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Upgrading is used to improve the quality level of the portraits of beauties!
Without a doubt, each time you awaken and improve the quality, the power bonus of the Beauty Portrait will be significantly enhanced!
Therefore, as long as Qin Feng has enough resources, it's not impossible for him to upgrade all the goddess portraits to SC level later on, including the portraits of beauties he acquires in reality. These portraits, in turn, can enhance his strength, so...
The problem is that this is not an easy thing to do.
Because upgrading a goddess soul of N quality to SSR quality only requires about 50,000 Yin Power, but upgrading to SSSSR quality requires about 200,000 Yin Power!
Upgrading from SSSSR to TR quality requires an even more outrageous amount, a whopping three million Yin Power!
Therefore, Qin Feng's main task was to upgrade all of his goddesses' souls to orange quality. After all, upgrading their quality would not only greatly increase their strength, but also improve himself, right?
But now, in addition to upgrading quality, the Beauty Portrait also offers ways to strengthen and awaken the goddesses' souls...
Chapter 160: Powerful Strength is the Best Aphrodisiac
In simple terms, "enhancement" means that Qin Feng used Yin energy to forcibly improve the attributes of the portrait of the beauty.
Each enhancement level increases the base attributes of the portrait of a beauty by 1%. Although it may not seem like much, as long as you have enough Yin energy, enhancement can be accumulated. When the attribute increase reaches 1000%, it becomes extremely powerful, and it is even said that it can be higher. However, the higher the enhancement level, the more Yin energy is required, so whether it is worthwhile needs to be carefully considered.
As for awakening, that's even more terrifying.
Because each time a Beauty Portrait is awakened, it can increase one's base attributes by 100%!
Of course, the conditions for awakening are quite demanding. Qin Feng gave up after just one glance, as it was too troublesome... First, you need to collect awakening stones, then various gems, and even after awakening to a high level, you need special items or special weapons related to the goddess's soul.
Strengthening is relatively simple; as long as there is sufficient Yin energy, you can keep strengthening it.
Especially when strengthening at low levels, the amount of Yin energy required is not much. So, on a whim, Qin Feng simply raised the strengthening level of all the beauty portraits of the girls around him to 200. In other words, all his goddess souls now have a 200% base attribute bonus.
And the result of this is...
……
Charlene (pr): Empress of the Great Qin Dynasty, a descendant of the Kelvin family.
Personal attributes: Attack +22500000, Defense +22500000, Health +225000000, Mana +22500000.
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%.
……
Do you all understand now?
Such a terrifying attribute boost even allowed Xia Lin's strength to break through to the twelfth rank!
And Xia Lin is already at level twelve, while Qin Feng, who also enjoys numerous portraits of beauties, is...? Mei? Me? Lin Kong? You Lin Zaizai?
Speaking of strength, we must mention the previous meeting between Nataya and her daughter and Princess Catherine...
As a former official of the Noah Empire, Nataya naturally recognized Princess Catherine. Even though the princess had changed considerably due to the awakening of her goddess soul, her face was still the same. Moreover, with her unique super-milk-producing physique, Nataya recognized her at a glance. Then she learned that the Noah Empire had 'reconciled' with Qin Feng, so she naturally asked if she could return to the Noah Empire to visit.
After all, Nataya's husband Edmund still hasn't returned to Qin, so she definitely has to ask him.
But in reality, Nataya knew she couldn't leave at all. After all, she was now Qin Feng's possession. So, this question was just a formality. In fact, she secretly hoped that her husband, Edmund, would not return to Qin. Otherwise, she really wouldn't be able to face him or give him an explanation. It was one thing for her daughter to become someone else's, but at least there was a reason for it. But her wife actually went along with it, and the two of them were often taken advantage of together. If Edmund found out, wouldn't he just commit suicide?
But Catherine didn't know any of this, so she told Nataya with an embarrassed expression that she no longer had a home in the Noah Empire, because her husband Edmund and her family had all been... executed!
The good news is that these so-called family members are all from the Edmund family. According to the rules of the Western Continent, once a woman marries, she changes her surname to her husband's and is no longer considered part of her own family. Therefore, after marrying Qin Ziming, Charlene never used the name Charlene Kelvin again, since Kelvin is her surname. She usually refers to herself as Charlene Qin.
This is why Nataya's biological parents were not affected by this wave of calamity...
Of course, this was also part of the Noah Empire's deliberate attempt to curry favor with Qin Feng. They already knew that Qin Feng had taken Nataya under his wing. After all, when Qin Feng went to war against Inazuma, Nataya frequently appeared in front of him and demonstrated the strength of a Saint Eleventh Rank. In addition, her behavior with Qin Feng was very intimate. Therefore, the Noah Empire judged that Nataya had probably been completely subdued by Qin Feng. Since her husband was just a hindrance, it was better to step forward and play the villain, secretly giving Qin Feng some benefits in order to increase Princess Catherine's bargaining power.
So after Princess Catherine explained the matter, Nataya couldn't hide her sadness, and even shed a few tears with her daughter. However, she then became the most playful under Qin Feng...
Because she's completely liberated!
Moreover, Nataya knew very well that her and her daughter's future was entirely in this man's hands, and only by trying her best to please him could she and her daughter have a better life!
But only now did Nataya realize that Qin Feng had already broken through to the twelfth level of the Divine Realm!
Twelve levels?
Most importantly, he will continue to grow!
These events alone were already unbelievable to Nataya, making her feel like her life was a dream. Then, she 'accidentally' saw Regina, and then she saw the saintly figure she remembered as high and mighty, elegant and seemingly untouched by worldly affairs, now lying there like an ordinary woman, being relentlessly and brutally penetrated by Qin Feng...
But the most outrageous thing was that along with Regina's scream of exhaustion, her face suddenly changed, as if she had become a different person. What shocked Nataya the most was that there was a golden flame burning in Regina's eyes!
Oh, she did become a different person, because at this time Qin Feng called her... Yin Haisa.
Ein Haisa?
Yin... Yin Haisa? That name sounds familiar...
Huh? Huh?? Ah!!!!!!!!!
Einhaisa, the Goddess of Light?
What? Qin Feng actually sealed the Goddess of Light, Einhasad, inside the body of Saintess Regina?
So this legendary chief god, the deity who supposedly created humankind, the goddess of faith in the hearts of almost everyone in the Western Continent, is now just Qin Feng's.
Oh my god!
To be honest, at this moment Nataya even wondered if she was dreaming, or if she had fallen into some kind of illusion...
So when Qin Feng came over later, she acted very wildly and enthusiastically. The incredibly full and familiar feeling inside her body told her that it was all real. Even the expression of pain and pleasure on her daughter's body reminded her time and time again that it was all absolutely real!
It turns out that their master, their only support in this life, this man named Qin Feng, is truly the most mysterious and terrifying existence in the world.
Because he even captured the Goddess of Light, Einhasad, and treated her as an ordinary person, what in this world is he incapable of doing?
By the way, he is now the emperor of the Qin Empire...
It seems I was incredibly foolish back then. I actually went and asked Princess Catherine if she had any chance of returning to the Noah Empire. Did I even need to ask that question?
Since the Noah Empire already knows to send the Third Princess to curry favor with Qin Feng, is there any need to ask for the answer?
What's more, the Holy See of Light, which was originally the biggest obstacle, now has its Holy Maiden under Qin Feng's feet!
What? Regina will be the next Pope of Light?
Well, when Qin Feng's Qin army finally traverses the entire continent, the Noah Empire will likely become a province of Qin, and she'll need to consider whether she can go home.
But actually, Qin Feng has no plans to send troops to conquer the world at present.
Even though he had this idea in his mind, he wouldn't rush into it, after all, the coronation ceremony hadn't even taken place yet...
This is not to say that Qin Feng's regime is unstable, because judging from the current situation, the court officials are quite supportive of him. Especially after Qin Feng made his statement to Prime Minister Xu Zibo, the court, which was originally in a state of panic, has stabilized, and everyone seems to have been reassured!
Chapter 161: How to Unify the Continent Without Money
Because everyone was worried at the beginning. Even though they knew that Qin Feng would not carry out a major purge because he had successfully ascended the throne, everyone understood the principle of "a new emperor, a new court" and many people were also aware of this. At worst, they would just quit being officials!
Therefore, the main concern is that Qin Feng will practice nepotism or appoint sycophants, which will inevitably lead to disaster for the court...
Take Hu Yun, the former Minister of Rites, for example. He had almost no chance of being promoted, but because he gave his twin granddaughters to His Majesty, he rose to prominence again and is now even a Grand Councilor!
If this example is set, does that mean that as long as you cater to His Majesty's preferences and offer him beautiful women, you can get promoted and given important positions?
If that's the case, the Qin Empire's more than three hundred years of rule will likely be destroyed in no time. The decay of any empire begins from within. If His Majesty the Emperor is excessively infatuated with beauty, it is not a good thing, especially since it affects the operation of the court. That would undoubtedly be the beginning of the empire's decline. All the efforts of his ministers would likely soon be in vain, and the national strength accumulated by the empire over the years would be quickly squandered.
Naturally, everyone became quite worried, and everyone was watching and waiting to see how the new emperor would perform.
Then, Prime Minister Xu Zibo soon brought everyone some good news.
His Majesty is straightforward in nature. Although he is fond of women, he has no intention of becoming a foolish emperor. Moreover, he knows that he is not good at handling political affairs, so he has decided to entrust these matters to his experienced old ministers...
Because His Majesty promised that even if the enthronement ceremony is held, there will be no personnel changes, and the court will continue to operate within its current framework!
Most importantly, Qin Feng actually refused the third son of Prime Minister Xu Zibo, saying he didn't want to harm her when she was young.
The fact that Qin Feng, the new emperor, could say that at least proves he has a kind heart...
This is really important because when it comes to kindness, all other qualities are irrelevant. Abilities, knowledge, ambition, and so on all have to take a backseat. As long as one is kind-hearted, at least the emperor will not be excessively tyrannical or deliberately harm people. So even if he cannot be a good emperor, at least he will not be a bad emperor!
Therefore, the officials were greatly reassured and not only became more motivated in their work, but also more supportive of Qin Feng's succession to the throne...
However, the real reason why Qin Feng temporarily decided not to send troops to 'conquer the world' was actually quite simple. As a transmigrator, especially as a veteran gamer who loved various combat games before transmigrating, such as StarCraft, Warcraft, and the currently popular League of Legends and Honor of Kings, he deeply understood a principle: the economic base determines the superstructure!
Want to win the game?
Let's develop the economy first...
The key issue is that the Qin Empire has been fighting the Inazuma Empire for the past few years. Although it was forced to fight, it was bound to be costly and exhausting. Not to mention, there was the Ranghi Empire to the north, which caused some friction, the Indian Empire to the west, which was eyeing them covetously, and the Weinan Empire to the south, which was constantly stirring up trouble. In short, the Qin Empire is now a piece of fat meat in everyone's eyes, and everyone wants to take a bite!
After taking over the Qin Empire, Qin Feng learned of the old emperor Qin Ziming's previous strategic plans. He was also well aware of the empire's predicament, so he planned to break the deadlock from the east. As long as he could completely subdue Inazuma in the east, the empire's situation would be much better. By maintaining pressure on the Rangxi Empire in the north, the freed-up eastern garrison could march south and give the Weinan Empire an unforgettable memory. This move was also known as "killing the monkey to scare the chicken"...
Kill that monkey from Weinan, and tell all the chickens around here to behave themselves!
The old emperor's plan was progressing smoothly, especially because of Qin Feng's unexpected arrival. Inazuma was captured almost without bloodshed, and everything was developing in a positive direction. However, he suddenly encountered Qin Yuan's treacherous hand. It can only be said that fate is cruel...
Fortunately, Qin Feng now sees all of this more clearly than the old emperor Qin Ziming.
Qin Feng understood perfectly well that the Weinan Empire's various antics were actually aimed at gaining benefits. They would absolutely not dare to fight a real war, and most importantly, they wouldn't gain anything from it either. So, a mere scare would suffice. As for the Xi Empire, a war was even less likely to break out. There might be minor skirmishes, but both sides knew in their hearts that once they started fighting, it would be a fight to the death, resulting in mutual destruction and only benefiting other countries in the Eastern Continent.
Moreover, the Rhône Empire is now in decline. Because of its location in the north of the continent, despite its vast territory, its population is small and its arable land is severely insufficient. Furthermore, due to its history of rampant military development and external expansion, it has not only caused a serious imbalance in its domestic agricultural and industrial base, but its economy has also been in a slump. Even after several decades, it has not yet recovered and is still living off its past achievements.
Most importantly, the relationship between the Xi Empire and the Western Continent has always been bad, which is also because of its invasion of the Western Continent in the past. The Xi Empire was not only the first country from the Eastern Continent to invade the Western Continent, but also, in order to occupy the land, the Xi Empire, which was warlike and aggressive, executed all the people from the Western Continent who resisted. This massacre resulted in the deaths of millions of people from the Western Continent, which caused a great deal of hatred!
So, despite the fact that the Rangxi Empire is geographically closer to the Western Continent and even adjacent to it, no one in the Western Continent is willing to trade with the Rangxi Empire so far. They would rather take a long detour to the Indian Empire or even the Qin Empire further away than go to the Rangxi Empire. This has made the already sluggish economy of the Rangxi Empire even more depressed.
If there's no money, how can the Greek Empire fight a war?
Unfortunately, the old prince Qin Ziming was unaware of this. Out of fear of the history of the Rangxi Empire, he always concentrated his forces in the north, entrusting General Bai Hao with its defense, even during the war with the Inazuma Empire. This actually resulted in a serious waste of resources, didn't it? (The remaining text appears to be unrelated and possibly spam/advertisement.)
If Qin Feng had to choose one of the wolves surrounding him to establish his authority, he would definitely choose the Indian Empire to the west, especially if he could open up a road to the port at the border between the two countries...
But as the saying goes, the economic base determines the superstructure.
Even if Qin Feng is willing to kill the enemy now, he has to wait until the country's strength is slightly stronger. After all, the years of war between the Great Qin Empire and the Inazuma Empire have already led to a significant depletion of the national treasury. In addition, there is the Minghan Empire in the northeast that is trying every means to restore its country... Of course, this is impossible. You can't expect the Great Qin Empire to run away from the meat that it has already swallowed.
The problem is that both suppressing the opposition and appeasing the people of the former Minghan Empire require money!
Then, the Inazuma Empire had just pacified the warlords and powerful families in various places, and Empress Haruko Yoda's rule also needed to be consolidated... Although obtaining it would bring endless benefits to the Great Qin Empire, because the Inazuma Empire's economy was also on the verge of collapse, the Great Qin Empire had to first invest some funds to save it, and at the same time prepare for the next market development. All of this would take time and require a lot of investment!
In addition, Bai Hao had actually told Qin Feng when he was in Inazuma that the Empire was currently too restrained in its military spending, which resulted in many troops still having equipment from several years ago, making it impossible to upgrade them.
In short, the Qin Empire needs money for almost everything, so developing the economy is the key to success. It's best to put aside thoughts of war for now!
Of course, if someone really had to start a fight, Qin Feng wouldn't back down...
Chapter 162: Bai Zhiwei's mother is really upset.
Once this main theme was set, everything else became easier to arrange. Consequently, when dealing with government affairs, all the officials in the court focused their efforts in this direction. The only one who had objections was probably Qin Feng's father-in-law, Grand Marshal Bai Hao.
Because Qin Feng promoted him, giving him full command of the entire empire's troops, he no longer needed to personally oversee the north. As a result, Bai Hao returned to the capital, where he could reunite with his family in harmony. This was also the reason why Bai Zhiwei was so grateful, since her mother was indeed quite lonely living alone at home all year round.
Bai Zhiwei didn't understand this at first, but now that she's a wife, she realizes that a woman is completely different when she has a man by her side and when she doesn't!
As for Bai Hao, his biggest complaint is that Qin Feng is strongly supporting all the economic development measures proposed by the ministers. Many projects that were mentioned during the old emperor's reign but lacked funding are now being put on the agenda, because Qin Feng said he would take care of the money. But when Bai Hao and the others did the math, they realized something was wrong. The country's annual tax revenue is limited, and with a little extra money for miscellaneous expenses, it's almost always enough. But now all the money is being invested in various projects—what about my army…?
You're not going to give me no money at all this year, are you?
Hey, even though we're close, I'll still get angry if you act like this!
So after the morning court session ended that day, Marshal Bai Hao stayed behind and requested a private audience with Qin Feng.
Of course, he wouldn't be foolish enough to go up to Qin Feng and say he wouldn't pay. He simply told Qin Feng that Bai Zhiwei hadn't been home for a long time, and His Majesty had been very busy. Also, since Qin Feng and Zhiwei's relationship was confirmed, their family hadn't had a proper meal together. So, he asked Zhiwei's mother to prepare a simple meal at home, hoping His Majesty would do him the honor...
In addition, they also wanted to meet His Majesty's mother, Empress Charlene.
These words were so impeccable that even if Qin Feng wanted to refuse, he couldn't find an excuse. Of course, he never intended to refuse, so he readily agreed on the spot. Then, at noon, he took Bai Zhiwei and Xia Lin with him and left the palace.
However, the emperor leaving the palace is no small matter. At the very least, the Imperial Guards must follow him closely, and the area within a few thousand meters of the target must be under complete control. Therefore, Situ Yang also directly dispatched five thousand Imperial Guards to accompany him!
As an aside, after returning from Daoqi with Qin Feng, Situ Yang was promoted. He is now the Grand Commander of the Imperial Guards, in charge of and under the supervision of all the Imperial Guards within the palace.
There's no way around it; when one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs benefit...
Moreover, Situ Yang and his group also made a considerable 'small fortune' from Daoqi's side.
Qin Feng was certainly aware of these things, but he always turned a blind eye to them. This stemmed from his Earth-based philosophy: if your subordinates work for you, shouldn't they be allowed to make some shady income while doing their jobs?
How are people supposed to live then?
What Qin Feng didn't expect was that his seemingly normal approach inadvertently won the loyalty of Situ Yang and all the Imperial Guards. Everyone felt they had followed the right person, so they were naturally more willing to risk their lives when something happened. Moreover, after Qin Feng returned this time, he directly became the emperor, and their status naturally rose accordingly. Everyone received considerable military merits or rewards, and Qin Feng did not forget their previous achievements, directly promoting them all.