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

After the banquet concluded successfully, Rhine began to personally instruct Lu Yuan on how to consolidate power.

Since he wanted to focus on being a duke, he naturally resigned from his jobs at the foundation and the mining company, as he was already too busy to handle so many other matters.

The insects who took over Lu Yuan's work were all personally selected by Rhine, and are trustworthy. They also guarantee that they will continue to implement some of the policies and measures that Lu Yuan has implemented before, such as some support measures for orphanages on remote planets.

Lu Yuan continued to serve as the president of the Military Family Alliance, firstly because there wasn't much to do there; and secondly because after he became a duke, the male insects in the Military Family Alliance would cling even tighter to Lu Yuan's coattails, so why would they want him to resign?

Therefore, Lu Yuan continued to hold the title of president.

......

That day, Lu Yuan and Rhein took a walk together in the forest at home. Strolling along the forest path, the fresh air was refreshing, and colorful wildflowers swayed gracefully in the wind by the roadside.

The air is filled with the scent of trees and grass, and the sounds of insects and birds can be heard from time to time. If you look closely, you can also see small animals running and jumping among the trees. All of these sights make Lu Yuan feel very relaxed and comfortable.

At the same time, Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "It's so easy to go from frugality to extravagance."

He used to think that having a forest at home was too exaggerated and he couldn't get used to it, but now he actually thinks it's not bad to have a forest at home, as it's convenient to breathe in negative oxygen ions anytime.

Seeing that Lu Yuan seemed to be in a good mood, Rhein took the opportunity to start today's mini-lesson.

"My lord, if you want to secure your position, the key is to make your subordinates listen to you. So you need to figure out which of your current subordinates can be won over, which need to be eliminated... cough cough, which need to be transferred away."

"After figuring out the situation, we should win over those who need to be won over and gradually transfer those who need to be transferred. Then we can use the insects we've won over to stabilize the situation and then slowly infiltrate our own insects."

"Once your own insect takes over an important position, then, as the male lord, you will be able to do whatever you want with ease," Rhine said in a tone of earnest instruction.

Perhaps it was due to his surroundings, but when Lu Yuan heard these topics about interpersonal relationships that gave him the biggest headache, he actually felt quite calm. He was even able to seriously consider what Rhine was saying.

Although it was strange that Rhine suddenly started coughing halfway through the conversation, since she didn't seem to be feeling unwell, Lu Yuan didn't pay much attention to it.

As for what Rhine said, Lu Yuan thought about it and felt that he could understand it, and he even had his own way of understanding it.

In Lu Yuan's view, forget about titles like Duke or Supreme Commander of the Planet that sound impressive. To put it bluntly, he was just a department head who had been parachuted in, and there was a group of long-time employees in this department.

Now it remains to be seen how smoothly this paratrooper will carry out his work.

To carry out the work, the employees in the department naturally need to follow his instructions.

Lu Yuan himself had been an employee and knew that if an employee was dissatisfied with their leader, they could find many ways to slack off and do a perfunctory job.

Therefore, if his employees don't listen to him, it will be very difficult for him to remain a leader.

Of course, Lu Yuan's title of duke was bestowed by the royal family, so his subordinates couldn't get rid of him, but they could work together to turn him into a deaf and blind mascot.

So Rhein was right; we still need to turn all the worms under our command into our own worms.

However, Lu Yuan immediately thought of another problem.

"But Rhine, do we have any of our past insects that we can plant in our house?"

Lu Yuan remembered that, apart from the servant insects, there was no one else in their household who could be called their own insect.

There are a few capable employees at the mining company, but that's only for handling company affairs. Asking them to help Lu Yuan fight for power and profit is probably not their forte.

"no."

Rhein answered quickly. Of course, he had his own worms, but they were all trusted confidants he had slowly cultivated and promoted in the army.

Most of them are now within the Tenth Army, helping him maintain firm control over it. Rhine would never allow these insects to leave the army.

After hearing Rhine's words, Lu Yuan put his hand to his forehead, thinking that all that talk was for nothing, and things couldn't proceed without his help.

Lu Yuan's expression amused Rhine, who chuckled a few times and then said...

"My lord, don't rush. As I just said, we can win over some insects first. No matter where you are, there are always some capable insects that are not valued. These are the ones we can win over. They can become our insects or even our confidants."

"Also, we can start cultivating our own insects now. There's plenty of time, so there's no need to rush. We can take it slowly."

"How should we train him?" Lu Yuan asked.

"We can do this..."

Lu Yuan and Rhine continued talking as they walked forward, and as the two insects walked further and further away, their voices gradually faded into the distance and could no longer be heard.

......

Afterwards, under Rhine's guidance, Lu Yuan gradually carried out the operations of winning over and adjusting.

Of course, Lu Yuan was still a bit inexperienced in handling these matters. Rhine made the decisions behind the scenes, while Lu Yuan was responsible for execution.

In addition, Lu Yuan has also done some things within his current capacity, such as the student aid fund mentioned earlier, which he has established.

Lu Yuan also established a school on Golan Star.

Although the empire has a mandate for compulsory education, schools must be built by the individual planets themselves at their own expense.

The reason why there were no schools on Golan Star in the past was because the highest-ranking official on Golan Star was unwilling to allocate the funds.

Now, Lu Yuan is the superior of this highest-ranking official, and he is forcing the official to return the money used to build the school.

Lu Yuan did many similar things, and because these things did not actually affect the interests of other insects, Lu Yuan did them relatively smoothly without encountering too much obstruction.

While these events did not bring Lu Yuan any political benefits, they did improve his reputation on Golan Star and even throughout the entire Alaqi Defense Line.