Austin Company was very efficient. Three days later, Cecil brought two ladies to visit Feng Chou.
When Feng Chou opened the door and came out to greet him, Cecil clearly noticed that the other party was slightly stunned when he saw the two ladies behind him. This small detail made Cecil couldn't help but reveal a trace of a smile.
Feng Chou invited the three into the living room. He seemed to have recovered his calm, but his heart was in turmoil.
Cecil thought that Feng Chou was stunned because of the beautiful faces of the two ladies behind him, but that wasn't the case.
Feng Chou was stunned because he discovered that the two ladies behind Cecil weren't humans, but two vampires!
To be more precise, the two ladies were two vampire derivatives.
In this world, true vampires were called vampire nobles. They were extremely powerful undead creatures that were at least level 11.
Although there weren't any written rules, there was a convention among vampires. Level 11 to 14 vampires were called vampire counts, level 15 to 20 vampires were called vampire marquises, level 21 to 24 legendary vampires were called vampire dukes, and level 25 and above vampires were called vampire princes.
Judging from the aura they emitted, the two ladies were at most level 6 or 7 vampire spawn.
If a true vampire noble was willing, he could easily resurrect a dead human into a vampire spawn. A vampire spawn was much weaker than a vampire noble, and would be under the absolute control of the vampire noble who created it.
A true vampire noble had the strength and physique of a warrior of the same level, and the agility of a thief of the same level. They also had powerful recovery abilities. No matter how serious their injuries were, they would be able to recover in a short few minutes. They could also heal themselves by sucking blood.
Vampire nobles had a supernatural ability called "Domination Gaze", which allowed them to control the will of human-like creatures. The effect was similar to a mage of the same level using "Domination of Humans".
In times of crisis, they could also transform into incorporeal creatures called Ghost Bat (invisible, immune to physical attacks) and escape. As long as one of the Ghost Bat escaped, they could be resurrected.
True vampire nobles would often create and control a large group of vampiric spawns.
Through a dark ceremony called the "Dark Tribute of the Immortal", a vampire noble could transform a human-like creature into a vampire noble. The prerequisite was that the human-like creature had a profession level of level 11 or above. It wasn't like creating a vampire spawn, where they could casually resurrect the corpses of human-like creatures that they had sucked dry.
Vampire spawn were low-level vampires that were at least level 5 and no higher than level 10. Like a vampire noble, they had the strength and physique of a warrior of the same level, and the agility of a thief of the same level. They also had the ability to recover quickly. However, they didn't have the supernatural ability of Domination Gaze, nor the ability to transform into a Ghost Bat.
Unlike the legends, neither vampire spawn nor true vampire noble would be obstructed by flowing water. They weren't afraid of garlic. At most, they hated the smell of garlic. Wooden nails wouldn't hurt them as much as other weapons. They hated silver because silver naturally absorbed positive energy. They also hated sunlight because sunlight in this world contained a certain percentage of positive energy. However, it wasn't much. Sunlight wouldn't kill vampires, but would only make them feel uncomfortable and dispirited. Therefore, vampires would often be nocturnal. Even if they went out during the day, they would try their best to avoid direct sunlight.
When a vampire noble created a spawn, they would rarely choose ordinary people. This was because if a vampire noble wanted to resurrect an ordinary person, he would have to use his own power to bestow the spawn with the power of level 5. Otherwise, the resurrection would fail.
Vampires would retain the profession abilities they had when they were alive. For example, warriors would retain the fighting skills they had when they were alive, but they would lose the power of Heideggar. This was because the vampire's body had undergone earth-shattering changes compared to when they were alive. Instead, it was replaced by the vampire's blood energy.
Warriors could use blood energy like Heideggar's power. Moreover, blood energy wasn't as violent as Heideggar's power. Therefore, after warriors transformed into vampires, they would often become stronger and more flexible.
If a vampire was a rogue when he was alive, then not only would all his abilities be retained, some of them would also be enhanced. Blood energy was a special type of negative energy that could make a rogue's skills stronger.
Vampire mages and warlocks would retain the casting ability they had when they were alive, but the source of power for casting spells would change from mental strength to blood energy.
If a priest was transformed into a vampire and didn't lose God's grace, then he would still have the casting ability of a priest.
Vampire spellcasters were more difficult to deal with than melee fighters. This was because vampire spellcasters only needed a little training to be able to use their blood energy for melee combat and become powerful warriors or rogues. However, it was difficult for vampire warriors or rogues to obtain the ability to cast spells.
The blood energy of vampires was powerful and varied, but it was difficult to increase. Once it was consumed, it couldn't be automatically restored.
When a vampire's blood energy was consumed, it could only be replenished by sucking the blood of other creatures.
Vampires could only rely on sucking the blood of other creatures for a long time, coupled with a long period of deep sleep in a suitable negative energy environment to slowly increase the total amount of blood energy in their body.
For a vampire to increase one level of creature level, it would often take dozens or hundreds of years.
When a vampire slept, they would automatically absorb the death energy around them. Therefore, their choice of sleeping place was relatively special. Ancient tombs were the best, and they liked to hide themselves in coffins in the tombs to avoid being disturbed.
When he realized that the two women in front of him were vampires, the knowledge related to vampires kept appearing in Feng Chou's mind, causing him to be somewhat absent-minded.
Looking at the absent-minded Feng Chou, Cecil revealed a kind smile. The two ladies also covered their mouths with their fans and laughed. They felt that it was normal for a young man like Feng Chou to lose his composure in front of such beautiful ladies.
The two vampire ladies didn't think that Feng Chou might have seen through their identities.
It was very difficult for ordinary people to distinguish vampires. In this world, vampires had shadows just like ordinary people. Even a mage would need to use the Undead Detection spell to distinguish them.
However, Qiankun Pagoda told Feng Chou that the Undead Detection spell had no effect on the two vampires. The two women obviously carried some kind of magical item on their bodies that could conceal the spiritual aura unique to undead creatures.
However, Feng Chou was different. He possessed the golden dragon bloodline of the divine and fire element. The golden dragon was a creature of positive energy and was extremely sensitive to undead creatures. Almost at the same time that he saw the two women, Feng Chou felt the cold negative energy on their bodies. It was the cold negative energy unique to undead creatures.
Feng Chou suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and calmly dealt with the other party.