Chapter 77 - Greenland Exploration

Three days later, Zach spent the last few days with his family and solemnly went to work, however, something big happened when everyone learned that Adam and Eve had become his pets by the use of the Contract Pet Scroll that was dropped from the silver-class monster that they had killed. 

Everyone, upon hearing the news, was very excited upon knowing that it really was possible to own a pet which made them very eager to level up and get stronger after they also wanted to have one of their choosing as they even started fantasizing about what kind of pet they wanted.

Some of the survivors even blurted out some mythical creatures like dragons and such but who knows if there were such creatures in Pluto Sanctuary since they still haven't really explored it thoroughly. 

On the other hand, Zach, at this moment, could now be found on Frozen Field Sanctuary as he already decided that it was now time to look for more survivors to work for him and that his target this time was the place where the shelter portal was located which was in Greenland. 

Entering the portal, Zach then immediately transported to Greenland where he saw that the place had the same environment as Frozen Field as the country he was in was also snowing. Looking at the surroundings first, he then thought that those people whom they had killed were really planning on staying inside the shelter since he could not find anything in the area aside from the Sanctuary Portal Totem. 

Seeing nothing to see in the area, Zach immediately called on Adam and Eve wanting them to be his ride planning on exploring the surrounding area to see what this country has to offer. With that, the three of them then left the place heading towards the east. 

On the way, Zach smiled while traveling at the speed of Adam and Eve. He was sure that he could outspeed them both knowing that he got 150 stat points in Agility including the items that he had, however, riding on them was a little different as it gave satisfaction than running on his own. 

Not before long, Zach then ordered Adam to stop after seeing a beast not that far from them but that was not all since they also saw how it chased another two creatures which was a human being. The beast was a polar bear and an enormous one at that which made it look so intimidating, especially after seeing its claws so sharp and long. 

"Adam. Eve. Let's go." Zach said and ordered the two dogs to move toward their direction planning on saving them since the main objective of his exploration was to recruit more survivors and the presence of these two men must mean that there must also be people around. 

Running through the snow, Adam and Eve no longer hold their speed as they sprinted straight to the Polar Bear and pounced on it while Zach jumped towards the direction of the two men wanting to get their attention. 

"Hello there, brothers." Zach greeted them after landing down in front of them. He then looked at them with a smile before immediately using Appraisal to see their information, especially the items that they were wearing as this was the first time he had seen them. 

[Human: Peter Lennert 

[Human Tier: 1 

[Human Level: 21] 

[Human: Hans Brandt 

[Human Tier: 1 

[Human Level: 20] 

"Who are you?!" Peter Lennert immediately raised the spear in his hand as he looked at Zach with surprise after seeing him coming from the sky. He knew that he was a human like them but he couldn't find himself to put down his guard just because he was one knowing that there were humans who were worse than beasts in the world that they currently live in.

"That's not important here, Peter. We need to run. The Mutated Polar Bear is just on our backs." Hans immediately said and didn't mind the appearance of Zach as he continued to run, however, he suddenly stopped his movements after hearing a loud scream on his back. 

Peter and Hans were familiar with the sound of the scream as it sounded like it was in pain, so they looked back to see what was happening and there they saw the Mutated Polar Bear being attacked by two dog-like beasts. 

"Oh Shit, there are other beasts. Let's escape while they are still fighting." Peter hurriedly and surprisingly said with his eyes filled with hope thinking that they really could escape with their lives again this time. 

"That's my pet. Adam and Eve. Hello, my name is Zach and I come from America. Nice meeting you Hans and Peter." Zach interrupted the two and greeted them once again upon seeing them still didn't pay him any attention. 

"What!!?" Hans felt like his ears were playing with him after hearing Zach's words as he then just looked at him seriously this time thinking just who he really was. On the other hand, Peter was also looking at Zach as he also heard what he said which he felt the same as Hans.

"Adam. Eve. That's enough. Get back here." Zach then ordered and the two dogs immediately retreated back. With that, he took out a War Pistol from his inventory and pointed it at the Polar Bear's head not interested in what it was and what class it was. 

On the other hand, Hans and Peter were completely frozen after seeing that the enormous dogs really had followed Zach's order and now standing beside him which completely made them nervous upon seeing them really close. 

…..Bang…. 

…..Bang…. 

Suddenly, two gunshots echoed throughout the area which woke Peter and Hans as they looked where it came from, and there they saw Zach holding a gun before seeing him taking it down as she shifted his attention back at them again.

"I wonder what Polar Bear's meat tastes like. Looks like we will be having a feast tonight." Zach muttered while looking at Peter and Hans after finally dealing with the distraction.

Meanwhile, Hans and Peter found themselves gulping hard as they looked at Zach nervously thinking that he must not be an ordinary human being upon seeing him really owning the two beasts beside him and the fact that he just killed a beast with a gun.

Following that, Zach started asking them questions and assured them that he was not a bad person and the two seriously cooperated afraid that he would kill them. With that, they then left the place heading somewhere in the middle of the snow where Hans and Peter's small group were camping. 

Just the perfect timing, it was about time for lunch when Zach arrived from the place where Hans and Peter were camping and there were 11 other survivors in the camp composed of men and women who were very excited to see that they were back.

"Everyone, meet Zach. He's a friend who saved us from a Mutant Polar Bear today." Hans then introduced Zach to the group. 

Hearing Hans, everyone then just greeted Zach while thanking him for saving Hans and Peter. However, right after that, they immediately asked how their hunting was today since the reason they were out was to hunt for beasts for their consumption.

Listening to them, Hans could only smile wryly before looking at Zach since he had the body of the dead Mutated Polar Bear, but he didn't have any right to ask for it fully knowing that he was the one who killed it down. 

Understanding Hans' look, Zach then just took out the body of the dead Polar Bear which surprised everyone upon seeing how huge it was. With that, he then just helped them prepare for lunch since he was also hungry at the moment. 

Not before long, everyone was very silent as they kept on looking at Zach while eating thinking just who he really was upon knowing from Peter that aside from saving them, he was also the one who killed the Mutated Polar Bear and the fact that he got two enormous dogs as pets which they doubt a little as they didn't see them in the area but they all thought that it's true since Peter wouldn't tell lies about it to them. 

"Brother Zach. You said that you came from America, but this is Greenland. How was that possible?" Peter, the leader of the small group, asked with great curiosity after finally having a breather and was now sure that Zach wasn't a bad person. 

"I came here through the Sanctuary Portal of the Frozen Field Shelter." Zach answered truthfully. 

"Sanctuary Portal? What was that?" Hans suddenly butted in and asked a question. 

"If I remember correctly, the reward for completing the mission back in the tutorial was the Sanctuary Portal Totem. Is there a connection between the two?" Peter said after recalling something that happened before. 

"So, you don't know. You all must not have finished the mission. Well, the Shelter Sanctuary Portal was something that was installed in the shelter. Just like its name, it will allow a person to use the portal to teleport to another place and that's where the Sanctuary Portal Totem comes." Zach then started explaining after seeing that they had no clue about anything at all. 

"Shelter Sanctuary Portal was connected to the Sanctuary Portal Totem in a way that it will allow a person from Earth to go back to Pluto Sanctuary or from Pluto Sanctuary back to Earth. That's the general idea of it." Zach followed. 

"Then, does that mean we can go back to Pluto Sanctuary if there was a Sanctuary Portal Totem around?" Peter immediately asked as he really wanted to go back as that place had more beasts than the Earth had. Also, the beast there was kind of a little weaker than here just like the Mutated Polar Bear for example. 

"Of course. That is why I wanted to see the group you have established as I planned on inviting you to work for me. Just like I said, I came from America so I must have used a Shelter Sanctuary Portal to come here. What do you all think?" Zach then finally gave them an offer which he thought might be easy knowing that they had no clue as to what a shelter even is. 

"R-Really?" Peter's excitement was evident from the expression on his face however, unlike him, the rest of the survivors aside from Hans who was also excited about it, kind of felt down upon hearing the word 'sanctuary' again. 

"Of course. However, Pluto Sanctuary was not for everyone. I can see from some of you that you didn't like the idea of coming back but that was not an issue, you can also work for me in other ways." Zach answered before looking at the people around as he could understand their feelings since there were also people like them back in Eden which was the reason why he created the Lifestyle Group. 

"Let me explain it more. So, listen carefully." Zach said before explaining everything that they needed to know ranging from who really he was, Eden and its branches to other countries, the Rangers Group and the Lifestyle Group, and lastly about the shelter. 

It took about an hour before everyone finally understood and learned just how behind they were and that they felt like they were living barbarically upon knowing that in Eden, they had already constructed buildings and even had electricity through the use of Solar Panels whereas they were already satisfied on living on tents and lamps to survive every day. 

After learning about it, Peter, Hans, and the other 11 survivors immediately accept his invitation as they are now ready to get back to society. However, they weren't immediately guided by Zach as to where the Sanctuary Portal Totem was located as the first order that he had given was to remain here and find more survivors. 

With that, Zach's first recruitment was an easy success and hoped that it would be the same for the following days as he decided to stay here for a while and only leave if he could recruit a reasonable number of trusted survivors. In fact, he was feeling really great that he now also had another country in his hands and that the name Eden would slowly dominate Earth. 

After briefing them about everything they needed to know, Zach then ordered them to start packing their things as it was now time to get back to the place where the Sanctuary Portal Totem was located so they could start mapping the area where Greenland's branch of Eden would be established. With that, everything then went smoothly.