[{"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-88":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},1928117,2626,"Chapter 88","star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-chapter-88",88,"\u003Cp>His wife raised her other hand without a word, holding another badge with her photo on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came back to his senses, stared at his wife, was silent for a while, and then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many people does the Foundation actually hire?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The preview is over; it seems the main plot isn't being updated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please subscribe!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I think that's a good question. I think when the Mangrassians cast a planet, they should mix it with No. 42 concrete, because it easily affects proton unfolding, you know? When you smash into it, it instantly generates a massive amount of high-energy protein, commonly known as a supernova explosion...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this rate, I'm afraid even a dog in this town will have a Foundation badge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a question: if a police officer and a fugitive both discover that the other has a Foundation badge, what happens next? Do they follow judicial procedures, or do they handle it directly according to Foundation regulations?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me state my identity first: intern at the Ten-Lords Commission of the Luofu Luofu Xianzhou 'Luofu'. Your question is very sharp. Essentially, it's a conflict between national judicial sovereignty and the Foundation's supra-national power. Ultimately, it depends on the relationship between the two sides... However, working backward from now, I'd guess it's judicial process first, then the Foundation takes over in secret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this world, only taxes, death, and the Foundation are inevitable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene shifts to a somewhat crude office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Foundation's icon hangs on the white wall, and the filing cabinets are stuffed with various document bags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind a desk that has seen better days sits an elderly lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I'm sorry, but this is classified; even I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her name is Mu Mu Ruyun, and she is a Site Director under the Foundation's C-Region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing opposite the desk are five couples, ten people in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, Yan Yan Xiangyang called his good brothers one by one to tell them his discovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consequently, after returning home, all the men confessed the secret to their wives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, they held their ID badges in one hand and amnesiac pills in the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, not a single pill was swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, not a single pill was swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the Director did not want to violate Foundation rules, Pang Pang Xiangrong's wife thought of a roundabout way:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, how many employees are in this site?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Mu Ruyun shakes her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yan Xiangyang asks:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many people in our town work here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Yong'an purses his lips, having figured out the crux of the matter:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, Director Mu, we don't need an exact number.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He coaxes her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We just need a rough percentage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can administer amnestics to us afterward. Aren't you even a little curious about such an astonishing coincidence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Imagine, your children, your parents, after seeing a Foundation badge, show theirs to you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Mu Ruyun hesitates for a moment, blinking repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a painful struggle, she finally turns her gaze to the screen on the side and, after layers of unlocking, enters the personnel database.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bypasses multiple firewalls preventing full access to the data and finds the number of staff members from the small town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she finds the total population of the area on the Statistics Bureau's official website.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opens the calculator and divides the two results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she falls into silence, staring at it like a plaster statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the group approaches her desk to check the result she calculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>0.**...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many people does the Foundation actually employ?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it's her turn to ask the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, so this Director didn't even know how many people she had under her before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems most people in the Foundation don't draw a salary, otherwise this Director would definitely have a deep impression of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I bet this Director's superior is also completely in the dark about this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Miss Qingque yawns, rubs her waist, and changes her posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She now envies the characters in the story:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I didn't have to go to work, didn't have to see my boss, could still collect a salary, and could do whatever I wanted the rest of the time, that would be great.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she chuckles, remembering the winning hand she made today—\"Dragon Seven Pairs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene shifts to a conference room that is both luxurious and minimalist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Foundation's icon is projected onto the white wall, with the Foundation's motto below:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We Secure, We Contain, We Protect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several people sit around a round table; most are wearing formal attire, with Foundation badges on their chests and corresponding nameplates in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But neither the badges nor the nameplates show their real names, nor do they have long strings of numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, they start with \"O5-\", followed by a small number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, \"O5-8,\" a woman who looks at least 50 years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"O5\" refers to the O5 Council.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you like, you can also give it other names, such as: \"O5 Command,\" \"Overseers,\" or \"Supervisors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how the name changes, its essence always points to the highest controllers of the Foundation, below the Administrator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every O5 member knows almost everything about the Foundation and all its activities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Added together, everyone knows every secret held by the Foundation, except for those of the Administrator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most Foundation personnel never see them throughout their entire careers. Personnel below Level 2 don't even know they exist. Most people outside the Foundation have never heard of them or don't believe they actually exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in this conference room, there are several members of the O5 Council.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"8\" refers to the seat, and can also be called \"Number Eight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A number does not correspond to a single person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Multiple people may hold the same numerical designation simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, there is truth and falsehood, used to confuse potential enemies while also protecting themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O5-8, a woman in her fifties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is currently holding the phone receiver, frowning:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Tell the Director that the information is classified, just as she knows.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, she puts down the phone and looks at another member not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"O5-4,\" this is his codename.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean by saying we don't know either?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O5-8's tone is full of disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This... is too absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the highest power in the Foundation, they actually have no way of knowing how many employees the Foundation has in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this isn't some top-secret information; it doesn't involve memes, anti-memes, reality benders, or supreme deities...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is it like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation usually means an organization would be infiltrated by opponents like a sieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, you know how we work, Number Eight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O5-4 shrugs and tries to put his feet on the conference table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under the pressure of others' gazes, he abandons the attempt.\u003C\u002Fp>",1143,"2026-06-14T04:01:45.417Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ec6efd7617e444f79bc634cc9deb1fd011b31370ddc152544ef24f592f8cbced","star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-chapter-89","star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-chapter-87",641,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstar-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-cover.jpg"]