Carlotta's Daily Report
Chapter 65: We all are from same side

Chapter 65: We all are from same side

Facing York’s loud shouting, Amelia’s expression turned cold, and she was about to say something.

But at this moment, Carlotta’s heart stirred, and she spoke first, "These guys really think we’re from the Wendell Empire. After successfully intercepting and killing Miss Fenwick on the road, choosing to impersonate them was a very wise decision."

Amelia’s words were abruptly cut off. She suppressed the change in her expression and glanced at Carlotta, then continued, "Exactly, who would have thought we had such methods?"

Carlotta went on, "Next, it’s simple. We have Miss Fenwick’s support document. The Baron of Wales Castle can’t distinguish the authenticity. By blending in with him, we have plenty of opportunities to take him down. When the time comes, Wales Castle will be ours."

Amelia smiled slightly, "Originally, we were only responsible for small-scale harassment. I’m afraid the higher-ups didn’t have high expectations for how much merit we could achieve. If we can take Wales Castle, it will definitely shock everyone, and the rewards will be countless."

She adapted to Carlotta’s rhetoric, quickly modifying her words to disguise themselves as a unit from the Velmoria Empire entering the Duchy of Francis to carry out harassment.

The two suddenly speaking like this left York stunned, his face showing an extremely surprised expression.

In fact, the surrounding members of the Carnation Knights were also taken aback, but they all wore masks, so their expressions didn’t betray them. They were originally elite knights of the Fenwick family, loyal to Amelia, and at most, they were just momentarily stunned before continuing with their previous tasks.

"Let’s kill these guys first. We’ll find some others to impersonate them, and tomorrow when we enter Wales Castle, we can give the Baron a little surprise," Carlotta said with a smile.

"Then kill them," Amelia nodded.

Hearing Amelia’s words, the knights held down York and the others, and one of the knights drew his sword, the cold blade gleaming.

Seeing the knight raise his sword, York and the others screamed desperately.

"Wait, we’re on the same side, we’re all from Velmoria, don’t make a mistake," York shouted, fearing that any delay would cost him his head.

Amelia said, "You say you’re from Velmoria? Such a desperate plea for survival is too crude. Do you think I’ll believe you and let you go just because you say so?"

York hurriedly said, "It’s true, I really am one of you. Your invasion unit isn’t aware of the situation with our other units. We’ve already taken Wales Castle. Now, everyone inside Wales Castle is one of us."

He thought it was a misunderstanding, that they had accidentally clashed with their own people, so he quickly explained the situation.

Amelia felt slightly heavy-hearted and said, "Then tell me how you took Wales Castle. I’ll judge whether it’s true or not."

Seeing this, York hurriedly spoke, and what he said was almost identical to what Carlotta had previously "speculated."

After listening for a few sentences, Amelia realized that it matched Carlotta’s speculation perfectly. The Baron of Wales was indeed dead, and Wales Castle had fallen.

The impact of all this news was truly significant, causing a slight commotion among the surrounding Carnation Knights.

Amelia asked all the necessary questions, and York answered everything, truly believing they were on the same side. The more detailed Amelia’s questions were, the more relaxed he became, thinking he would soon be free.

After a while, seeing that she couldn’t get any more information from York, Amelia gave the order, "Kill them all."

York’s smiling face immediately froze, not understanding Amelia’s meaning.

Weren’t they on the same side?

But the surrounding Carnation Knights showed no mercy. One by one, the knights raised their swords and cleanly executed York and the others on the spot, the blood quickly staining a large area of the ground.

Amelia’s expression remained unchanged as she said, "Did you hear that? There’s a problem with Wales Castle. This matter should only be known by you and me for now. Don’t tell anyone else, especially the 2, 500 people we recruited into the knights later."

"Yes, Miss," the members of the Carnation Knights responded in unison.

Amelia said to Carlotta, "Carlotta, you’re really smart. You easily tricked out the information we needed. I didn’t know what to say earlier."

"It’s nothing. What do we do next?" Carlotta asked.

Amelia looked north and said gravely, "I plan to launch a night raid on Wales Castle."

She hadn’t forgotten that during the day, York had sent someone back to Wales Castle to deliver a message. Those Velmorians who had replaced the Baron of Wales and other high-ranking officials obviously knew of their existence and were probably planning how to deal with them tomorrow.

So she wanted to act in advance and eliminate these Velmorians, and a night raid was a great option.

Most importantly, during the interrogation of York, she had obtained a very useful piece of information, one that Carlotta’s intelligence hadn’t mentioned.

This information was related to the local garrison of Wales Castle.

Every city has its local military force, which is the local garrison.

In Wales Castle, there were originally 20, 000 local garrison troops under the jurisdiction of the Baron of Wales. Although the Baron of Wales and other high-ranking officials had quietly disappeared, these garrison troops still existed.

Even though the Velmorians had taken over, they couldn’t easily deal with 20, 000 troops at once, so they came up with a plan. They used the Baron of Wales’s identity to issue orders to the garrison, gradually dispersing them.

It is said that at least 18, 000 troops have already been sent into the Thorn Mountains under orders to dig trenches to defend against the possible arrival of the Velmorians.

Currently, the defensive strength of Wales Castle is very weak, and at night, it’s almost undefended, making it the perfect time for an attack.

Carlotta didn’t understand military matters, but she trusted Amelia’s judgment and immediately said, "Let’s move. It’s 1 a.m. now, and it will take several hours to get there. By the time we reach Wales Castle, it might just be dawn."

She took out a clock card and checked the time, being very precise.

Amelia nodded, "We do need to move immediately, but not everyone needs to go. The knights can move slower, and a few of us can go ahead to Wales Castle, following the example of what the Velmorians did, and carry out a night raid."

Carlotta’s eyes lit up, "That’s a great idea."

The moon was dark, and the wind was high, the earth was completely silent.

The carriage was speeding along rapidly, its wheels rolling over the ground, occasionally making creaking sounds.

Beside the carriage, more than a dozen armored knights rode tall horses, escorting the carriage as it moved quickly.

Inside the carriage, Carlotta and Amelia looked outside; they were on their way to launch a night raid on Wales Castle.

"What are we going to do?"

Camella finally woke up, rubbing her eyes as she came over to ask what was happening.

Because there was a stabilizing card in the carriage, she hadn’t felt any bumps, and it was only now that she woke up, still unaware of what was going on.

Amelia explained, "We’re going to attack Wales Castle. The vanguard is all around us. Your Swan Knights are behind and will catch up later."

Camella’s drowsiness vanished in an instant, her eyes widening as she said, "Sister Amelia, are you taking me to join the Velmoria Empire? Or am I actually a hostage?"

Hearing this, Carlotta couldn’t help but laugh.

Amelia looked helpless; she could tell Camella was just joking, but what lay ahead was serious, so she earnestly explained the current situation at Wales Castle.

After understanding the situation, Camella’s expression changed repeatedly, completely surprised by how things had turned out at Wales Castle.

"Next, it’s assassination time," Amelia said in a low voice.

She looked towards Wales Castle, and in the vast darkness, a massive outline had appeared, the walls of Wales Castle.

Although Wales Castle was currently lacking in defensive forces, it wasn’t completely unguarded at night. As the carriage approached, a black shroud appeared around it, covering both the carriage and the surrounding knights, even suppressing the sound.

It was only then that Carlotta realized the carriage was also an alchemical tool, with functions like concealment and sound suppression, and probably other effects she wasn’t aware of.

The carriage of the Fenwick family’s eldest daughter was, of course, not ordinary.

They arrived at the top of Wales Castle’s walls, where they could clearly see the lit lamps and resting soldiers, who were completely unaware of their arrival.

Since the city gates were closed, the carriage couldn’t enter, it didn’t have the ability to pass through walls, so Carlotta and the others got out of the carriage.

Then Carlotta saw Amelia store the carriage in the Ten-Heart Pearl.

Even the other knights’ chariots were stored in the Ten-Heart Pearl.

This surprised Carlotta. She didn’t know what level of treasure the Ten-Heart Pearl was, that it could even store living beings. Her storage cards couldn’t hold living creatures, not even corpses, only regular items.

"We should go up now," Amelia said, looking at a knight behind her.

It was a female knight, clad in armor and a helmet, not revealing her face, but with a good figure.

As Amelia looked at her, she lowered her head and let out a soft hum, very low, like singing, and then a ripple of energy spread out.

When this ripple touched Carlotta, she felt lighter, and a faint white circle appeared under feet, as it did under everyone else’s feet.

Bard Magic Path!

The answer immediately came to Carlotta’s mind.

This was a type of magic that required singing to cast, and its effects were mostly supportive. Those who could master Bard Magic to a high level were often very popular.

Amelia whispered, "This is the Adaptation Aura, allowing people to quickly adapt to various environments. With the Adaptation Aura, we can even walk on walls because we’ve adapted to the change in gravity."

After saying this, Amelia walked onto the wall, and the other knights followed, walking as if on flat ground.

Carlotta and Camella immediately followed.

They didn’t go straight up but circled around the wall, finding an unguarded spot before climbing up and entering Wales Castle.

Under normal circumstances, with Wales Castle’s garrison present, even if they couldn’t guard the city tightly, it shouldn’t have been so easy to enter.

But the Velmoria people, fearing that too many garrison troops would pose a danger to themselves, had sent as many as possible into the Thorn Mountains, leaving the city’s defenses full of holes.

Crossing the wall, Carlotta and the others moved quickly.

The architectural style of Wales Castle was consistent with the rest of the Wendell Empire.

The streets were extremely quiet late at night, only the street lamps breaking the darkness. Most residents were asleep, with only a few houses lit, though it was unclear why those inside were awake.

Carlotta and the others moved silently, quickly reaching the eastside of Wales Castle, known as Star River Bay, where a river flowed straight towards the distant Starlight Sea.

The buildings around Star River Bay seemed more ornate than those elsewhere, with many entertainment facilities, theaters, horse tracks, magic, card games, acrobatics, animal taming, ball games, and more could all be found here. Of course, most of these buildings were also asleep by night.

The baron’s mansion was located in Star River Bay, backed by the river, occupying a large area alone.

Upon arrival, Amelia whispered a few instructions, "Aunt Julia, you go check the situation."

In addition to the visible group, there were also Julia and other guards belonging to Amelia following in the shadows. Now these stronger guards began to take action.

As for Carlotta and the others, they waited outside.

...

Inside the baron’s mansion, the lights were still on.

Cliff Durant was the commander of the Velmoria Empire’s surprise attack force, and it was he who was now impersonating the slick Baron Hunter Wales.

In the hall that originally belonged to Baron Wales, Cliff and his subordinates stayed up all night, planning how to eliminate the Carnation Knights when they arrived the next day.

Amelia’s arrival had clearly put a lot of pressure on them.

"This knight regiment has over three thousand people; it won’t be easy to deal with. Although our individual combat power is high, we have too few people. We’ll have to make use of Wales Castle’s local garrison," someone said.

He was Cliff’s deputy, named Gerard, a man with a very long-term vision. In fact, it was Gerard’s idea for their unit to cross the Thorn Mountains and launch a surprise attack on Wales Castle despite the difficulties.