Lu Yuan was shocked and almost jumped out of his seat when he heard this.
Right, right, you guys are really into eating, huh?
He could only cover for the insects, "This... I'm not sure about the situation on the insect side..."
"As you know, many insects actually don't have intelligence... I can't command them either."
There was no helping it; the goods were already swallowed, and Lu Yuan couldn't possibly ask them to spit them back out.
The director paused for a moment, then expressed his true thoughts, "The ore was ownerless, and it's not too bad that the insect soldiers ate some... after all, if they become stronger, humans benefit too."
"Is it possible... we could get some debt forgiveness from the insect clan?"
Humans actually did owe a huge financial debt to the insect clan.
Hiring the insect clan to help with mining and transportation costs money.
Otherwise, how long would it take for humans to build railways and machinery on their own?