The Case of the Greek Key (Post 5)

So, WWI finally begins with the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The government keeps sending messages and documents to Holmes to decode. So, Holmes is basically just another weapon for the war. He's the only one who can break the code. Furthermore, Holmes actually has a master. Well, his master is one of the only people in the world who know the code of Linear B. Holmes finds out that a man named Dr. Gross also knows the code and is the one who is feeding the plans to the Germans. Here, we see that a war that takes place brings Holmes a case. I'm surprised that the government doesn't seek out Holmes's master, Strachan-Davidson, to break the naval code. So Holmes, stays up all night and studies Linear B from a book written by Sir Arthur Evans (he is another person who knows Linear B). The code is written in Linear B and Holmes is able to figure out what the messages say. To comment on Holmes's work rate, I kind of feel sorry for him because he always exerts so much of his mind and heart into a case, but he never gets any reward for it. Maybe the reason Holmes is so popular is because he doesn't work for money, he works because he loves the thrill of coming face to face with danger and finally figuring out a very difficult problem.