I and countless versions of myself simultaneously travel through time.

Under the moonlight, Ye Yan sat with his legs crossed on a tombstone, watching the bustling scene of labor before him.

The mice lined up and scrambled into the grave, their claws digging rapidly, sending dirt flying like a fountain.

The mice were suffering inside, and they just silently dug in the ground.

They dared not speak of their suffering.

This is the spirit medium from the rat family that Huang Cuicui usually exploits.

Huang Cuicui stood to the side, holding a small whip in her hand, waving it with practiced ease, and muttering, "Hurry up, hurry up! If we don't finish digging tonight, we won't have anything to eat tomorrow!"

Ye Yan watched with amusement.

This Western zombie is actually not very strong, but it has some brains, unlike Ren Weiyong who just jumps around blindly based on pure instinct.

Two classic cases flashed through his mind.

The old priest in "The Exorcist Master" turned into a vampire. He was born in a church and his appearance was accompanied by lightning and blood-red light, making him quite the grand character.

In the end, he was killed by a combination of the cross and the peach wood sword, a fusion of East and West. In particular, his corpse poison caused the Dragon Slayer Taoist priest to quickly turn into a zombie, which shows how terrifying it was.

The Western vampire in "The Taoist Priest with One Eyebrow" is even more outrageous.

They value pure love, pairing up with a white female vampire and making it seem like a perfect couple.

Ye Yan remembers complaining when he watched it: Isn't Catholicism supposed to be abstinent?

The plot is so disjointed.

The one in front of us is closer to the traditional Western vampire archetype; it can think, has instincts, and still retains some of the obsessions from its previous life.

That is to watch a female vampire, and incidentally blow up the skull of her former best friend. This zombie movie has a rushed ending; after being hit by the fat nun, he sinks into a deep swamp.

Ye Yan raised his head and glanced at the darkness in the distance.

This Renjia Town is quite interesting.

He had figured out that he had not transmigrated to a single Uncle Nine universe, but to a merged world.

All the zombie dungeons and all the ghost side quests are crammed around Renjia Town. Here's Ren Weiyong from *Mr. Zombie*, there's the Western zombie from *The Taoist Priest with One Eyebrow*, and further afield there's probably the vampire church from *The Exorcist Master*, and even Shi Jian from *Zombie Supreme*, and the bizarre zombies from *Musical Zombie*…

They've all been loaded.

One map encompasses all instances.

Ye Yan found it funny just thinking about it.

He followed the orthodox path of Maoshan, selecting, controlling, raising, and transforming corpses, climbing step by step to the top.

That would be interesting if we could raise a flying zombie.

In particular, the yin energy brought by ghosts and monsters, that pure, rich, bone-chilling aura, was his greatest passion.

Uncle Nine was worried that he would become possessed by evil in his cultivation, so he kept a close eye on him every day, fearing that he would go astray.

Ye Yan really wanted to say something.

He grew up without parents, not even in a single-parent family; he was an orphan among orphans.

Starting to work in my teens and getting on the internet early on, step by step, is how I got to where I am today. Isn't that the best proof?

As for the so-called trauma from one's family of origin?

He didn't have any childhood trauma at all!

Because he had never had a home.

Compared to Lu Mingfei, the "loser lion" who has a family but lives a heavy life, his path, though starting from a lower point, was forged through his own efforts.

so.

That's it?

What dark side of the internet hadn't he seen in his past life?

He had seen too much of the wickedness of human nature, the decline of morality, and the dark personalities hidden beneath a glamorous facade.

In this age of information overload, psychological games, moral dilemmas, and experiments with human nature are analyzed clearly online every day.

So-called heretical cultivation is nothing more than gaining power faster, but at a higher cost.

Ye Yan jumped down from the tombstone, dusted off his pants, and walked to the grave.

The rats had already dug up the coffin lid, and the stench of the Western zombie hit them.

"Alright, alright, let them go."

Huang Cuicui cracked her whip, and the mice scattered like birds, grabbing their food and leaving.

Ye Yan squatted down, placed his palm on the coffin lid, felt the cold, gloomy aura of death, and a smile appeared on his lips.

If they continue like this, the hamsters really won't be able to take it.

He has always had a rather peculiar way of thinking.

Others who attempt to cultivate the Tao do so with extreme caution, as if walking on thin ice.

He, on the other hand, treated zombies as resources, ghosts as experience points, and ignored Uncle Nine's worries.

It's not that he's arrogant, it's just that the world isn't really that complicated.

He relied entirely on himself.

"You've been sleeping for over ten years, it's time to get up and party! Sleep my ass! How can you sleep at this age? Get up, you son of a bitch!"

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Yan raised his hand and slapped him twice across the face, the sound crisp and loud.

He looked at the Western zombie in front of him, who had just turned over in the coffin, and the more he looked, the more he felt that it needed a down-to-earth name: Laborer Number One. That's it.

The person in front of me, regardless of how you look at it, is ostensibly a missionary from Europe who came to China to spread some kind of religious belief.

But Ye Yan knew perfectly well: Who would believe these people who preach without any real knowledge?

The elderly only listen to their rambling when eggs are being given out.

You want to proselytize without giving out eggs?

Now look what happened; instead of sprouting an egg, I've turned into a vampire.

Ye Yan brought over the pig's blood that had been prepared in advance and brought it to his lips.

The vampire instinctively swallowed large gulps, dark red liquid dripping from the corners of his mouth.

As the blood entered his throat, he suddenly opened his eyes. His shriveled body began to fill out as if inflated, muscle lines emerged, fangs protruded from his lips, his pupils contracted, and he stared intently at Ye Yan, poised to pounce.

Ye Yan remained calm and unhurried. He raised his hand to support himself, and the accumulated corpse energy within his body instantly leaked out, surging out like a tangible gray mist that crashed head-on into the vampire.

The Western zombie seemed to have been hit by a truck, coughing violently, its face contorted in extreme pain, and its attack instantly crumbled.

Taking advantage of the situation, Ye Yan added some more ingredients, holy water, and splashed it on his face.

"Brush your teeth, rinse your mouth, and then you can listen to me." Ye Yan has been dealing with too many demons and monsters in the past few days, so he is very experienced.

His mind raced: this Western zombie, if groomed properly, could easily infiltrate the foreigners' circle, and might even become their boss.

He's the kind of person who's born to stir things up.

There isn't a single normal person among the superhumans.

Just then, the system panel appeared before my eyes:

[Whether to bind to Western zombie, requires 100 Destiny Points, daily feedback points: 2]

[Investment Assessment: I must say, you have a good eye. This is an excellent 'leek' (a term for a retail investor who is easily exploited), with potential for long-term growth. A potential vampire, very useful—he can bite off a foreigner with two teeth, sir, I'm European. A promising talent, worth nurturing.]

[Destiny Person: Western Zombie 'Name Can Be Changed']

[Achievement Event: 0]

The moment the binding was completed, the Western zombie's previously cloudy and unfocused eyes suddenly cleared, and his entire spirit was gripped by some kind of force.

Ye Yan felt the invisible thread that had appeared in his mind. This was the power granted by the [Shared Experience Panel], which could control the words and actions of others. However, this time, the person bound to his destiny also needed destiny points to control him.

At this moment, Ye Yan controlled the Western zombie. However, this control was due to a special enhancement of Ye Yan's physique, which allowed him to permanently control the puppet's words and actions.

It cost 20 points to control Ren Weiyong last time, and a full 100 points this time, but it's definitely worth it.

He didn't waste his points on cultivation; instead, he used them wisely.

The province should save money and spend it wisely.

After being completely controlled, the vampire stood like a college student in military training, with a straight posture and eyes fixed straight ahead.

Ye Yan's vision could be shared with this newly recruited "death squad" without any headache or feeling of splitting apart; the control was smooth and fluid.

He was in high spirits and immediately began training:

"Forward! Halt! At ease! Eyes forward! Adjust to posture! Crouch!"

The vampire did as instructed, his movements precise and accurate.

"Good, very energetic."

Ye Yan waved his hand, letting him leave. Without any distance restrictions, this laborer from out of town officially transitioned from a missionary to a vampire, essentially a career change.

To compensate him, Ye Yan also took control of the female vampire, and now he can revive and recruit her as well.

"From now on, you'll call him David." Ye Yan pointed at the male vampire, then looked at the female vampire who had just woken up and looked completely bewildered. "Let me introduce myself. I'm his master, so you have to call me master too. Good girl, pat on the head."

The female vampire was completely dumbfounded.

She looked at [Jack] beside her, only to see David looking completely blissful, his entire mental state having been transformed into Ye Yan's shape.

"David, listen to me," Ye Yan began to coax, "We need to first strengthen those who are strong, and then..."

Ye Yan, without changing his expression, used psychological manipulation on him, saying a long speech.

David listened respectfully, slowly kneeling on the ground, his eyes filled with admiration and respect.

Recalling how rude he had been to his master, he felt utterly deserving of death.

Looking at the newly minted Western zombie couple in front of him, Ye Yan had already begun to plan how to get them infiltrated into the enemy ranks and maximize their value.

The female vampire was still completely bewildered.

She was the one who arrived first.

At this moment, Ye Yan realized that his achievements were not strong enough.

"Go, David. The fight against the demons is in your hands."

Ye Yan is now considered a guru in the investment field by Baidu Tieba, or at the very least, a guru in the gaming field.

Vampires are different; they possess intelligence, though not many, but they can develop. Ye Yan can also dedicate a portion of his consciousness to control them.