The final stages of preparation for the portal consumed the underground research lair in a flurry of activities. Sigmund worked tirelessly, fine-tuning the intricate web of runes and symbols etched into the cavern floor, while receiving aid from all the scientists. Seeing as they were talented themselves, Sigmund had turned them into vampires under him, this also meant that they had enough energy and stamina to last longer while working, speeding up the process overall.
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It took two weeks for the entirety of the three kingdoms to be squeezed out of all the blood they could produce. Each vampire sent out returned and transferred the blood to Aldritch. After their operation, there were only a little over 1 million humans remaining, while Aldritch's family of vampires now had around 5,000 vampires in total, excluding Aeress and her three followers.
