The king on the Great Wall

"It's up to you. Now our assets far exceed our liabilities. In your words-the capital chain is quite stable, and we can boldly make various attempts."

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After Tyrion finished speaking, he looked up at the western sky—the face that was by no means handsome showed a spirit that didn't match his figure.The sun had already touched the horizon, and the radiant light turned into a warm orange-red color at some point, making the two of them seem to be covered with a layer of golden red on their heads and faces.

Although the sun was setting, Tyrion was full of pride... Just as he was about to tell Iger to stay at night, drink and eat meat together, and continue to talk about future plans, he suddenly remembered something: "Grass, Arya She has to go back to the Red Castle before dark, and she won't be able to enter the city if it's late. Take her back quickly, and we'll talk later—you'll like the new place."

"New residence? I'm looking forward to it." Iger raised his eyebrows, and he almost forgot about it. Arya's parents are not easy to mess with. Although they paid some money to each other, they left their little daughter behind Such a thing as spending the night outside the city... I'm afraid it's not courting death.It's time to go back: "Okay then, see you later."

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The two walked down the watchtower and bid farewell to each other. Iger led three people, two women and one man. When they left the gate, they met Haier who was waiting for his lady. road.

"What did you whisper to Tyrion?" Arya asked with wide eyes, "Why did it take so long!"

"We are discussing whether to open a brothel in the industrial park. Are you interested? How about using pocket money to invest and give you normal dividends?"

"Cut! I don't want to talk about it, don't tease me with jokes like Tyrion, always treat me like a child, don't you understand!" The girl was unhappy, and snorted: "Go to Ayrin Valley Betrayal, has anything interesting happened, tell me quickly!"

Hey, this girl reacted quite quickly. As for the fun things, there really are, and this thing is really fun to say, and I know it before any Stark except the person involved: "You have a sister-in-law named Roslin Frey... Well, Roslyn Stark now. But I'm afraid you won't see this new family member for a while, Robb picked her himself and asked the king to marry her for fear of you My father scolded me, and brought my newly married wife... directly back to Winterfell."

"Robb is married? I chose it by myself, and even asked the king for a marriage, my God!" Arya's heart burst into a girl's heart in an instant, and she felt that she had never admired her elder brother so much since she was a child.She didn't care whether the Frey family was an upstart or not, and how bad their reputation was, her face immediately became full of energy: "How old is she, what does she look like, does she like riding horses and archery?"

"Age, fifteen or sixteen years old, appearance... Well, a recognized beauty, as for what you like, you will have to ask yourself when you see her next time."

"How did she meet Robb? Who took the initiative to pursue whom? Have you ever seen them kiss? What, you said they had already entered the bridal chamber! Did you make a fuss before entering? Did you take part? Hurry up." Tell me!"

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"Stop, stop!" After being pestered to answer a few times, Iger had to stop the girl's machine-gunned questions: "Okay, I don't know any more, and it's not that I married your sister-in-law!" In order to silence the little she-wolf, Iger didn't wait for her to yell and protest, and quickly talked to another woman: "Nina, just now on the top of the tower, your master praised you for being smart, I will give you some tasks now." , to see if you are really as capable as he said."

Half a day's buffer time passed, and the girl had already returned to her usual normal demeanor. She blinked twice to look at Iger, and lowered her eyes slightly to avoid the man's gaze, but she didn't appear blushing and stuttering embarrassment again: "Please order, my lord."

"The dormitory bed frame and the establishment of the medical room that I just mentioned during the inspection, you will watch for me to ensure that it is implemented as soon as possible. Besides, do something for me-find someone who can write and count and is good at teaching Man, come to teach the boys of the night watchman security team, all the money is paid by me. The teaching is carried out during the interval of training, free, not compulsory, and those who don’t seek to make progress will let him be a soldier for the rest of his life-tell the boys in advance, In the future, officers of the Night Watch's logistics department, above the squad leader, must be literate and able to count."

"clear."

"Cathy, you also have a mission." Iger didn't give Arya a chance to intervene, and looked at his little follower again.When it comes to army building, there are always people who have to sing bad faces. As your personal servant, there is no one more suitable than this guy: "In King's Landing, I don't need you to follow every day. Starting tomorrow, you will participate in the daily training of the night watchman security team .I will quickly draft the rules and regulations for the Night Watchman’s logistics directly under the armed forces. You are the first inspector, responsible for supervising training, inspecting internal affairs, checking whether my requirements are being implemented in place, and reporting the results directly to me.”

"Inspector? The results of the inspection will be reported directly to you?" The boy's eyes lit up because of this new term, "Do I not need to look at anyone's face?"

"Yes, write down those who do not implement my rules and regulations or do not implement them in place. First warn, then criticize, and deduct wages if they fail... If you don't repent, and even dare to talk back or confront, just go away!" Iger Smiled: "Remember, the more the soldiers below hate you, the better your job is... In order to prevent you from being alone, you can recruit one or two helpers. Of course, you don't need hooligans. Security team All the inspectors must abide by the same rules that the boys in the school have to abide by. If you can do it yourself, others will not complain when you control them, understand?"

Casey's answer sounded confident: "Understood!"

After ordering these two things, the little she-wolf's stomach full of problems was mostly digested by her, and she didn't dare to give her a chance to speak. Iger still decided to act first, and asked questions first to block the girl's mouth: "Ai Li Ya, during the two months I've been away, Mr. Prime Minister—is your father busy, and did he take you anywhere?"

"No, he still can't stop all day long. Jory said, the king's ass is really dirty. The Prime Minister wiped it to death and still can't clean it." Amused by the imagining of dirty buttocks, he chuckled before continuing angrily, "It doesn't matter if he's busy, anyway, I think it's more interesting to practice swords with Akun."

No useful information can be obtained from the answer. It is normal for the Prime Minister to be busy. Who knows if he is involved in the rumors about the Charannister siblings? It would be too suspicious to ask in detail "What is the Prime Minister busy with recently?" Even if Arya didn't think much of it, she still had her bodyguards with her that day.

Let the female spies of the night watchman's brothel pay attention, since it is acquired, it must be useful.

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"Hey, did you eavesdrop when Robb and my sister-in-law entered the bridal chamber? Why don't you just talk a little bit~ master~~ please!"

Damn it, it’s not a bad thing that Tyrion and Arya have a good relationship, but children are easily influenced by others. The old dwarf driver’s unrestrained behavior seems to have brought girls an overly unrestrained sexual concept. This is really... Iger Put on a straight face: "Okay, girls are chasing others to inquire about this, do you look like a lady!"

"I'm going to fuck his sister's lady..." Arya even complained in Tyrion's style, but fortunately—to Eggerson's sigh of relief and a little satisfaction, even if she was away for two months, the master's Majesty still seems to work.After being stared at twice by herself, Arya pouted enough to hang a wildfire bottle, but finally kept her mouth shut.

No one disturbed his thinking anymore, Iger rode on the horse, settled down and thought about how to stop Ed Stark from investigating the orthopedics of the Lannister siblings.Unfortunately, after some mental exercise, the night watchman came up with the answer—almost impossible.

In the Night Watchman Industrial Park, I am the boss, the founder, and the top leader. Anyone who sees him must be respectful and dare not be disobedient.But once he enters the city of King's Landing, what kind of onion is he? A night watchman... well, a night watchman who is doing business. So what? He is still a person who is not even qualified to play at the Game of Thrones poker table.

Don’t talk about “preventing” Ed Stark from investigating the authenticity of the rumors, rationally told Iger: I’d better not have anything to do with this matter, and Cersei, whether as an opponent or a teammate, may fall apart. Big mold.

Just thinking this way, everyone approached the King's Gate. After passing through the city wall, the big boss of the Night Watchman Industry became the person in charge of the "Night Watch Corps Stationed Office in King's Landing". Capitalized.

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The gate was half closed, and the remaining half offered a brief, final chance for various dawdlers and procrastinators to make up for their mistakes... The gold cloak who kept the gate did not know Arya, but recognized the frequented Stark Haier, the family guard, did not obstruct or reprimand the group of people, and they entered the city smoothly.

The sun had already set, and after entering the city, Iger learned of more changes in the office under Nina's introduction: Iger personally recruited another employee who entered the Night Watch Office in the same batch as Casey, and it was not like this. Iger resigned and left as he thought before, but instead became the person in charge of the second office of the Night Watchman, and was independently responsible for recruiting workers for the Night Watchman Office at a small facade in the west of King's Landing—in this way, residents in the west of the city didn't have to cross more than half of the city. In the urban area, he ran to the opposite side of the defense team Dongying to seek job opportunities.

It's getting late today, so there's no need to take a detour to see the first "chain store" which is supposed to be closed. After Nina explained and found out the location of the second office, they continued to head east of the city and kept going. Arya and Arya, who was going back to the Red Castle, no longer stopped by.

"Haier, I didn't pay attention to the sun today, and I wasted some time. I also trouble you to send Arya back to the Red Castle as soon as possible. If you miss the family dinner time set by Lord Ed, please apologize for me and explain to the Prime Minister , it wasn't Arya's fault. Thanks a lot!"

"You're welcome, this is the task Master Ed gave me. If there is any mistake, I should be responsible."

"Okay, my father won't be angry when I go back a little later, hurry up, I'm starving!"

They were separated by more than ten meters, but Arya turned around immediately: "Master, I will challenge you tomorrow, don't forget!"

"Hey——" Iger smiled. He didn't believe that a little girl who had learned the sword for two months could beat himself, a night watchman ranger with actual combat experience: "Okay, sleep well tonight, hope tomorrow You can surprise me too!"

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Nina led Iger and Casey through several streets, and finally arrived at a mansion in the east of the city. With the continuous enrichment of funds and the continuous growth of personnel, the employees of the Night Watch Office lived in the hotel. Not suitable, and the cost is not cheap for long-term stay.

So Tyrion rented this house from his friend for the core staff and managers of the office to live in.

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Chapter 131 The Uninvited Guest

Most of the employees in the office are from King’s Landing, and they all have a home to return to after work, so for the time being, only Jia Kun lives here with Neil and Nina brothers and sisters... Counting the five of Iger and Casey, even if each of them lives in one room, it’s only a small amount. Utilizing less than a quarter of the room here, the space is quite ample.

It was almost dinner time. The owner of the Albatross Hotel was in charge of Iger's food before leaving King's Landing. Now that he moved out, he had to worry about it himself.

"Cathy, are you familiar with this area?" Iger asked his little follower: "Take us to find a delicious restaurant to solve the stomach problem."

"My lord... all the dignitaries live in this area, and it's my first time here."

Iger was helpless, and looked at his capable female subordinate: "What about Nina, how long have you lived here, and how do you get the meals?"

"There is a kitchen, and I usually cook something casually to fill my stomach with my brother and Akun." The girl replied softly, "There are restaurants nearby, but eating there is quite expensive..."

"I'm quite tired from running today, so don't start the stove, tell Casey where the restaurant is, and ask him to buy some and bring it back to eat."

"Ah."

"Take me to the room first."

***

As the owner of the night watchman industry, Iger's room is naturally the most central and largest in the entire house, and it belongs to the master's bedroom in terms of regulations.

"Although the adults are not around, the cleaners will still come to clean up every few days. The facilities inside are complete, and the bedding has only been dried two or three days ago. You can live in it when you go in." Nina said, pausing for a while before using The obviously lowered voice added: "I live next door... If you have anything to tell me, you can call me."

Ho, live next door?Is this Tyrion's arrangement or her own?If I tell you to warm your bed, will you do it?Iger glanced at the girl unexpectedly. It was dark and she couldn't see her expression clearly, but she blushed again with a high probability: "Well, now tell Casey where to buy dinner. Casey, do you have any money?"

"Yes, my lord!"

"Then go and come back quickly... Well, report my name and discuss with the boss to see if we can keep accounts. We may often have to take care of his business in the future."

"Yes, my lord!"

"Okay, you can go back to your room too, I will call you if something happens."

"It's a bit late, my lord is coming back for the first time, I'll light the lamp for you first."

"Well, that's fine." It was pitch black, and it was really inconvenient not to be familiar with the environment. Aiger nodded at Nina with a smile, and entered his room.

The girl familiarly lit several oil lamps in every corner of the house, and the room was immediately illuminated.Being in the same room with a bed with Iger seemed to make her extremely nervous. After she said goodbye, she hurriedly retreated. Iger couldn't help worrying that she would trip and fall because of her panic when she left.

The door was closed, and finally he was alone. Iger breathed a sigh of relief, took off his black coat, hung it on the hanger, and began to look at the bedroom that Tyrion had arranged for him.

As an important member of the richest family in Westeros, Tyrion's friends in King's Landing are naturally not taken lightly.Although the original owner purchased this house for investment purposes and did not officially move in after the purchase, even if it is only a "simple decoration", the choice of facilities and decorations has already shown a magnanimity.The room is very large, with a long table and a few chairs outside, surrounded by decorative furniture, and a beautiful mural depicting the seven forms of the Seven Gods is facing the door, dividing the room into a living area And the sleeping area... It's a bit strange for a night watchman's residence to be like this, but after all, the tenants don't want to tamper with the original owner's property. Iger shook his head, passed the murals, and walked into the bedroom.

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A sense of familiarity came over his face, and Iger was puzzled for a few seconds before he realized that this room was almost a replica of the hotel room he had lived in for a long time before. The positions of the tables, chairs, beds, and wardrobes were almost exactly the same as before.If you look carefully, even the arrangement of utensils and documents on the table has not changed, and when you open the drawer, all the things inside are indeed there.

If you guessed right, the clothes in the closet must have been brought over too... If the closet table hadn't been changed, Iger would almost have thought that Tyrion had asked someone to move the things in the hotel room as they were.

This is obviously beneficial, and it greatly saves the time Iger needs to find things and adapt to the new environment, and time, with the time bomb of Cersei and James hanging over his head, is the most important moment for the Night Watchman. something missing.

Thinking of the time bomb, Iger rubbed his head in distress: Could it be that he really can only watch the time bomb explode?

After thinking about it for a while, Iger didn't think of a way to solve the crisis. Instead, Iger found that there was an extra row of shelves in the room than in the original hotel room. There were some books on it. Looking at the uniform cover shape, it seemed that the night watchman industry had printed so far. all books.Walked to the shelf and flipped through it—"Seven Star Bible", various, and some publications that didn't make it to the table... everything was available, and the thick "King's Landing Driving Guide" was impressively listed.To be honest, he really didn't read this famous book that he "printed" himself and contributed nearly one-tenth of the turnover to the Night Watchman industry. As a boss, it really shouldn't be.

Determined not to think about the time bomb anymore, Iger took "Bai Yan Tu" off the shelf, and prepared to relax his mind—by the way, familiarize himself with the products of his "company". Not a bad game.

Sitting on the head of the bed with the book in hand, he raised his legs and turned to read.The portraits of the girls in the book are lifelike, but compared with the photos, they are a bit rough after all, and things like "mind" will not disappear if you don't think about them.After flipping through more than a dozen pages, Iger finally threw the book aside... Instead of looking at this thing, it's better to go to Nina's room to tease her, even if you don't do anything, just make fun of it monotonously and watch her cheeks blush The mood of the little daughter who is in a hurry is also very interesting.

If Littlefinger hadn't spread rumors, Iger might have gone next door to take action.But there is fire in the belly, but there are mixed feelings of worry in the heart, which makes people really not want to move.

Just at this moment, there were disorganized voices outside the door, followed by a man's yell: "Nina, where is she hiding again? I know you're back!"

Iger seems to have heard this voice, but after thinking about it for a few seconds, he couldn't remember who it was, and who was it?The night watchman was puzzled, got up and walked outside, put on his coat, opened the door and left.

Outside the door, there were three golden robes standing in the center of the house, the leader of whom was crossing his hips, shouting towards Nina's room.

Iger approached the three of them, and after a few seconds, he finally recognized the identity of the person who came: "Master Slynt, why are you free to come?"

"Aiger West... my lord, I heard that you have returned safely from the battlefield, congratulations." The commander of the King's Landing Garrison looked up and down Fan Aiger with a smile on his face, and said proudly: "Where is your female subordinate? I I wanted to ask her out for dinner two days ago, but she kept shirking it because she was busy with the affairs of the night watchman's office, now that you're back, can you give her a vacation!"

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Chapter 132 The Lipstick's Trouble

"Pretty is not entirely a good thing for a commoner girl", Tyrion said more than an hour ago, could he have opened his mouth, otherwise how could it be fulfilled in a while?Is it the little man with a crow's mouth, or did he deliberately remind Iger in the previous conversation because he had heard about it a long time ago?

The plot of "robbing the women by force" is not entirely a story fabricated in the drama to portray the villain.The fact that men with status and power use coercion or coercion to obtain the right to mate with the opposite sex has always existed since ancient times, but with the continuous improvement of the legal system, the form has become more and more hidden, and the means have gradually changed from violence to more and more. Just elegant...

But why emphasize that she is a commoner girl?It's very simple-everyone dares to snatch it because of the "minister".

This involves another concept of the feudal lord society - "chain of protection".The lord and the vassals have the obligation to protect each other. In most of the time when there is no war, the protection is from the top to the bottom, and this relationship can be passed down layer by layer until it covers the lowest nobles. .

Take the king, the supreme ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, as an example - what would happen if Robert took a fancy to the daughter of a knight under a certain earl and castellan in the western region, and raped the girl after getting drunk?

The knight would file a complaint with the earl he was loyal to, and the earl would file a complaint with the guardian of the west, and the guardian of the west, Duke Tywin, known for his iron fist, would find Robert and ask him to explain the matter.

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This has nothing to do with whether the knight is favored, whether the earl he serves is rich and powerful, or whether the current Duke of Casterly Rock is tough. It rose to "the king violated a nobleman".

As long as someone's parents or guardians intend to pursue the matter, and the king is not so foolish as to want to emulate the mad king, he must be responsible for this matter.Adding a smear to the reputation does not count, and you have to be responsible for the possible consequences-if you have a marriage arrangement and cannot marry the victim, you will have to support a dowry when the tainted girl marries in the future. When an illegitimate child is born, the king has to recognize his identity and arrange for people to be responsible for raising him and receiving education, at least living a decent life than ordinary people, etc...

This is the rule of the noble game, and Robert suffered a loss once - he slept with his bridesmaid Dilina Fowler at the wedding of his second brother Stannis Baratheon and Selyse Florent. Lauren.Not only did this irritate the Duke of Dragonstone, but the girl's child, Edric Storm, was the only bastard Robert was forced to publicly acknowledge.

It was precisely because of the existence of this "chain of protection" system that even a flamboyant supreme ruler like Robert rarely dared to touch even the daughters of the lowest noble families.

Theoretically, ordinary people are also protected by this chain of protection system, but the difference is that the status of commoners in the noble game is not a "person", but the "property" of their lord.Infringing on the "property" of a noble is far less serious than directly infringing on the noble itself. Under normal circumstances, as long as compensation is paid, no one will pursue the matter.

The king is like this, let alone Janos Slynt, a guy who has no noble status?Although he is the commander of the capital defense force and the head of the city management in King's Landing, he is considered powerful and powerful, but as long as he has not obtained the title of knighthood for a day, he will not be able to touch any girl of status.

Except for prostitutes, girls without status are generally not beautiful, and it is rare to meet one, so naturally I don't want to let it go.

***

Iger managed to control the hanging, but he forgot that he is not the only man in the world!

The chief logistics officer is used to seeing big shots, so he is not afraid of the middle-aged man in front of him—but the county magistrate is not as good as the current manager. As a half-businessman, almost all of his property is inside and outside King's Landing. Facing the local urban management chief, Iger is naturally comfortable. In a weak position, it is really difficult to harden up.

It is better not to offend others, after all, it is better to offend less.Although he didn't have a good impression of the guy in front of him, but after turning his mind a few times, Iger quickly put on a routine smile: "Thank you, Lord Slynt, for your concern, but the Night Watchman's office is really busy these days, it's not an excuse ... When I am free in two days, I will personally treat the commander to dinner to make amends!"

"No need, I don't care if your little place is busy or not. I'm a man, and I don't want to have dinner with you, a night watchman in black. Just tell me, give your girl a vacation." " While talking, Slynt looked behind Iger with a smug smile on his expression: "Miss Nina, now that your boss is here, can you ask for leave?"

Around, other people living in the house also came out upon hearing the sound. Jaqen, Neil... and Nina herself were approached, so it was not easy to hide as the parties involved. She bit the bullet and walked to Iger's side, Subconsciously, he hid half of his body behind the man and didn't look at Slynt.

***

"My lord?" the girl suppressed her panic and asked in a low voice.

It seems to be asking Iger if he will ask for leave, but in fact he is testing his attitude.

The first time they met in the paper workshop, Nina felt that the Chief Logistics Officer of the Night Watchman was not only handsome, but also a "very capable and capable person".But if you think about it carefully, this is actually just such a vague and good impression. As for how capable and capable Iger is, and whether she can protect herself in this situation, she actually doesn't know.

If Iger said: I allow you to have dinner with Lord Slynt.That means that the night watchman industry can't offend the commander of the garrison now, so he can only endure the humiliation and disgust to eat with that greasy old man, and then try to avoid being "eaten" while not offending the other party. "But if the other party comes hard, then I will not escape the tiger's mouth after all.

And if Iger gives other answers, it means that things have a turning point...

Only at this moment did she realize how powerless and weak she was as a commoner.Whether it is the skills of dealing with people taught by his master Tyrion, or his own little ingenuity, it is useless on this occasion.One's own fate is actually in the hands of the men.

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Iger is very upset. In terms of influence and power in King's Landing, he is indeed inferior to the city management chief, but there are too many powerful people in this city. Slynt is his own man who speaks and acts so arrogantly. The first one encountered.People like this who were born at the bottom but climbed to high positions, once the nouveau riche mentality kicks in, bullying the weak and fearing the tough, it is really exciting.

The villains are not easy to mess with, and I have tried my best not to get in touch with them, but now they come to the door by themselves. Iger, who also has a wide network of contacts and has a good teammate like Tyrion, is not afraid of trouble.

"Nina, you have worked hard recently, and now Master Slynt has invited you. If you agree, I will allow you to rest for a day tomorrow." With a little bit of brightness, he quietly blinked his right eye at her.