D-level males reached the pinnacle of life by living off women.

Shi's sudden disappearance in the junkyard didn't cause any ripples. No insects cared where he went. However, after some time, once it was confirmed that he really wouldn't be coming back, his house was taken over by other insects.

Without Shi's encouragement, there would be no more worms constantly challenging Rhine. After all, Rhine's strength is undeniable, and no worm would want to invite trouble.

Lu Yuan and Rhein settled into a peaceful life of collecting garbage, selling it, and saving money. Lu Yuan also had the time and money to buy things for the family.

The first thing I bought was the mattress that Lu Yuan had been longing for, but new ones were too expensive, so I could only buy a second-hand one.

Although the secondhand mattress was quite worn out and the fabric on the outside was obviously faded, Lu Yuan was still overjoyed. He could finally stop sleeping on the floor; it was a lifesaver for his aching back.

Then I bought two more old blankets.

Previously, Lu Yuan had used the only blanket in the house as a pad under his bottom, so neither Lu Yuan nor Rhein had anything to cover themselves with at night. Fortunately, the weather is hot now, so they are not cold at night even without a blanket.

However, Lu Yuan, as a native Chinese, has a habit ingrained in his DNA that even time travel cannot change—covering his stomach.

Before, when there was no money to buy blankets, Lu Yuan could barely bear it. Now that there is money, of course, the first thing to do is to buy blankets, and he also didn't forget to get one for Rhine as well.

Another thing Lu Yuan wanted to buy was fresh vegetables, but unfortunately, the insects around here all drink nutrient solutions and there are no insects buying fresh vegetables to eat. Naturally, Kenta City doesn't sell them either, so Lu Yuan had no choice but to give up.

Lu Yuan was heartbroken when he gave up. He rubbed his bloated stomach and sighed sadly. Rhine, who was watching from the side, twitched at the corner of her eye, but turned her face away, too lazy to look at him.

Finally, Lu Yuan also bought a lighting tool—an oil lamp.

Lu Yuan's place had no electricity, and he used to live the ancient life of resting at sunset. After the oil lamp was installed, the hut finally had light at night, and Lu Yuan also developed a new hobby: lighting the oil lamp and chatting with Rhine at night.

With an oil lamp, Lu Yuan's family had one more thing to do: patch the holes in the roof.

Lu Yuan's roof had a particularly large hole. He had originally planned to repair it, but later he discovered that thanks to the hole, the house had a little light at night.

Without this hole, the house would be pitch black at night, so we had no choice but to leave it there. Fortunately, it hasn't rained during this time.

Now that there are oil lamps for lighting inside the house, there's no need to leave that hole anymore.

......

On a sunny afternoon, Rhine climbed up the ladder to the roof and started hammering and banging on it.

To make it easier to work, Rhine wore only a vest, revealing clearly defined muscles and a well-defined six-pack.

Because of the long hours in the sun, Rhine was slightly sweating. Glistening beads of sweat slid down his strong muscles in the sunlight, making Lu Yuan, who was holding the ladder below, drool.

Don't get me wrong, Lu Yuan didn't suddenly become gay; he just felt a deep envy and jealousy towards Rhine's muscles.

He glanced at his thin arms and legs and secretly decided that he needed to start training; he couldn't stay this weak forever.

After some time, the roof was repaired, and Rhine climbed down the ladder, his left leg feeling slightly uncomfortable.

Lu Yuan felt uneasy. He thought he should go to Kenta City to inquire about elderberry again.

After Rhine mentioned that he needed elderberry to treat his left leg, Lu Yuan immediately went to Kenta City. He asked at every shop in Kenta City, but none of them sold it. Helpless, he had to ask the shop owners for help, but there has been no news so far.

The next day, Lu Yuan brought Rhein to the small shop where he had previously sold cufflinks. As soon as they entered, the shop owner greeted them.

"It's a long road. And who's the person behind you?"

"She is my queen, Rhine."

Rhein nodded to the boss but didn't say anything.

The boss was a little surprised that Lu Yuan was able to marry the female ruler, but he didn't plan to say much, since he and Lu Yuan weren't that close yet.

"I didn't expect you to have a mistress after just a few days. Congratulations! Is there anything you want to sell today?"

"I don't have any for sale. I came to ask if there's any news about the elderberry we talked about before."

The boss shook his head.

"Not yet. This kind of thing isn't common, so it's not easy to find information about it."

Actually, the boss didn't bother to inquire; he just wanted to brush off Lu Yuan like that.

Lu Yuan was somewhat disappointed, but Rhine's expression remained unchanged, seemingly unconcerned about the news about Dugumu.

Since there was no news and Lu Yuan was far away, we could only go back with Rhine first.

Not long after leaving Kenta City, Rhine suddenly told Lu Yuan that she had left something behind in Kenta City and needed to go back to retrieve it. Lu Yuan wanted to go back with Rhine, but Rhine refused, so he had to part ways with her and go back first.

......

The shop owner was calculating accounts behind the counter when suddenly a cold voice rang out from behind him.

"Boss, did you really bother to find out anything about elderberry?"

The boss was startled and almost dropped the calculator in his hand.

He turned around and saw Rhine, the female ruler who had just come by, sitting on a stool, looking at him with a half-smile.

Rhine, who had appeared with Lu Yuan earlier, stood quietly behind Lu Yuan, like a silent shadow, with no presence whatsoever.

The current Rhine River has given the boss a sense of danger.

"Yes, I did ask around seriously and asked a lot of people. I was very anxious too. I know Lu Yuan so well, and I wanted to help him with this."

After finishing that, the boss started rambling on about other things.

"When you came in with Lu Yuan, I noticed something was wrong with your left leg. Lu Yuan found elderberry for you, right?"

"You've married a good male lord. I know Lu Yuan's female father, and I've watched Lu Yuan grow up. The child's rank is a bit low, but his temperament is really good. This is the first time I've heard of a male insect going to the trouble of buying medicine for his female lord."

As the shopkeeper spoke, he secretly reached his hand under the counter, but after groping around for a long time, he couldn't find anything.

"Boss, is this what you're looking for?"

Rhein pulled out a blue and white laser gun from somewhere and played with it in his hand.

The boss felt a sudden chill run down his spine.

He knew he was getting old and his skills were not what they used to be. In order to survive in this dog-eat-dog world, he spent a lot of money to buy a laser gun as a life-saving weapon. But now, his life-saving weapon was in someone else's hands.

The boss gave a wry smile and gave up the struggle.

"Just tell me what you want me to do, and please spare my life."

"Don't worry, I won't kill you. I just need you to do two things for me."