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

Since Rhine helped me, my income from collecting garbage has increased dramatically. After deducting the money I need for food and drink, I can actually save a little money every day.

A few days later, Lu Yuan's family savings skyrocketed to forty star coins, making Lu Yuan so happy he could hardly open his eyes. He felt that now there was hope for the future.

With more money earned, Lu Yuan's first priority was to improve the quality of their family's meals, upgrading the nutrient solution from inferior to basic.

Although the low-grade nutrient solution wasn't exactly delicious, tasting like grass, everything is relative. Compared to the rotten taste of the inferior nutrient solution, the grassy flavor was a unique and delicious treat in Lu Yuan's mouth.

In addition, Lu Yuan was also thinking about when to buy a mattress, because the floor was too hard and his old back was aching.

Yes, Lu Yuan is still sleeping on the ground. His old wooden bed is so small that it can't fit two insects.

Even if he could find a place to sleep, Lu Yuan wouldn't squeeze in with Rhine. Although he considered Rhine a brother, Rhine was, after all, a female insect, and there's a difference between male and female. What kind of nonsense would it be for a male insect to share a bed with a female?

What? You're saying Rhine is his empress? I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear it, we'll talk about it later.

Besides the mattress, Lu Yuan wanted to buy quite a few other things. He also thought he should repair the roof when he had time. With such a big hole in the roof, if it rained one day, it would be like a heavy rain outside and a light rain inside.

Lu Yuan's plan was quite beautiful, but soon a bucket of cold water was poured on his head, letting him know what it meant to be beaten down by society.

That day, Lu Yuan and Rhein went out as usual, but they had only taken a few steps when two burly men came straight at them.

The two burly men were Qiao, the boss who managed the landfill, and Shi, a notorious figure in the landfill. Shi was the same Shi who had been chatting with the stall owner earlier.

Seeing the two insects walking towards him, Lu Yuan felt immense pressure.

These two are not to be trifled with. Boss Joe goes without saying; he calls the shots in the junkyard. His power is naturally based on his immense strength.

Once, a female insect challenged Joe, only to be crippled by a single punch. Since then, no insect in the junkyard has dared to question Joe's words; even if he said the garbage smelled good, insects would agree.

The other stone is no pushover either; it's a notoriously tough insect that has taken over a prime spot in the junkyard.

The two insects walked up to Lu Yuan and Rhine, and Joe spoke first.

"Lu Yuan, I heard you married the Empress, is this the one?"

Joe glanced at Rhine, and Lu Yuan nodded.

"Yes, he is my Queen Rhine."

"Lu Yuan, now that you have a female insect, you can no longer occupy that piece of land in the garbage dump like this."

Lu Yuan was startled upon hearing this.

"Why? That piece of land was left to me by my father-in-law. There was a contract that stated I could use it until February of next year."

"There's no such thing as inheritance in our garbage dump. Everyone fights for their own territory. We only agreed to your father's request to leave that place to you because you were pitiful and didn't have a female insect to raise. We didn't allow other insects to compete for it. But now that you have a female insect, you can't continue to occupy it like this. So any contract is naturally null and void."

Lu Yuan knew that what Qiao said made no sense. The contract did not say that the contract would be void if he had a female insect. Moreover, his female father had given Qiao a lot of money to sign the contract.

But reasoning is useless in a junkyard. Joe is the king of the junkyard. Whatever he says goes. If he says the contract is void, then it is void.

Lu Yuan felt a headache coming on. It seemed he couldn't keep his little piece of land. But if he lost that land, how would his family survive? The little money they had saved wouldn't last long.

Just as Lu Yuan was thinking of a solution, Qiao continued.

"But it's a long way, and I'm a reasonable person. I know you won't have an easy time without that territory, so I've come up with a solution for you."

Joe pointed to the stone behind him.

"This is Shi, you should know him. He's very interested in your little territory, but he's also a good guy. He knows you'll have a hard time without your territory, so he wants to help you out. He's willing to pay to buy your little territory."

If you can't hold onto your territory, selling it for some money seems like a pretty good option, but for some reason, Lu Yuan has a bad feeling about it.

"How much are you willing to pay?" Lu Yuan asked Shi.

Shi grinned and held up two fingers.

"Twenty Star Coins".

Are you kidding me? He can find items worth around ten star coins every day in his little territory.

Lu Yuan realized that these two insects were working together to steal his territory.

"What if I don't sell?" Lu Yuan said through gritted teeth.

The smile on Joe's face vanished completely.

"Then let's follow the rules of our junkyard. Since Shi is interested in that territory, he can challenge you. Anyway, you have a queen, so let your queen fight Shi. If your queen wins, you can continue to own that territory."

As Joe spoke, Shi looked at Rhine with a malicious and contemptuous gaze. Rhine lowered her head and did not look at Shi.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan took a step to the right, blocking Rhein's path.

"No, I won't accept the challenge. I, the female insect, was seriously injured recently and haven't fully recovered yet. I can't fight with other female insects."

Rhine's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at Lu Yuan, who was blocking his way.

"Then I can't do anything about it. Either you obediently accept Shi's money, or you let your queen fight Shi. The choice is yours," Joe said.

In the end, Lu Yuan reluctantly agreed to accept the money, taking the twenty star coins that Shi handed over.

......

Lu Yuan returned home dejectedly, his initial excitement never returning.

As soon as he entered the room, he lay straight on his blanket, looking utterly hopeless, while silently chanting to himself, "Don't get angry, don't get angry, anger will make you sick and no one can take your place."

"My lord, how about I go and fight Shi? Maybe I can take back the territory," Rhine said to Lu Yuan on the ground.

"Don't be reckless. That Shi looks like the Hulk. I think he could take on three of you with one punch. Don't try to fight him head-on," Lu Yuan said sullenly.

"But without territory, we'll lose our income. The money we've saved at home will only last eight or nine days at most."

"I know, let me think about it some more, I'm sure I can find a way."

Despite saying that, Lu Yuan still couldn't help but irritate himself, clutching his head and rolling around on the ground.