Chapter 22 Exchange Device

As he spoke, he picked up the blueprints that had been prepared beforehand and handed them to Gu Xinyan. After Gu Xinyan accepted them, he continued:

"There are very few shops left in the city now; most are just small stalls set up by ordinary people."

"Our place used to be very lively, but due to constant harassment from the Western Regions, many shops have moved away, and the city has become quiet ever since."

Hearing Guo Ziyi's slightly downcast voice, Gu Xinyan didn't know what to say for a moment. After all, even a small town in this border region was prosperous during the Tang Dynasty.

As the An Lushan Rebellion began, even this small border town was not spared. Gu Xinyan sighed for a while before turning her attention back to the blueprints.

The drawings were very detailed, though not as refined as modern ones, but still easy to understand.

The shop was a two-story building, and many shelves had been built inside according to her ideas. Gu Xinyan nodded in satisfaction and looked at Guo Ziyi, saying:

"General Guo, this shop is very good, I'm very satisfied. Although this place is desolate now, it doesn't mean it will remain so in the future."

Once the high-yield crops are grown, I believe this place will become lively again, perhaps even more prosperous than before.

Upon hearing this, Guo Ziyi nodded with delight, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Yes! Miss Gu's arrival is not only their salvation, but also the salvation of this city of Kucha."

Yesterday I received an urgent letter from Xiaoxin, and he learned everything that had happened since then. It turns out that he will pass away from illness next year.

Xiao Xin and the Anxi army actually guarded this city for a full forty-two years, from their youthful days to their old age. When he learned of this news yesterday, he couldn't sleep all night.

But now things are different. This Miss Gu from the future has brought high-yield grain seeds, as well as all kinds of daily necessities.

It also brought up future events, so that they could prepare in advance by knowing these things.

“Indeed, Miss Gu is right. We have already prepared all the items for the transaction in advance. May we proceed with the transaction now?” Guo Ziyi inquired.

Hearing this, Gu Xinyan nodded and replied, "Sure, I can make the transaction anytime. After you've exchanged your items, I'll bring out the things you need as well."

After she obtained the dimensional shop, she saw that it had a special exchange machine for redeeming items, which was very convenient. Otherwise, she wouldn't know how to calculate the prices for them.

After all, in her opinion, everything here would be considered an antique if taken back, even a bowl and a chopstick.

The items in her spatial ring were rather miscellaneous, but these were all very common items on Earth and not particularly rare.

So without this exchange device, she wouldn't know how to calculate it for them, since this transaction wasn't as simple as the first one.

With that thought, my consciousness entered the dimensional shop in my mind and saw a small exchange device at the counter.

With a thought, the exchange device, which had been quietly residing in the interdimensional shop, appeared in the hall.

Everyone present was stunned when they saw the strange thing that suddenly appeared in front of them.

This...this is truly a miracle! These people all knew the inside story. At first, they were somewhat skeptical, as this was indeed very unbelievable, but now they were completely convinced.

"General Guo, you just need to put the items you want to trade into this exchange device, and it will exchange them for the corresponding currency. You can use this currency to buy things from me," Gu Xinyan explained, pointing to the exchange device.

Upon hearing this, Guo Ziyi looked at the small, square object with a screen on the outside with delight.

There was a small tray on top; it seemed that the items were placed there. Thinking this, he quickly said to the servant beside him:

"Yuanzi, go and bring over all the things I asked you to pack up last night, and also bring over the things Ziyuan sent over today."

"Yes!" Yuanzi nodded in response, then quickly turned and ran out of the hall.

A moment later, a commotion arose outside the hall, and Gu Xinyan looked out curiously.

Then they saw the servant boy named Yuanzi, leading a dozen or so people, coming over in a grand procession, their hands full of things, and carrying many large wooden boxes.

Some of the boxes were covered, so you couldn't see what was inside, but you could see inside the open boxes.

Those precious jewels, fabrics from the Western Regions, and some very beautiful porcelain.

It just so boldly entered her eyes. Looking at these dazzling jewelry pieces, Gu Xinyan couldn't help but swallow.

They're so beautiful! If we took these back to Earth, those academicians would be ecstatic.

"Miss Gu, are we just going to put it in like this? Will it even fit?"

Seeing all the items piled up in the hall, Guo Ziyi excitedly stood up and walked to the exchange device placed in the hall. Looking at the small exchange device in front of him, he asked curiously.

"Yes, General Guo, you just need to put the items you want to trade into that tray. The exchange device can automatically shrink the size of the items, so you don't have to worry about things being too big to fit," Gu Xinyan explained with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Guo Ziyi picked up a porcelain bottle from the box and gently placed it on the tray above the exchange device.

The moment it was inserted, the porcelain bottle, which was originally larger than the exchange device, shrank rapidly until it was the size of an egg.

Seeing this amazing scene, Guo Ziyi and the group of people who had gathered around stared wide-eyed at the exchange device.

But the next moment, their attention was drawn to the screen below.

The screen, which was originally dark, lit up as the porcelain bottle was placed in. After flickering for a few seconds, a line of text appeared on the screen.

Although the text displayed was not their Tang Dynasty script, miraculously, they were able to understand what it said.

[One piece of Western Region porcelain, 300 interdimensional coins]

The moment the words on the screen of the redemption device disappeared, a small platinum card, about the size of a bank card, automatically popped up below.

Looking at the card that popped out, Guo Ziyi and the other Guo family generals looked at Gu Xinyan with some confusion, not understanding what it was.

Sensing the questioning gazes of the crowd, Gu Xinyan pulled the card out of the exchange device and looked at the card in her hand; it was entirely white and gold.

One side reads "Dimensional Shop," and the other side has a rectangular transparent screen in the center, displaying the number 300 that was just redeemed.