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

The store doesn't offer many types of nutrient solutions, only four: high-grade, medium-grade, low-grade, and inferior.

The inferior nutrient solution is the kind that Lu Yuan drinks every day. The low-grade nutrient solution is grass green in color, while the medium-grade nutrient solution is apple green, which is closer to the color of food.

The premium nutrient solution is blue, making it look a bit like a blue cocktail.

"Boss, how much are these nutrient solutions?" Lu Yuan asked.

"A bag of low-quality 3-star coins, low-grade 6-star coins, mid-grade 10-star coins, and high-grade 15-star coins."

Thinking of Rhine, who was still lying in bed, Lu Yuan asked a question on a whim.

Which type of nutrient solution is good for the body?

The boss looked at Lu Yuan as if he were a complete idiot.

"Nutritional solutions are just for filling your stomach; they have no other function. If you want to be healthy, go buy fresh ingredients."

Lu Yuan chuckled awkwardly. He wanted to buy fresh ingredients too, but they were much more expensive than nutrient solution, so he couldn't afford them.

Lu Yuan couldn't help but recall the various delicacies he ate before he transmigrated, and he wiped away non-existent drool from his mouth.

The good old days are gone forever; let's be realistic and buy some nutrient solution.

After careful consideration, Lu Yuan bought two bags of low-grade nutrient solution, one bag of inferior nutrient solution, and then went to another store and spent five star coins to buy a whole bottle of drinking water.

With these things in hand, Lu Yuan returned home.

"Here, this nutrient solution should taste better. Drink this for the next few days."

Lu Yuan gave both bags of low-grade nutrient solution to Rhine, and then, feeling a bit hungry, picked up the remaining bag of inferior nutrient solution and drank it.

Looking at the low-grade nutrient solution in her hand, and then at the inferior nutrient solution that Lu Yuan was drinking, Rhine's expression became very strange.

"My lord, you should drink this nutrient solution. I'll just continue drinking the inferior one."

"Stop arguing, just drink it. You're wounded now, isn't it normal for wounded to eat well?"

I stopped halfway through the nutrient solution because it was too far. I carefully hid the remaining half in a secluded spot. Now the family finally has some surplus food. It wasn't easy.

Then Lu Yuan took out the water and the remaining ten-star coins, and chattered on and on about the various things that happened when he bought the items.

Lu Yuan originally wanted to buy other things, but when he found that he only had ten star coins left, his instinct to save money as a Chinese person was triggered. He felt that he should keep some spare money at home, because having spare money in hand makes one feel less anxious.

In front of Rhine, Lu Yuan put the ten-star coin into a tattered drawer.

"Rhine, all our money is in this drawer. We'll take it from here whenever we need it."

Rhine gave a vague reply, without reminding Lu Yuan that after a Zerg female gets married, all assets, including the female herself, belong to the male master, and the concept of "the two of us having money" doesn't exist.

That night, after Lu Yuan fell asleep, Rhine quietly sat up and looked at Lu Yuan with the eyes of someone looking at a spectacle, thinking to herself, "He really is a fool."

......

Two more days passed. On this day, Lu Yuan returned home with food rations and found that Rhein was not lying in bed, but standing on the ground.

"Rhine, are you all better?" Lu Yuan asked in surprise.

Rhine smiled and nodded at Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan happily ran over to check on Rhine, and then he froze in embarrassment.

He discovered that when he looked straight ahead, he could only see Rhine's chin. His current body was about 1.7 meters tall, which meant that Rhine must be at least 1.9 meters tall.

Being so much shorter than others was really upsetting, so Lu Yuan silently moved a few steps away, keeping a certain distance from Rhine.

However, he was still very happy for Rhine and was about to suggest that they buy a bag of low-grade nutrient solution to celebrate when he noticed that Rhine was limping slightly in his left leg when he was walking.

Lu Yuan frowned.

"Rhine, is your left leg still not fully healed?"

Rhine shook his head.

"This is the best I can recover to for now; my bones have grown crooked."

"Isn't there any other way?"

"Unless you remove my suppression ring and restore me to my original level, allowing my legs to heal completely using my original regenerative abilities."

When the topic of the inhibition ring came up, Lu Yuan didn't respond.

One potential reason he can now live harmoniously with Rhine is that he has the controller for the Rhine Suppression Ring. He knows that if Rhine ever harbors ill intentions, he can control him.

If Rhine didn't have the suppression ring on him, how could he dare to share a room with a high-level female insect he had only known for a few days and whose combat power was off the charts? No matter how big his heart was, he couldn't be that big.

Seeing that Lu Yuan didn't respond, Rhine thought that he wasn't completely stupid after all, but he didn't expect to get rid of the suppression ring on his body immediately, so he continued to speak with a normal expression.

"Or there's another old-fashioned method."

"What method?"

"Break the crooked part and let it grow back. It's best to use a plant called elderberry during this process, as it is said that this plant can help the bone grow back smoothly."

Hiss, Lu Yuan grimaced as he listened, the interruption and the regeneration made him feel a pang of pain just from hearing it.

However, if there is a way to cure it, then we should still try to treat it; we can't just let him remain crippled like this.

"Elderberry, right? I'll keep inquiring and see where I can buy it."

Rhine smiled gratefully at Lu Yuan, but he didn't really expect Lu Yuan to get him elderberry. Elderberry is a kind of medicine, and medicine that can cure diseases in a desolate place like this is bound to be expensive.

Lu Yuan was dirt poor; his family struggled to make ends meet, let alone spend a lot of money on medicine for him. It was just empty talk.

Although he didn't expect to get the elderberry from the long road, he still had to find a way to get it, as having a limp in one leg would greatly affect his strength.

If all else fails, he'll find out where elderberry is and secretly steal it, Rhine thought.

......

Now that he had almost fully recovered, Rhine naturally wouldn't stay at home any longer. The next morning, he offered to go out and earn money to support his family.

"My lord, you can rest at home from now on. I will go out to work and bring back money and food."

"No, no, no, that would make me a freeloader. Now that you're better, let's go pick up trash together."

"OK."

Having spent these past few days together, Rhine had come to understand Lu Yuan's personality, so she didn't try to persuade him further.

Before going out with Lu Yuan, Rhine pulled out a small white bead from somewhere.

With a gentle tap from Rhine, the bead rapidly expanded, transforming into something resembling a mask.

Rhine gently placed the mask on his face, and then something magical happened: Rhine's face transformed from that of a two-dimensional male model into that of an ordinary passerby who could at most be described as having decent looks.

Lu Yuan watched in stunned silence.