Beauty Portraits: I Build a Harem in Another World

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When Qin Yu was seen again, he was also a middle-aged man in his forties, and even had a small mustache. His mother, Liu Cairen, was now over sixty years old and had begun to show signs of aging. However, the Minghan Empire princess Jin Xiyan, whom Qin Feng had bestowed upon him last time, had now given birth to three children for Qin Yu. The eldest and second eldest were both sons, and the youngest was a princess. The eldest was named Qin Heng, who was about seventeen or eighteen years old. The second eldest, Qin Zhen, was thirteen and a half years old. The youngest, Qin Yan, was only eight years old and was an exceptionally cute little girl. She was not afraid of Qin Feng at all and seemed particularly clingy. Qin Feng liked her very much at first sight.

Qin Yu was clearly surprised, puzzled, and even a little scared by his younger brother's sudden call for him to return to the capital.

After all, when he left, he said he would never return to the capital. That's why he didn't come back for Qin Feng's coronation ceremony or the subsequent imperial concubine ceremony. He only sent gifts, which was also to tell Qin Feng that he had completely given up on the throne and would just be a carefree prince in Liaoxi.

Moreover, as the Qin Empire has grown stronger over the years, Qin Yu has also seen clearly that his younger brother's abilities are indeed a thousand times greater than his own. At least if he had become emperor back then, he might not even be able to handle the Rangxi Empire now!

It was precisely for this reason that he later even persuaded Princess Kim Hee-yeon of the Minghan Empire to abandon her plan to restore her kingdom. After all, even the Inazuma Empire and the Rangxi Empire had already submitted to the Great Qin. So what if the Minghan Empire succeeded in restoring its kingdom? Wouldn't it be difficult to be surrounded by the Great Qin Empire's territory?

Most importantly, even if you restore your country, can you provide your people with a better life than they have now?

The people of Qin now have a strong sense of belonging and honor. After all, the country is strong, and it not only has a great voice on the mainland, but also enjoys great benefits domestically. Therefore, everyone's sense of honor is naturally very strong. As a result, Jin Xiyan later honestly let go of her obsession and gave birth to two sons and a daughter for Qin Yu. In this way, Qin Yu has both a son and a daughter and is a winner in life!

So when Qin Yu saw Qin Feng again, he was quite moved. The past twenty years had felt like a dream...

But what made it even more like a dream was that Qin Feng then told him that he might have to leave for a while, and therefore intended to entrust the Qin Empire to his care. (The rest of the text appears to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated gibberish.)

After all, Qin Feng and Qin Yu are brothers. Now that Qin Feng has decided to go to the Creation Continent to "venture out", the huge Qin warship naturally needs a new leader. Qin Feng obviously cannot let an outsider take over, so his half-brother is a decent choice.

Most importantly, Qin Yu has indeed done a very good job in western Liaoning over the past few years. Although his achievements are not outstanding, he has not made any mistakes. He is the best person to maintain the status quo!

Moreover, Qin Feng didn't completely disappear after leaving. He might come back occasionally, since Sky City would make it very convenient for him to travel back and forth...

Although Qin Feng initially considered bringing everyone from the Great Qin Empire to Sky City, given the vast area of ​​this treasure left over from the Age of Giants, which could easily accommodate all the humans on Talking Island, he later abandoned this unrealistic fantasy after careful consideration. Leaving aside the enormous undertaking of relocating everyone from the Great Qin Empire to Sky City, wouldn't the disappearance of the Great Qin Empire throw other countries into complete chaos?

The current stable situation on the mainland is likely to be destabilized again, followed by various wars... In other words, all the things Qin Feng has done over the years have been in vain!

What? You're saying you're only taking a portion of the people? How is that possible?

If you knew you could go to the Sky City and live there forever, enjoying angelic treatment, who would you let stay?

Who would want to be left behind?

Putting everything else aside, what about Qin Feng's current court officials? They've devoted themselves to you to the utmost, so shouldn't they receive some kind of benefit? And shouldn't their families be included?

With all the officials gone, are ordinary people left to fend for themselves? Or are they left to be slaughtered at will by other countries that have returned?

Qin Feng would never do such a thing, nor did he want to see the Qin Empire, which he had built with his own hands, ultimately vanish into nothingness. Therefore, his choice was to recall his elder brother, Qin Yu, and have him continue to manage the country in his stead…

In any case, Qin Yu is only the regent, not the emperor, so the empire still belongs to Qin Feng, and he has the final say in everything.

Therefore, all Qin Feng ultimately took with him were the hundreds of thousands of concubines in his own palace harem...

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The City of Arrogance is a city built on the ruins of fallen giants. It is the only city on the continent of Genesis that still preserves a large number of buildings from the era of giants. It is also the only large-scale settlement where many races coexist 'harmoniously'.

After the giants were exterminated for attempting to usurp the gods, the continent experienced tens of thousands of years of chaos, with various races vying for dominance. Initially, the orcs gained the upper hand in their conflict with the elves, but later, humans joined the elves' camp, the orcs were defeated, and the elves seized control of the continent. However, internal strife broke out among the elves, and the humans seized the opportunity to overthrow their arrogance. Thirty years later, the humans, who were most despised by all the races on the continent, unexpectedly gained dominance over the continent.

Unfortunately, their good fortune didn't last long. Humanity's greed and arrogance led this race down the same path as the giants. They even sealed away the six original dragons on the continent, who were Celine's first six children.

Although Celine was sealed in the world of death by Einhasad and unable to descend upon the continent of creation, her rage awakened the dormant 'Lilian' forces. These undead and powerful monsters launched a massacre against humanity, nearly wiping out the human race...

At first, the various races on the continent were gloating and even happy to see this happen, but they soon learned what it meant to be caught in the crossfire. This was because the undead monsters of Lillian's forces could not distinguish between humans, elves, orcs, or dwarves. As long as they were living beings, they were their targets for slaughter!

And so, at this time, the various races on the continent finally united for the first time. The allied forces and the demon army then waged a war that lasted for hundreds of years, ultimately resealing the super demon king 'Lillian' into the boundless abyss beneath the earth. This war is known on the continent of creation as the 'War of the Blood Moon', because it was Celine's Blood Moon Eye that awakened the fearsome Lillian army, which had inflicted heavy losses on many races!

After the war ended, the four races of elves, orcs, dwarves, and winged people divided the world of creation equally.

As for humanity, not only were they almost wiped out in this war, but also because of the lessons learned before the Blood Moon War, the various races were absolutely unwilling to give humanity any more chance to rise. Therefore, the various races returned humanity to the position it was in before the giants' rebellion, which was to continue to be slaves and livestock of the four races.

Not long after, the four races discovered the City of Pride. This fallen aerial city of giants had miraculously preserved most of its buildings and facilities. So the four races quickly reached an agreement that they could all send people to the City of Pride to study and research the relics left from the era of giants. After all, no one wanted this to be monopolized by another race. Most importantly, the complexity of the giants' language was comparable to that of dragons, and it would be difficult for any single race to decipher it. If they wanted to obtain more, they had to cooperate again.

As time went by and more and more people moved to the City of Arrogance, it gradually became a vast metropolis, and eventually even humans began to appear there...

After all, many nobles from other races are used to being served by human slaves. They can't expect to do everything themselves after arriving in the City of Pride, right?

Chapter 199: Welcome to Humanity's Purgatory

Then, as the population grew, so did the number of merchants.

Especially when people discovered that goods from the four races could be freely exchanged and traded in the City of Pride, the City of Pride became even more prosperous.

So, after several thousand years, the City of Arrogance had become the most populous and largest city on the continent of creation, given its existing foundation...

Unfortunately, no matter how much the four races studied it, although they had deciphered some of the mysteries of the giants' magic, no one could find any clues about the construction and use of the Sky City, or its operating principles. Therefore, for thousands of years, the City of Pride has remained a 'dead city,' and the intact buildings from the giant era have never made any noise.

But today, everything has changed!

As the people who had grown accustomed to living here went about their daily business in the central square of this arrogant city, they were suddenly surprised to find that the uneven patterns on the ground were emitting a shimmering white light...

Since these patterns have no rules, the 'experts' of the four races concluded after studying them that they were just decorative patterns of the giants, so no one usually paid them any attention. But now they have suddenly lit up in everyone's eyes and are spreading outward at an extremely fast speed!

Not long after, the entire central plaza lit up, and to everyone's astonishment, the central ground suddenly rose up, and then the obsidian ground automatically transformed and quickly piled up into a... platform!

That's right, it's a platform, and it's huge. Then, the entire platform was enveloped by a beam of light shooting into the sky...

This strange phenomenon clearly alarmed many people, and more and more people in the arrogant city began to gather in the central square, wanting to witness this 'miracle' with their own eyes.

However, the beam of light did not last very long, and it suddenly trembled a few times before disappearing instantly. Surprisingly, after the light dissipated, everyone saw that there was a human standing on the huge, newly raised platform in the central square.

Humans...human beings?

Okay, I don't need to explain, everyone knows that this person is our protagonist, Qin Feng.

Because he was teleported directly from the Sky City of Nordrit... oh no, now renamed 'Dragon City' by Qin Feng. After all, Qin Feng couldn't and didn't need to descend upon the Creation Continent in a massive aerial city. Such a flashy display would only invite enemies, as if he was afraid others wouldn't covet this giant's last legacy.

Although they couldn't take it away anyway, given Qin Feng's personality, he naturally wanted to play it safe...

Therefore, when he discovered that the teleportation array between Dragon City and the City of Arrogance was still usable, he decisively activated it. However, Qin Feng never expected that what he would see upon arrival was a densely packed 'welcoming procession' that stretched as far as the eye could see...

Before Qin Feng arrived, he had been looking forward to coming to the Creation Continent to see the various alien races, and now he has seen them all!

The elves were indeed as exquisite as the rumors described, with pointed ears, slender figures, and beautiful faces, regardless of gender. The orcs, mostly with green skin, were indeed all strong and robust, their muscles inspiring envy and jealousy. As for the dwarves, they were often completely ignored in such a large group. Fortunately, Qin Feng had sharp eyes...

As for winged people, aren't those bird-like people flying in the sky just like them?

"Wow, I thought such a big fuss was for some kind of event, but it turns out it's just a human!"

"Strange, where did this guy come from? He can actually make the ruins move!"

"I don't know, but I bet a lot of important people will be looking for him soon... This human is really in trouble! Did you see him? He's dressed quite smartly!"

"Make way! Make way! The orc army is coming!"

The crowd that had gathered in the square to "welcome" Qin Feng immediately dispersed to the side. Then, a group of orc cavalrymen riding unique Koga beasts rushed over. They not only galloped around in this crowded public place as if no one else was there, but they also waved their spears without any politeness. No wonder everyone quickly moved away. It was the kind of situation where if you weren't careful, you would be sent to meet the gods!

The orc cavalry quickly rushed to the teleportation platform where Qin Feng was. The leader pointed his spear directly at Qin Feng without any hesitation, then turned to his companion and asked, "Is it him?"

"It should be him!" A group of orc cavalrymen surrounded the platform, then looked Qin Feng up and down with ill intent, their expressions revealing ambiguity. "Captain, this guy looks so fair and tender. Why don't we give him to the brothers to enjoy tonight? Those scum in the prison always kick the bucket halfway through, what a disappointment."

Although these orcs spoke their language, unfortunately, Qin Feng could understand it perfectly. This was thanks to Yin Haisa's help. After all, if Qin Feng didn't know the language of the alien races, how could he survive on the Creation Continent?

Not only orcs, elves, and dwarves, but also rare dragons, sea creatures, and the legendary language of magical beasts—Qin Feng had Yin Haisa handle all of these for him. This was because Qin Feng had heard that there were some incredibly powerful magical beasts on the Creation Continent…

So when faced with the orcs' provocation, he wasn't angry at all, but just smiled silently.

How interesting. So this is how the orcs of the Creation Continent welcome me?

Hmm... That's good too. Although Qin Feng has been saying he wants to be a great demon king since he transmigrated, he has never properly indulged himself until now because he has nowhere to indulge himself. Isn't this an opportunity?

Let's test our strength on this continent of creation and see just how far we've grown!

Qin Feng simply ignored the orc cavalrymen who clearly had ill intentions, and instead shaded his eyes with his hand while looking up at the sky. It seemed to be midday, and the sun was exceptionally bright. "Um... excuse me for interrupting, but may I ask where this is? Isn't this Nathaniel?"

Nathaniel was the name of the City of Pride during the Age of Giants, and it was also the true name of this floating city.

"Heh heh, welcome to the City of Arrogance, a living hell for humans." The orc chieftain spat a thick, gaping wad of phlegm at Qin Feng's feet, then chuckled and leaped onto the platform, his face contorted with rage as he walked towards Qin Feng. "Human brat, I'll give you one minute to strip off all your clothes, or you'll suffer!"

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There is a reason why the City of Arrogance is called a purgatory for mankind.

Elves, orcs, dwarves, and winged people completely monopolize all the high-end professions on the continent, while the lowest and dirtiest jobs are all left to humans. In particular, martial arts and magic are never open to humans. If a human is found to be secretly practicing martial arts or cultivating, the consequences will be extremely tragic.

To put it bluntly, humans are nothing more than pigs living under the whips of the four races, and can be bought and sold at will. Most of the beautiful women of humans become playthings of the orc nobles. Some orc lords even set up some extremely humiliating laws in their territories, one of which is that all humans in their territories must report to the lord's room on their wedding night.

To be precise, humans currently have no rights on the continent of creation; they are merely a bunch of domesticated pigs, starving and cold, let alone possessing any dignity...

Therefore, humans on the Creation Continent can only ever wear clothes made of gray linen, which represents lowliness, because the four races forbid humans from wearing clothes of any color other than gray cloth. But Qin Feng is wearing a white robe with silver trim, and it is especially decorated with... dragon patterns!

That's why the first thing the orc cavalry leader did after coming up was to make Qin Feng take off his clothes, because in their eyes, Qin Feng's outfit was just too conspicuous.

But Qin Feng seemed to ignore him, merely observing the arrogant city and the surrounding alien races with some curiosity...

It's really amazing that so many races and species have gathered in this city. How do you all get along?

Aren't you going to fight?