Chapter 57 Bloody Letter
Four or five gray coyotes were gathered on the side of the road, seemingly tearing something apart.
Sensing the elf's approach, the coyotes immediately turned their heads, staring at him coldly with their dark yellow bloodthirsty eyes, lowering their bodies, and continuously emitting threatening growls from their throats.
The last dragonborn frowned. The elf's naturally sharp eyesight allowed him to clearly see what the coyotes were tearing apart.
It was actually a mutilated corpse!
He took a step back slowly and took off the longbow from his back. It was a reward for the caravan guard training mission, and its attributes were considered very good in the eyes of the last dragonborn.
[Guardian Longbow], a blue quality wind attribute magic bow, is the standard weapon for the Olivendi caravan guards.
It can add wind magic to the arrows shot out, increasing the speed and power of the arrows.
You get three gust of wind arrows and one piercing arrow skill every day.
At the same time, the coyotes let go of their prey and scattered like gray arrows, trying to surround the elf.
Three white-feather arrows appeared between the elf's fingers, and the agile wind element wrapped around the arrows layer by layer. Then the bow was like a full moon, and three light blue wind arrows instantly shot towards the wolf pack.
At the same time, the weeds under the wolves' feet suddenly grew wildly. The tough plants instantly entangled the legs of several coyotes, and even grew venomous barbs on them. No matter how hard they struggled, they could not break free.
Second-level nature spell - control plants! Gray Coyote's challenge level is only level 15. Even though he has five spells, he is still far from being a match for the last dragonborn.
In the end, the five gray coyotes reluctantly breathed their last and contributed four [incomplete wolf skins] and one [complete wolf skin] to him.
After wiping out the wolf pack, the last Dragonborn looked at the mutilated corpse.
Judging from her clothes, the deceased seemed to be a female imperial civilian, but her body not only had marks of being bitten by wolves, but also marks of being penetrated by swords.
"Is it some emergency mission? Or is it just an unfortunate encounter with bandits?"
Adhering to the good habits of the players, the last dragonborn began to search the corpses without any psychological pressure.
Because this is a game after all, the system provides players with two ways to obtain loot.
The first method is to call up a panel next to the dead person and select the option to obtain loot, just like in ordinary 3D games. The player's character will automatically use the mage's hand to take out the items carried by the dead person.
How much loot can be found depends on the item's hiding degree, as well as the player's attributes and search skills.
The other is the real mode, which has nothing to do with the character's attributes. How much can be found depends entirely on the player's own ability.
The advantage of this method is that it can ignore the search skill attribute in the early stage. But the disadvantage is that some highly hidden items cannot be found by players searching directly.
Regardless of which method you choose, the player's search skills will be improved after the search is completed.
After a while, the Last Dragonborn found 6 silver coins, 32 copper coins, a black iron necklace, and a stack of letters soaked in dark red blood from the dead body.
"Swish - these days, even bandits despise silver coins. Is it true that even magic can't stop the pace of inflation?"
The elf whistled in surprise, then opened the letter with some curiosity.
'Dear, Elsa'
'How is the family doing? Are the children growing up healthily?'
'I'm sorry that I haven't fulfilled my responsibilities as a husband and a father.'
'This time, the mercenary group has received a big order. The White Rose Legion needs to secretly escort a batch of supplies from Wind Valley City to Manerchenko Castle. The round trip will take at least six months.'
'Although this mission carries a higher risk than previous ones, the bounty of this mission is more than enough for my entire income in the past three years.'
"With this money, you won't have to work so hard all day, and your eldest son will have enough money to attend the vocational academy. We will have a bright future."
'Thanks to Her Majesty Gloria's kindness, even though we are just commoners, we still have the right to send our offspring to the academy.'
'Don't worry, my love, take good care of the children until I come back!'
'Love, Wood'
After reading the letter, a prompt popped up on the panel:
[System prompt: Triggering the random encounter mission 'The Dead']
[Task Introduction: You found a dead person who unfortunately died in the mouth of a wolf pack, but the sword scars on her body clearly indicate that there is another hidden story behind it.]
[Task requirements: Read all letters: 1/4]
[Task Reward: None]
"Triggering storyline mission?"
The Last Dragonborn immediately perked up. Such a mission introduction and requirements clearly meant that this was the beginning of a side story mission.
The reason he became interested in this mission was because the name 'White Rose Legion' was mentioned in the letter.
In the background story, the White Rose Legion nominally belongs directly to the royal family of the Gloria Empire and is one of the garrison troops dispatched by the royal family to the border of the empire.
Of the taxes that the four major provinces pay to the royal family each year, a portion will be directly allocated to the legion as military expenses.
Different from the previous caravan guards, as a border garrison, the White Rose Legion is a true elite with an average challenge level of 60.
If he could get in touch with it, he could take off in a short time.
While daydreaming, the Last Dragonborn opened the second letter.
'I'm sorry, Aisha'
"I can't give up this mission. If I bring it up, the captain will definitely demote me to a reserve member."
"You said you had a bad feeling. I admit that this mission is much more dangerous than previous ones, but it is still within our tolerance."
"I've heard the rumors along the way, but we have more than a hundred people, and our leader is a powerful warrior at the peak of the sixth rank. Even if we encounter bandits and so-called evil magicians, we can protect ourselves."
'No matter how much those nobles deserve to die, at least their gold coins are innocent.'
'Be obedient and wait for me at home. I will definitely come back safely.'
'Love, Wood'
"Oh, it smells like Flag."
The last dragonborn complained instinctively, opening the third letter without stopping.
The order of the letters is easy to determine. The date of sending is written on the envelope of each letter. You can just read from the oldest to the newest.
'Dear, Elsa'
'We have arrived at Grey Eagle City, and only have less than three days to go to our destination, Castle Manerchenko.'
"You said that the bad feeling in your heart is getting stronger? It's okay. I've come this far. I can't stop before the end."
"Well, anyway, a large bounty is coming. At worst, I can spend more money and send a letter home every fifteen days to tell you how I am doing. Is that okay?"
'Love, Wood'
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