"It's a ...... Gear?" Brutus looked at the symbol suspended in the air, his voice a little hesitant, but still curious to ask.

Ray Peters cast his gaze towards Holden, and he did not rush to conclusions, because he knew more about semiotics, and things were certainly not so simple.

Sure enough, Hodden raised his hand slightly, and the pattern of the entire gear was further enlarged, and then you could see the colorful patterns hidden in the jagged teeth.

For ordinary people, they will not be aware of the anomaly at all, and for a small number of people, even if they perceive the secret hidden in the gears, they will not be able to identify, let alone crack it.

There is only an outlier like Holden, and it is difficult to pick an outlier for thousands of miles.

"The information I have now is still limited, so I can't fully crack the code for the time being, but I can deduce some details from the information I have at the moment. ”

Hodden explained.

"First, this symbol is just a useless little badge that can be hidden anywhere, psionic circles, family badges, psionic passwords, etc., even if they are accidentally discovered, they may be ignored as part of the symbol, but in fact this plays an important role in the personal signature. ”

"Remember our previous deconstruction of the circle?"

Holden's gaze swept away, and the three of them gradually tasted it.

"Second, the number of the sawtooth represents the level, but I can't tell if it's the level of secrecy or the level of the user's status in the organization as a whole. ”

"Organize?" Thunder Peters interrupted Holden's explanation, and if a term like "organization" was used, the gravity of the matter rose to a whole new level.

But Hordon nodded without hesitation, "At least the part I can understand can be seen at three different levels, which is already an organization." Judging from the classified document just now, it's likely that the jagged numbers represent more than just what I know. ”

"Third, all the symbols in the sawtooth are encrypted clues, and what I am presenting now is just a blunt copy, and there is no way to see through it. ”

"I need to know the basic principles of their encryption, or the rules, to be able to crack it further, otherwise I will be treated as a layman. However, according to the clues we know so far, it should only be some secret-level information, which is convenient for managers at different levels to identify the importance of the information, and there is nothing worthy of in-depth investigation. ”

"But if I am the leader of this organization, I will encrypt different information in different symbols, convey orders, such as this information needs to be destroyed, such as the object of this task needs to be extinguished, and so on, and then hide the symbols in the badge or psionic circle, which can only be seen by managers who have reached a certain level, which is convenient and concise. ”

"It's just that I don't know this leader for the time being, and I don't dare to judge at will. ”

Without understanding, there is no context and framework, and Hoden's observation and judgment are useless, and he has no way to capture the context of things out of thin air.

But Holden's words made Brutus swallow a mouthful of saliva, and his eyes showed a hint of fear, "The only thing I'm glad about is that you are not the leader of this organization, otherwise, I'm afraid many people don't know how they died." ”

Hodden bared a mouthful of neat white teeth, "It's the same now." ”

Brutus shuddered, and looked at Robben, thinking of Issa and the missing homeless men.

"Finally, and most importantly, Count Gustav's coat of arms hides a gear symbol. "Holden has finally revealed the final key.

However, Thunder Peters' eyebrows frowned slightly, "Wait, there are no gears in Count Gustav's noble badge, their noble badge should be like this......"

Ray Peters also followed Holden's example, and quickly drew it in the air—the badge of nobility, something that could never be changed at will, and he believed that he could never be mistaken.

The coat of arms of every nobility bears the weight of time, and the older and more noble the nobles, the more they can reveal from these details, and these coats of arms are often passed down for centuries, or even longer, and are absolutely impossible to make mistakes easily, and cannot be changed.

One of the courses in Rapers' upbringing is to study the history of the entire Leia Empire, and to keep in mind the family systems of different nobles, this knowledge is to consolidate their respect for the empire, but also to highlight the heritage of the nobility -

To give a simple example, when a nobleman comes to visit, his conversation, his accent, his dress, his carriage and his manners, etc., all these details carry information clues, whether his family has experienced migration, how the ancestors have inherited, what is the current economic situation of the family, the degree of aristocratic education, etc., all of which will be revealed after a conversation.

But these details can only be seen by the real aristocracy, and for those who are new aristocrats or nouveau riche, they are unknown.

This is the essence of the bones.

Count Gustav, as the most lineage of the entire Lea Empire, how did he pass it on to the present, what is the paternal and maternal lineage, and the relationship between him and the current king...... And so on and so forth, all of which are no secret.

Raypeters knew no better, and he quickly drew Gustav's noble insignia, then enlarged it and showed it to Hoden, "As far as I know, there are no cogs. ”

"What's more, the history of Count Gustav's family has always had nothing to do with industry, technology, etc., and it is absolutely impossible for the coat of arms design to be integrated into the gear design. Judging from the time, background, class, etc., it is absolutely impossible for the coat of arms of Count Gustav to have gears. ”

Brutus and Robben's eyes were also projected.

They originally thought that, just like when the psionic circle was deconstructed before, those personal signatures might be hidden in the circle, and only by deconstructing it in detail could they find the gear symbol that Hoden was talking about, but they didn't expect that Hoden just looked up and down, and then drew it in the air again.

"This is the noble badge I saw the other day in the Third Precinct vigilante. "Holden's movements were fast, and the depiction was done quickly.

On the left, is the coat of arms of nobility depicted by Ray Peters.

On the right, there is a noble badge depicted by Holden.

The two badges are consistent from the outline to the shape to the color, the only difference is that in the central part, the pattern of the staggered position of the shield and the long sword has changed, in fact, it is an area the size of a black bean, at this time, the pattern can only be seen clearly after magnifying it five times or ten times, and the deviation is usually not detected at all.

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