In Winterfell, there will definitely be butlers or servants who will enthusiastically arrange for Egger to stay and eat tonight, but this is Dragonstone. Stannis may not have the word "polite" in his dictionary at all, but under the guidance of the guards, the night watchman quickly walked out of the castle gates, facing the darkness of the night, and the kind guards gave him a torch...... Of course, there are no wolves or ghosts on the island, and for a night watchman ranger, there is nothing to be afraid of walking a few miles at night. Basking in the bleak moonlight, Iger stumbled towards the fishing village on the shore.

The ship did not leave, Iger breathed a sigh of relief, the captain and the old mine head father and son were nervously asking what happened, he naturally couldn't tell the truth to the group of ordinary people in front of him, he casually found a misunderstanding excuse to recognize the wrong person, took back his wallet, and went straight back to his cabin.

Returning to King's Landing from Dragonstone is not the same as when you came - the night is against the wind and water, and if you set off in the middle of the night, you are afraid that Dragonstone will still be in everyone's field of view until dawn. No, the ship stopped in the small harbor of Dragonstone Island for another night, and did not set sail until dawn, standing at the stern of the ship and looking at the island that was gradually moving away, Iger sighed: arranging the mining of obsidian was a leisurely move out of his busy schedule, and according to the original plan, everything that followed would be handed over to the old mine and his son, who was only responsible for providing the funds, and would not bother to intervene in the slightest...... Who would have thought that with such a short trip, he would also be involved in the battle between the god of fire and the god of cold, and learn so many "inside information" from Melisandre's mouth?

Since I don't know whether it's true or not, let's stop thinking about salty radishes and worry about it, people have to live in the present...... It's time to get down to business.

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Rushing against the Blackwater River to the east into the Narrow Sea, the boat staggered and floated on the water for more than a day and a night before reaching the port of King's Landing on the Blackwater River. Four days after leaving the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, Iger returned to Westeros land, and after briefly explaining his address and what to do next, he entered the city through the mud gate and returned to the Albatross Hotel where he had stayed at midday.

Tyrion didn't go out, and knocked on Egger's door to find him as soon as he learned of his return.

"I'm finally back! In the two days you've been on Dragonstone, I'm not even in the mood to go to taverns and brothels. ”

The dwarf's opening remarks left the Night's Watch completely confused, but fortunately the other party quickly followed up and explained: "I've been thinking about what you said about 'finance' in my room, thinking about it over and over again, day and night, thinking that I can't eat or sleep. ”

"Did you come up with something? Egger was a little surprised by the fact that the other man seemed to be in a hurry than he was, but compared to Melisandre suddenly calling herself a heretic and catching herself for bleeding, the conversation was entirely within the Night's Watch's plan. If it were Eddard Stark or Stannis Baratheon, they would probably classify the game of money as a scam without thinking about it, but Tyrion is different, the reason why smart people are smart people is because they can look at new things objectively and rationally, which is why Egg likes to deal with the same kind of people - less effort. "You must have discovered that if the game of thrones is to fight for the right to distribute the cake, then the game of money is to make the cake bigger, and it doesn't matter which of the two games is more important and complicated, but when it comes to contributing to the world, the latter is definitely far greater than the former. ”

"I don't argue, but you shouldn't play tricks to confuse concepts, at least not with me. Tyrion's use of cake as a metaphor for resources was refreshing, but he kept it serious — honestly, he was uncooperative with the expression, which would seem a little funny: "No matter how you explain it or disguise it, you'll have to admit that it's a hoax." ”

Sure enough, you can't fool smart people, and after four days, with Tirion's brain, no matter how much you go around, you can turn it back. Egger was a little nervous, thinking about how to answer: "Tyrion ......"

Tyrion knew what he was thinking as soon as he saw Egg's expression: "Don't make a statement, admit it." ”

"Well, I'll admit it. Egger's heart moved, and he suddenly realized that if Tyrion was going to refuse to participate, he wouldn't be talking so much nonsense, and his tone didn't seem like he was trying to deny his fundraising plan: "That's right, I tried to carry out a financial scam, and in Caina, there was once a man named Charles Ponz who used this trick to deceive tens of thousands of people, so this scam is also called a Ponzi scheme." ”

"How was his hoax exposed?"

In order to compete with normal financial projects, he offered outrageous rates of return, but did not make any real investments and operations, and even squandered the wealth he raised, which led to the rapid breakage of the capital chain. By the time he can't even repay the promised return that doesn't include the principal, the scam won't be able to continue, even if the investors don't suspect it. ”

"It's the same as what I deduced. Tyrion raised his eyebrows, raised his head, and solemnly announced, "Egger, I will participate in your plan, as long as you promise me three conditions." ”

Standing in the doorway of an ordinary single room at the Albatross Inn, Egger suddenly felt a throbbing in his heart for no reason, and he realized that this unintentional and straightforward conversation between friends was likely to affect the future history of Westeros. It took a full second before he came back to his senses and nodded: "Say it." ”

"One, you have to consult with me every step of the way, explain to me why, and let me participate. Second, I manage the account funds, and the money is kept in a detached house that I rent, and the money goes in and out of my hands. Tyrion tried to straighten his face to make his friend understand that he wasn't joking: "Three, if the attempt fails, I will advance money to fill the hole, you are not allowed to try elsewhere without being convinced, I will find you something to do, with your mind, you can live well without a scam." That's all, decide. ”

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The first two conditions are easy to understand, under Egger's deliberate close friendship, the two can be described as affectionate at first sight, just a few months like friends for many years - but after all, they have only known each other for a few months, and Tyrion is afraid that he will spend money like the ancestors of Ponzi schemes, and even cheat a huge sum of money and run away...... Iger had no such intentions, so he naturally agreed to be restrained. And King's Landing, as the population and economic center of Westeros, with a northerner prime minister and a Lannister to help cooperate, can't raise money in this situation, can you expect to go elsewhere to do the same thing?

Iger didn't hesitate for a second: "Reasonable requests, I agree to them all." ”

"Very good," the dwarf liked Egg's simplicity, he nodded, and finally had the leisure to look at his adventurer friend again, and quickly frowned: "Did you really go to Dragonstone, why do you look like you have been in a brothel for three days and three nights, and you look so empty?"

"Is that an exaggeration?" said Egger, who actually couldn't help but keep thinking about what Melisandre was saying, trying to tell the difference between reality and fiction...... Insomnia is just that, Tyrion doesn't even believe in the existence of strange spirits - to the extent that he doesn't believe in evil, the natives of this world are probably more complete than himself: "Seasick, I didn't sleep well." ”

"Do you want to rest?"

"I'll make a list first, you let Mores and Jack do the shopping, I'll sleep for a while, and when the things are in place, everything can begin. ”

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"Good, I can't wait. Tyrion felt like a kid about to unpack a new toy, feeling like he'd never been so motivated in his life, "Money plays...... Just thinking about it, it's more exciting than drinking and women. ”

"Tyrion, you're the most adventurous Westeros I've ever met. ”

"Hmph. Tyrion has a high immunity to flattery: "As you said, it's just the most adventurous 'Westeros', and this adventure won't affect me to drink and women, let alone endanger my life, so I will find it more interesting than the latter two and dare to try it...... Compared to you, who have seen the world and crossed the Sunset Sea to get here, I'm just an old hat in the corners. ”

"Well, forget it, let's save money on each other's praise or something, and I'll give you a list of the supplies we need at once, and in the afternoon, we'll begin preparations for the issuance of the Night's Watch bonds. ”

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