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

Lu Yuan suddenly received bad news: Rhine would have to work overtime again today. Lu Yuan was so angry that he cursed in his heart and drew circles to curse the evil vampire capitalist.

......

That night, Kamel sat in his room on high alert. Rao wouldn't be back that night because of something, and he had a feeling that some insects would come looking for him.

He waited until one o'clock in the morning, but there was still no movement. Kamel couldn't stay awake any longer and dozed off. When he woke up again, he saw a female insect sitting opposite him.

Kamel was startled. When did this insect appear? He hadn't heard a sound at all.

Kamer observed the female insect in front of him. The female insect looked very ordinary, with nothing that impressed the insect, but she gave the insect a strange feeling of danger.

"You are Kamail, a friend of my lord."

When the female insect on the other side opened her mouth, Kamel knew that this was the insect he had been waiting for.

"Yes, I am. You must be Lu Yuan's queen. What's your name?"

"Rhine".

Kamel quickly thought through the insects he had met on the capital planet. Although the name Rhine was not common, there were insects with the same name, but none of them matched the one in front of him.

Rhine looked around the brightly lit room.

"It seems you were prepared for my arrival."

"Rao isn't here tonight, so the villa's defenses are at their weakest. If you want to see me, you'll definitely choose tonight," Camer said.

Why were you so sure I would come looking for you?

"You were sent by the Empire to rescue those male insects on the Ries three years ago, weren't you?"

Rhein looked at Kammer for a few seconds, then chuckled, though the smile didn't reach his eyes.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I just came to see which insect is so inconsiderate, spouting nonsense to my master. You'd better watch your mouth in the future, or I'm not sure what I'll do next."

After saying that, Rhine stood up and prepared to leave.

Seeing that Rhine was about to leave, Kamel panicked. This was his last chance, and he had to seize it. So he said urgently, "Then let me ask you another way. Are you sent by the Empire to rescue His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Rhine stopped in his tracks.

"What nonsense are you spouting? The entire empire knows that His Highness the Crown Prince is recuperating in the palace."

"We both know what happened, so let's stop testing each other. There's no time left. I know your mission is just to save a bug from His Highness the Crown Prince. I can take you to His Highness the Crown Prince, and in exchange, you must rescue me and bring me back to the capital planet."

Rhine turned around and looked at Kamel with amusement.

"Kamael, if it weren't for your instigation, His Highness the Crown Prince wouldn't have suffered such a calamity. Now you dare to return to the capital planet, aren't you afraid that the Insect Emperor and Queen will kill you, or do you have something else to rely on?"

"This has nothing to do with you. Just tell me if you agree to my terms of exchange," Kamel said, forcing a smile.

"Okay, I agree. First, tell me where His Highness the Crown Prince is. Also, what did you mean when you said there was no time?"

Hearing Rhine's agreement, Kamel breathed a sigh of relief. He composed himself and said, "Come with me, I'll take you to see His Highness the Crown Prince first."

After saying that, Kamel opened the door and walked out. Rhine was surprised for a moment, then quickly followed.

The villa was quiet; there wasn't a single insect in sight.

Rhine followed Camel to the basement, and soon, the male insect hanging from the cross appeared in front of the two insects.

"Hiss, this..." Even the usually calm female insect was stunned.

"This is His Highness the Crown Prince," Kamel said.

"..."

After a long silence, Rhine asked, "Is he still alive?"

"To live."

Rhine stepped forward and carefully compared the male insect's appearance and related features. She then discovered the X234 mark on the back of the male insect's neck, confirming that the male insect hanging in front of her was indeed His Highness the Crown Prince of the Empire.

"How did it get like this? Who did this?" Rhine murmured.

You must know that His Highness the Crown Prince is an S-class male insect, and he is the most pampered person on the capital planet. Even if the female insects on the desolate planet don't treat the male insects well, they shouldn't treat the insects like this.

"Lao Gan, Lao is the one who bought our female insects."

Kamel told Rhine that this Rao was the owner of the Mande Auction House and had come to the desolate planet from another planet.

Kamal didn't know Rao's past, only that Rao had a powerful ruler in the past and had been severely abused by that ruler. Rao's mental sea was shattered into pieces, thanks to that powerful ruler.

Therefore, Rao loathed male insects, especially high-ranking ones, because his former master was a high-ranking one.

After becoming the owner of the Mande Auction House, Rao frequently used his position to buy high-grade male insects, not for enjoyment, but for torture.

As far as Kamel knew, Rao had killed at least six male insects before him.

"At the time of the auction, Rao originally only wanted to buy His Highness the Crown Prince, but later his mental state couldn't hold on any longer, so he bought me to soothe his mental state."

"His Highness the Crown Prince is a typical high-level male insect. Rao would never allow His Highness to provide him with mental comfort. As for me, I am only B-level, so Rao's aversion to me is not that strong."

"So I could barely manage under Rao's care, but His Highness the Crown Prince couldn't. Rao abused him almost every day."

"What did you mean when you said there was no time?" Rhine asked.

"Rao wants to sell the two of us to the leader of the Shameless Pirates. It should be in the next few days. If we really go to the Shameless Pirates, you'll have even less chance of rescuing Bug."

Rhine thought that if this deal was real, then he really needed to hurry. If His Highness the Crown Prince got caught up in the pirate gang, it would be really difficult for him, a mere insect, to rescue him.

"What is Rao's level?" Rhine asked.

"Rank A, but due to the issues with his mental sea, his strength has declined, so he should be somewhere between Rank A and Rank B."

Rhine felt a bit of a headache; it would be difficult for him to go head-to-head with Rao right now.

"With my strength, it's impossible for me to force you out. You've been here for so long, you should be quite familiar with the situation here. If you want me to rescue you as well, do you have any ideas on how to deal with Rao?" Rhine asked Kamel.

"In three days, Rao will need me to soothe him with my mental energy. At that time, I will try to tamper with his mental sea to make his strength drop significantly again, and then you can take the opportunity to jump out and kill him."

Rhein gave Kammer a deep look.

"Okay, it's settled then. I'll come back in three days."

Before leaving the villa, Rhine said something meaningful to Kamel.

"According to the information I obtained before, Kamer, who serves the Crown Prince, is a timid and submissive person. But now it seems that you are quite bold. It seems that hardship really can temper a worm."