[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st":3,"chapter-star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-chapter-222":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Honkai: Star Rail: Starting by Building the Foundation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1928251,2626,"Chapter 222","star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-chapter-222",222,"\u003Cp>The bullets hit the black dragon’s scales, making a crisp ricochet sound; this was still just scratching the black dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Woof! Woof! Woof woof woof woof!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Alright! Let me see how much guts you really have!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Kain ground his teeth, his sharp canine teeth exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed a button, and the machine gun retracted; abruptly, a cannon muzzle with a huge caliber appeared on both sides of the mech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent explosion sounded, and the unstoppable cannonballs smashed into the black dragon, erupting with intense firelight; the dragon’s entire body trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Effective, but not very effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Professor Kain could feel happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black dragon turned its neck and looked straight at the “bug” that could be called tiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden light in its eyes burned with anger, like two suns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hiss—roar—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“．． Ow? Woo woo woo……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【……Godly. This is just like peeing on it a…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Kain instantly tightened his nerves, maneuvering the mech to dodge the deadly dragon breath while adjusting the muzzle, aiming at everything that could be a weak point to launch a counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hiss—roar—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom boom boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Welt Yang held his coffee, his gaze unwavering, and said softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This reminds me of some past events.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you tell me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Himeko looked at him, smiling indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once, those partners of mine, when facing enemies far stronger than themselves, were just like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Welt Yang didn’t elaborate, but the expression on his face told that his thoughts had long since drifted far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once, we also saw a dragon, a dragon that brought disaster and destruction……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, orange-yellow flames mixed with white expanded and spread in the corridor, roasting something until it crackled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Gears dragged SCP-239 and ran wildly, turning left and right, like a headless fly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as fire spots appeared on their clothes and they were about to start burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Gears and SCP-239 suddenly turned straight, and then a “bang” sound came from the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——They successfully ran into the site’s vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Gears closed the outer door, enduring the discomfort of his body, activated the vault’s emergency system, lowered the temperature here, and incidentally tried to connect to the fire system that could still be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the door, more whistling sounds continued to surge past tirelessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah—hoo—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah—hoo—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SCP-239 relaxed her spirit, bent over and gasped for air, her hands supported on her knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was drenched in sweat, her blonde hair in front of her forehead was wet, and her lace clothing clung to her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was just a young child, her physical fitness naturally inferior to an adult’s, and being able to run while being carried by Dr. Gears, who also lacked exercise, was already quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Gears, did we, count as, surviving?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Witch Girl” gasped for air, squeezing her lungs, and finally managed to say a sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We survived.” Dr. Gears replied with a smile, “But we are also trapped here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Then how long do we have to wait here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t know, maybe half a day, maybe a few days, or a month; it depends on how long it takes the Foundation to clean up that dragon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Witch Girl” pouted; for a little wizard who lived in fairy tales every day to accept this situation was clearly a bit difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t have the courage to face the dragon alone, nor did she think she had such power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant she had to endure for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Mr. Gears, then what do we eat here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There should be such spells in the spellbook.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Dr. Gears opened the “Spellbook” and turned to one of the pages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look, this is it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Witch Girl” grinned, and the previous gloom was swept away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t forget, there’s also a spell to clean yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Dr. Gears’ reminder, the “Witch Girl” chanted spells one after another, not only cleaning the two of them but also summoning a large pile of emergency supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow! Now, even if we stay here for a whole week, we won’t go hungry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Gears put his right hand in his pocket, walked slowly behind the “Witch Girl,” and took out a syringe in her blind spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Goodnight, Cigarette. Have a good dream.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pierced the needle into her neck and completed the injection.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The \"Witch Child\" didn't resist, just a bit surprised, as if she had been suddenly patted on the back by a good friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her consciousness began to drift away, just like the birth of life, listening to the slapping sound from the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Far and near, incomparably melodious, as if hearing a conch shell in a half-dream and half-awake state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drug began to take effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a drug specially made by the Foundation, no matter how powerful a reality bender is, once a whole dose is injected, they will get baby-like sleep within a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is... Sigurrós...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She protested, correcting the error in pronunciation, as thin as a mosquito's hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt her eyelids become heavy, touching each other again and again, and then forced to open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She struggled to reach out, but couldn't even lift her arm, her legs went soft, she fell weakly, was held in Dr. Gears' arms, and fell into a deep sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Gears retracted his gaze from the \"Witch Child\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he found an emergency blanket, wrapped it around the little girl, held her, and left the vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the \"Astral Express\", in the observation car, warm tones filled the car as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Himeko quietly looked at the light screen in the distance, watching a small thing that happened tens of thousands of years ago, millions of light-years away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Himeko rubbed her eyebrows and sighed in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Himeko quietly recalled the various innocent performances of that girl, thought of the fairy tale paradise she created, looked at her final sleeping face, and had a lot of touches in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was really just a cute child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps, in the world outside the \"Tree of Knowledge\", there would be a girl like her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She might not have power, might not be very smart, but at least she could have a stable childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to the point of being treated as a part that drives the world forward, being researched, being locked up, being deliberately shaped, and then being injected with drugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the story of the Foundation, there is not much color left for children's imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it is the high-ranking O5 Councilor, or the bravest agent, the clever doctor, they are all breathless by the world that may overturn at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it is the Foundation, COG, or any organization, they together constitute a roaring machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every human being may be thrown into it and become fuel for this huge machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this child was not born in this world—a world with chaos, despair, and strife as the background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She might become a famous magician in a world of knights and magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She might also grow up healthy and happy in a world without any extraordinary power, just like most little girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Himeko?\" Paimon's concerned voice sounded from the side, \"Why did you suddenly start staring blankly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1209,"2026-06-14T04:01:49.127Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","212fce652b8ab12f05430502ee4ac03866ece3c6eea10c19f9a4e3e11f00ccde","star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-chapter-223","star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-chapter-221",641,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstar-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-cover.jpg"]