Four or five gray coyotes were gathering on the roadside, seemingly tearing at something.
Sensing the elf's approach, the coyotes immediately turned their heads, staring at him coldly with dark yellow bloodthirsty wolf eyes, lowering their bodies and letting out waves of threatening growls from their throats.
The last dragonborn frowned. The elf's naturally sharp eyesight allowed him to clearly see what those coyotes were tearing apart.
It was a mutilated corpse!
He slowly took a step back and took off the longbow from his back. It was a reward for the caravan guard training mission, and its attributes were quite good in the eyes of the last dragonborn.
[Guard Longbow], a blue quality wind attribute magic bow, the standard weapon of the Olivendi Caravan Guard.
It can add wind magic to the arrows fired, increasing the speed and power of the arrows.
It comes with three blast arrows and one piercing arrow skill every day.
At the same time, the coyotes let go of their prey and spread out like gray arrows, trying to surround the elf.
Three white feather arrows appeared between the elf's fingers, and the agile wind elements wrapped the arrow bodies layer by layer. Then the bow was like a full moon, and three light cyan wind arrows instantly shot towards the wolves.
At the same time, the weeds at the feet of the wolves suddenly grew wildly. The tough plants instantly entangled the legs of several coyotes, and even had venomous barbs growing on them. No matter how hard they struggled, they could not break free.
Second level natural spell - Manipulate plants!
The gray coyote's challenge level is only fifteen. Even though there are five, it is still far from the opponent of 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 wolves, the last dragonborn looked at the mutilated dead body.
Judging from her clothing, the deceased seemed to be a female Imperial civilian, but her body not only bore traces of bites from wolves, but also had scars from swords.
"Is it an unexpected mission? Or is it just an unfortunate encounter with bandits?"
Adhering to the good habits of players, the Last Dragonborn began to search for corpses 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 like a normal 3D game. Call up the panel next to the deceased and select the option to get loot. The player's character will automatically use the hand of the mage to take out the items carried by the deceased.
How much loot can be found depends on how hidden the item is, as well as the player's attributes and search skills.
The other is the real mode, which has nothing to do with character attributes. How many things can be found depends entirely on the player's own ability.
The advantage of this method is that the search skill attribute can be ignored in the early stage. However, the disadvantage is that some highly hidden items cannot be found directly by players.
No matter which method you choose, after the search is completed, the player's search skills will be improved.
After a while, the last dragonborn found 6 silver coins and 32 copper coins, a black iron necklace, and a stack of letters soaked in dark red blood from the dead body.
"Hey - these days, robbers don't like silver coins anymore. Even magic can't stop the pace of inflation?"
The elf whistled in surprise, and then opened the letter with curiosity.
'Dear Elsa'
'How are things going at home? Are the children growing up healthily?'
'I'm sorry that as a husband and a father, I have failed to fulfill the responsibilities of these two identities.'
'This time, the mercenary group took on a big order. The White Rose Army needed to secretly escort a batch of supplies from Wind Valley City to Manchenko Fort. The journey back and forth would take at least six months.
'
'Although this mission carries higher risks than before, the bounty from 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 long. My eldest son also has the tuition to enter a professional college. We will have a bright future.'
'Thanks to His Majesty Gloria's kindness, even if we are just civilians, we still have the right to send our descendants to the academy.'
'Don't worry, my love, take 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 mission ‘Dead’]
[Task introduction: You found a deceased person who unfortunately died in the mouth of a pack of wolves, but the sword scars on her body obviously mean that there is another hidden story behind it. 】
[Task requirement: Read all letters: 1/4]
[Task reward: none]
"Triggered plot mission?"
The Last Dragonborn suddenly became energetic. Such mission introduction and requirements obviously meant that this was the beginning of a side plot mission.
The reason why he became interested in this mission was because the name "White Rose Legion" was mentioned in the letter.
In the background plot, the White Rose Legion nominally belongs directly to the royal family of the Gloria Empire and is one of the garrison troops sent by the royal family to the empire's borders.
Part of the taxes paid to the royal family by the four major provinces every year will be directly allocated to the legions for military expenses.
Different from the previous caravan guards, as a border guard, the White Rose Legion is truly elite, with an average challenge level as high as 60.
If he can get on the line, he can take off in a short time.
While daydreaming, the last dragonborn opened the second letter.
'I'm sorry, Elsa'
'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 have 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 we encounter bandits and so-called evil magicians, we are completely able to protect ourselves.'
'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 complained, opening 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 are all here, I can't stop before the finish line.'
'Okay, no matter what, a large bounty is about to be received. At worst, I will spend more money and send you a letter home every fifteen days to tell you my current situation. Is that okay?'