Game of Thrones: Battle Royale Game

"Not finished yet?" Ian suddenly asked.

"Yes," Illyrio responded, and then said, "Tell me what you said when you were talking to Talobane. Tell me everything you remember."

"Haven't you already found out everything? It's about the slave ship."

"I can only find out that it was you who was talking to him without alerting Tarobane. Sir Ian, my 'little mice' are not real mice after all. It is impossible for them to enter the range where they can hear your conversation. .

I only guessed that your conversation was related to the slave trade because you sent someone to inquire about the 'Spearbreaker' afterwards. "

Damn it? "So you were defrauding me?" Ian twitched his lips.

"This is just a normal method. Because the slave trade happened in my chamber of commerce, it really touched my bottom line. It may not only involve me in the party struggle of Pentos, but also anger the Austrians of Braavos. Ambassador Lanto.

How about it? Is your decision to tell me everything, or to hold on to your honor? "Illyrio chuckled, very satisfied with Ian's surprised look.

"I want to stick to my honor. But Taroben seems to have made a lot of noise on me." Ian shook his head and began to tell the details of his conversation with Tarobine, "That's the way it is. There are obviously a lot of problems here, aren't there?

According to you, Taroben's slave trade has touched your bottom line, so he has already been prepared to escape!

My appearance was simply an accident. When he asked me for help, he said that he had no other way to solve the problem of the 'Spear Breaker'. However, he is a servant and is still packing his belongings, which means that his idea of ​​​​escape was only after seeing me. This is so weird.

"Of course he doesn't need to prepare to escape in advance. I checked and found that Taroben's last ship had been sunk in a shipwreck a year ago. He didn't have a ship on hand, so the slave ship he mentioned was Nor does it belong to him." Illyrio explained Ian's question.

"Then the problem is even bigger. If the slave ship incident can't be found on his head, why would he expose such an incident on his own?" Ian spread his hands, unless he wanted to keep me to attack. The evidence of killing 'Spear Breaker', and then using this to prove that Illyrio is related to the slave trade.

"Can you think of anything?" Illyrio asked with interest. To be honest, Ian could think of these questions and it made him feel bright. He had not seen such a smart young man for a long time. , which gave him a feeling of cherishing his talents.

"This" Ian pondered for a while and then shook his head, "I can't think of it."

"You promised to help Talobane kill the 'Spearbreaker' who threatened him after attending the banquet, but he decided to run away. Judging from the fact that his servants are collecting their belongings, he actually left Pentos this time. He is planning to come back, so when is he planning to escape?" Illyrio guided him consciously.

"After I killed the 'Spearbreaker'? The reason why he was preparing to come back was to prevent me from finding someone else after the banquet and gave up on killing the 'Spearbreaker'." Ian 'accepted' Yili appropriately Leo's guidance.

"But why did he need to run away after I killed the Spearbreaker? I had already solved his trouble for him at that time, so the fact that I killed the Spearbreaker itself was his trouble?!" Ian suddenly seemed to understand. He shouted excitedly, "Does he want others to think that I was sent by you to kill the Spearbreaker?"

Illyrio nodded with satisfaction.

"But. He hasn't come back yet. Isn't he afraid that I will give up the action because I can't find him, thus causing his plan to fail?" Ian continued to ask.

"Keep thinking," Illyrio raised his hand, "What are the things that might cause this situation to happen?"

"He was scared? So he gave up the action and chose to run away directly." Ian said casually. He wanted to show his talent to Illyrio. It was enough to go to that step, and he had to leave enough time for Illyrio. Teacher's space.

"Okay," Illyrio sneered, realizing that this question was too difficult for a young Westeros who had just arrived in Pentos. "Well, you don't know the current situation in Pentos." situation, so it’s normal that you can’t think of the truth.”

"Obviously," Illyrio answered. "Either someone reminded him, or someone silenced him. He left Pentos this time to meet the mastermind behind the scenes, because in the city of Pentos, they There was no way to meet that would avoid my discovery.”

"Someone instigated Talobane? Is it the Volantis party? After all, falsely accusing you of slave trading can directly provoke a fight between you and the Hauket family, and can also damage your image in the eyes of the Braavos ambassador." En made the most superficial guess to continue to show his inexperience in politics.

"The Volantis Party? It's possible. After all, they are the most direct beneficiaries." Illyrio nodded, "But is it possible that the Braavos Party could use this to drive a wedge between me and Valan?" What about the relationship with the Titusi Party?

And destroying my image in the eyes of Ambassador Oranto would be equally beneficial to Prince Hazan and the other Braavos parties, which would make them the only choice for the Iron Bank. "

Ian opened his mouth wide, as if to say, 'Can this still happen? ’

"Hahaha," Illyrio laughed, "As the first Westeros nobles to defect to the king, you and Daeron must be the core of the Royal Council that must be formed, but if you want to do these things well, you still have There’s so much to learn.”

"Your Majesty, the Governor, are you willing to teach me?" Ian suddenly said, 'Overjoyed'.

"Hahaha, you are very smart. Although you still seem a little young, blind and reckless, these are the characteristics shared by young people. As long as you are given time, you will sooner or later become a major help in the restoration of the Targaryen Dynasty.

By then, whether it is the surname, honor, territory, or wealth you want, you will have it at your fingertips. "Illyrio used the term restoration of the Targaryen Dynasty instead of the restoration of His Majesty Viserys. This was to pave the way for later raising 'Aegon VI' to the public.

Ian knew that he was now officially included in Illyrio's plan.

Speak in a teaching and guiding tone as a senior to strengthen your dominant position in the relationship.

Point out the other party's shortcomings and at the same time draw a pie and imply that as long as the other party gets your help, they can eat the pie, so as to arouse the other party's expectation of serving you.

Illyrio's words in the second half of today's conversation were all standard ways of controlling people. If he were a real young man without a "player's perspective", he would definitely be tamed by Illyrio.

But Ian, who has seen through Illyrio's words, only needs to follow Illyrio's words and cooperate with him, and he can perfectly leave Illyrio with the impression that he has been dominated by him, thereby further gaining his trust.

This is the art of counter-controlling people.