Chapter 5

— Well then, tell us, and stop confusing us with the miners from the Sprouts.

The knight made a guilty face. But since his comrades wanted to hear everything, why not? Pouring himself a glass of ice-cold water from a pitcher, the vampire gathered his thoughts.

— Have you ever wondered about our appearance in this world?

Both triumvirs shrugged uncertainly at the question.

— We've already talked about how we are effective killers. It later became clear that we can reproduce ourselves quickly. To be honest, in no time at all, any captured person and two hours of time, and we have a vampire ready to kill and destroy.

— And what does that have to do with our appearance? — Eugene decided to guide his friend back to the topic, as he knew from experience that if he didn't, the discussion could go on for hours.

— Well, first of all, we appeared under ideal conditions. Forest, not desert. North, not south. Unique weather conditions, with clouds in the sky for most of the year, not the sun. Apologies, Demure, — Alexander corrected himself and continued, — No people, but they're not far away, and if people turn against us, there's the Cursed Forest or the underground cities of the dwarves right next door. This could go on, but the result is the same — perfect conditions for beings like us. Whoever threw us here and made us vampires made sure of our survival in the initial period.

A silence fell in the office, and the two triumvirs hadn't considered the situation from this point of view.

— Alright, — Konstantin finally broke the silence, — All of this is indirect evidence. But even if that's the case, what difference does it make?

— There's direct evidence as well.

The interlocutors looked at Alexander with interest.

— Horsh! That, either a fungus or a mold, which is cultivated and eaten underground, is a magical plant. And although the nourishment from corpses and other organic matter that it's given is important, a more significant factor in its good growth is the magical background. This background is not constant throughout the world and can either wane or become more saturated. And what was it like when we appeared?

The vampires were stunned into silence.

— Archmage Godius felt that the magical background had become abnormally strong, and the damned horsh was yielding triple harvests, even when growing on rocks, — Eugene finally whispered.

— As you remember, the increase in the background, which the archmage could only relate to a massive magical battle, as he couldn't imagine any spell that could raise the natural background so much just from energy leakage from ley lines. And the background increased exactly when we appeared in this world.

— So, we were summoned. Some mage summoned us and made us vampires, — Eugene , jumping up from his chair, nervously paced the room.

— A mage or… a god. We need to consider all options.

— A god?! — The vampire stopped in his tracks, pondering the unexpected thought Alexander had presented, — But why immediately a god? We have no evidence of the existence of anything divine!

— That doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Personally, I lean towards the idea that our appearance here is the result of divine intervention, not human.

Konstantin raised his right hand and propped it with his left, like a perfect first-grader following all the school rules.

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