Trapped Inside the Beta Test World for 1000 Years-Chapter 44 – Had the loss of being uneducated, huh? 8/10

"Eh—?"
Maka jumped up.
The red light stopped flashing.
The alarm sound ceased.
The big red button was still in Xia Ya's hand.
If not for the inexplicable absence of a few people and the priest sleeping on the chair, it would seem as if nothing had ever happened!
"That, that program..."
"Single click to activate, double click to deactivate."
Xia Ya clicked it again.
"Beep—"
"Self-destruct program activated, countdown 10 minutes..."
Click click
"Ding dong—"
"Self-destruct program deactivated."
"Want to try again?"
"No, no, no... How did you know?"
"It's written here, 'Activate self-destruct countdown, single click to start, double click to stop, quadruple click to toggle alarm sound, long press to enter custom mode'... Can't you read any of this?"
"You can read those characters!?"
"Of course."
Xia Ya said matter-of-factly. Although in the game, once you learn a language, it automatically translates into a familiar one, Xia Ya was just too—bored—so he learned all these characters by sight and memory, bypassing the rules.
Who knows how the Illusory Workshop managed to create dozens of languages, complete with grammar and writing rules.
Maka stared at Xia Ya, his eyes filled with all sorts of emotions.
But mostly regret.
A lot of regret.
He regretted not studying ancient languages properly back then.
This base vehicle was his discovery, but clever as he was, he didn't it.
When they left Andarheim, every Mushroom Person had to submit their assets for registration, pay storage and transmission fees based on value, and purchase transmission insurance.
It was an extremely, extremely, extremely expensive expense.
Maka knew this thing would be appraised at a high value, so he covered the words under the button with special dye, concealed the fact about the base vehicle, and falsely claimed it was a remote-controlled self-destruct vehicle from the ancient pay-to-win ruins of Habilia, successfully bringing it to Astan City.
A wise Mushroom Person once said, when you make a mistake and aren't immediately punished, it will suddenly appear one day in the future.
Maka didn't believe this in the past, but now he does.
"What are you going to do..."
The Mushroom Person looked at Xia Ya.
This guy!
He's worse than the most insidious Dark Elf queen! He's still pretending! He must know the secret of the base vehicle!
"Me..." Xia Ya scratched his face, "Let's not beat around the bush, I want this vehicle."
"You knew it!! You, you—"
"So, will you give it?"
"Impossible!"
Xia Ya smiled, he knew that would be the answer.
In past cycles, he had asked for it, but only after acquiring some wealth.
Previously, Maka's mental price for this vehicle was two precious metal veins that could be mined for over 30 years, plus a promise of priority repurchase rights for a base vehicle.
The control core of this vehicle had Maka's name engraved on it, the permission belonged to him, even if he died, nailed in a coffin, he would shout from the grave with decayed vocal cords: This is mine!
So he couldn't take it by force, he had to find a way to trick him. Right now, Maka was out of sorts, there might be a slight chance.
If he got this vehicle in advance, everything else would be more convenient.
Xia Ya had dealt with Maka for many years and knew that when communicating with this guy, he couldn't mention money or life deals.
Mushroom People are one of the most stubborn races, they would rather abandon their original homes than pay with their lives, and would sell out the whole world in pursuit of money. With them, you can only keep offering prices, clearly marked, you can't use force.
Xia Ya thought for a moment and said:
"I'll give you three pieces of information, you name a price."
"I won't sell any information!"
"What about information on Maengron?"
Maka's expression changed slightly, his small eyes actually opened a bit.
"You... know its origin?"
Maengron was something Synlos left here for Frederick, if Xia Ya admitted it, it would mean admitting the biggest secret of the Gold Only Society.
Maka, though a bastard and a miser, had a few things in his heart of equal weight.
—Exposing the secret of selling out the whole world
—Base vehicle self-destruct
—Bankruptcy
These three were about equal, all enough to make him open his eyes.
Summed up, it seems all about bankruptcy.
"I could make up an answer, see if you believe it..." Xia Ya smiled, neither denying nor confirming: "I mean, do you know why Luke came and went?"
"He couldn't survive, at least I provide meals here."
"Ha... you really overestimate yourself. He's the sealing medium for Maengron."
Xia Ya's words made Maka fall into deep thought, he didn't speak for a long time, his gaze obscured by his mushroom cap.
When he looked up again, his eyes were half-open.
"If the other two pieces of information are of equal value, I might consider it."
Ah, there's hope!
"Second, the whereabouts of the other half of the Midas Hand blueprint."
"What? Oh oh oh oh you actually know this!!"
Maka was so excited he stood up! He spun in place several times, muttering "You actually know this, you actually know this!"
The Midas Hand is a legendary god-blessed golden touch glove, as long as you wear it, anything you touch turns to gold. For Mushroom People, it's no less than the "Silver Mistletoe Sword", "Holy Sword Nashir", and "Eternal Spear Gungnir", even surpassing them.
"But how do I know you're not lying?!"
"Let's talk about it with the third piece. Three months and 4 days later, there will be a monster upheaval in Elvenheim, affecting a third of the Sunlit Forest, the ruins hiding the Midas Hand are there, you can come with me."
Maka was shocked again!
Then, he quickly followed Xia Ya's train of thought.
"You want me to bring the base vehicle?"
"Yes, but by then it will be 'my base vehicle'. I can also promise to assist you, help you find the Midas Hand, but the premise is you give me the base vehicle. I won't swear, nor write a contract, to avoid you exploiting loopholes."
Maka angrily said, "Then what's the point of talking! No deal!"
"If you don't agree, I'll go to McCaus City to find Franzo, I'm sure he'll agree." Xia Ya shrugged, "And I'll also tell him the entrance to the Mechanical Ancient City Tin Soldier Siege... You should know what's hidden there, right?"
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"Tin Soldier Siege! Franzo! Damn it, damn it, damn it, what do you know!! You must be a Sacred Spirit sent to punish me, right? You... you're blatantly threatening me!"
Maka was so angry he jumped up and down, grabbed a cup and smashed it on the ground.
But after venting, he felt a bit scared.
Xia Ya's omniscience had exceeded his acceptable range, he was more inclined to believe everything he said was true...
In the towns around Astan City, each had a Fight Club branch, each with a Mushroom Person in charge. But he specifically mentioned Franzo.
Franzo, the Mushroom Person in McCaus City, was the one responsible for property transfer registration back then.
Franzo was highly skilled in alchemy, he had noticed something odd about Maka's self-destruct vehicle and requested an inspection, but Maka bribed the transporter to send it ahead, leaving Franzo resentful.
After all, he was a die-hard car enthusiast.
Franzo's dream was to go to the legendary Mechanical Ancient City Tin Soldier Siege and find the Titan Giant blueprint there.
The latter is a transforming steel giant that shines with gold coin brilliance, known as the Illusory Realm's version of a luxury gold Transformer, Franzo's ultimate dream.
If Xia Ya really knew the entrance to the Tin Soldier Siege, he would definitely agree, regardless of truth, he would go for it.
And the Tin Soldier Siege is the legendary place where the eighth Sacred Spirit, the God of Machinery and Steam, Tin Soldier, was besieged to death by the Seven Sacred Spirits, it's said there's a power gem there that can control all mechanical creations, by then, revoking a simple base vehicle's permission would be a piece of cake.
In other words, if he didn't agree, he might end up with nothing.
If it were half an hour ago, before all this happened, he would have outright rejected this nonsense—what a joke, pulling a fast one is something Mushroom People have already mastered! Just with words, you want to make Lord Maka comply, why?
But now, after all that's happened, he's getting more and more anxious.
Xia Ya seemed to know everything...
His experience and knowledge were being crushed in every way, leaving Maka breathless.
After much consideration, he stomped his foot.
"Fine! I agree with you!"