Carlotta's Daily Report
Chapter 54: Why don’t they give up?

Chapter 54: Why don’t they give up?

Gradually, another early morning arrived.

Carlotta closed the book, picked up a glass of water, and took a sip. Leaning back in her chair, she saw the intelligence that only she could see.

[1: The death of Soren Carlisle has enraged her father, Achilles Carlisle, who has focused all his attention on his political enemies, mobilizing all his resources to investigate, determined to make the murderer pay the price.]

Carlotta couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

The matter of Soren, under normal circumstances, would indeed lead the viscount to think of his political enemies.

He would never imagine that the one who killed Soren was an ordinary student from the academy with whom she had a conflict.

"You people, always looking down on others, indifferent to those at the bottom. But when the people at the bottom get angry, they can bring you dire consequences. Arrogance is a sin."

Carlotta sighed with emotion.

Wasn’t it precisely because of Soren’s arrogance, treating her life as worthless, that she ultimately provoked her, leading her to meticulously plan her assassination?

Confirming that Achilles hadn’t even considered her as a suspect, Carlotta felt much more at ease.

[2: Due to the news of Soren Carlisle’s death, the major nobles of the imperial capital have been alerted, and the security for all noble children has been strengthened. The nobles who are political enemies of Viscount Achilles Carlisle have significantly increased the protection for their children, fearing that Achilles might vent his anger on them.]

This was unexpected intelligence, but upon further thought, it made perfect sense.

The number of people secretly protecting Amelia must have increased as well, right?

Carlotta had a fleeting thought, then turned her attention to the next piece of intelligence.

[3: The imperial war has begun. The army of the Duchy of Francis has engaged in several battles with the army of the Velmoria Empire at the border, with casualties on both sides. Currently, armies from various parts of the Wendell Empire are marching towards the Duchy of Francis. Emperor Alex Leicester is making new arrangements, planning to have the private knight orders of various nobles join the war.]

More news of war.

Ever since learning about the possibility of war at the Moonlight Alchemy Workshop, news of the war had been appearing intermittently in Carlotta’s intelligence.

However, the events happening far away in the Duchy of Francis would take some time to be reported back. In the imperial capital, there was no news of the war yet, but Carlotta felt it wouldn’t be long before everyone knew the war had started.

"Tsk, Emperor Leicester wants the private knight orders of the nobles to join the war? The empire isn’t short of military power; he just wants the nobles to contribute. But since I’m not a noble, it’s none of my concern."

Carlotta continued to the next piece of intelligence.

[4: The rose Carlotta White gave to Amelia Fenwick has become the only flower Amelia has accepted, seemingly confirming the rumors that the two are dating. Camella Ackerman wants to maintain their relationship and is extremely displeased with those who send flowers despite knowing Amelia is in a relationship. She has been warning them one by one, making it clear that she will not tolerate anyone trying to disrupt their relationship.]

Carlotta rubbed her temples.

Is shipping couples really that interesting?

Camella’s actions were very unexpected. She never thought the other party would go to such lengths for her and Amelia’s relationship.

At the same time, she felt a bit sorry.

The false rumors about her and Amelia had escalated, largely due to her act of giving flowers on Rose Day.

But if she hadn’t given that bouquet, all her actions outside would have lost a reasonable explanation, and the attention of the Public Security Bureau would have been on her.

She would have to make it up to her later, perhaps by giving her more guidance on mastering the Elven Knight Path.

Apart from that, Carlotta really didn’t know how else to compensate Amelia.

Thinking this, her gaze fell on the last piece of intelligence.

[5: Sunset Rose, having learned that their base in Kestholm was destroyed, has sent a new group of people to the capital to continue fulfilling orders here, ensuring that the organization’s reputation isn’t tarnished by the incident. Among them, the mission to assassinate Carlotta White has been taken up by the assassin Danica Schmidt, a seventh-tier apprentice skilled in Air magic and various assassination techniques.]

Carlotta couldn’t laugh anymore.

Are the assassins of Sunset Rose really that dedicated?

She felt a headache coming on. Although the trouble with Soren was resolved, the assassination order from Sunset Rose wouldn’t be canceled, and she would continue to be targeted.

And the one sent to assassinate her was a seventh-tier apprentice?

Her profile in Sunset Rose must show her as a third-tier apprentice at most; they shouldn’t know she’s already a fourth-tier apprentice. To deal with a third-tier apprentice, is it necessary to send a seventh-tier apprentice?

Carlotta couldn’t say for sure if she could defeat a seventh-tier apprentice, but the most important thing was that she wasn’t facing someone who would fight her head-on, but an assassin.

An assassin’s method of dealing with someone is, of course, assassination, which is something hard to guard against.

For example, when she assassinated Soren, she severely wounded him in one encounter.

If it had been a direct fight instead of an assassination? Then facing a sixth-tier apprentice from a noble family, even she would have to engage in a prolonged battle, and might even let them escape.

So Carlotta took this matter very seriously. She pondered how to solve this problem, but after much thought, she couldn’t find a solution.

At this moment, sitting in her dormitory, feeling the tranquility of her surroundings, Carlotta felt no sense of security at all.

She even lost her drowsiness. Who could sleep knowing an assassin was coming for her?

After some thought, Carlotta simply sat down at her desk, took out some magic books, and searched for information on air magic.

She had several books on magic, and in one titled "Magic Miscellany," she found a description of Air Magic.

Air is omnipresent, so air magic, once cast, is silent and invisible. The most common technique is to remove the air, causing suffocation.

Additionally, there are skills like creating air currents, compressing air, and various other combat methods derived from it.

Carlotta memorized these, but felt that "Magic Miscellany" provided too little information. After all, it wasn’t a book specifically about air magic. Perhaps tomorrow she would have to go to the academy library to find related books.

After closing the book, Carlotta felt a bit sleepy, which made her hesitate.

She didn’t dare to sleep, but if she didn’t, she would surely lack energy tomorrow. How could she guard against the possible assassination?

After some contemplation, Carlotta decided to sleep, as she couldn’t afford to let herself become exhausted. However, she needed to make a slight change to her sleeping location.

After glancing around the dormitory, Carlotta took some clothes from the wardrobe and placed them on the bed, covering them with a blanket to make it look like someone was lying there. She then laid a blanket inside the wardrobe, turned off the lights, and curled up inside to sleep.

The night passed uneventfully.

The next day, as soon as dawn broke, Carlotta woke up.

Nothing had happened during the night. She crawled out of the wardrobe, stretched her limbs, and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Soon after, she left the dormitory and headed straight to the library.

The academy library had opened early, but there were few people inside so early in the morning. Only rows of bookshelves were visible.

Carlotta searched with purpose and quickly found the shelf dedicated to air magic. She picked up several related books and began reading.

"An Overview of Air Magic," "Evaluations of Masters of Air Magic," "Common Skills of Air Magic"...

There weren’t many books on the subject, as air magic wasn’t particularly popular. However, the limited content was enough to give Carlotta a basic understanding of the various techniques of air magic.

Time passed unnoticed.

When the sound of footsteps from other people echoed in the library, Carlotta snapped out of her focus. She proceeded with caution with everyone, maintaining a certain distance as she exited the library.

Even though it was the weekend, there were still many people moving about in Caerwyn Academy. Carlotta needed to be cautious around everyone because she didn’t know who Danica Schmidt, the assassin, was, nor did she know what the assassin looked like.

Was the assassin even a woman? Although the name Danica seemed feminine, the intelligence didn’t explicitly state the assassin’s gender, so it was possible that a man could also bear that name.

Therefore, Carlotta had to be wary of both men and women.

After walking cautiously all the way to the cafeteria, Carlotta couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on. Having to stay alert and keep her mind tense around everyone was clearly preventing her from relaxing, and it was taking a toll on her.

She couldn’t stay this tense for long, could she?

As Carlotta thought this, her gaze swept across the cafeteria, and she immediately spotted Amelia sitting in a corner, enjoying her breakfast. Her eyes lit up.

She quickly bought her own breakfast, a few slices of toast and a glass of milk, and then sat down at Amelia’s table.

"Good morning, Miss Fenwick," Carlotta greeted with a smile.

As soon as she sat down next to Amelia, Carlotta felt the pressure lift, and her entire body relaxed.

No matter what tricks the assassin Danica had up her sleeve, as long as she stayed by Amelia’s side, the assassin clearly wouldn’t be able to make a move, and Carlotta wouldn’t have to be on guard around everyone.

Amelia looked up and smiled. "Good morning."

She wanted to ask Carlotta if there was something on her mind, but she felt that asking outright might come off as dismissive. If Carlotta really had something to say, she would surely bring it up herself. There was no need for her to pry.

With that thought, Amelia continued eating her breakfast, and Carlotta remained silent, quietly enjoying her meal as well.

Even after finishing breakfast, Carlotta didn’t mention anything, which left Amelia slightly puzzled.

After some thought, Amelia said, "Miss White, I’m planning to go to the library to read for a while."

Carlotta immediately replied, "What a coincidence! I’m heading to the library too. Let’s go together."

"Sure," Amelia nodded.

Her gaze toward Carlotta became a bit more subtle. What exactly did Carlotta want to talk about? Was it something difficult to bring up? Was she staying close to find the right moment to say it?

But what could be so hard to say?

For a moment, Amelia couldn’t help but overthink.

When the two arrived at the library, wherever Amelia went, Carlotta followed.

This only confirms Amelia’s suspicion that Carlotta hadn’t actually come to the library to read, she was simply following her.

So, when Amelia stopped in front of a row of bookshelves, she couldn’t help but ask, "Miss White, is there something you want to tell me?"

Carlotta shook her head. "No, not really."

"But you’ve been following me..."

"It’s just a coincidence. I happened to be coming here too," Carlotta replied with an innocent look.

Amelia couldn’t help but felt both amused and exasperated. She decided not to press further, she wasn’t the type to push for answers. If Carlotta had something to say, she would say it eventually.

She turned her attention back to the bookshelf and picked up a book to read.

Carlotta glant at it, the title was "The March of War." She then looked around the surrounding shelves and realized that all the books in this section were related to war.

She couldn’t help but think of the intelligence she had received, the war between empires had already begun at the border. Although the citizens hadn’t received the news yet, as a noble’s daughter, Amelia might already know about it? Was she trying to learn more about war?

With that thought, Carlotta also picked up a book titled "Beginner’s Guide to War Strategies" and began reading.

War was undoubtedly a profound subject, especially in a world filled with superhumans. It was brutal and fraught with danger.

In this world, superhuman abilities weren’t a secret, anyone had the potential to become transcendent. Therefore, in the Wendell Empire’s military, only transcendents can serve as ordinary soldiers.

Becoming a transcendent enhances all aspects of one’s physical abilities, and this enhancement will increase as one’s rank improves.

However, although everyone had a decent chance of becoming a transcendent, the vast majority of people would remain apprentices for their entire lives. Only a select few could advance beyond the apprentice stage to the next level.

Thus, in the military, low-ranking apprentices were ordinary soldiers, while those with slightly higher ranks could serve as squad leaders or other low-level officers.

As for those in higher positions, they either had to possess strength beyond the apprentice rank or have achieved significant feats to qualify.

After reading for a while, Carlotta felt that she had gained quite a bit of knowledge and became somewhat submerged in the subject.

However, she kept a small part of her attention on Amelia. When she noticed Amelia moving away, she quickly put the book back on the shelf and hurried to follow.

Amelia: "..."