Running A Cemetery in North America-Chapter 56: Cemetery Members +1

At this moment, Sun Yan felt like a newbie gamer who had accumulated many benefits yet to be claimed, struggling to digest the multitude of prompts displayed on the notebook. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Previously, he had seen the category of Cemetery Members on the notebook, and the number was always zero.

At that time, Sun Yan was pondering how he could add Cemetery Members. Did he need to recruit ordinary people externally to be employees?

Now the answer became clear; only the corpses buried in the Graveyard could be transformed into Cemetery Members by Sun Yan. In this way, he could be assured about the loyalty of these Cemetery Members, not having to worry about them betraying him someday.

More importantly, with the Cemetery Members, the Graveyard could gain some vitality, so Sun Yan wouldn’t have to live here alone.

If danger should arise someday, there would be companions to help handle the crisis.

As Sun Yan flipped through the notebook pages, he saw the detailed information about all the buried corpses in the Graveyard appearing on the paper.

’Joel Yosef - Human - Died from lung cancer, Characteristics: Honest and loyal, likes drinking.’

’Miles Taff - Human - Died in a car accident, Characteristics: Skilled in cooking, nimble with house chores.’

’Tony Taxes - Human - Died of old age, Characteristics: Expert in stock trading, business savvy.’

...

Sun Yan turned the pages one by one, scrutinizing the identity and characteristics of each tomb owner. Most buried in the Graveyard were humans, each possessing certain unique advantages.

If transformed into Cemetery Members, they could provide certain assistance to Sun Yan.

For instance, he wouldn’t need to do household chores himself, such as cleaning, laundry, or sweeping, as someone could take care of those daily tasks.

Or someone could help with cooking, so he wouldn’t have to cook himself. Additionally, Cemetery Members might be able to use their abilities from when they were alive to help him earn money, which was a comforting thought.

However, given that the slots for Cemetery Members are hard to come by, each one is exceptionally precious and must be chosen carefully. Settling for ordinary members who significantly impact his daily life is not ideal.

Continuing to flip through the notebook, Sun Yan’s eyes lit up when he saw the identity information of the last few tomb owners on the paper.

’Sosia Angke - Werewolf - Died of a fatal injury, Characteristics: Powerful, skilled in combat, adept in tracking, keen sense of smell, top-notch detective.’

’Justin Morolick - Blood Race - Died from a failed blood sacrifice, Characteristics: Can’t be exposed to sunlight, skilled in Western Swordsmanship, masters the Blood Healing Technique, musician, brewing master, computer expert, lady-killer.’

’Tom Frandick - Half-human, half-Blood Race - Died of a fatal injury, Characteristics: Addict, lazy, Texas Hold’em expert, decent driving skills.’

’Kane Jason - Snake-man - Died of brain death, Characteristics: Butis loyalist, Demon Power, Mental Chaos.’

’Pei Zhimin - Human - Died from Evil Spirit, Characteristics: Spirit Communication Constitution, Innate Yin-Yang Eye, Evil-Attracting Constitution, Professional Secretary.’

Through the information displayed on the notebook, Sun Yan quickly understood the situation of the three guys he had just buried.

To say the least, compared to common humans, the conditions of Sosia and Justin are far superior; they are the most suitable top choices for Cemetery Members.

As for Pei Zhimin, the tomb owner whose origin Sun Yan didn’t know, his priority was placed behind the Werewolf and Blood Race.

As for Bloodline Tom, Sun Yan wasn’t even interested in looking; aside from the distinction of being a Bloodline, this person’s advantages were the worst among all corpses.

"For the first Cemetery Member, let’s choose this Wolf Girl. Although I’m good at Exorcism, if faced with a physical Demon or a human like Madam Lolian who has gained Demon Power, my methods wouldn’t be enough. The specialties of this Wolf Girl can perfectly make up for such shortcomings."

Sun Yan thought for a moment and quickly made his choice.

The role of Cemetery Members is crucial; choosing those who only help with chores or cooking would be somewhat of a waste.

What Sun Yan currently needs the most are competent companions, and both Sosia and Justin are excellent options.

But if further comparison is made, the close-combat Werewolf Sosia is undoubtedly more suitable than Justin.

As Sun Yan’s fingertip tapped onto Sosia’s name, all the tomb owner names on the notebook began to gradually pale until they disappeared, leaving the page blank.

Finally, only Sosia’s information remained on the paper.

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Cemetery Member: Sosia Angke (27 years old)

Characteristics: Powerful, skilled in combat, adept in tracking, keen sense of smell, top-notch detective

Enhanced Abilities: None

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Sun Yan put away the notebook and glanced at the Alchemy Platform machine in the workshop connected with numerous glass bottles, stroking his chin and muttering to himself, "Now, it’s time to test this machine’s functionality."

The moment Sun Yan chose to convert Sosia into a Cemetery Member, the soil at the spot in the cemetery outside the main building where Sosia was buried began to stir.

Pfft!

A few seconds later, a pale arm broke through the soil, followed by Sosia struggling to climb out of the grave.

"What is this? Wasn’t I dead?"

Looking down at her bloodless skin and heart no longer beating, Sosia looked around in puzzlement.

Even though she was in a place she’d never been, she felt inexplicably familiar, with a strange sense of belonging to this place.

Crack!

At this moment, the back door of the main building swung open as Sun Yan walked briskly out, carrying an iron shovel.

Currently, the workshop only had one unlocked piece of equipment, the ’Magic Potion Alchemy Platform’. The reward he received earlier, ’Sharp Teeth Enhancement Potion Synthesis Diagram’, could be used with this device to create the potion.

The materials needed for this potion are snake scales + three different metals + incense ash. The incense ash is easy to get; the altar that holds the Divine Statue of True Monarch of Pure Origin and Mysterious Dao is full of it, so there’s no shortage.

As for the three metals, Sun Yan planned to use the iron pot and copper pot in the kitchen, along with the silver necklace gifted by his ex-girlfriend around his neck, which would perfectly suffice.

The final material needed, snake scales, Sun Yan recalled there from that time he painstakingly stole back that special corpse from Madam Lolian’s yard; the corpse’s body was covered in snake scales due to the Butis connection, which could be scraped off for potion material.

As soon as he stepped out of the main building, Sun Yan saw the Werewolf Sosia climbing out of the grave.

Compared to before, the resurrected Sosia now looked more like a Living Dead. Her entire skin was extremely pale, with the purple blood vessels beneath clearly visible.

Her gray, cloudy pupils instantly revealed that she was undoubtedly not a living person; only the eyes of the dead would show such signs.

Observing his first Cemetery Member, Sun Yan walked over and curiously asked, "Sosia, do you remember anything from your past life?"

"I do, Tomb Guardian sir," Sosia calmly nodded and responded with firm certainty.

Having died once and been revived by the mysterious power of the Graveyard to become Sun Yan’s Cemetery Member, she’s essentially undergone rebirth.

It could also be said that the current Sosia is no longer the same Sosia as before. Although she retains her memories and abilities from her previous life, it’s as if a new soul has replaced the old body.

"Very well, help me out with a task. Help me dig out the corpse over there." Sun Yan handed the iron shovel to Sosia and pointed to a spot in the cemetery.

Now that he had Cemetery Members, tasks like digging and burying were no longer things Sun Yan had to personally attend to; Cemetery Members shared his Cemetery Entry, making resurrection very convenient.

Moreover, Sosia’s combat abilities were not weak. In the future, when Sun Yan went out to help people with Exorcism, she could also serve as a bodyguard, adding to high cost-efficiency.

"Alright."

Sosia nodded, took the iron shovel, and agreed without hesitation, immediately moving to the grave where Madam Lolian’s husband’s body was buried, starting to dig.

Using her brute strength, the Snake-man corpse was unearthed from the ground in no time.

Looking at this hideous corpse, though it wasn’t his first time seeing it, Sun Yan still felt nauseous and uncomfortable, experiencing an inexplicable sense of repulsion.

Taking out the kitchen knife from his pocket and handing it to Sosia, Sun Yan instructed her to help scrape off the snake scales from the Snake-man’s body.

Once all the materials were prepared, he could refine the Sharp Teeth Enhancement Potion in the workshop. Sun Yan was quite looking forward to this new functionality.