Chapter 57 Bloody Letter
Four or five gray coyotes were gathered on the side of the road, seemingly tearing something apart.
Sensing the elf approaching, the coyotes immediately turned their heads, staring at him with dark yellow bloodthirsty wolf eyes, lowering their bodies, and continuously making threatening growls in their throats.
The last dragonborn frowned, and the elf's natural sharp eyes allowed him to clearly see what the coyotes were tearing apart.
It was a mutilated corpse!
He slowly stepped back and took off the longbow behind him. It was a reward for the caravan guard training mission, and its attributes were also very good in the eyes of the last dragonborn.
[Guardian Longbow], a blue-quality wind-attribute magic bow, the standard weapon for the Olivendi caravan guards.
It can add wind-attribute magic to the arrows shot out, increasing the speed and power of the arrows.
It comes with three wind arrows and one penetrating arrow skill every day.
At the same time, the coyotes let go of their prey, and scattered like gray arrows, trying to surround the elves.
Three white feather arrows appeared between the elves' fingers, and the agile wind element wrapped around the arrows layer by layer, and 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 feet of the wolves suddenly grew wildly, and the tough plants instantly entangled the legs of several coyotes, and even produced barbs with venom on them, so that they could not break free no matter how hard they struggled.
Second-level natural spell - control plants!
The challenge level of the gray coyotes was only level 15. Although there were five of them, they were still far from being the opponent of the last dragonborn.
In the end, the five gray coyotes unwillingly swallowed their last breath 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 incomplete dead body.
Judging from her clothes, the dead seemed to be a female empire civilian, but she had not only traces of being bitten by wolves, but also scars of being penetrated by swords.
"Is it some emergency mission? Or just an unfortunate encounter with bandits?"
Adhering to the good habits of players, the last dragonborn began to search the body without any psychological pressure.
Because this is a game after all, the system provides players with two ways to obtain loot.
The first one is to call up a panel next to the dead, just like ordinary 3D games, and select the option to obtain loot. The player's character will automatically use the mage's hand to take out the items carried by the dead.
How much loot can be found depends on the hidden degree of the items, 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 on the player's own ability.
The advantage of this method is that the search skill attribute can be ignored in the early stage. But the disadvantage is that some highly hidden items can hardly be found by players searching directly.
No matter which method is chosen, the player's search skills will be improved after the search is over.
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.
"Swish - these days, robbers don't even look down on silver coins. Can't even magic stop the pace of inflation?"
The elf whistled in surprise, and then opened the letter with some curiosity.
'Dear, Aisha'
'How is your family doing? Are the children growing up healthily? '
'I'm sorry, as a husband and a father, I have not fulfilled my responsibilities in these two identities. '
'This time, the mercenary group took on 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 has a higher risk than before, the bounty of this mission is enough to cover all my income in the past three years. ’
‘With this money, you don’t have to work hard all day, and your eldest son will have the tuition to enter the Professional Academy. We will have a bright future. ’
‘Thanks to Her Majesty Gloria’s kindness, even if we are just civilians, we can have the right to send our offspring to the academy. ’
‘Don’t worry, my love, take good care of the children and wait for me to come back! ’
‘Love you, Wood’
After reading the letter, a prompt popped up on the panel:
[System prompt: Trigger random encounter task ‘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 plot task?”
The last dragonborn suddenly became excited. Such a task introduction and requirements obviously meant that this was the beginning of a branch plot task.
The reason he became interested in this task was because the name ‘White Rose Legion’ was mentioned in the letter.
In the background story, the White Rose Legion is nominally directly under the royal family of the Gloria Empire and is one of the garrisons sent by the royal family to the border of the empire.
A portion of the taxes paid by the four provinces to the royal family each year will be directly allocated to the legion as military expenses.
Unlike the previous caravan guards, as a border garrison, the White Rose Legion is a real elite with an average challenge level of 60.
If he can get in touch with it, he can take off in a short time.
While daydreaming, the last dragon opened the second letter.
‘I’m sorry, Aisha’
'I can't give up this mission. If I bring it up, the team leader will definitely demote me to an alternate team member. ’
‘You said you had a bad premonition. I admit that this mission is much more dangerous than before, but it is still within our tolerance. ’
‘I’ve also heard the rumors on the road, but there are more than a hundred of us, and the leader is a powerful warrior at the peak of the sixth level. Even if you encounter bandits and so-called evil magicians, you can still protect yourself. ’
‘No matter how much those noble gentlemen deserve to die, at least their gold coins are innocent. ’
‘Be obedient and wait for me at home. I will come back safely. ’
'Love you, Wood'
"Oh, it smells like Flag."
The last dragonborn instinctively vomited and opened the third letter without stopping.
The order of the letters is easy to determine. The envelope of each letter has the sending time. Just read from the old to the new.
'Dear Elsa'
‘We have arrived at Gray Eagle City, and there are only less than three days left to reach our destination, Fort Manchenko. ’
‘You said the bad feeling in your heart is getting stronger and stronger? It’s okay, we’re all here, I can’t stop before the finish line. ’
'Well, no matter what, a large bounty is coming soon. At worst, I'll spend more money and send you a letter home every fifteen days to tell you my current situation. Is that okay? ’
'Love you, Wood'
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