Black Zombies
held an extremely high status within the Corpse Kingdom.
They could easily secure positions in the Imperial Court, and with even a little effort and achievement, become high-ranking officials.
Black Zombies serving as slaves like this were exceedingly rare.
For that very reason, Xu Zhengyang also held considerable status among the sorcerers.
The reason Xu Zhengyang had acquired a Black Zombie subordinate was that he was an "investor."
Unlike other sorcerers, Xu Zhengyang often cast his net across relatively impoverished regions. Even seemingly weak zombies would be brought back by him and given an opportunity, so long as they possessed certain traits.
If they made a breakthrough within the allotted time, they could receive even more resources from Xu Zhengyang.
Though the zombies appeared to have been locked in dungeons, they were guaranteed three meals a day.
That was far better than wandering outside. Take the Oil Workshop District where Han Dong had been—low-level zombies could easily be picked up and squeezed into corpse oil, without needing to enjoy the blessed twelve-hour workday.
A considerable number of zombies were even deeply grateful to Xu Zhengyang.
Yet, it was precisely through such large-scale casting of nets that he had caught a zombie of extraordinary potential—Wang Tie Zhu.
He came from a small floating island, with no background or connections. When he first arrived in the Corpse Kingdom, he had only one distinguishing feature: thick, iron-like swollen lumps covered his body, seemingly useless and even detrimental to his movements.
After Xu Zhengyang brought him back, Wang Tie Zhu immediately displayed astonishing talent.
After being gifted the "Indestructible Corpse Scripture," he spent ten years condensing a Black Pill within his body, officially entering the ranks of Black Zombies.
Out of gratitude toward Xu Zhengyang, he willingly remained at his side, using