Lin Qianqian felt that since she was a cultivator, she could simply find a place in the mall to meditate when she was tired; there was no need to prepare a special room. It would be better to convert those areas into warehouses, so she could store more things.
But when Tang Dezhong heard this, he neither said he would change it nor that he wouldn't.
He narrowed his already small eyes and said slowly, "This is what I'm going to tell you next. The eleven rules you showed us have been carefully studied by our experts. We found that the rules don't specify the quantity or type of goods in the mall, nor do they specify how to store them. Logically speaking, the mall isn't big, and you can't carry much stuff. Trading only this much stuff during a time travel seems like a loss. Later, inspired by the storage bag you gave us, we thought, could we put a large amount of inventory in storage spaces, and then place those storage spaces in the mall?"
"Space within space, what were you thinking?"
"Because we believe that the mall collects 49% tax after each transaction. The more transactions we make, the more tax they collect, so using storage space as a warehouse should be feasible."
He paused here, giving Lin Qianqian time to process his thoughts, before adding, "Of course, this is based on the premise that we believe you have other extra spatial magic items. However, to be on the safe side, you should first ask the system if this is against the rules?"
Lin Qianqian had been a cultivator for some time, but some of her ways of thinking and doing things hadn't changed; she was still operating like an ordinary person. That's why she didn't immediately think of using a storage magic item to store goods.
As for extra storage magic items, she certainly had them, but...
She silently looked up at Tang Dezhong and saw that he still had that kind, smiling face, looking very open and honest with no other intentions.
Lin Qianqian cursed inwardly, "Old fox," and then went to ask the system.
The system's answer is: Yes. As long as the storage space is registered under the shop's name, it will be considered an add-on item in the shop. This was a loophole intentionally left by the system; it just depends on whether the host discovers it. However, if the host doesn't obtain storage space in the trial dimension, discovering this bug won't help.
After receiving a positive response from the system, Lin Qianqian thought for a moment and said to Tang Dezhong, "Of course I still have storage magic items. I found quite a few storage bags in the secret realm. The one I've bound to is a planting space, which is quite large and can hold living things. You can bring your things over here, and I can fit them all in, or you can prepare your things and I'll go and load them up." She then showed off the ring on her right pinky finger.
She wanted to hide the Cloud Void Realm and didn't even intend to expose the Blue Jade Space, so she found another planting space to recognize her as her master and used that one for daily life.
Upon hearing her say this, Tang Dezhong immediately replied happily, "Don't worry about the goods. The government will handle things perfectly, and the inventory will be ready soon. You're really lucky; the trial plane is the cultivation world, and you've obtained so many good things."
But when Lin Qianqian thought of those creatures that were over ten meters tall, the dangers she had faced time and time again, and the excruciating pain she had endured during the inheritance, she trembled all over and never wanted to go through that again.
She said with some lingering fear, "That's hard to say. Those ancient martial arts and technological planes are definitely not this dangerous. Risk and opportunity go hand in hand." Tang Dezhong didn't know how to respond to that, so he changed the subject and handed Lin Qianqian a tablet.
The types and quantities of goods to be taken are recorded on the tablet. There are also some plants and animals, which are more complicated to transport, so she needs to collect them personally. Next to the cashier are a computer and a printer. One computer displays a monitoring screen, and the other has downloaded a lot of data.
The drawer below contains many USB drives, containing literary, musical, and film works, as well as various technical documents, all translated into multiple languages and ready to be printed or played as needed. Next to the computer is a walkie-talkie for communication between neighbors upstairs and downstairs.
In addition, the government will prepare ten tons of gold for emergencies, since gold is a hard currency that can be used in many parts of the world. The gold will be entrusted to Lin Qianqian for safekeeping.
Lin Qianqian looked around and felt like something was missing. Then she realized, why wasn't there a cash register on the counter?
"Doesn't Article 3 of the guidelines say that a set of basic equipment will be provided free of charge? Take a look and see what's inside. Does it include a cash register?"
Lin Qianqian opened her system panel, clicked on the in-game store, and sure enough, a new set of basic equipment had appeared. The small image of the equipment was flashing, indicating that it was available. What else was there to say? She just reached out and clicked.
In an instant, several points of light scattered, and a uniquely designed cash register appeared out of thin air on the counter. While it was called a cash register, it looked more like a robot.
Its square head resembles a miniature computer screen, and it's a double-sided screen. The outward-facing screen has a pair of cute cartoon eyes that can move up and down, easily scanning items. The inward-facing screen immediately displays information such as price and function after scanning an item, which the cashier can see instantly.
Below that is a slender body with two outstretched arms on the sides to help support the items to be scanned. At the very bottom is the virtual keyboard, which surprisingly features Mandarin Chinese keys – how thoughtful!
Compared to a regular cash register, it lacks a cash box, but this does not affect its use. There are several drawers under the counter, which can be used to temporarily store otherworldly currency.
"Wow, this cash register is so cool!" Lin Qianqian exclaimed, not holding back her praise.
"As expected, just as we guessed. Interdimensional trading involves doing business with other worlds, and the currency is different. It definitely can't be handled without the system's built-in cash register. The expert team is quite capable; they figured it out immediately." Tang Dezhong was satisfied.
This cash register is not only stylish but also multifunctional. It can scan QR codes on labels, as well as scan the value of items from another world, distinguish the authenticity of items using other world currency, and display the purchasing power of the scanned items in that world.
For example, if a customer travels to a post-apocalyptic world and wants to buy bread in the world's marketplace, they can scan the crystal core first. The multi-functional cash register will then display that the purchasing power of that level 1 crystal core in the post-apocalyptic world is 0.5 loaves of bread. Therefore, to buy the bread, the customer would need to pay 2 level 1 crystal cores.
A loaf of bread costs 10 Yan Kingdom coins. The exchange rate between a level 1 crystal core and Yan Kingdom coins is 1 to 5. The cash register interface will display these two prices side by side, but the price and exchange rate can also be manually adjusted.
If you think this crystal core would be very valuable back on Earth, easily fetching tens of thousands of Yan Kingdom currency wouldn't be a problem. If you feel guilty for not being able to buy a single loaf of bread here, you can manually adjust the system: buy one crystal core and give someone 1,000 loaves of bread.
Or, if you feel you have a unique business and can profit from a rare commodity, you can sell one loaf of bread for ten crystal cores, as long as you have a conscience. Moreover, once you adjust the price of one item, the multi-functional cash register will automatically adjust the prices of all other items. Of course, you can also manually adjust the prices of individual items.
In short, the most important thing is to first scan the acquired otherworldly currency and items to determine their value.
She had a small question about pricing: "Can I really set prices arbitrarily? For example, in a post-apocalyptic world, is it okay to sell a loaf of bread and a bottle of water for a hundred or two hundred crystal cores?"
The system's response was: "The host has the right to set prices freely. However, the host should know: accumulating good deeds cultivates virtue, and the gods will naturally reward you. Heaven is watching what people do!"
As soon as the system finished speaking, Lin Qianqian felt a chill run down her spine as an invisible pressure suddenly appeared.
She instinctively adopted the most proper attitude and spoke in the most sincere tone, quickly saying, "I'm not the kind of unscrupulous businessman who takes advantage of people's misfortunes. Don't worry, Tongzi, I will definitely conduct fair trade and ensure mutual benefit."
It's clear to everyone that she was just being cheeky and asking casually.
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