Beauty Portraits: I Build a Harem in Another World

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Although the changing of the guard is a historical inevitability and an unstoppable tide in the empire's progress, only those who are involved truly understand the experience. Take Xu Zibo, for example. At less than sixty years old, he still considers himself young and has a burning passion to serve his country. If he were to be replaced like this, he would certainly be unwilling. After all, he has devoted himself to the Qin Empire for so many years, only to end up being forgotten once he leaves. That would be too tragic!

Especially considering his age, he can't serve for many more years. If he could stay in the position of prime minister until retirement, dedicating himself to the country until his last breath, that would be true fulfillment of his duties...

Moreover, his second son, Xu Zhi, has not yet graduated. If he steps down so soon, Xu Zhi will be in trouble. Even with his older brother's help, it is not the same as him being the prime minister!

So even though Xu Zibo was known for his straightforward personality and never resorted to underhanded methods, this time he had to step forward and try to win the favor of the new emperor. And what does the new emperor like?

Okay, everyone actually knows this, and it's not a secret...

Qin Feng likes women!

So Xu Zibo came over today. Actually, his third daughter, Xu Ying, is not yet sixteen years old, but what does it matter? He said he wanted to hold a birthday party, so he did. He didn't let his daughter say anything.

If Qin Feng were to take a liking to her, Xu Zibo would probably send her into the palace without even batting an eye!

From this perspective, this incident also verifies a truth: if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. It's true that if there are people at the top, the people below can't help but go astray!

Even an upright old man like Xu Zibo had to change his long-held beliefs in the face of the new emperor's preferences, which is both sad and lamentable!

Qin Feng naturally understood all of this, after all, he wasn't some caged bird; he was at least an adult before he transmigrated, and had been struggling in society for many years...

In fact, from the moment Xu Zibo began to stumble over the matter, he had already guessed the Prime Minister's thoughts, so he couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He had no problem indulging himself, but he was unwilling to let the Qin Empire sink with him.

Therefore, Qin Feng did not respond to Xu Zibo immediately, but after a moment of silence, he suddenly reached out and patted the Prime Minister on the shoulder.

"Lord Xu, I have always seen your hard work for the empire as my father's most capable assistant, and therefore I trust you very much. Even my mother has always praised you highly. In this respect, Lord Xu can be called the backbone of our Great Qin Empire, and even more so, the mainstay!"

"Your Majesty...you flatter me!" Xu Zibo was also stunned, not understanding what Qin Feng meant by that. Weren't we talking about the birthday banquet? Why did you suddenly shower me with such praise, and what you said sounded so terrifying!

"So, Lord Xu, you can rest assured that I have no intention of removing you from your position as prime minister for the time being... The empire is thriving today, and this is all thanks to your hard work and dedication. Since you have done such a good job, why should I replace you? Moreover, I ask that you continue to work hard. After all, I am still young and have little experience in handling state affairs. So, if there is anything wrong with you, please be sure to stay true to yourself and give me, your junior, some pointers. Don't try to play these tricks like the people below you!"

"Your Majesty!" Xu Zibo was immediately shocked. Then he realized that Qin Feng had completely seen through his thoughts, and he immediately knelt on the ground. "This old minister knows his crime and will devote himself to the empire until his dying breath!"

"Alright, alright, we don't need to be so formal when we're talking in private. Get up!"

"I...don't dare!"

Chapter 158: You guys work so hard so I can play with women

"If I say it's okay, then it's okay!" Qin Feng reached out and pulled Xu Zibo up. "And this so-called birthday party is out of the question. Your youngest daughter isn't even sixteen yet, it wouldn't be good if I ruined her already..."

"Your Majesty!!" Xu Zibo was startled again and quickly tried to kneel down.

"I already told you not to be so reserved. Just treat me the same way you treated my father!" Qin Feng laughed heartily. "Besides, although I am fond of women, it's just my nature, not that I'm desperate. Most importantly, no woman can influence my judgment. Do you understand, Lord Xu?"

"This old minister...understands!"

"Hehe, then I'll have to trouble Lord Xu to take care of the affairs of state from now on. With your hard work and help, I'll be able to sneak away and have some fun with a few more women, right?"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, this... is the duty of our old ministers!"

"Very good, Lord Xu, keep up the good work!"

"..."

But the reason why Qin Feng doesn't want to touch Xu Zibo and the others right now is actually for a very simple reason... the goddesses in the beauty painting on his body haven't come out yet!

There's nothing we can do about it. When the goddesses were collected by the Beauty Painting, they were just imprints. They didn't exist originally. It was the Beauty Painting that nurtured them, giving them divine consciousness and self-awareness. But no matter what, they are still not physical entities, nor are they true life forms.

So, their desire to break free from the portrait of beauty and truly become human is a difficult path...

Of course, the simplest way is for them to merge with the portrait of a beautiful woman, then directly devour the consciousness of the host body, and then take over the body, which is what we often call possession.

But this isn't very useful. On one hand, the bodies they steal aren't their own, so there's a compatibility issue, and they might not be able to unleash their true potential. On the other hand, and most importantly, they still can't escape the shackles and control of the Beauty Picture...

Ultimately, gaining freedom is what these goddesses trapped in the painting of beauties truly desire!

It was under this strong demand that they eventually discovered some loopholes in the artifact, which led to the existence of Qin Feng. They would use Qin Feng to merge their portraits into their respective host bodies, and then they could use the power of the beauty paintings to modify their host bodies, thereby gaining the opportunity to 'reincarnate'!

Yes, they all need to have a normal pregnancy for ten months before being born into the world as newborns...

Especially since they still need more than ten years to grow up, right?

Therefore, Qin Feng wouldn't be in such a hurry to start arranging for his goddesses to replace the normal court. Not only is it unnecessary, but such a rash move would be playing with the future and fate of the empire.

Once things stabilize in the future, it will be fine, because when Qin Feng's goddess daughters grow up, they can help Qin Lan share the responsibilities. Then, even if Qin Lan doesn't know how to do something, someone else will be able to handle it, and naturally, no major mistakes will occur.

Therefore, we can only take it slowly...

Until then, Xu Zibo and other important officials of the court, you will continue to work hard!

However, it was only when Qin Feng remembered this that he checked the system later and discovered that his "Beauty Portrait" had been upgraded again...

As for the reason for the sudden upgrade of the system, Qin Feng only found out after calling Xia Ming and the others over to ask. It turned out that it was because he had dealt with the Goddess of Light, Yin Haisa. Although Yin Haisa was only a divine consciousness clone at the moment, she undoubtedly possessed immense divine power. At least compared to anyone on the continent, Yin Haisa was absolutely invincible.

Even now, she could easily crush Qin Feng with a single finger...

The problem is that Qin Feng possesses the Beauty Painting. Since this item is a divine artifact and has recognized its master, it naturally has a certain protective function. Therefore, when faced with the fatal attack from the Goddess of Light, Yin Haisa, the Beauty Painting directly released the goddess's divine souls to help. These goddess's divine souls are not only powerful, but more importantly, they activated the Zhou Tian Star Array. As a result, the Goddess of Light, Yin Haisa, was completely caught off guard. She was not only suppressed on the spot, but was also quickly forcibly absorbed into the Beauty Painting!

And then, most importantly... this Goddess of Light, Einhasad, possesses the accumulated power of faith from countless believers across the continent over tens of thousands of years!

Moreover, since she has no physical body, she is completely powerless against the Beauty Painting, a divine artifact specifically designed to deal with souls!

Unsurprisingly, the goddess of light, Einhasad, along with her divine power and all the power of faith, all became spoils of the painting of beauties…

This power is far, far stronger than the bloodline inheritance that Qin Feng inherited. The two are not even on the same level, like comparing the ocean to a glass of water.

So, as expected, the Beauty Picture has been upgraded, and the upgrade is more significant and comprehensive than before!

In high spirits, Qin Feng returned to the Qianqing Palace and the first thing he did was pick up Regina and then lead Xia Lin to the bath...

After all, you've been out talking all day, shouldn't you take a nice bath and relax when you get back?

As for why he took Charlene with him to take a bath...

Well, firstly, Regina and Charlene are practically inseparable, and then, when Charlene was playing together that morning, in a moment of extreme excitement, she 'accidentally' sat down inside, and after that, everything changed!

Moreover, she gave Qin Feng a direct order: from now on, Qin Feng would belong entirely to her, and she must do everything in her power to awaken the goddess's soul within her...

Honestly, Charlene was already quite shocked when she saw Princess Catherine awaken, but this time, witnessing her childhood friend Regina transform from a forty-year-old woman into a twenty-year-old youth was an indescribable shock! (The last part is a nonsensical string of characters and doesn't translate directly.)

But what truly 'broke' for Charlene was the appearance of the goddess of light, Einhasad.

Because Charlene was originally a native of the Western Continent, although she had lived in the Eastern Continent for nearly twenty years, she had spent fifteen years there. Therefore, her way of thinking and habits were still based in the Western Continent. As a result, Charlene was naturally very familiar with the Goddess of Light, Einhasad!

Despite being born into the Kelvin family and being a notorious necromancer, it didn't really matter. After all, the Church of Light had a comprehensive influence on the people of the Western Continent, and everyone in the Western Continent had faith and considered it a very inevitable thing!

Of course, Charlene's faith is not in Einhasad, the goddess of light, but in Celine, the goddess of death!

The problem is that almost 95% of the people on the Western Continent worship the Goddess of Light, Einhasad. So, from childhood to adulthood, Charlene has seen statues of Einhasad and various necklaces wherever she goes. And then there are the various activities, celebrations, and even holidays of the Church of Light...

Moreover, before the Kelvin family was targeted by the Papacy, Charlene could openly visit the Holy See or other Papacy-affiliated regions, which is how she met Regina.

Having grown up listening to stories of the Goddess of Light, Einhasad, and knowing countless legends about her, Charlene naturally understood the power of Einhasad. However, when she woke up in the morning, she found Einhasad pinned down and wantonly played with by Qin Feng...

You can imagine the impact of this, right?

Isn't she a goddess?

How could she be forced to have sex by a man?

What? She'll be yours from now on, and you can do whatever you want with her anytime, anywhere?

One can imagine the shock this news had on Charlene—it was akin to a hydrogen bomb hitting its target squarely…

It was at this point that Xia Lin realized she needed to completely reassess her views on her son, because Qin Feng had unknowingly grown to a point far beyond what she could have predicted!

Chapter 159: Sleeping Together Under the Same Blanket is an Emperor's Privilege

No wonder Charlene did such shocking things later on!

In short, because Pandora's box has been opened, Charlene's attitude towards Qin Feng is naturally very different now. However, while Qin Feng was talking to Regina, suddenly a series of footsteps came from the side, and then the Second Princess Qin Lan and the Fifth Princess Qin Ling walked in together. "Hehe, I knew my brother was here... We want to take a bath together too!!"

Since Qin Lan and Qin Ling were both there, Qin Feng simply called over Bai Zhiwei, Hu Bingjing, Hu Bingxin, and even Yoda Kaori, along with Yu Wanlin and her daughter Hu Xiafei. He even called over Nataya and her daughter Shirley later...

So in no time, the situation completely spiraled out of control, didn't it?

Since almost everyone present was Qin Feng's woman, they naturally allowed this debauched emperor to do whatever he pleased, and the scene was simply too indecent to bear...

Then, our pure Saintess Regina finally fell completely at this moment, because she suddenly realized that Qin Feng's previous evaluation of her was not wrong at all. She did have many, many positions that she had not yet unlocked. But of course, this was not her fault. It was just that she had never experienced these things before, so of course she knew nothing. Although she was almost the oldest among these women, she was also the most 'ignorant' one. Who told her that her identity was the Saintess of Light?

Fortunately, she now has enough time and enough hands-on teaching opportunities to learn!

As for Bai Zhiwei, Yoda Kaori, and the Hu sisters, Hu Bingqing and Hu Bingxin, they were already used to this scene. After all, they had experienced this kind of scene before when they were in Inazuma, so they were not intimidated at all. They would even join in and temporarily participate if they found it interesting...

In short, it was quite a commotion. By the time Qin Feng finally came out of his bath, it was already close to midnight. So everyone decided not to leave and stayed to sleep on Qin Feng's brand-new dragon bed...

Speaking of which, this dragon bed was specially made later, and at the time Qin Feng only had one requirement: it had to be big!

And now it has finally found its place. At least there are more than ten girls sleeping on it and it's not crowded at all!

Most importantly, because of this incident, the relationships between all of them improved dramatically, instantly becoming as close as sisters...

So for the next few days, the palace was bustling with activity. Every time Qin Feng finished court or returned from the Qian Yuan Hall, Xia Lin would immediately call out, "Girls, come and run some dungeons together!"

The result was that, three days later, under Charlene's longing gaze, she was finally enveloped in the light of the magic circle...

Because the spirit of the goddess Huang Yueying within her has finally been awakened!

Enveloped in a rainbow of light, she too floated into the air, where she underwent a transformation that filled her with ecstatic joy. Not only did her appearance become more youthful and captivating, but her body also experienced a dramatic change. Her figure became even more voluptuous, and her long legs were so dazzling that it was impossible to look away...

But what follows is the most important part, because Charlene soon felt her strength rapidly improve, even more than doubling compared to before!

...Where's Mei? Where's I? I'm not free. Lin is here, isn't she...?

Charlene (pr): Empress of the Great Qin Dynasty, a descendant of the Kelvin family.

Personal attributes: Attack +7500000, Defense +7500000, Health +75000000, Mana +7500000.

Personal Skill: Strategy (Increases the attack speed and movement speed of all allies by 150% for 20 seconds. Cooldown: 60 seconds.)

Contract Bonus (already contracted): Attack Power +15%, Defense Power +15%, Damage Increase +15%, Damage Reduction +15%, Health +15%, Mana +15%, Attack Speed ​​+15%, Movement Speed ​​+15%.

……

This improves...

That's absolutely incredible!

However, when Charlene finally calmed down from the joy of gaining a new body and greatly improved strength, and looked back at her son, she couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.

The reason is simple: in Xia Lin's eyes, whose strength has greatly increased, her son Qin Feng's strength is still... unknown!

Moreover, it's not just unknown. The higher the strength, the more Xia Lin can feel her son Qin Feng's power. She's even a little shocked now. Could it be that Qin Feng has already broken through to the twelfth level of the God Realm?

Could it be that Qin Feng has already become a god?

How can this be?

But thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem surprising. After all, Qin Feng even managed to capture the Goddess of Light, Einhasad, and make her his concubine... How could he have done that without some strength?

Do you really think the Goddess of Light is some commoner girl who will cry and submit as soon as she's taken back?

That is the genuine Goddess of Light, and the creator goddess of the entire world!

So the question is, how exactly did Qin Feng manage to do that? And what is his true strength right now?

Because Charlene knew very well that the Kelvin family's bloodline could never be that powerful! Perhaps she also used her mother's authority to force Qin Feng to reveal the truth.

Well this...

It's really hard to say what Qin Feng's current strength is.

It should be noted that after Qin Feng subdued Yin Haisa, the Beauty Picture artifact was upgraded again, and several additional powerful functions were added to the system, which can even be described as heaven-defying!

One of them is the treasure hunting system.

In fact, the treasure hunt is a very simple interface. There is a stunningly beautiful goddess whom Qin Feng does not recognize at all. She is so beautiful that he dares not look directly at her, but she is completely naked. She holds a golden treasure bag in her hands, which are as white as jade. Below is a countdown. Once the time is up to sixty minutes, the golden treasure bag will open automatically once, and Qin Feng, as the host of the Beauty Picture, will be able to obtain a treasure.

As for what the treasure is, that's completely random, it all comes down to luck...

Because it could be worthless money, or fragments of some equipment or treasure, but it could also be a top-tier goddess soul, or any kind of extremely rare item; it all depends purely on luck.

Below this interface are twenty-four treasure slots, meaning that a maximum of twenty-four treasures can be accumulated here. If Qin Feng does not collect them in time, once the treasure slots are full, the items obtained from opening the treasure bag will automatically disappear.

Isn't that very humane?

The second is the enhancement system.

From this moment on, Qin Feng could perform a series of operations on his portrait of a beauty. In addition to the basic 'upgrade' function that the system had from the beginning, he now had two more functions: 'enhancement' and 'awakening'.

As mentioned earlier, these portraits of beauties are divided into several qualities, with n being the lowest, followed by r, then sr, ssr, sssr, and then tr, hr, and the newly introduced pr...

However, PR is not the highest. After reading the system description, Qin Feng realized that there are also three other levels: UR, SP, and SC!