Wang Mancang turned over and continued to coil the little things in his heart, just now in the Void Realm, because of the non-stop battle and the interaction with the Outsider Demon distracted, Lao Wang didn't think much about Corvo's behavior, now that he has time to think about it, Lao Wang began to notice that something was wrong, Corvo behaved too calmly.

It is true that the matter of the Outsider and the Runestone must be discussed, but if the old king behaves too quickly, it will seem even more excessive, Corvo seems to be a good chief of the imperial guard, but he is wronged, and the accused murder object is still his 'wife and children', which is enough to change people's hearts, there is a word called what, oh yes, it is blackened!

This guy's motive for blackening has been satisfied, and the old king is still wearing the skin of Mark Mason, but Corvo has no good performance or clumsy rhetoric, can this be said to be Corvo's reassuring performance?

When he was in the sewers before, Lao Wang had already been asked a few words about the use of the hunter's axe, although there was no major problem, but these details really had to be noted, at least one of the chief guards who needed to be cautious in his work should show reasonable suspicion, so Corvo should already have a crisis of confidence in himself, but he was covering it up and didn't say it clearly.

Now I don't worry that Corvo will act immediately to his disadvantage because of a simple crisis of confidence, but just not believing it is enough for Lao Wang to drink a pot, and the emergence of this situation will not be very disadvantageous for the convergence with Takenaka or the completion of the task.

In another room, Wang was thinking about Corvo, and Corvo was also thinking about Wang Mancang.

The former protector was also baking cakes on the bed at the moment, tossing and turning and unable to sleep.

Corvo also returned to his room in the way of waking up from a big dream, if he said that he did not have the calmness of Lao Wang in terms of the knowledge of surprising things, Wang Mancang now has a good ability to adapt to any strange things, but Corvo is the first time that the eldest girl has been on the sedan chair, and it is normal to be suspicious.

Corvo naturally checked his Outsider Mark and Rune Heart for the first time, and was relieved to receive an affirmative answer.

The space he experienced just now seemed to be real and illusory, and these so-called acquired powers were also exuding a strange feeling, Corvo clearly remembered that when the Empress's assassination occurred, he saw with his own eyes that the assassin also used a flicker-like skill to instantly reach the Queen's side, so that he had no time to rescue his lover.

Combined with what the Outsider had said, it was clear that he and Mark were not the only ones who were working for him in the human world, and it was worth thinking about, and perhaps in the future, he would have to face enemies who also possessed magical powers.

Corvo's heart twists again at the thought of Mark, my dear Mark!

The snake-like thought in Corvo's heart rose again, perfectly interpreting Wang Mancang's worry just now, not only the battle, but also Mark's style of handling things, the original taciturn and not very clever stonemason son, now makes him a former protector a little incomprehensible, what has this guy experienced in prison?

Although Corvo is a powerful target of interaction, it doesn't mean that his character is also great, in fact, now it's not only suspicion, Corvo even has a feeling of jealousy, the first spokesperson the outsider is looking for, but it's not him Corvo.

The human heart is like this, once the thoughts of suspicion and disgust arise, the good of the other party can no longer be remembered, Corvo completely forgot at this moment that it was the old king and the outsider who won his chance to gain power.

Mark Mason, my loyal 'stone' (an abbreviation of Lao Wang's nickname), what secrets are you hiding?

The next morning, Corvo came to visit Lao Wang for the first time, and now the speed of Wang's recovery from his injuries is no longer his concern, and even the two nuns who made a fuss were comforted by Corvo's words.

Corvo is not waiting to see the old king, but as a royal chief of guard known for his prudence, he made a decision in the early hours of the morning after repeated thinking, and now he cooperates with the royalists to resist the regent, intending to restore the rule of the royal family, and it is necessary to unite all forces, Mark is still his loyal subordinate on the face, there are no bad signs, and now it can be regarded as a strange behavior at most, let Corvo come up with ten solid evidence to accuse Mark of bad intentions, hindering the plan to restore the royal family, but there is no at all, such a blind entanglement is very bad for the overall situation, so Corvo is not so rare to the old king, it looks good on the surface.

Corvo sat on the edge of the old king's couch and said, "Lord Penderton has invited me to today's royalist meeting, Mark, you come with me. The former protector inadvertently helped Lao Wang get up, and then lowered his voice in his ear: "The matter of the Outsider is really Mark, and the mark on your hand is also there, right? ”

"Yes. Lao Wang nodded, got up from the bed and said.

"It's best for the two of us to know, understand, Mark?" Corvo replied, as if uneasy.

"Understood. ”

Corvo nodded, and led the king towards the lobby of the Fighting Dog Bar.

Lord Penderton and another key member of the Loyalist party, Admiral Haflo of the Imperial Admiral, were already waiting for Corvo and his party in the lobby of the dog bar.

Unlike the somewhat bookish Lord Penderton, Earl Haflo was powerful, dark-skinned, and typical of an Imperial naval officer.

As an admiral, he had made great achievements in the struggle for sea power with other powers in the empire, and in addition to serving with the empress's own brother, Prince Marcus, the two had a close personal relationship, but long before the empress was assassinated, His Royal Highness the prince died of the plague, so now the hope of reviving the royal family is still maintained by the kidnapped princess Emily.

Corvo has known this admiral loyal to the royal family for a long time, and the two had a good relationship in the past, and the plan to arrange Corvo's escape from prison came from the hands of this general.

"Corvo, shortly after the Empress's assassination, the former Imperial Intelligence Chief proclaimed himself Regent, and he took out a copy of the Empress's will, which stated that he would become the Regent, assisting Her Royal Highness Princess Emily in succeeding the Queen, and that the new Queen would not be relieved of his duties until he came of age. "The admiral is a neat and honest doer, he didn't say hello to a few nobles, he came up and went straight to the point.

"So actually, now this guy is the ruler of the Empire, a goddamn spy, and we still don't know what his name is!" the admiral said angrily, slamming the table in front of him.

"Admiral Hafro, you're right, but he's more daring than you think, when I was in Coldridge Mountain Prison, maybe because he felt that he had already won, he once boasted to me that he directed the plan to assassinate the Empress, and not only that, but the plague that is now raging the empire was also brought back from the plague country in the north, but now the plague is out of control. ”

Corvo agrees with the Admiral and continues to reveal more inside information.

"Speaking of which, the royal ministers and advisors are now deceived by him, but the most fatal thing is that the High Overseer Gambol is in a trench with him, damn it, that greedy and brutal fellow is disgusting, but as an enemy, it is really not good news. Lord Penderton interjected duly in time.

"So we're counting on you, Corvo. The admiral turned around and announced the true purpose of the meeting.

"Let's get to work, former protector, first of all, I know that assassination is not a glamorous job, but sometimes, for the sake of the peace and tomorrow of the Empire, a good man of integrity like you must also get his hands dirty. ”

Lao Wang stood by and listened with a flowery face after recovering from his burns, and said in his heart that the main event is coming, Supreme Overseer Gambor, isn't this my fixed task C.

"Our goal has always been clear, we want to restore the royal bloodline, find Princess Emily Kadwin and put her on the throne, it's damn bad, I've never missed that little clever ghost so much. "The Admiral was sincere when he mentioned Princess Amy, and it seems that he did have a deep affection for the royal family.

"But we're weak now, so we need to lurk in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to tear them to shreds. He said this, tightening his right hand firmly in front of his chest.

"As a starting point for our project, High Overseer Gambol is a very good choice, I need you to kill him, this guy will be visiting a foreign country in 5 days, that's your time limit. ”

The Admiral walked up to Corvo and patted him on the shoulder: "It's not an easy job, we all know how Gambol trains his subordinates, this pig is protected by his iron-faced overseers, you know, this army treats him as a believer, all of them are crazy, but if anyone can make the impossible possible, it's you." ”

"Also, our news indicates that Gambol has a diary with him, which may indicate the whereabouts of Princess Emily, and when you're done, remember to bring this to us, for the sake of the Empire, please. The Admiral gave all the instructions and gave Corvo an Imperial salute.

Corvo returned the salute solemnly, then turned around silently, and left the hall with only a nod to everyone, looking like he was going back to his room to plan the assassination.

It's a bit of a problem! Assassination, Corvo is very likely not to play with me, isn't this fixed mission C yellow, Lao Wang looked at Corvo's appearance, and was alert to the fact that his mission might change.

"Lord Corvo. Lord Penderton suddenly called out to Corvo on the stairs.

"Gambol is also holding the former High Overseer Martin, who is one of our men and a well-known imperial brain, it would be great if you could find him out by the way, and besides, Lord Isaac and our technical engineer Piero have made you some suitable props, I believe it will help you when you have time. ”

Corvo nodded again in acknowledgment and walked up the stairs.

Wang Mancang thought about it, and finally didn't follow, and asked him to bring himself with him during the assassination mission, or the same sentence, he can't be too on the pole, so he can only think of another way, but now, while he doesn't have time to take care of himself, Lao Wang can still have some free time to join up with Takenaka, and the little guy will come and make a good calculation.

Thinking of this, the old king said to Lord Penderton: "Your Excellency, I can also help, I have a few original eyeliners on the outskirts of Dunwall, they help me keep some of the weapons I have handy, and they also have intelligence sources, can I go out and connect with them." "It's funny, Lao Wang's original most annoying foreign language mouth is now coming with his mouth open, and the so-called adaptation and change may start from these small places.

"Again, your resilience is truly amazing, Mr. Mason. The Lord replied that although the arrival of the Selector would have a great impact on the world of trials, the target characters of the interaction would still basically operate along the preset plot, and in Pendeton's eyes, the old king was just a sturdy and somewhat excessive young man, a royalist who followed Corvo, and besides, there was nothing worth caring about, so he politely said, "We can always use all the power." ”

Lord Penderton smiled and continued, "If you're going to Dunwall, you'll need a ferry, the old loaches just came back last night, you just have to go to the little dock and tell them about it, and you'll be on your way." ”

"Thank you. ”

Lao Wang saluted and left immediately, anyway, he was looking for Takenaka, if it went well, it wouldn't take much time, so he didn't have to go to Corvo again.

The small pier is just outside the Fighting Dog Bar, easy to find, and yesterday the dinghy had docked on the shore, and a figure could be seen busy on the boat in the distance.

"Hello, I'm Mark Mason, a member of Captain Corvo's guard, I want to go to Dunwall, can you take me there?" said Wang, who stepped forward to the busy man.

"Yes, the old loach is not here, I will send you alone, and it just so happens that I am going to Dunwall City too. The busy man's voice was very young, he turned his head as he spoke, his appearance was handsome, his blonde hair was dazzling, but this face fell in the eyes of Lao Wang, and it was not much different from his mother's living ghost, because not long ago, Lao Wang personally performed a craniotomy on this handsome face - Hoffman.