In the evening, Lin Ran also heard that Effie had come to see them today, but he didn't pay attention.

The only people who came to see him were Effie's friend Griffin, not Effie who was pretending to be a maid or anyone else.

He wasn't in a hurry, while Ram flaunted himself and made small talk with Effie, who was dressed as a guard.

"Do you know how I found out that he was Effie, because he didn't look like a guard, and he took the initiative to ask me about it, and I knew he was Effie. You don't understand if you don't have this experience, Miss Effie was able to come to me in person, which shows that she is optimistic about me, do you understand, I have a good chance. ”

Lin said lightly, "Congratulations." ”

The voice of the butler came from outside, please gather.

"Good evening, everyone, I am convening now for tomorrow's exam. ”

I have to say that the Bert family took great pains, in order to find a partner for Effie, they also took out Master Bert's relics as an exam question, saying that a locker was handed over to them to solve.

Everyone was amazed, how could the relics of the fifth-level mutants make them solve the problems of the second-level mutants.

Lewis asked, "Could it be that Master Bert had prepared it for Miss Effie beforehand?"

The butler said, "That's right, the gentleman who is the first to unlock the locker will be able to attend the private dinner of the Bert family." ”

Carter clenched his fists secretly.

Lausanne said, "Well, I can't wait. ”

Lausanne is the most annoying of the seven, stubborn and arrogant, allowing Lewis, Carter, and Rahm to target him together, and no one pays attention to him anymore.

Lin Ran is the second most annoying ghost after Lausanne, but he solved the arson incident before the others, and until now everyone didn't understand that he found Wendy, so he took it a little seriously.

Carter asked, "Mr. Butler, who will open the locker first tomorrow, and will the person who will open it later have no chance?"

The housekeeper said, "Yes, but the first gentleman to open scores more." ”

Lin Lan felt that the Bert family was full of bells and whistles, and if they were looking for a partner, they would find a partner, and they would make a lively ring where everyone in the city watched, and they also made layers of checkpoints.

Lewis said: "Master Bert really has high hopes for Miss Effie, and it is really respectable that he has left behind the matter of finding a partner for her." ”

The butler was not particularly pleased with his sycophants, but just smiled calmly.

......

Seven lockers are placed in different rooms, and seven people draw lots to choose the order.

When the butler announced the start, Lewis, who had drawn the first choice, immediately strode to the middle room, and immediately closed the door after entering.

Lin Ran's draw was the third, and when it was his turn, he walked to the nearest room.

The room was small and there was nothing to pay attention to, and in the middle was a red table with a boxy metal cabinet on it.

The cabinet is dark blue, with strange lines on each side, and a lot of twisted lines inside.

Lin Chao turned around and found that there were all sides of the cabinet, that is, all six sides.

The weight of the cabinet is about 600 kilograms, which is not surprising, and the contents inside do not seem to be heavy, and Lin Chao's current strength cannot sense the items inside.

There is no keyhole to find an obvious mechanism, which means that the cabinet is sealed.

Lin Lan still has the ability to transform materials before, but the level is not high enough, it will take a long time to grind open the cabinet, and it will be exposed.

In the past, Lin Chao's popularity was very high, known as the electric demon, so his several abilities were also world-famous.

One is that the spiritual attack comes with an electric shock, which is very domineering, not to mention the third-level and fourth-level mutants, even the master level can't resist it.

The second is the ability to fly, which far exceeds that of mutants of the same level.

The third is the ability to change the shape of matter, and can use the material around you to create weapons at any time.

Fourth, it has a powerful single-point attack ability, which can kill the mutant turtle with one move, so it can fight with the king.

As for survivability in the sea, it looks inconspicuous in the dazzling light of other abilities.

The explosion killed too many people, and the place of the incident has become the hinterland of mutant beasts, and the international community has continuously sent small forces to investigate, but in the end, it is impossible to find out, and too many people have disappeared, including those famous masters.

There are also many people who doubt, such as that the masters including Lin Chao are not dead, and there are also people in the old ministry who are still alive now, and I hope that these masters can come out.

Lin Chao also had a lot of opponents at the beginning, and he didn't disappear with the big explosion, if someone with a heart found out that his strength had regressed greatly, he would definitely make a move, at least to control him.

So he can't be reminiscent, and so is one of the big reasons for the ability to change.

"Maybe it's a trap, a clever trap that can be easily unlocked by just finding the right switch. ”

Lin Chao thought as he stroked the cabinet.

He didn't believe that the cabinet in front of him was a relic of Master Bert, if Bert wanted to leave a relic and one cabinet was enough, how could he leave seven identical cabinets.

It could only be that Albert, the current head of the Bert family, imitated it, so the question is, why did he copy so many cabinets?

The answer is also imminent, that is, Master Bert did leave such a cabinet, but they could not untie it.

Hey?

Lin Lan couldn't help but smile knowing when he thought of this, how could there be a cabinet that couldn't be opened for Albert, although there were few mutants who were proficient in transformation, they could easily make an opening on this kind of metal cabinet.

The reason why they don't open it is because they want to crack the secret of the cabinet, which means that the secret of the cabinet is not only inside, but everywhere.

Lin Ran looked carefully again, analyzing the uneven lines on the surface.

"Maybe it's like a Rubik's Cube, which can be combined to reveal secrets. ”

Lin Lan tried to twist, but found that it was indeed one, and changed the angle again.

He turned the cabinet upside down, each with different lines, the dents and bumps that might have hidden the cracked code.

"It's not a Rubik's cube, maybe it's a puzzle, and you might find something by putting the six-sided pattern together. ”

Lin took the paper and pen, traced the pattern roughly, and discovered the mystery after several combinations.

I see, no wonder Albert and others couldn't find the answer. ”

The pattern on each side of the cabinet is a map, and although the exterior is very rough, Lin Chaos recognizes that it is an island of Daman Island in the original era, with a warehouse, a research institute, and a cell for the mutant beasts.

Even if Lin Ran traced the patterns on the cabinet completely, the map he got was not fine, he had already guessed the reason, Albert took out the cabinet was just a test given by hand, and the patterns on the real cabinet were much clearer than this. Search

In the interior of the map is a building, not a research institute, but a prison cell.

Lin Chao didn't understand what Master Bert was going to do, if it was normal to point to the scientific research institute, he was a scholar and researcher, and he might have left important items there.

After the Big Bang, Daman Island lost most of its combat power and rapidly declined, and with the spread of the Mutants, Darman led the people to relocate, and it is now the Mutants' sphere of influence.

If Master Bert retreated too hastily, he was worried, so he hinted at others through this cabinet on his deathbed.

If Darman could see it, he should understand what it meant. ”

Only the principal of Daman Island could read the hint left by Master Bert, and since there was none, it means that Albert did not tell Darman and the others about the cabinet.

Lin Ran thought things through, and sighed secretly in his heart, with his current strength, he couldn't go deep into Daman Island, at least reach the Silver Warrior, be able to sneak into the mutant beast group, and escape under the hands of high-level mutant beasts.

A new question arose as to whether he should tell the Bert family about this discovery.

The cabinet was a message left by Master Bert to his colleagues, and during the construction of Daman Island, his family did not accompany him, so neither Greene, nor Albert nor Effie knew about it.

It's useless to tell them, don't tell them, maybe it's a fortune left by Master Bert to his family.

Lin Chao didn't want to get this thing, so he still wanted to tell them, so he had to find a suitable way.

He sat in his chair and looked at the cabinet in deep thought.

When he left the room, he was surprised to find that the other six people were outside.

Seeing his expression, Ram shook his head and sighed, "I didn't expect you to be the last one to unravel." ”

The words sound a little regretful, but more of a show-off.

Lin Chao felt funny in his heart, what can these people unravel, what do they have to do with Daman Island, none of them are family members or friends and nephews who used to be high-level in Damanda, so he asked, "What method did you use to unravel?"

"You wouldn't tell us how you found out Wendy was the arsonist that night, and no one is going to tell you the answer today," Lewis said. ”

There was a moment of silence.

The housekeeper went to the room where Lin Chao was, and came out and asked, "Mr. Lacey, did you decide to give up because you couldn't open the locker?"

Lin Lan said indifferently: "No, I solved the puzzle, but I think it's important and inconvenient to show." ”

The faces of the others changed slightly, and Ram said first: "What kind of puzzle, Mr. Butler said it very clearly last night, just open the locker, you have too much of a sense of existence like this." ”

The butler didn't care, and asked, "Mr. Lacey, you can talk to me alone." ”

When the two left, the others couldn't sit still.

When Lin Chao was studying the cabinet, the remaining six people had already used their own methods to break the cabinet, such as Lewis borrowed a cutting machine, Carter used a drill, Ram used a high-temperature gun, in short, they asked the housekeeper to borrow various tools to open the cabinet.

The contents of the cabinet were a few books, and they felt that they had completed the task, especially Lewis, who had opened it first, who had already thought that he had won the battle, and now saw Lin talking about solving the puzzle with a look of surprise on his face.

"Am I mistaken?"

Not only did he think so, but so did the others, and Ram, who was the second to break the cabinet, also frowned and thought deeply.

......

Lin Lan, who re-entered the room, pointed to the cabinet and said, "I think its biggest secret is not inside, but outside." ”

The butler's face was unfazed, "Mr. Lacey, I can remind you a little that the other gentlemen have already opened the locker, and you are the only one studying the outside of the locker. ”

Lin laughed and said, "I will stick to what I decide." Each surface is a pattern, and when combined you get a picture, I think it's a treasure map. ”

The butler's face was still not too surprised, but showed a somewhat interesting smile, "Please continue." ”

Lin Lan said: "What Master Bert left behind is definitely not this kind of cabinet, but a more delicate and complete pattern, as long as you can get a clear treasure map when you combine them, I think it is the master's hard work for the family." As long as you follow the Zang treasure map, you will definitely find unexpected treasures. ”

At this point he stopped, and the butler asked meaninglessly, "Is there anything else?"

"No, as an outsider, there's only so much I can think about. ”

Lin Chao returned to a bland appearance.

From the butler's expression, he could see that he had thought a little wrong, Albert might have discovered the map earlier, but he was not sure where it was displayed.

"Okay, your findings are different, I'll report now. ”

The butler bowed and retired.

After Lin Chao went out, he looked at the other six people, and Ram asked, "The housekeeper has long announced that Lewis is the one who cracks the fastest, what did you find?"

"It's important, too important to tell you, it's the secret of the Bert family. ”

Lin Lan was not afraid of the jealousy of others, so he directly threw out a sentence.

Ram turned on the taunt mode again, "How can you see the secret of the family, you won't brag again." ”

Lin Yan found a place to sit down, "Whatever you think, I won't say." ”

When the butler returns, he announces that Lewis is attending the dinner and Albert is going to meet with Lin.

On the way, Lin Chao learned from the butler that Lewis relied on a cutter to cut open the locker, and he couldn't help laughing, he also saw that someone in the Bert family was very optimistic about Lewis, but this kind of mind was completely incompatible with a scholar like Effie.

But he doesn't care, whether he chooses or not will not affect his future.

If the Brotherhood is targeted for not being a Ram, then he will find another job, and in a few months he will find an excuse to announce that he has broken through Level 3, and then he can go anywhere, and it would be good to join the Expeditionary Legion.

Passing through the long corridor and passing the artificial lake, Lin Lan followed the housekeeper into the study room of more than 100 square meters, which was full of books and all kinds of handicrafts, and then Albert alone.

Albert stood up and smiled, "Welcome, Lacey." No matter how much others are valued, you have conquered me with your performance, and I will do my best to convince my family to make you Effie's partner. ”

Lin smiled casually: "Thank you, Senior Albert." ”

He didn't say much, whether it was true or not, he didn't think that others could compare with him, and if he lost, it was an off-field factor, and he was not wronged.

"You may be seated. ”

Albert pointed to the chair, and the butler went out at this time and gently led the door.

"It's rare to see a mutant like you who has brains and is good at fighting, especially since you haven't been mutated for long, and you still came out of the wasteland collection team, to be honest, I'm very interested in your past, if you are a seed cultivated by a big family or a master, I think it's even more

Plausible. ”

Albert expressed his suspicion of Lin Chao, no matter who it is, seeing the current Lin Chao, he will doubt his origin, and he can upgrade so quickly without resources, combat experience, coupled with his extraordinary mind, it is even more questionable.