Code, Dinner, and a Jigsaw Puzzle
Lin Yu still managed to heal Sherlock's hand.
Anyway, the "Doctor's" ability isn't something you can only use once per Game, but something you can use once a day.
Of course, the main reason is because...
Sherlock found a "clue" to the code.
To save his own life, Sherlock immediately activated his "Detective" abilities.
Then, based on the clues from the "Detective" ability...
The clue to the password for this metal box is hidden among the pile of books on the bookshelf.
There are eight books in total.
Sherlock and Lin Yu naturally began searching for clues to the code in these books.
To make Sherlock's search for the password more efficient, Lin Yu also healed his hand.
The two sat around the fireplace in the room, flipping through the large pages of books covered in black marks, but for a moment they had no clue what to do.
Soon, it gradually got dark.
Sherlock took a sip of his book and looked at Lin Yu.
"Boss May, do you provide meals? I'm starving!"
Lin Yu looked at Sherlock and said helplessly, "Didn't you gather a lot of food? Why don't you just eat it yourself when you're hungry?"
As he spoke, Sherlock touched his nose sheepishly.
"Boss, I was just thinking there might be a pot here."
"Eating cold food all the time makes my stomach uncomfortable; I want something hot."
Lin Yu flipped through the book "Stupid Tire" in his hand, then said without looking up, "Then go ahead, just cook rice as usual."
Sherlock said somewhat embarrassedly, "Well, actually, I'm not very good at cooking..."
As he spoke, Lin Yu looked up and sighed.
"I'm hungry too."
After spending this time together, Sherlock's initial fear of Lin Yu has dissipated considerably.
Perhaps it was the "hand treatment" incident earlier, combined with Lin Yu's Profession as a "Doctor" and his pretentious remarks when he first met Sherlock, that led him to make a slight misjudgment of Lin Yu.
However, Lin Yu was too lazy to correct them.
After all, if Sherlock had good intentions towards him, it wouldn't be a bad thing.
Seeing Lin Yu walk towards the kitchen with the book upside down, Sherlock quickly got up.
"Boss May, don't worry, I won't eat your food for free."
As he spoke, Sherlock took an eco-friendly shopping bag from his pocket.
Then, Sherlock opened the bag and took out peanut oil, a piece of pork belly, a carton of eggs, and a lot of vegetables and seasonings.
Lin Yu was shocked.
"What the hell is this?"
"Oh, this is the Item I got from my twelfth Instance, the [Discount Shopping Bag]," Sherlock said smugly. "It can take out a lot of discounted groceries from the supermarket each time—the cooldown is 48 hours."
"If it's not removed, the item will remain inside."
"This thing is truly Divine Artifact," Lin Yu exclaimed. "Why didn't you take it out sooner?"
"Because I can't cook," Sherlock argued. "This stuff is only ever served raw, never cooked—and it's usually near its expiration date."
"I'll only eat the stuff inside if I'm starving."
"I ate a raw egg in the last Instance, and my legs were so weak from all the running before the Instance ended!"
As Sherlock spoke, Lin Yu reluctantly accepted the ingredients.
"He is lazy and doesn't know the difference between the five grains."
Lin Yu commented.
However, based on the "Chef's" Profession skills, these ingredients are indeed edible.
Lin Yu himself had been suffering terribly these past few days, eating only biscuits and simple baked goods. Even though there was canned food in this house, his quality of life hadn't improved much.
Since there were stir-fried dishes available, Lin Yu naturally wouldn't refuse.
Soon, Lin Yu had prepared a dish of braised pork belly with green beans, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and a pot of porridge made with rice and spinach.
After turning off the stove, he and Sherlock sat in the kitchen and began eating right around the pot.
Sherlock couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, your cooking is just like what you get in restaurants! I love this heavy oil and salt flavor... You cook at home often, don't you?"
Lin Yu shook his head while eating scrambled eggs with tomatoes. "No, I hardly ever go into the kitchen at home."
After all, she has an older sister named Lin Zhao, who usually does the cooking.
Sherlock was filled with respect. "Then you must be a cooking genius. Have you ever considered giving up your Doctor and opening a restaurant to make money?"
Lin Yu smiled and said, "That's tiring... My family does this kind of work."
"Although I don't do much, my skills are decent, partly due to the influence of my family."
Sherlock glanced at Lin Yu's long, slender hands and pondered, "Hmm... I see."
After the two finished their meal, Sherlock diligently washed the pots and pans, then continued searching through the books.
Perhaps it was because I had a good meal that my mind became much more active.
When Lin Yu went back to look through those books, he suddenly realized something.
"Wait a minute, I already felt that 'blacking out' the book was a bit unnecessary."
After all, whatever the purpose...
Destroying or hiding them are both the best options.
Why did that young Scholar who used to live here go to such lengths to black out every single book?
Lin Yu suddenly thought of a possibility.
He looked down at the page numbers of the book, "The Stupid Tire," in his hand.
Although it's a normal page number, a "." symbol is added after it.
"Give me your 'Crazy Wrench'!"
Lin Yu looked at Sherlock, Sherlock paused for a moment before handing the book to Lin Yu.
And the page numbering in this book...
It also follows the pattern of "1." and "2.".
Lin Yu then opened another book, "The Very Good Angry Gear".
The page numbers in this book are formatted as "-1-".
Then...
Lin Yu discovered that the page numbers of these eight books could be divided into four categories.
Add dots, horizontal lines, wavy lines, and underlines.
After categorizing and listing the books, Lin Yu remembered the Map connections from before.
He thought for a moment, then tore the first five pages from each of the books, "Stupid Tire" and "Crazy Wrench."
He ignored the blank spaces around the top and bottom of those ten pages and began to arrange and combine them.
Five of the pages that are "blacked out" can be completely pieced together, end to end.
Lin Yu looked at the scene on the ground and laughed.
"This guy's spatial imagination is really impressive..."
"Moreover, he actually quite likes this 'match-3' method of providing hints."
As Lin Yu spoke, Sherlock, who was standing to the side, also suddenly realized.
"So that's it! These blacked-out parts aren't to cover anything up—they're to form a puzzle!"