Working at an otherworldly junkyard, making a fortune by collecting trash.

Chen Chen had only been lying on the bed for two hours when the work notification sound on his wrist rang out sharply.

He rubbed his sore eyes, got out of bed, put on his cotton coat, and went to the garbage disposal center.

Having gone through so many interstellar waste disposal missions, he had long lost his initial novelty.

Unlike in the past, when they would rush to investigate the true nature of the garbage as soon as they arrived at their posts, they now skillfully start the utility vehicles and transport the mountain of garbage to the processing area all at once.

Only after all the garbage was properly disposed of did he have time to get closer and examine the newly arrived "goods" carefully.

While in the tool cart, he had only caught a glimpse of patches of deep green, like an endless expanse of dark green silk. Now, standing still, he could see clearly that they were clumps of seaweed intertwined together, their leaves long and narrow, with a moist sheen unique to the deep ocean.

In the last couple of days, he discovered a new feature of Xiaobu – scanning junk files to get detailed information.

"Xiao Bu, start scanning," Chen Chen said.

"Okay, Chen Chen," Xiao Bu's electronic voice sounded smoothly.

After a brief scan, the information was transmitted clearly.

Waste name: Arak seaweed.

Planet of origin: Planet Neptune, number 248.

Features: It reproduces very quickly, has a sweet taste, and is loved by all kinds of fish, making it a high-quality raw material for fish feed.

Reason for action: A family of merfolk held a gathering in Sea Area 18, and all members became intoxicated and slept for several days. Due to the lack of timely cleanup, the arakoreanum proliferated exponentially, eventually covering the entire Sea Area 18, necessitating its forced removal.

"Chen Chen, do you have any other questions?" Xiao Bu asked.

"No, thank you." Chen Chen shook his head.

Goodbye, Chen Chen.

The electronic sound disappeared, and Xiao Bu returned to standby mode.

Chen Chen stared at the endless expanse of dark green seaweed and gasped, "It has covered the entire No. 18 sea area in just a few days. Its reproductive capacity is terrifying."

He didn't linger any longer. After confirming that all the trash was in place, he uttered two words: "Off work."

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After a night's rest, dawn broke.

Green Bean went back to Planet Karan while Chen Chen was at work.

Today is the day that Rouge Apples are put on the Taozi website.

In the warehouse, each of the rosy apples, weighing at least a pound, had already been carefully packaged by Ji Yunli and Deng Lijun. The bright red fruit looked like plump agates in the foam netting.

Including the cost of custom packaging and SF Express cold chain delivery, each apple is priced at 88 yuan.

Chen Chen, Ji Yunli, and Deng Lijun sat around a computer in the warehouse on the first floor, their eyes glued to the screen.

Ji Yunli's fingers flew across the keyboard as she skillfully operated the backend, adding the link to Rouge Apple to the "Dawn Orchard" shop.

A few minutes before the listings were to go live, a hushed voice came through the phone from a room in the building across the street: "Mr. Chen's online store is about to be listed."

The voice on the other end of the phone was calm and firm: "Understood. Make sure to protect his safety and report any news immediately."

"Silver Wolf received."

After hanging up the phone, the man codenamed Silver Wolf put down his binoculars, the lenses reflecting a cold light.

Meanwhile, in another room decorated like a war command center, the atmosphere was extremely tense.

"Hurry! It's on sale! Order now!" the leading man shouted, tapping his fingers heavily on the table.

A row of people waiting in front of the computers immediately sprang into action, the sound of keyboards clicking rapidly, almost continuous.

Within ten seconds, one of them suddenly looked up and reported to the leader: "Captain! We got them! Except for one order that was snatched up by a netizen, we bought all the remaining stock using more than twenty different accounts. The delivery addresses are scattered all over the country, except for one order in Beijing!"

The leading man smiled with satisfaction and patted him on the shoulder: "Well done!"

This group of people were not ordinary shoppers, but a special squad belonging to the military.

Previously, Chen Chen had sold or given away some fruit at half price, and they immediately sent some samples to the military testing center.

Although we knew Chen Chen's fruit was of high quality, the result was still a pleasant surprise—the nutritional content of this batch of fruit far exceeded that of ordinary fruits and vegetables, and it could be quickly absorbed by the human body to replenish nutrients.

Today, some of this fruit was kept by the military region, and some was sent to the wounded and sick.

Many more were urgently reassigned and sent to the harsh conditions of the border front.

Although Chen Chen promised to sell half of the items he brought back to Blue Star to them, this amount was far from enough compared to the huge needs of the frontline soldiers.

But they couldn't break the rules and force Chen Chen to sell everything to the military.

Now that Chen Chen is willing to sell publicly online, it has given them a legitimate second procurement channel.

"Wow--!"

Inside the warehouse, Ji Yunli's exclamation suddenly rang out. She abruptly covered her mouth, her eyes wide with disbelief as she stared at the computer screen. "Less than five minutes later, half a million Rouge Apples have sold out!"

Teresa Teng also stepped forward, looking at the "Sold Out" sign displayed on the backstage, her brows furrowed slightly, full of doubt.

"Are online stores really that easy to run these days? Selling out in seconds? Only twenty-odd customers bought half a million apples. Did someone order the wrong ones?"

"That's possible." Chen Chen nodded, then said after a moment's thought, "Contact them and confirm the order information."

Teresa Teng immediately took action and contacted all the buyers who had placed orders.

Surprisingly, all the replies were consistent—there was no mistake in the order, and they repeatedly urged her to ship the goods as soon as possible.

Even the lucky ordinary user who managed to snag the only order was filled with curiosity.

He casually browsed the store and placed an order because the apples looked good. However, within seconds of placing the order, hundreds of thousands of units of stock were sold out.

This strange speed actually piqued his interest, and he secretly wondered just how delicious this apple must be to be so sought after.

I wanted to try it out myself, no matter how high or low the price.

"I was thinking that no one would place any orders in the first few days, and I was even prepared to spend money to promote the traffic on the third day, but I didn't expect it to be completely useless."

Looking at the clean order records in the backend, Chen Chen couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. The popularity far exceeded his expectations.

He turned to look at Teresa Teng, and seeing that she still wanted to stay and help pack, he waved his hand and refused: "Thank you for your hard work today. The order has been confirmed and there are no problems. You can go home now. Yunli and I are enough here."

Teresa Teng didn't stand on ceremony, nodded in agreement, gave a few more instructions on shipping, and then turned and left the warehouse.

"Get to work, get to work!"

Ji Yunli rolled up her sleeves, full of energy. She used her spatial button to store the already packaged Rouge Apples in the warehouse, according to the quantity ordered by the buyers, and then released them, dividing them into more than twenty piles, which looked like small mountains.

Immediately afterwards, she took out her phone, dialed SF Express, and notified the courier to pick up the package.

Soon, the delivery truck, fully loaded with Rouge Apples, drove away from the warehouse and sped off in all directions across the country.