while clenching her fist since she was also getting enough with the head of the base, especially after hearing that it was the head's decision to have Karev and his men move against them.
"Hmmm. Have you thought of owning that shelter and cleansing all those who were greedy and have become too inhumane with how the current world works now? If you want, I can lend you all my pets and bring them back to usurp them." Zach then finally moved on to the topic as it was his plan all along, since it would be bad having neighbors with bad hearts so he might as well uproot them if they were a problem.
Hearing Zach, not just Helin but also Natasya and Natalia were surprised by his words since they really could tell that he was joking about it. They couldn't help but wonder if Zach really was just a young man, as such a bold decision and confidence were something his age should not have.
"Or I can lend Diablo to you to rescue Ivan and Yuri and decide whether you will stay in that shelter or stay in mine. How about it?" Zach followed while giving her a choice. He thought that she must not have the conscience to kill her compatriot with her own hand.
"Lend me all your pets. I'll take down the shelter and kill those shitty bastards." Helin thought for a while before the expression on her face turned serious and firm. She has thought about it and she decided that it would be bad to have the head of the military men continue to run the place.
Also, Helin wasn't just doing it because of that as she could tell from the way Zach's actions that if she did not do it, then he would do it all by himself, especially now that he had a bad encounter after being attacked by their Russian compatriots. So, instead of having Zach do it which he might kill those who were innocent, she might as well do it on her own to avoid unnecessary deaths.
"Good. I'll tell them all later and handle it immediately. I will be staying here for another two months, so finish it in that time. I'll be waiting for some good news." Zach said while looking at Helin as he could tell that she really was for it.
With that, Zach then shifted his attention back to Nikolai's family and arranged their houses outside. Right after that, he invited them all to have a meal together before finally dismissing them so they could rest knowing that they must be very tired after traveling such a distance.
The next morning came, Helin bid farewell while riding on Diablo with Adam, Eve, Ursa, and Ursus following her. It was now only Zach, Natasya, and Natalia who were left behind which the former immediately given their task after Natasya decided to join the Lifestyle Group and chose to be a Chef, while Natalia decided to join the Rangers without any questions.
While Natasya could be found cooking in the kitchen, Zach and Natalia had their own meeting in the living room as Zach wanted to know more about Natalia, especially if she had skills to further gauge her ability so that he could help her even more.
"You know what. I really thought Nikolai's daughter was a child since he would always say 'my baby daughter' but I guess he was just calling you that because you are very special to him." Zach said with a smile since Natalia who was in front of him was probably of the same age as him or maybe a year younger than him.
"I don't know what kind of life you have until now, but your level was quite high for normal people, so I completely understand that you want to join the Rangers Group. I ask you, do you have any skills with you?" Zach then moves to the point.
"You can see my level? Is that also a skill?" Natalia, however, didn't answer as she was surprised how Zach knew about it.
"It's a skill called Appraisal, and it allows me to see any information of any item, monster, beast, and human alike, though there are a few limitations." Zach could only answer after seeing that Natalia really was surprised about it.
"That's a good skill. I also have a skill, two of them in fact. One was called Berserk which upon use would double my attack power, but using such a skill was very taxing and would completely leave me weak after. The other one was Pain Resistance and just like its name implies, I got resistance to any pain." Natalia said while sharing the two skills that she had.
"That's a very good skill combination. You're so lucky to have gotten such skills. But how come your level was still that low?" Zach was surprised after hearing such skills, but they were skills that still weren't suited for him. He then just changed the topic since he felt like she should be quite strong now if she had that kind of ability, unless something happened.
"Low? What level are you now?" Natalia was quite hurt upon hearing it from Zach as she really felt like she was strong since she would head out from the military base to hunt some beasts, and there were no instances where she felt any difficulty.
"I'm level 49 right now. Also, the people who were escorting you two all had over level 30." Zach answered. This is why he wanted everyone back on the base to have Appraisal Skills as it really was useful on many occasions.
"4-49?! How was that possible?" Natalia couldn't help but shout in surprise. She looked at Zach with a little bit of doubt as she couldn't really believe it and also the fact that the people escorting them had a higher level than her since she really thought that if they would do something to them, then it would be their end as she thought that she could take them on.
"Sigh. Take this." Zach said as he took out an Appraisal Skill Book and had Natalia use it as he could tell from her eyes that she was doubting his words, so he didn't want to spare any more energy to explain it and have her see it for herself.
Looking at the item Zach had taken out, Natalia was very familiar with it so she took and looked at it which surprised her again after seeing that it was a Skill Book. She looked at Zach wanting some confirmation and after seeing him nod, she then shamelessly used it.
"Y-You." After learning the skill, Natalia immediately used it on Zach and she couldn't utter a single word after finally seeing that Zach really was telling the truth saying that he was level 49. She can't help but feel surprised knowing that he really was this strong despite being the same age as her.