Lu Yuan really hadn't expected that everyone had already started doing business.

Do the insects outside have absolutely no impact on them? On the contrary, they bring them huge business opportunities.

However, the market supply of insects currently exceeds demand. Almost everyone can easily produce several tons of insects, suggesting that although they have suffered a disaster, these insects have also brought them great benefits.

However, Lu Yuan sensed a problem.

There are many insects, but they can't be sold and no one wants to buy them, so dealing with them will be a hassle.

After these insects die, their bodies will stink and rot, turning the entire city into a smoky and foul place.

These people are now hoarding all sorts of insects on a large scale. Presumably, their lives are now surrounded by these smelly insects. Just thinking about it makes Lu Yuan's stomach churn.

Lu Yuan waved to Xiao Shan, who put Qi Qi aside and came over: "What's wrong?"

Lu Yuan pointed to the content on his phone: "Just now, Qiao Ke cracked the chat room in the city, and now the city has also set up an official chat room."

"I've seen all sorts of information in the trading channel. Take a look first, then give me your phone, and I'll enter your account information into it."

Xiao Shan nodded gently and handed her phone to Lu Yuan. After looking through the contents of Lu Yuan's phone, she immediately covered her mouth and burst into laughter.

"This is so interesting. All sorts of people are starting to sell bugs now, but these ads have been out for ages, who's going to buy them!"

Lu Yuan nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I reckon the higher-ups will step in, otherwise so many insects could cause a severe plague to break out in the whole city."

"These insects will definitely produce all sorts of bacteria after their bodies rot. Once infected, the entire city will be plagued!"

Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Xiao Shan also felt a little worried: "Yes, but it seems like no one in the city is willing to take it. Or have we just not found one yet?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a banner floated across the top of the chat window, displaying some of the content.

"The military is buying up large quantities of insects in the city. They are uniformly collecting all the insects at a price of one hundred yuan per ton. If you are willing to sell them, please do so as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the insects rot, the government will no longer care about the pollution caused and will provide compensation!"

Upon seeing this, Lu Yuan and Xiao Shan exchanged a glance: "Holy crap, really? Bugs in the city for a hundred yuan a ton? That's way too low! Will anyone actually buy that?"

Xiao Shan nodded slightly: "Yes, these days, a hundred yuan can't even buy a steamed bun in the city. Who would be willing to exchange a ton of these bugs for a single steamed bun? You know, a ton of bugs is a huge amount!"

However, to Lu Yuan's surprise, his subordinates immediately started tagging the official account.

The channel was practically flooded with messages, with chat rooms boasting millions of users and comments swirling around, leaving no one knowing whether their messages had been received.

Upon seeing this message, Lu Yuan glanced outside and said, "We have so many bugs here. Why don't we ask the military to come and help him deal with them? Anyway, we should be able to sell them for a good amount of money!"

After hearing this, Xiao Shan couldn't help but chuckle: "So the military has taken all these insects away. What are they planning to do with them? Are they going to process them into food?"

Lu Yuan rubbed his chin, pondering for a moment: "Yes, I also think that's possible! But what should we do next? Should we continue processing? I think processing food might result in huge losses!"

Just then, Xiao Shan suddenly heard Qi Qi muttering something under her breath, and couldn't help but smile.

Lu Yuan looked over as well, and asked with some curiosity, "What did your daughter just say?"

"Hey, the story I told her last night, the story of the time capsule! She wants to take me to get it today!"

"A time capsule?"

Lu Yuan looked at Qi Qi with some curiosity: "What is a time capsule?"

"Oh! It's that kind of thing where you put your favorite things in a container, bury them underground, and then take them out again a few years later to look at them, to see what you left for your present self! It's something kids like to do!"

Xiao Shan looked at Qi Qi with doting eyes, her face full of smiles.

At that moment, Lu Yuan suddenly had an idea: "Haha! Remember what we were worried about just now?"

Xiao Shan looked at Lu Yuan with some curiosity: "What are you worried about? What is it?"

"Sigh, it's all about money! We've already run out of money, and we might need to buy some things that will require more money!"

"Oh, why did this suddenly come to mind? Weren't we just talking about bugs?"

"Yes! It was you and Qiqi who enlightened me! I've come up with a really great idea!"

Then, Lu Yuan pulled Xiao Shan to the window and pointed to the insects in the distance, saying, "Look! Our treasure is right here!"

Xiao Shan looked at Lu Yuan with some confusion: "Um... our treasure is right here? What do you mean?"

"Oh, these bugs! These bugs are a treasure trove!"

Xiao Shan was still a little confused: "You should explain it clearly. If you keep keeping me in suspense like this, I can't guess! When did these bugs become a treasure? Aren't they supposed to be unsellable?"

"Hehe! We can't sell them now because the market is saturated, but what about later? When these insects are all gone, the people in the city will definitely have nothing to eat. They'll regret not stockpiling more insects! If we hoard these insects now, we can sell them later and make money!"

Xiao Shan looked at Lu Yuan, somewhat taken aback: "Is this... appropriate?"

"Why not! Go get it! When they run out of food, we can sell it and exchange it for things we need! Although we seem to have enough now, what about in a few years? After all, the military controls everyone's food rations now, so we need to stockpile our own supplies. Maybe we can even do business with the military in the future!"

"Hmm! That works, but how are we going to deal with so many bugs?"

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "First, we need to try the taste of these insects, and then we'll consider how to process them!"