I participated in the development of EVA

"Try it and see if the plug can be disengaged normally."

"The command has been issued, the signal is normal, the safety device has been activated, the status is normal, and the plug can be ejected at any time."

"pop up."

As Fumihiko Ikari gave the order, the safety device on the back of Unit-0 was activated, and then the insertion plug was slowly removed from the body of Unit-0.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief seeing this scene.

It’s not that everyone is concerned about the driver’s safety, but without a driver, Unit 00 will not run away.

“The site personnel retrieved the plug and ensured the driver’s safety.”

The venue staff immediately became busy.

At this time, Ikari Yui asked with a serious expression.

"Did you see what was wrong? Why did Unit-00 suddenly stop for no reason?"

Ikari Fumihiko knew that Ikari Yui was anxious. The sudden shutdown of Unit 0 was definitely a major accident, but although he understood it, he was still speechless.

"I'm not a god. I can't spot the problem just by looking at it from a distance."

206. Where there are people, there are circles

Ikari Yui also knew that this was a bit embarrassing so she stood aside and said nothing more.

"Self-check the system."

Fumihiko Ikari gave instructions according to the process, first looking for software problems and then hardware problems.

"Self-test started... No response from the fourth circuit... No response from the fifty-third circuit... No response from the seventy-ninth circuit... No response from the seven hundred and ninety-sixth circuit..."

Each piece of information was reported to Ikari Fumihiko's ears.

A total of thirty-seven circuits were unresponsive, and he sighed inwardly.

“Fortunately, when Professor Ishida first designed the system, he considered the problem of circuit failure and adopted a structure where each circuit is connected separately.”

After the system completed its self-check, Ikari Yui asked again anxiously.

"How is it? Can you tell what the problem is?"

Ikari Fumihiko didn't say anything. Just looking at the results given by the system self-test, he couldn't tell what the problem was. It only proved that there was no problem with the software, otherwise Ikari Yui wouldn't have asked him.

As he pondered, the previous incident of the neural link device being underpowered flashed through his mind.

So he asked.

"Did you perform a burn-in test when you modified the circuit?"

When Unit 00 modified its route, he was still camping outside and was not at the scene. After returning, he just took a look at the report.

Ikari Yui reacted immediately.

"When the modification was first made, it was only calculated through mathematical models, and no burn-in test was performed."

He first reported the situation, and then responded with disbelief.

"When the model was first modified, it was built based on a 100% synchronization rate. Now the synchronization rate is only maintained at 85%. Theoretically, there shouldn't be an overload..." The more he spoke, the less confident he became. Indeed, theoretically, how could an overload occur if the usage limit has not been reached yet? It's just that the current situation does seem like a circuit overload.

Do not!

She hoped that this was just a problem of line overload. If it was some other problem, it would be difficult to solve and might involve unsolvable problems in unknown areas.

There are still too many unknowns about EVA that humans cannot explore.

Ikari Fumihiko interrupted what Ikari Yui was about to say.

"Anything we say now is just speculation. We'll know if this is the problem once we take it apart and take a look."

Having said that, Fumihiko Ikari walked out of the command room.

When he entered the training ground, Rei Ayanami also got off Unit 00 with the help of the venue staff.

"Wen Yan, is Unit 00 sick?"

The question raised by Rei Ayanami gave Yui Ikari a headache as she followed Fumihiko Ikari into the training ground.

Theoretically, EVA, which possesses terrifying vitality, cannot get sick like humans. However, no matter how powerful EVA is, it is still a living being. As long as it is a living being, it has the possibility of getting sick. Of course, this disease may not be a disease understood by humans, but a concept with the same symptoms as humans getting sick.

If this situation happens to EVA, the current R&D department will not be able to solve it, as the R&D department does not have strong scientific research capabilities in the medical field.

His brows were furrowed, but relaxed the next moment.

In fact, if EVA gets sick, it would be a good thing for humans.

Not only can it deepen humanity's understanding of EVA, but it can also cultivate powerful pathogens to create genetic weapons to weaken or even kill the enemy.

"You don't feel anything special, do you?"

"Well, Li didn't feel anything special just now."

Ikari Fumihiko explained patiently.

"If Eva gets sick, she will definitely become uncomfortable."

Ayanami Rei nodded, not quite understanding. She had never been sick since she was born, so she didn't really understand the concept of how uncomfortable it would be to be sick.

When Ikari Yui heard this, she felt relieved but also a little disappointed.

"Emi."

Ikari Fumihiko greeted Ibuki Megumi.

Ibuki Megumi knew what to do without him saying anything. After all, Ikari Fumihiko had just explained the situation in the command room and immediately ordered everyone to dismantle the neural connection device from the Unit 0. It was not that Ikari Fumihiko was lazy and wanted to order Ibuki Megumi around, but that he simply didn't know who to ask to do this.

The dismantling work cannot be completed in a short time, so Fumihiko Ikari said something to Rei Ayanami who was going to take a bath.

"After you shower, remember to change into casual clothes. This job won't be completed in a short while."

Ikari Yui was not idle either. She took out her cell phone and contacted the Human Resources Department to issue an emergency meeting notice. Although it has not been confirmed yet whether the problem is that the line is overloaded and burned, they can discuss this issue first and come up with a solution as soon as possible. Even if it is useless, gathering people together now can discuss a solution as soon as they know the situation.

Before long, the team leaders of each group gathered at the training ground, including Naoko Akagi.

Ikari Yui just explained the situation.

"Unit 0 suddenly shut down and lost connection. Team Leader Wen Yan speculated that this might be caused by circuit overload."

Several team leaders of the Materials Department frowned immediately, then looked at each other, and one of them spoke.

"If there really is an overloading problem, I'm afraid we won't be able to solve it given our current situation."

Ikari Yui is a little different.

"what's the situation?"

She remembered that although the material used in the neural connection device circuit was superconducting material, it did not require normal temperature conditions for use, but rather a specially constructed laboratory environment, so it was not difficult to replace other materials.

The team leader spoke again.

"The materials that make up the circuit are not high-end materials. It is not difficult to optimize and upgrade them. It's just that we lack the corresponding precious metal stocks at present."

Ikari Yui reacted immediately.

The last time we carried out the transformation, we chose the current solution because we had no stock of the corresponding precious metals.

When Ikari Fumihiko heard this, he almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

Fortunately, the facial paralysis attribute came into play, so no one else noticed anything unusual.

The current situation of the Seele organization is worse than expected.

Although he knew it was unrealistic, he still hoped that Seele would collapse soon.

Ikari Yui pondered for a moment and then picked up her phone.

"Gendou, come here for a moment. I'm in a meeting with Unit 00."

Ikari Gendō has a better understanding of the external situation.

After putting down the phone, not long after, Ikari Gendo walked into the meeting room. After entering, he found a seat and sat down. He did not ask Ikari Yui why she called him here, but just waited in silence for Ikari Yui to speak.

This scene made some team leaders in the R&D department frown and look a little embarrassed.

Although it was hot and no one spoke, Fumihiko Ikari understood what these people wanted to express.

207. It was destined from the moment he married her

Fumihiko Ikari has been in the research department for so long.

All right--

Given his personality, even if a few years pass, as long as he maintains his current mode of not communicating with outsiders, he will never be able to integrate into the circles of the R&D department.

Now he was able to know what these people were thinking because of something he had mentioned when chatting with Ibuki Huimi before.

Many people in the R&D department look down on Ikari Gendō, thinking that he has achieved his current status thanks to women. Simply put, these people are frowning because they think that Ikari Gendō, a son-in-law who married into the family, is not qualified to sit and discuss things with them. He should sit outside the conference table like those assistants, or stand behind Ikari Yui.

Who are they?

Each of them is an extremely outstanding scholar and is the elite among the elites in their respective fields.

Where is Ikari Gendo?

A gigolo who relies on women to get ahead.

Of course, in addition to contempt for Ikari Gendō's behavior of marrying into the family, there was also jealousy.

Ikari Yui is a beauty, and Ikari Gendō is a complete winner in life because he has both money and beauty. However, compared to jealousy, there is more contempt for their status. After all, among all the people present, except Ikari Fumihiko and Ikari Yui, only Akagi Naoko is close in age to Ikari Gendō, and the rest are more than ten years older than Ikari Gendō and more than twenty years older than Ikari Yui.

The reason why Ibuki Huimi knew all this was naturally because Professor Yamaki had the same idea.

If Ibuki Huimi hadn't mentioned it, he would never have thought that Professor Yamaki actually had such an opinion of Ikari Gendō. However, he felt relieved when he thought about it, as Professor Yamaki was born into a samurai family.

There was no expression on Ikari Gendo's face, he just sat there in silence.

Fumihiko Ikari admires Gendō Ikari's determination.

He is indeed a man who can accomplish great things. If he were faced with this situation, he would definitely be restless.

Ikari Yui had a headache, but there was nothing she could do about it.

This was destined from the moment she married... no! Ikari Gendou married her.

No matter how well Ikari Gendō performs, he will always be looked down upon and gossiped about by others. He will always be labeled as a son-in-law who marries into the wife's family. Unless he achieves achievements like Ikari Fumihiko, he can dilute the label of "son-in-law who marries into the wife's family". What's more... Ikari Gendō is not outstanding in scientific research. He mainly carries out outbound missions assigned by senior management, and no one inside knows what he is doing.

This also made everyone look down on Ikari Gendo even more, thinking that he was just a lazy and useless person.

She looked at several team leaders from the Materials Department.

"What materials are missing?"

Only then did everyone's eyes move away from Ikari Gendō.

In fact, Ikari Yui's own achievements are not enough to convince others to sit in this position, but she has inherited the prestige of her father.

Ikari Fumihiko was not very interested in this, so he did not listen carefully.

I just paid attention to Ikari Gendō's answer.

"The industries that can make these materials have not yet recovered, so it's a bit difficult to get the materials now."

Ikari Fumihiko was a little surprised.

I originally thought that Seele lacked these materials because it was sanctioned, but after hearing what Gendo Ikari said, I realized that it was not a sanction but that the industrial chain had not yet recovered.

Perhaps seeing his confusion, Ikari Yui started to explain.

"These materials themselves are not rare, but the manufacturing process is complicated. There are no separate mineral deposits, so they are associated with metal ores."

She said this not to see through Fumihiko Ikari's doubts, but to divert everyone's attention away from her husband.

The contemptuous look made her feel distressed, but she could do nothing about it.

If only one or two people had this opinion, she could still find a way to solve it, but basically everyone present had a similar opinion.

After a pause, she spoke again.

"Let's take a look at the situation first. The results should be out soon."