Seeing Wen Li not responding immediately, Su Bai advised, "Why not stay with me? I won’t take advantage of you. You just need to give me some Crystal Cores every day, and I also have medicinal scents here that can mask the scent of females. You just need to give me two Crystal Cores a day," he started counting on his fingers, "and while you’re at it, help me gather herbs, clean, and cook." He scratched his ear, "That’s it for now, no other demands." Ruan Li heard his righteous demands, and thought, this isn’t lodging, it’s clearly paying to be a nanny! Wait, even a nanny doesn’t have to gather herbs. One person doing three jobs. Wen Li wasn’t concerned, given Ruan Li’s current situation is indeed dangerous, the fewer people know, the safer she is. "But I have some conditions too." "Ensure her daily safety. I don’t want a third person to know of her existence." Su Bai was surprised, "Is that it?" Su Bai readily agreed, thinking this male Beastman is indeed a fool. He took the two of them to the backyard, which was covered with fallen leaves and weeds, though there were some herbs around, and only two rooms. "This is my room, you can’t go in. This is the other room," he opened the door, kicking the mess under the bed. "You’ll sleep in this room." Ruan Li waved away the dust, taking in the dirty, messy condition of the room. Su Bai shamelessly said, "Don’t mind the environment, out there you wouldn’t even have a bed or blanket." He directed Wen Li, "You clean up the room and then go get me a blanket." Wen Li didn’t say anything, went out, grabbed a broom, and started cleaning, while Ruan Li tidied up the miscellaneous items in the room. Ruan Li stretched her back, not having done such hard labor in a long time. Looking at her now filthy hands, she washed her face and hands clean with water from the garden tank. Wen Li fetched another tank of water and activated a few tiny cleaning and mopping robots, which swiftly cleaned the room and the garden. Ruan Li watched the diligent little robots, amazed at their speed despite their small size. Wen Li then went to gather, grind, and pack the herbs from the garden. Ruan Li sat on a stone stool at the door, disheveled hair, weary face, blankly watching Wen Li swiftly collect herbs. Sure enough, they are home-style robots... If she had known, she wouldn’t have volunteered to help earlier! Ruan Li spread open her palms, originally fair hands now red and swollen, aching terribly. She never did such chores, in this world, females live in comfort. A dozen little robots ran out from the house. Ruan Li peeked inside the house. Could this be the same clutter-filled room she saw earlier? Spotless like a freshly renovated room. The only drawback is, the bed frame is thin. Ruan Li went in, pressed on it, and heard a creaking sound. Wen Li had already organized the garden, came in with sheets and blanket. Ruan Li silently stepped aside and let him proceed. Wen Li promptly made the bed, stood a moment holding the blanket, then took it outside to dry it. Seeing Ruan Li watching him, he explained, "The blanket smells musty, sun exposure will help." Ruan Li nodded, then saw him turn into the open-air kitchen. It’s called a kitchen, but it’s merely a stove and pot. At some point, Su Bai, who had taken a nap all morning, stood beside Ruan Li, resting his chin on his hand, watching in shock as Wen Li used a few vegetables to make an extravagant meal. Exaggerated to call it extravagant, but he did make over a dozen dishes. Su Bai proactively cleaned the small broken round table in the yard, eagerly watching Wen Li serve the dishes one by one. He even washed his hands, prepared the dishes and chopsticks. The table was fragrant, over a dozen plates of vegetables emitting a fresh aroma, every plate small and exquisite, uniquely arranged. "Master chef, you know how to cook." As soon as the dishes were served, Su Bai tried a few bites, calling it tasting. Ruan Li saw his chopsticks picking one mouthful after another, not giving his mouth a break, while marveling, "This is the best food I’ve had since I was born!" Ruan Li picked a piece of vegetable, sweet and slightly salty to the taste, no rice as a staple, only sweet potatoes, crispy outside and sweet inside, overwhelmingly sweet. Of the sixteen dishes, two were soups, one tasted like chicken soup, the other slightly sweet. Ruan Li quietly ate two bowls, while Su Bai ate six or seven bowls, his belly visibly bulging under the covering cloth. Feeling stuffed about to burst, he only then saw Wen Li hadn’t touched his chopsticks. "Brother, why aren’t you eating? Also, I haven’t asked your name yet." "I don’t eat vegetables, you guys enjoy. You can call me Wen Li." Ruan Li gave him a thoughtful look. Even fabricated his name. "Brother Wen Li! You’re so capable!" Su Bai slapped his shoulder twice merrily, his bright smile was a stark contrast to his earlier authoritarian demeanor. Wen Li smiled lightly, aware Su Bai awkwardly laughed realizing his previous attitude. He rubbed his belly and started to talk about city matters, "You guys are probably here on the Deserted Star for the first time, right? It’s different from the Advanced Planet, here the currency is Crystal Cores, which can only be obtained by hunting Fierce Beasts outside the city. But it’s best to leave the city with a Bounty Team, it’ll save a lot of money, plus they can drive you outside the city. But on the way back, it’s uncertain if you can catch a ride, depends entirely on the Bounty Team captain’s mood, if he’s in a good mood he’ll bring you back, otherwise he might leave you stranded halfway. You should bring back at least ten Level 1 Crystal Cores daily, or one Level 2 Crystal Core, and then some herbs for me," Su Bai casually patted Wen Li’s shoulder. "As for the little female, leave her at home and I’ll take care of her. I promise she won’t suffer or toil!" Wen Li smiled warmly, quietly shifted his body to avoid his hand, "Ten Level 1 Crystal Cores are equivalent to one Level 2 Crystal Core?" Su Bai nodded, "That’s right, the further from the main city, the fiercer the Beasts." "When does the Bounty Team set off daily?" "Around noon I guess, currently there probably isn’t one, are you heading out today?" "No way bro, aren’t you going to sleep?" "I’ll sleep on the way." Su Bai looked at him like a monster but, having eaten his food and benefited from his help, he voluntarily offered to take Wen Li this trip. "I’ll show you the way this time, but you gotta remember the way yourself afterward." Thɪs chapter is updated by NoveI-Fire.ɴet