"...I expect a basic history book would do just as well."
No point in using contacts that likely have greater help to offer further down the line. Alucard reaches for his notes to add this new depth down onto the page, careful in how exact he is being. There's also the thought that using those contacts would announce this level of necromancy to an audience that may well not appreciate it.
Not his university contacts to burn and horrify.
"At least for dates. The rest...yes, that's the kind of thing that would be confined to either the academy or monasteries. The latter might be easier to access and involve less scrutiny of one's return."
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No point in using contacts that likely have greater help to offer further down the line. Alucard reaches for his notes to add this new depth down onto the page, careful in how exact he is being. There's also the thought that using those contacts would announce this level of necromancy to an audience that may well not appreciate it.
Not his university contacts to burn and horrify.
"At least for dates. The rest...yes, that's the kind of thing that would be confined to either the academy or monasteries. The latter might be easier to access and involve less scrutiny of one's return."