The king on the Great Wall

If only she understood what she meant.

"I'm sorry... Lord Slynt, but the office really can't do without me these days." Nina got the signal from Iger, she decided in her heart, and immediately mustered up her courage: "I'm afraid, I can only decline your kindness."

Slynt didn't expect to get such a clear refusal that he didn't even bother to change excuses. Guessing that this might be what Iger meant, he glanced at him and said with a dark face: "Are you sure?"

"You are a big man, why don't you understand anything!" Nina's brother Neil said unceremoniously: "My sister has said that she doesn't want to, you are a man with a wife and children. , why are you pestering others?"

"Neil, don't be rude." How many times?Fortunately, I came back in time, Iger pretended to scold, and then looked helplessly at the head of the city management: "Master Slynt, you see, since Nina is unwilling, even though I am a superior, I can't force her to accompany you for dinner."

When the air became quiet, Jaqen stood beside Neil with a dead face and said nothing, while the two gold robes behind Slynt also looked at Iger in surprise, and then at their boss—they had never met After this situation, for a while, I can't guess what to do next.

After all, this is the city of King's Landing, and it's in such a high-end residential area, so you can't really use violence.

"That's right, since that's the case, let's talk about it next time." Contrary to Iger's expectations, the commander of the garrison did not put down his harsh words in anger and then walked away, but suddenly changed his nature and used the formula: "Excuse me, let's go."

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Janos Slynt turned and walked towards the door, and the remaining two gold robes quickly followed. Within a few seconds, the three uninvited guests stepped through the door and disappeared from everyone's eyes.

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The other party suddenly started to play cards according to the routine, and Iger was at a loss. Listening to Neil, this is not the first time Slynt has come back to find his sister-I just met a person who can It’s easy for things to get out of control when characters who get themselves into trouble confront each other: “Nina, when did this guy start pestering you? Also, does Tyrion know about this?”

"It's only been two days since it happened, and I've been too busy recently, so I haven't had time to tell Lord Tyrion." Nina also understood that things were not that simple, and replied anxiously: "That was the day I put on lipstick for the first time. I met him when I went out of the office to have lunch. Lord Slynt stopped me at that time, praised the paint on my mouth, and asked me what it was... I think he is about the same age as my dad, It was the commander-in-chief of the garrison again. He didn't dare to ignore it, so he answered a few words. Who knows, for some reason, he suddenly asked me to invite me to dinner. I felt bad at the time, so I found a reason to shirk it. Thinking that he still didn't give up, he came to me after work the day before yesterday, counting today, this is the third time."

How could Slynt run to the door of the Night Watch office?By the way, the opposite of the office is the base camp of the Capital Defense Force... I thought it was a convenience at first, but who would have thought that such a close location would cause such a thing in the end?

While frowning and thinking, Neil angrily criticized his sister: "I said before, don't dress yourself up in such a coquettish manner, but you didn't listen. Now, let's cause trouble for the adults."

Nina was extremely aggrieved: "I just want to try the effect of the things the applicant sent, who would have thought that... I attracted others first!"

"Okay, it's not Nina's fault." Iger felt a headache. The matter was obviously not over. As the commander of the King's Landing Garrison, it was too easy for Slynt to cause himself some trouble.Now, soldiers can only come to cover up the water, "Neil, you said just now that he has a wife and children, how could he be so unscrupulous in promiscuity?"

"It's like this, my lord...Janos Slynt was born in a butcher's family, and he was still a soldier in the garrison when he got married, so his wife is also a commoner woman with no background. Who would have thought that he would have a smooth career later on, Somehow, he gradually climbed to the position of commander." Neil explained to Iger: "His wife's natal family has no money and power, and they can't control him who is now the number one in the garrison. This old pervert is in King's Landing City. He has always been used to running rampant, he doesn’t provoke big shots, but we ordinary people can’t do anything about him—he will definitely come to make trouble.”

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Casey returned to the courtyard excitedly with the dinner he bought, but seeing the rest of the people standing in the courtyard as if waiting for him, he couldn't help but be taken aback: "My lord, what are you doing?"

"Don't do anything, close the door and come in." As the troubles continued, Iger couldn't help but began to miss the leisurely life in the coalition camp where he didn't have to think about anything other than soliciting customers.But after all, the happy life cannot be endless. It is obviously impossible to leave for two months without any accidents. Compared with the rapid development of the night watchman industry, it is not a big trouble to get a commander of the garrison.

Now that I have come back and learned about this matter, I, the big boss, have to shoulder the responsibility of being the head of the family: "Don't worry too much about this matter, I will discuss it with Tyrion another day." , see if you can settle him down. Before that, you... especially Nina, don’t run out alone, take someone with you wherever you go, well, stop standing, go into the house, eat, and then rest separately!”

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Chapter 133

Compared with Cersei James and his brother, Janos Slynt is really not a big shot; such a guy has thoughts about Nina, which is really nothing compared to the depressing feeling brought by the rumors in the city.The night watchman industry has now bound many forces in King's Landing, and he is not afraid of him as a city management leader... Iger put the matter aside, lay down on the bed after eating and washing, and thought about the strategy to deal with the rumors to no avail. Fall asleep.

Summer days are long, suitable for early bed and early rise.As soon as the day dawned, people in the house woke up one after another. After a lot of tossing, Iger rushed to the office with a few subordinates.

According to the previous arrangement, Casey went to the Night Watchman Industrial Park outside the city to participate in training and supervise. By the way, he brought a warning to the other of the "two giants" of the Night Watchman industry that Slynt might find trouble.As for Nina, although she also had tasks, Iger needed time to get familiar with and adapt to the sudden surge in workload in the office—thus, the former female supervisor turned into a temporary assistant.

Unable to get a second table in a hurry, she simply moved a chair to sit beside Iger's table, providing explanations and assistance at any time.

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As soon as Arya came to the office, she clamored to challenge the master. Iger was very busy, so he waved her to go to the backyard to warm up with Jaqen to prepare.The scale of the night watchman industry has expanded several times compared to before I left, but the operating model is still the one determined by the joint construction of Iger and Tyrion.With some changes, it is not difficult for the returning founders to adapt...Give Iger a day or two, and he can regain the office in his hands.

After handing over some work, Iger decided to take a break, leaned back in the chair, and saw that Nina would be sitting not far away.Among girls from commoner backgrounds, this girl did have an appearance far above average.Although I didn't feel that she was as powerful as Tyrion praised her, but after thinking about it: In this world where even literacy is considered a talent, she can work for me in the office for a period of time without any mistakes, and even when the work is handed over Still being able to find no faults in a modern person like myself... This "not making mistakes" itself already represents a considerable level of talent.

To be favored is to be confident. In the past, Iger subconsciously felt that Nina was in the bag, and the boiled duck would not fly away, so he calmly enjoyed her admiration but did not rush to respond. When he was busy, it was even worse. I haven't had any motivation to do it for a long time... But now I suddenly find that there are still people coveting my plate, and I get nervous instead.It feels like a child's toy - it's my own business not to play with it, but even if it accumulates dust, other children are never allowed to touch it.

This kind of selfishness and possessiveness is human nature, and only those who can overcome their nature can achieve great things.If the person pursuing Nina is a normal young man who pursues her with the purpose of marrying the latter, Iger will let Nina make the decision.But Janos Slynt, a married man, made it clear that he wanted to play with other girls, so he, as the pillar of the Night Watchman industry and the backbone of all members including Nina, couldn't let him go.

Controlling the lower body is to avoid trouble, but if it is controlled, it will still cause trouble, so what?

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"Nina, where do your parents live now, are they in good health?"

The girl raised her head, wondering why Iger suddenly cared about her family: "He's in good health, and he's living in the weaving house outside the city. Lord Tyrion wants them to move into the city, but they don't want to. "

Iger nodded, and continued to chat with the girl's parents for a while, briefly foreshadowing, and brought the topic to the main topic: "Well... Nina, you are an important member of the night watchman industry, my right-hand man, I don't know how to read You will be bullied. If you meet a man who strikes up a conversation or intends to cheat, and you don't like it, tell him directly that you are my man, understand?"

"I'm...your person?" Nina repeated, her heart skipping a beat.There are too many meanings in this sentence, and she blushed again: "My lord, what... do you mean?"

"What do you think this sentence means, or what other people who hear this sentence think it means, then it means what it means. It can make people have various associations and interpretations... that is what this sentence needs to play Effect, know what I mean?"

Nina was almost dizzy, and wanted to say that she didn't understand, but she turned her head a little longer, and soon understood what Iger meant—this was to label herself as a master, so as to protect herself from being harassed up.This... so domineering... but it also gives people a sense of security!It's just that it was a little too sudden.

Her face suddenly burned, her mind was dizzy, the deer bumped in her chest, and she lost her ability to think for a while.

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It seems that she understood. Iger took this step, and felt relieved, and felt a little sorry—a young girl who fell in love with someone for the first time, but she hadn’t even been in love for a long time, and was suddenly called His own routine became "his person".This kind of domineering president-style lines that only appear in female videos, under normal circumstances, it is only ghosts if you can get a girl.

I really don't have the time and energy to give the people around me a romantic relationship like you and me, so I can only respond in this straightforward way.With this foreshadowing, give her some time to mentally prepare, and then find a chance to turn her into "your own person", and quickly solve this trouble... In this troubled time, everything can only be kept simple , The lack of pursuit steps and emotional accumulation in the middle can only be made up slowly in the future.

The heavy soundproof door was knocked, and the receptionist in the lobby poked his head in: "Master Iger, there are a group of people outside who claim to be the Prince of Dorne, let them in?"

"Prince Dorne?" Iger was stunned, and sat up from the armchair in shock, breaking away from the domineering president mode.

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The scandal of the sister and brother of the Lannister family may trigger turmoil in the Seven Kingdoms, and then destroy the soil and cornerstone of the stable development of the Night Watchman industry. It is the biggest crisis right now; Janos Slynt has taken a fancy to his ability Female subordinates may come to find fault with themselves, which is a small trouble... Both of them threaten their own careers, but Prince Dorn and "Red Viper" Martell are likely to be thinking about themselves !

"Threat to oneself", subjectively speaking, is much more terrifying than the first two.

It is a lie to say that you are not afraid. To deal with the enemy, you can use soldiers to cover up the water and cover it with soil, but what about dealing with people who want to bend themselves?Iger has no experience at all!He stood up and was about to go out to greet him, but he changed his mind after taking a step: "Go and invite His Royal Highness to come in!" After finishing speaking, he looked around the room and quickly found a straw: "Nina, come quickly!"

"Ah? I'm here, my lord!"

"Stand up and come to me!"

"Why?" The two were sitting at the same table, less than two meters apart, what else could be done closer?

Nina was already in a state where her IQ was suppressed, and she received an inexplicable order, so she couldn't turn around for a while.Fluttering those bright eyes that could attract a man's attention at the first sight, he looked at his boss innocently with a dazed face, hesitating and not making any moves.

"There's no time to explain, hurry up and play a scene with me!" Iger stomped his feet, seeing that time was too late, he stepped over to stand behind Nina in three steps and two, put one hand on the girl's shoulder and supported the table with the other. He looked like he was mopping.

"Lord Iger?!" Nina was confused by Iger's declaration of possession just now, but now she was completely confused.

"Don't move, explain later!" Iger ordered.

The oath of the night watchmen already includes the two clauses of not marrying wives or having children, and there are few women on the Great Wall, and there have always been rumors in the south that "all the defenders of the Great Wall are gay"—if you don't quickly prove yourself to this guy Oberyn There is no problem with his orientation, if he has any misunderstandings because of his self-purification since he arrived in King's Landing, there will be enough troubles, but there will be endless troubles.

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(What is this for? If you go back to your residence, you can do whatever you want, but here? Could it be that your lord is afraid that the "Prince of Dorne" will also take a fancy to him, so he just meets and declares his sovereignty?) Nina can't figure out the situation Sitting in the chair, the warmth of the man's palm came from the place where Iger held his shoulders. Frightened by the irresistible majesty emanating from the night watchman's words, his heart trembled for a while, and his little heart almost jumped out of his throat. His mind went blank, and he sat obediently, not daring to move.

The two maintained this posture, both feeling nervous... until the visitor stepped into the room.

"Huh——" A clear and delicate female voice said, "It seems that it's not the right time?"

Iger took a closer look, why is it Margaery Tyrell? Didn't it mean the Prince of Dorne, can the name be misrepresented?

"How to say?" Fortunately, the owner of the Red Venomous Snake also entered the room and saw the scene where Iger put his hand on Nina's shoulder. He was slightly puzzled, and then smiled: "Well - it won't disturb the chief logistics officer. The interest of the official, or should we avoid it for a while?"

"You two were joking." Iger achieved his goal. He patted the girl's shoulders, which had a great touch, and let her go: "Please sit down. Nina, pour some drinks for the two distinguished guests."

If visitors were divided into levels, the two in front of them would be the highest level no matter how they were counted——but, Red Viper and Little Rose, a heavy-mouthed uncle from the Martell family, and a wait-and-see from the Tyrell family. It's a bit strange for these two people to walk together.But in the city of King's Landing, this combination is actually understandable—as the two big families who stood on the wrong side in the War of the Reavers, Dorne and the Reach have been excluded from the core of power for more than ten years after the change of dynasty. Being in the power center of the Seven Kingdoms, although they are noble, they are not accepted... It is understandable to feel sorry for each other, to get closer to each other, and to get together to keep warm.

There is no need to bother analyzing the reason why the two appeared at the same time. If it was Oberyn alone, it is really possible that he just came here for fun, but since he and Margaery, a scheming girl, appeared at the same time... just chat a few words and you will know them So why come.

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Chapter 134 Technology Sale

Nina ran away quickly to find cups and drinks, while Iger personally opened the chairs for the two guests to show respect.Turning his head, he found that there was a third person walking in the door: a mature woman who was not very beautiful, but full of style and strange charm.

"Let me introduce, this is my mistress, Ellaria Sand." Red Viper took the woman's hand and introduced it to Iger with the appearance of a loving old couple. "Honey, this is the famous White Walker Killer, Chief Logistics Officer of the Night Watch, Igger West, and his mistress, what's their name, please introduce me?"

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Mistress is not a good word in any of the six kingdoms except Dorne. If anyone else asked this question, Iger would deny it and skip the topic, but to Oberyn, he answered honestly : "Nina."

"Nina." Ellaria Sand looked at the girl's back with great interest, "Very cute girl, but she seems a little green? Have you ever tasted love?"

"She looks young." Iger explained indiscriminately, "As for me, I prefer this kind of fresh and juicy girl."

The Red Viper's mistress also seemed to be bisexual, and there was enough trouble, and it would be endless if she wanted to see Nina again.In order to avoid trouble, he did not hesitate to put a bunch of labels on himself.

"Master Iger is really a man of temperament." Ellaria Sand was a little surprised by this straightforward answer. Fortunately, her attention was mainly on a certain cosmetic, so she smiled and didn't pursue it any further. Question: "What is she painting on her mouth? The color is very unusual."

"This is a new product that is about to be launched by the night watchman industry, a cream lipstick with a special formula." Iger felt relieved and explained: "When it is officially launched, I will give Miss Margery and Ms. Ellaria each a gift." One, if both were still in King's Landing then."

While talking, Iger pulled a third chair.Margaery sat down first, and moved the chair slightly to keep herself away from the Red Viper and his mistress. The night watchman noticed this detail.It seems that even though they visited together, the relationship between the two families didn't look so good - a mistress is never on the table, let alone an illegitimate daughter?It is absurd and impolite behavior in the eyes of the people of the Six Kingdoms to be like Prince Dorne who doesn't care about other people's eyes, like a wife, and even visits others. Only a girl like Margaery can treat this kind of behavior Contempt concealed.

Both Margaery and Oberyn can represent one of the Seven Kingdoms. If such a big partner can be recruited, the help to the expansion and development of the Night Watch industry will be explosive.

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"What!" However, before Nina came back with the cup, Iger learned a news that surprised him: "The three have already visited the Night Watchman's property?"

"We arrived at a place more than ten miles away from King's Landing yesterday afternoon. We arrived this morning. After discussing it, we might as well not go into the city and go directly to the famous Night Watchman Industrial Park." Margaery looked at it with a slight smile. Looking at Iger, he concealed the sarcasm in his tone very well: "The Chief Logistics Officer is so busy, it is really inappropriate to trouble you to take us on a tour, isn't it?"

Iger was speechless, but Ellaria also spoke with great interest: "It's very interesting, I never thought that production and production can be carried out in this way, Mr. Iger really opened my eyes Vision, it's a pity that a person like you is willing to stay honestly among the night watchmen instead of coming out to serve the kingdom."

As the only man among the three visitors, Oberyn didn't say a word. He just sat in his chair and looked around Iger's office.

Obviously I made an appointment to visit the office first, but now I skipped my master and went directly to the factory and the industrial park... What's going on? Speaking of which, I was also rude when I was in contact with Margaret. Now she is reciprocating in a small way, and she has a high-sounding rhetoric, which is considered a very civilized revenge. The two are considered even, and there is no way and no need to care about it.

Iger pretended not to care about it, but the fact that the other party went past him to inspect the scene still gave him some bad premonitions.If he had known earlier, he should have ordered the security team to prohibit outsiders from entering the industrial park, but he understood that it would not be appropriate to forcibly stop them in the face of two nobles with a group of subordinates: "Since you have already seen it, then I also I don’t want to talk nonsense. I don’t know Tyrell and Martell, but they are interested in investing in the group? Just invest a few thousand gold dragons, and at most one year can earn back the capital with interest, and then, it’s pure Profitable."

"I have no doubt about it." Margaret still had a gentle smile that was courteous and could not be faulted: "But we nobles from the Reach and Dorne rashly intervened to participate in your lord's meeting in King's Landing." It is not appropriate to let His Majesty know about the business and make a lot of money from the king’s people... I am here to discuss with you, and I want to ask you to transfer all the technology of papermaking and printing production, so as to benefit the country and the people It should be used to benefit the Seven Kingdoms."

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Sure enough, the previous worries came true. Although it is really cool to engage in finance and start a business like playing a stand-alone game, the nobles and rich people in this world are not really NPCs after all-they will be jealous.As the rulers of the Reach, the Tyrell family controls the most populous administrative region in Westeros and the largest market in the Seven Kingdoms. Why do they want to cooperate with them? The tax-free privileges owned by Egger have nothing to do with a family of uncrowned kings like her who collect taxes. It's meaningless, and Margaery doesn't plan to continue to carve up the market around King's Landing and King's Landing by investing or anything. Instead, she decides to buy the technology by herself and go back to the River Bend to do it alone.

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Is there a turnaround for this?

Iger sat behind the table, looked at each other, and realized that maybe not.For people like Little Rose, they must analyze the pros and cons early on when doing things, and have a plan in mind.If I were a king, let alone the market, it would be fine for people to eat together, but now I can get political status and the right to speak... Are these things I don’t have and are working hard to get in return?

If she can't get it out, the ending is already doomed. It is impossible for Little Rose, a person with scheming, status and influence above her, to persuade her to give up her family's interests and share the night watchman's property by talking. .

Then, we can only rely on bargaining to try to sell the unretainable technology at a good price.

"What Miss Margery said is true, but papermaking and printing, these technologies seem simple, but it takes a lot of money and manpower to create them from scratch." Iger looked at the cup and the drink Nina walked back and pointed at her: "Look, my girl is the person who personally participated in the initial research and development and process improvement. You can ask her how much time we spent, how many materials and medicines we tried, to get the result. Come up with a plan that can be put into production?"

"Thank you." Margaery didn't even look at Nina, just nodded with a smile: "The Tyrell family doesn't intend to take it for nothing. As compensation, we will provide five hundred gold dragons as a belated early sponsorship."

Is there a saying that the early sponsorship is late? Five hundred gold dragons... the night watchman industry is now earning close to this amount in a month, okay?This little rose's bargaining skills are no worse than her acting skills!

"You?" Iger noticed the question and glanced at Oberyn.

"It has nothing to do with me, you just talk about it, and I will be like her after we talk about it." The red poisonous snake finally said a word, and after speaking, he pulled his mistress from the chair and sat on his lap, in front of other people in the room. People kissed each other lightly and sprinkled dog food.

What does it mean?Iger frowned, but it is meaningless to analyze the high probability of the behavior of a person like the Red Viper—it looks like he and Margaery did not make an appointment to come together, they might just return from the valley to the south together, I met by chance on the way, so I came to find myself to pick up a bargain together!

I took the risk to raise funds to invest in research and development, and how much effort I spent to create a huge night watchman industry. It's good for these nobles to wash their hands and take a little money to take home the money tree they cultivated!

Iger hates his teeth, but there is nothing he can do: In this world without the concept of intellectual property rights, the two of them are willing to come to me instead of directly stealing technology and poaching talents without saying a word. More.

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"Miss Margery, let me tell you this. If we only talk about research and development costs, five hundred gold dragons will not be enough. However, such a new invention that can change the world has its own intellectual value and the future of the night watchman industry. The risk of investing money and energy without knowing it, the improvement and production experience after several months of operation, and the new management mode required for large-scale operations...all these things are worthless in your eyes?"

"Master Iger's words are also reasonable. I'm a girl who doesn't understand anything. Please bear with me if there is something wrong with what I said." Margaret showed an innocent expression, "But since we are talking about business, the price is It can be negotiated, if we can't reach an agreement, then I have no choice but to go home empty-handed and hire someone to find out by myself."

Hire someone to figure it out? To put it nicely, if today’s deal fails, Iger estimates that tomorrow he will find that a large number of employees from the Night Watchman industry leave their jobs and change jobs... Although I know what the other party wants, I can’t ask for it at all .

"Five thousand golden dragons, I will provide technical and skilled workers, as well as training for grassroots cadres... I will fully contract and support the paper printing factory you want to open in Gaoting or other places until it can operate completely independently."

It sounds like a lot of things are attached, but in fact these are the services that technology sales should provide.Now, one said five hundred, and the other asked for five thousand, and there was a difference of zero.This number is where the differences between the two sides lie, and the next thing the two sides have to do is to resolve the differences.

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Chapter 135 The Charismatic Powerhouse

If the story of Ice and Fire is made into a role-playing game, Margaery will be such a character—the force value is almost zero, but the charm and IQ are extremely high. In addition, there is another character who has been trained by the Queen of Thorns Acquired passive: firm minded, immune to talk.

Iger is good at presenting facts and reasoning, using seven points of truth and three points of falsehood to fool people, but the reason why he always succeeds in persuading people is not because of how powerful his eloquence is, but because most of the time, what he says is the truth , what you want others to do, there is no harm.

But how can there be true or false right or wrong in bargaining?What's more, what the two parties want to trade is a non-physical item!How could he convince a woman whose cunning and IQ were not inferior to his own to believe that having an extra [-] gold dragons would be good for her?

Assuming that the difficulty of fooling Robert is 5, the difficulty of coaxing Eddard Stark is 7, and the difficulty of convincing Tyrion to join the gang is 9, then the difficulty of getting Margaery to get 90 gold dragons out of her pocket, That's [-].

This is an impossible task. It's not that Little Rose is stingy, but the current Iger, and the entire Night Watchman industry-they don't have the capital to make the Tyrell family pay a big price to make friends.