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

Since he didn't want to get entangled in ideological issues with Rhine, Lu Yuan naturally skipped the topic.

"Rhine, what do you think we should do first?" Lu Yuan asked.

When asking the question, Lu Yuan tried to guess in his mind, but he just couldn't come up with an answer.

"Let's build the houses we live in first," Rhine said.

"Ha! This is the most important thing, isn't it? The things like the highest-ranking officials on those planets asking me about taxes seem to be more important."

Lu Yuan was completely bewildered. He genuinely didn't understand why Rhine would say that the first thing to do was build a house. They weren't without a place to live, so what was the rush to build a house? Shouldn't they be taking over government affairs or installing their own insects instead?

Rhine explained, "My lord, the things those top officers ask you for instructions on are ultimately just routine tasks. They were doing the same things before you became the chief insect of the Arach defense line."

"Let them continue doing things as before. Don't rush to intervene before you understand the situation."

"A mansion is different. For nobles, a residence is a symbol of status. Only with a residence that can demonstrate your noble status will other insects show you respect."

"Moreover, according to the tradition of the empire, a newly appointed lord should hold a formal banquet within three months and invite all officials and nobles in the territory to attend. Considering that there is not much time left, it is natural to hurry up and build a house first."

Lu Yuan was convinced. He knew without a doubt that a residence that could demonstrate status would be quite large, and it needed to be built within three months. Time was indeed tight, so it should be prioritized.

Then Lu Yuan wondered where the house should be built. Oh no, he forgot to buy land after coming to Golan Star. He didn't know if he could buy land now.

Oh, wait, it seems he now owns all the land on all the planets within the Arachine Defense Line, so that's fine.

"Rhine, where are we going to build our new house?" Lu Yuan asked.

"A ruler can decide which planet he wants to live on in the future. This is quite important. Whichever planet the lord lives on becomes the political center of the territory."

After hearing what Rhine said, Lu Yuan really thought about it seriously.

However, after arriving at the Alaqi Defense Line, Lu Yuan had not visited any other planets within the defense line except for Golan Star. Kami Star and Erak Star, where the Coranville Military Academy is located, were not within the Alaqi Defense Line at all, so it seemed that Lu Yuan had no other options.

Furthermore, Lu Yuan was already quite used to living on Golan Star and didn't really want to move, so he asked uncertainly, "Can I still live on Golan Star?"

Rhine lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "Yes, Golan Star is in a good location, safe, and conveniently located. Plus, our family's mining company is here, so continuing to live on Golan Star is indeed a good choice."

"Then let's go to Golan Star," Lu Yuan said happily.

"Does the ruler intend to relocate all the inhabitants of Golan, or will he allow them to stay and continue living there?" Rhine asked.

"Move, move away? Why should they move away?" Lu Yuan was confused.

Rhine told Lu Yuan that some noble lords preferred quiet and did not like living with commoners.

So once they've chosen a planet to live on, they'll drive away all the other insects on that planet.

Only the noble lord's household insects, subordinates, servants, and other permitted insects are allowed to live on the same planet as the noble lord.

After hearing this, Lu Yuan shook his head frantically, almost like a rattle-drum.

"Don't move, don't move. I don't like this. It's better to have more insects living on Golan Star. It'll be much more lively."

Just kidding, Lu Yuan doesn't want to be the only insect family left on the entire Golan Star; that would be too lonely and desolate.

"Alright, then Your Majesty, you may choose the place where we build our house."

As he spoke, Rhine used his quantum computer to display a map of the entire planet Golan in front of Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan carefully examined the map. In fact, there weren't many good plots of land on Golan Star. They were all concentrated in the city of Asuna. The rest of the land was basically desert, making it difficult to build houses.

However, most of the land suitable for building houses has already been occupied, and now it's inhabited by insects.

Lu Yuan spent ages looking at the floor plan, practically pulling out a magnifying glass, but still couldn't find a suitable spot.

"You haven't chosen a lord yet? Why are your requirements so high this time?" Rhine asked.

While Rhine was speaking, Lu Yuan was still staring at the floor plan. As he looked at it, he said, "It's not that I'm too picky, it's just that it's so hard to find a large open space in Asuna."

"Why look for an empty space? Just choose a location directly."

"But what if the spot I choose is already inhabited by bugs?"

"Then let them move out," Rhine said matter-of-factly.

Lu Yuan thought about it and realized it made sense. It was just demolition and relocation. He even thought happily that maybe those insects could become rich overnight by becoming demolition households.

"That's true, just let them move out. Maybe they'll get more compensation later," Lu Yuan said with a smile.

"Compensation? What compensation?"

"Just give those insects who moved away compensation."

Why should we compensate the insects that moved away?

The conversation had completely stalled. Lu Yuan and Rhine, the two insects, stared at each other, neither of them understanding what the other was saying.

It took Lu Yuan quite a while to finally make sense of the conversation.

"Wait, Rhine, you mean if I choose a location, I can make all the insects that originally lived there move away, and I don't even need to pay them Star Coins?"

Lu Yuan felt he couldn't bring himself to say those words, as if he were a bully.

But Rhine quickly replied, "Yes, that's how it is if the people who move away are commoners. If the people who move away are nobles, then they do need to be given some compensation. But don't worry, my lord, there are no other nobles on Golan Star besides us."

Rhine looked as if this was a matter of course.

Rhine also said to Lu Yuan that all the land in the territory belonged to the lord, so why should the lord have to pay extra money to use his own land?

Lu Yuan was speechless for a moment, and what he said actually made some sense at first glance.

"Wait, won't the insects that move away cause trouble?"

"Make a scene? Those commoners wouldn't dare."

Rhine spoke these words casually, but Lu Yuan recalled a piece of information he had inadvertently seen before: in the Zerg Empire, if a noble killed a commoner, as long as it wasn't too outrageous, they wouldn't go to jail; at most, they would just have to pay some compensation.

Because nobles have immunity.

This is still a result of the progress of the times, which makes the nobles have to restrain themselves to some extent and not go too far.

Historically, a high-ranking nobleman in the empire once killed more than 500 low-ranking female commoners within his territory without facing any punishment.

For some reason, Lu Yuan felt inexplicably cold.