Truthfully, if it wasn’t for Linda’s unexpected stir in the dreadful hours before dawn, Xia Lei would've already dissected the Metal Book. The silver lining was that talking to Linda had given rise to a new idea, which was to make a generous donation to the Malta Heritage Protection Bureau and make an official visit to the Temple of Apollo. 

With that, he had found the diagram of the ancient alloy box around the temple, which helped strengthen his comprehension of the Metal Book.

Returning to the embassy, Xia Lei rushed into his room. After shutting all doors and windows for good measure, Xia Lei pulled out the Metal Book. 

The book he had taken from William Arthur and the bronze book in his hands was the same. The only difference was that the book had different names for different people. 

Flipping its cover away, mysterious and weird characters soon came to sight. Some looked like a bunch of astray grass, some seemed like ridiculously drawn tadpoles and some even resembled human faces with eyes and...