Monster Stir-Fry Among the Stars

[Next book: Taking Monster Cubs to a Family Reality Show and Becoming a Hit. Please add it to your reading list!] Yao Shi transmigrated from the post-apocalyptic era into the interstellar age. The original owner's scumbag father was born into the wealthy Bai family. When he was young, he eloped with the original owner's mother. But after they married and had a child, he couldn't stand living in poverty. In the end, he abandoned his wife and child, returned to the elite world, and married a rich heiress. The original owner never awakened an ability, and his mental strength was the most useless E-grade. With nowhere else to turn, he went to seek refuge with his biological father. After being humiliated, he was thrown out of the Yao family home. The family matriarch then sent people to dump him on Planet T20, a world that had fallen to the insectoid race. Alien insects invaded everywhere. They were numerous and bred rapidly. Anyone who came into contact with them would become infected and parasitized, then mutate into a monster. Some had their heads split open and sprout spiderwebs, others grew enormous Calanzy eyes all over their bodies, and still others developed scales on their faces, with larvae filling the space beneath their skin... The doctors and experts across the Empire had no effective treatment for infected patients. All they could do was wait for them to die. They were trapped in a hell of despair. Until Yao Shi arrived. At last, they saw a glimmer of hope. With his ability to make food that cured whatever you ate, Yao Shi faced mutated creatures by tossing out all kinds of monster delicacies. Deep-fried bugs, grilled tentacles, spicy three-headed shrimp, braised golden python... At first: "Huh? What is this? Centipede legs? Six-eyed frog eggs?" "That's disgusting. Has the owner gone crazy for money? I'm reporting him to the government." "It's full of viruses. Anyone who eats it will die!" Later: A, who had grown tentacles after being infected: "Boss, give me an order of grilled tentacles!" B, whose belly was full of compound eyes: "Boss, save me. I don't want to become a monster..." C, whose whole body was covered in scales: "Boss, please spare me a bowl of braised golden python. I beg you." The infected who ate Yao Shi's monster dishes saw their tentacles disappear, their scales fall away, and their compound eyes vanish... The first person in the entire Empire able to cure the infected had appeared in the fallen zone. In an instant, Yao Shi's name rang across the stars! The Bai family's eldest son became infected and grew six arms. Yao Shi's deadbeat father and his wife brought the family fortune to beg him to save their son. Yao Shi: "Oh, and who are you?" Much later, Yao Shi wore the epaulets of an Imperial general. He stood shoulder to shoulder with the burly, handsome man he had taken a liking to from the start, on the stage where they received the Empire's highest honor. Yao Shi: "It's my honor." Lu Ting: "It's the Empire's honor. You deserve every bit of glory." Advance preview 1: Taking Monster Cubs to a Family Reality Show and Becoming a Hit [Monster Prince Top x Superficial, Optimistic Bottom] Synopsis: Shi Ye transmigrated into the interstellar age and became a washed-up little celebrity, notorious for scandals and mocked by the entire internet. He was also dirt poor. On the day he arrived, he found a little cub named Duoduo. The child was as cute as a jade doll, and as a super beauty lover, Shi Ye was instantly charmed. The little cub refused to go to the police station, so Shi Ye had to take him in himself and help find his parents. On the third day, he brought the cub onto a family reality show, thinking that once it aired, the child's family would surely see it. Who knew that on the first day of the live broadcast, the little cub would grow two horns right in front of him? Shi Ye forced himself to explain to everyone: "Hahaha, they're just little devil horns I bought for him." On the second day, the little cub grew a fluffy tail. Shi Ye: "Hahaha, he wanted to wear pants with a tail today." On the third day, the little cub grew a pair of little wings. Shi Ye: "Hahaha, Duoduo is cosplaying as a little angel today! Cute, right?" On the Nth day, Shi Ye looked at the monster cub: "...I'm tired. Whatever happens, happens." The viewers watching the livestream: "Holy crap, isn't that the legendary guardian divine beast of the Empire?" Shi Ye: "?? What beast?" In no time, Duoduo became an online sensation, and the show drew a host of famous guest stars. The Best Actor: "Duoduo, Uncle brought you delicious cod. Eat it and bless my new movie with a huge box office." The popular young actress: "Duoduo, Big Sis brought you lots of pretty clothes. Bless me so I stay famous forever." The top-tier star: "Duoduo, do you like this sparkly gemstone? Big Brother will give it to you. Just make Shi Ye become my boyfriend..." Duoduo flapped his little wings, then turned and buried his head in Shi Ye's arms, pleading in a babyish voice: "Shi Ye, don't pay attention to them, especially that top-tier star." Shi Ye: "I promise. How about you bless me with endless money and amazing opportunities?" Duoduo: "..." Later, Shi Ye's wishes came true. He landed top-tier endorsements and the scripts he had dreamed of. The Emperor of the Empire even came to his home in person, saying he had come to take their Crown Prince home. Shi Ye: "Who is the Crown Prince?" The little cub turned into an exceptionally handsome man and pressed Shi Ye against the wall. "Who do you think?" Crown Prince Shen Duo had awakened an ancient bloodline unseen in his family for a thousand years. His mental strength surged beyond what his body could endure, and he suddenly reverted to a cub. A little celebrity then picked him up and took him home. The little celebrity was terribly improper. He touched Shen Duo's head, his horns, his wings, and even his tail. He also kept forcing him to take baths, seeing him completely naked. As the dignified Crown Prince, Shen Duo decided to keep this shameless little celebrity under watch and make him his Crown Princess! Advance preview 2: The Little Mermaid Is Gorgeous and Badass! Synopsis: [Crown Prince Top, Obsessed with the Tail-Loving Little Mermaid / Mermaid Bottom with Peerless Beauty and Overwhelming Combat Power] After a disaster on a cosmic scale, people across the stars were afflicted with a bizarre illness that sent their mental strength into a violent frenzy. The higher a person's mental strength, the more severe their symptoms. The merfolk, the only ones capable of curing this illness, had gone extinct more than a decade ago. Only one useless little mermaid remained. He couldn't take human form, had no healing ability, and couldn't even speak. He was raised in the Imperial Aquarium, where people across the stars watched him grow up on livestream. On the first day after the mermaid prince Yu Xi arrived, he swung his tail, smashed all the cameras, and escaped from the aquarium. The whole Empire was in an uproar: The little mermaid is gone! The Empire's only hope is gone! The little mermaid vanished from the aquarium, and a first-year student named Yu Xi appeared in the Special Operations Department of the Imperial Military Academy. The Special Operations Department had the strictest requirements and the toughest training at the academy. Delicate and soft-looking Yu Xi was mocked as soon as he arrived. "Did admissions make a mistake? How could a pretty boy like Yu Xi get into Special Operations?" "He'll be gone in two days, tops." "I'll bet he lasts one day." Yu Xi lasted a day, two days, then a month. During the academy's monthly assessment, one student's mental strength was affected and spiraled out of control, causing him to attack everyone indiscriminately. In the chaos, Yu Xi pushed through the crowd and stood before the student, softly singing. A moment later, the student's violent mental state gradually calmed to the sound of his song, and at last he returned to normal. The entire academy went wild! Later, when alien beasts invaded, Yu Xi transformed into a mermaid and wiped them all out with a single song. With another song, he instantly restored all the soldiers suffering from mental rampages, bringing them back to full strength... The whole Empire went wild: Yu Xi is our god! The Empire's Crown Prince, Bo Wen, had SSS-grade mental strength and suffered terribly from mental rampages. Then a good-looking junior named Yu Xi moved into his dorm. The junior looked adorable and delicate, and seemed to need someone to take care of him at every turn. When someone bullied the junior, Bo Wen stepped in to teach them a lesson. When the junior didn't understand how to operate a mech, Bo Wen personally guided him through it. When the junior had nowhere to go, Bo Wen even brought him home... Then one day, Bo Wen saw with his own eyes as the junior knocked down a thug who had designs on him with just one hand. Only then did he realize that the junior really was cute, but his apparent weakness was an act. Watching the junior plant a foot on the thug's head and say with an angelic smile, "You think you can have a chance with me? Dream on, old man," Bo Wen fell for him even harder. Later, when Bo Wen's mental strength went berserk and his head throbbed with unbearable pain, the junior transformed into a mermaid before him. His slender, fair hands cradled Bo Wen's head as he softly sang a song into his ear... Yu Xi brushed his beautiful tail against Bo Wen's leg. "You don't like mermaids?" Bo Wen ran a hand over his smooth, silky tail, his voice hoarse. "Try me and find out." Please add it to your reading list. Kisses~ Theme: Even in the direst circumstances, never lose hope.