"The ancient people had a hundred names for these legendary monsters."

Abraham's fingers continued to stroke the rough page, as if he was treating his beloved lover.

This is a very inconspicuous red brick building in Brooklyn, New York. It is an isolated pawn shop inside, and a secret room with a more distinct style than any of his fellow travelers. Professor of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Goodwinze, could feel incompatible with the environment as soon as he stepped into it, but in a sense, this is exactly the atmosphere he needed.

"The most popular name is of course vampires. Of course, there are many different names for these vampires in different regions, ethnic groups, and even at different times."

Abraham stroked every page as if he had received a treasure, as if it was not a book he had treasured for a long time, but a treasure that he had just obtained: "The earliest record was in Egypt. Although according to rumors, these monsters seemed to come from 'overseas', since they were legends, we can only use them as references."

"This is understandable...can this be understood?"

Goodwinze thought, "The overseas in the ancient Egyptian population should refer to the Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea can only be a strait? So, assuming that the stories of these ancient people are correct, can we also conclude that vampires came to Egypt from the Mesopotamians?"

The development of academics is based on the courage to question and endless imagination. Abraham did not rush to refute, but he did not rush to affirm. Instead, he frowned his eyebrows with his head-up pattern, pondered silently, and carefully observed every classical illustration.

"There is no legend about vampires in the Two Rivers, at least when Babylon exists..."

"The cuneiform characters have not been left much, right?" Goodwenze smiled and said, "Although I am an expert in the biology department, I still understand common sense. In fact, among the four ancient civilizations, the Mesopotamian civilization is one of the oldest, but it is also the most backward, the smallest scale, and the shortest existence time. Maybe... maybe this ancient civilization may not necessarily be destroyed by vampires?"

This conjecture is undoubtedly too unreliable, but this situation can also make Abraham think more deeply. He slowly flipped the pages of the book without any intention of answering for a while, and Goodwenze was not anxious. Since he had traveled thousands of miles away, his schedule was naturally calculated on a daily basis, and what could be calculated in a moment.

"Let's talk about your discovery in Seattle."

A moment later, Abraham said again: "According to your description, someone must be actively cleaning up the zombies. So, the situation you are facing now is to investigate the reasons for the zombies and the identity of the cleaning person. If you want to investigate, these two tasks are not simple jobs, especially for an ordinary scholar like you... I'm afraid you will encounter many unplanned dangers."

Goodwenze's face looked very bad, but it was not hurt by Abraham's words, but the fundamental attribute of the incident: "You are right... zombies have been conceived in terrifying ways. Even if they may be ordinary in reality, once they are exposed, they will definitely cause global panic. This is not something that can be solved by just superman. The omnipresent zombie virus is everywhere..."

"Hehehe, when did I say it was a zombie? It's also a zombie virus!?"

Abraham picked up his cane and knocked Goodwenze to lift his head: "Vampire! You idiot, vampire! Zombies, etc., that's something that has only emerged in movies and TV shows in recent decades! It's also a zombie virus. I know what you mean, but don't forget that in the earliest movies, they were all linked to Voodoo... "

In a blink of an eye, Abraham stopped talking on his own.

“…Voodoo?”

He was stunned for a moment, then slapped his head hard: "Yes, Voodoo! Damn it, how could I miss such an important clue!?"

Voodoo, the mysterious sect of Latin voodoo, originated in western Africa. It is a primitive religion that combines ancestor worship, animism, and spiritualism. It has an extremely similar appearance with the shamanism that carries the Altaic language family, the Tungus language, the Mongolian language, the Turkic language family, and other ethnic beliefs. To this day, it is still the state religion of the Benin Republic in the country in central and southern West Africa.

"The original existence should indeed be found in the original area. I am too entangled in the four ancient civilizations, the whole of Africa, how can I miss this!"

Abraham climbed onto the summer vacation like crazy, and like a sensitive but unwilling aging monkey, he frightened to flip through the book collection. Goodwenze stood below and guarded carefully, fearing that the old antique-like Jew would fall down accidentally, which would be bad.

"The word voodoo means soul in the romance. Its most famous and terrifying feature is zombies, also known as resurrection corpses. It's no wonder those early zombie movies would use it to open the flash, because it should use it to open the flash, hahahahaha!"

"Well, very hum, that's great, very good clues, but old man, please be more at ease."

Goodwenze stared at a shiny light bulb head, and now there were beads of sweat, because Abraham was too unreliable. The man in his seventies and eighties left the ladder and stepped onto the bookshelf. He was too lazy to lie down and move the ladder, so he stretched out his arms to get a book - is this really good!?

"According to the meaning of Voodoo, if someone commits guilty, that person will ask a wizard to deal with his enemy, and the wizard will let him eat twelve toxin, and he will enter a strange state of fake death, become a slave, and work hard in the manor."

Abraham took the book he wanted, climbed down the ladder, and said excitedly: "You heard it right, child, don't forget the century-long history of slave trade. This is how Voodoo spread to America!"

When I opened the pages of the second book, I saw Good Wenze’s contemplative look, and the old man’s self-esteem felt extremely satisfied: “The foundation of Haitian culture…so, if we follow the clue of Africa, Voodoo, America, and the United States, we might really find what you want, no matter what monster they are!”

Abraham's thinking was normal and clear, and it was indeed a feasible path. However, Goodwenze frowned deeply, but there were still countless doubts.

"Will it be that simple?"
Chapter completed!