I participated in the development of EVA

Otherwise, after coming into contact with the neural connection device, the first application she thought of would not be whether this technology could be used to cure vegetative patients.

In contrast, Fumihiko Ikari's first thought was virtual reality games.

The thought of this coming to my mind now is just out of anxiety.

She soon calmed down.

"Let the driver come over and check the situation before making a decision."

Fumihiko Ikari stopped and turned to look at Dr. Ito. He decided to give the other party a chance, so he didn't say anything and just waited for the other party to speak next.

"It's still just a suspicion stage. It just has the potential to induce epilepsy, but it doesn't necessarily mean that it will actually happen..."

"That's not enough reason."

Dr. Ito stopped talking halfway, knowing that this reason would not convince Fumihiko Ikari.

He was lost in thought for a moment before speaking again.

"All lesions have a process, just like the symptom of olfactory hallucination. Well, as long as the instrument is checked, it can be verified whether it has been affected. Maybe it will not be affected. Some people have more developed temporal lobes..."

Although she spoke again, her words were jumbled and it was obvious that she had not figured out how to convince Ikari Fumihiko. Now she was just trying to find excuses.

"not enough."

These were not enough to convince Fumihiko Ikari.

Dr. Ito was just about to say something, but she swallowed the words back. What she wanted to say was that Rei Ayanami had the EVA gene in her body and might not be affected in this regard. However, although she was anxious now, she did not lose her mind. She just knew that there were too many people here and it was not suitable to discuss those issues.

"This is not the place to talk..."

Halfway through her speech, she realized that she was the only one who couldn't sway Ikari Fumihiko, so she changed her words immediately.

"For such a big matter, we should inform the minister first before making a final decision."

"Row."

Even if Dr. Ito didn't say it, Ikari Fumihiko was prepared to do so.

Training can be stopped, but Rei Ayanami still needs to take medicine every day. Although the frequency can be slowed down due to heat, it is ultimately only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure.

A solution to this matter must be worked out as soon as possible.

The two walked out of the experimental area. On the way, Dr. Ito seemed to have thought of something and turned around and said something to the students behind him.

"Temporarily stop all applications related to lcl in the project team."

The students immediately got busy according to Dr. Ito's instructions.

At this time, Ikari Fumihiko also thought of breakfast, so he picked it up and decided to eat it while waiting for Ikari Yui to come over.

The two of them went straight to the office, and Fumihiko Ikari picked up his phone and dialed Ikari Yui's number.

The call was answered after a while.

"what happened again?"

Now whenever she receives a call from Ikari Fumihiko, Ikari Yui will think of what happened that night, and therefore feels a little irritated.

Fumihiko Ikari didn't waste any words.

"There's a problem. Please come to the Lingbo project team's office. We'll tell you the details when you arrive."

"I am in a meeting."

"Something has gone very wrong."

"Okay, I see."

While waiting for Ikari Yui to come over, Ikari Fumihiko heated up the lunch box in the microwave.

The food that usually tastes delicious now tastes bland. It’s not because the chef is bad at cooking, but because he is busy and has no mood to enjoy the food.

Dr. Ito was also hungry, but he was in no mood to eat.

It took nearly half an hour for Ikari Yui to arrive.

"What's wrong?"

As soon as she entered the room, she frowned and asked directly that she had a more important meeting to attend.

Fumihiko Ikari didn't waste any time and went straight to the point.

"LCL has the potential to induce epilepsy."

"???"

When Ikari Yui heard this, she was confused at first, then her expression became serious. She also thought of the scene where the pilot suddenly suffered a epileptic seizure when EVA was fighting the enemy.

It took a moment to digest this sudden news.

"what happened?"

Fumihiko Ikari gave a brief overview.

"This morning, Huimei asked me if the fishy smell of lcl could be removed. I found that Li, who had been in contact with lcl for a long time, had no smell left on her body. Huimei made a guess that the fishy smell of lcl might be an olfactory hallucination. Well, this olfactory hallucination is a common sign of epilepsy caused by temporal lobe lesions...

I went to Dr. Ito to verify that the temporal lobe is indeed stimulated when humans smell LCL. "

Dr. Ito made an explanation.

"This stimulation is very weak. As long as the contact is not frequent, there will be no effect. Long-term contact may only induce epilepsy. It is not completely certain that LCL will induce epilepsy, but there is such a possibility."

After the two people's comments, Ikari Yui also had a comprehensive understanding of the whole incident.

He frowned and didn't speak for a long time.

Seeing this, Ikari Fumihiko added another sentence.

"Medications can prevent it, but they can only be used in emergency situations. Over time, the human body will develop drug resistance."

Rei Ayanami comes into contact with LCL too frequently. If we rely on drugs to solve this hidden danger, we can only develop new drugs to replace old drugs before Ayanami develops drug resistance. Of course, this is only an ideal state. If we really do this, it is very likely that Rei Ayanami has already developed drug resistance while new drugs have not yet been developed.

Not to mention that the R&D department lacks talent in this area.

Rei Ayanami also thought of this and was about to ask Dr. Ito if he had any other options.

Dr. Ito spoke first.

"The main treatment for epilepsy is to remove the nerves. I don't know much about the specifics of this aspect, but..."

After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke out the hidden dangers.

"This approach cannot eradicate the disease, but it can only reduce the incidence of epilepsy. In addition, removing the nerves may cause the patient's responsiveness to decline."

Just the reduced reflexes alone are enough to rule out surgery as an option.

Ikari Yui subconsciously glanced at Ikari Fumihiko.

Without Ikari Yui saying anything, Ikari Fumihiko knew what was in the other person's mind at that moment.

It's nothing more than waiting for this body to become diseased and then replacing Rei Ayanami's body.

Ikari Yui did have this idea, but it was something she could only think about and definitely not say out loud.

229. Should enjoy due respect

Let’s not talk about what impact this will cause, and how Fumihiko Ikari will react.

The fact that Rei Ayanami is not the only EVA pilot means this method cannot be adopted. Moreover, the E-plan has already laid a solid foundation and is no longer in the initial stage where it is just a start-up phase where it is okay to just use it.

After a long time, Ikari Yui finally spoke.

“Is it possible to solve this problem from a technical point of view?”

Both of them looked at Dr. Ito, who was an expert in this area.

“I don’t know the details, and this aspect has not been studied yet.”

"Then study it. If there is anything missing, edit a form for me. Well, stop working on Hyacinth for the time being and focus on this first."

No matter how reluctant Dr. Ito was, he had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Things have their priorities, and compared to the Hyacinth project, the driver's safety is naturally more important.

Not to mention that besides Ayanami Rei, Ikari Yui, and Ikari Fumihiko, the top management is also using debugging potions to restore their energy... Ugh! She was too anxious before and ignored this point. Now thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile bitterly. Now it doesn't really matter whether the pilot training stops or not, but the pressure from the top management is already great enough.

"I see."

Ikari Yui looked at Ikari Fumihiko again, and it was obvious that she was also thinking about the question of whether the pilot should continue training.

Ikari Fumihiko spoke first.

"The current training is just to familiarize yourself with the feel of the car. It won't help improve your driving skills. Let's stop for now."

Ikari Yui shook her head.

"Things are not as simple as you think. Once EVA training stops, it may cause panic."

"what?"

Ikari Fumihiko was a little confused. How could this cause panic?

"Isn't that too exaggerated?"

"It's not an exaggeration at all. When EVA moves, people are afraid that it will go berserk, but it also represents hope. But if EVA stops, it won't be a big deal in the short term, but over time, people will become anxious and wonder if the Third Impact is about to break out soon, so they stopped training and entered the preparation stage."

Fumihiko Ikari felt that what Ikari Yui said made sense, but it felt a bit far-fetched.

"You are thinking too much."

Ikari Yui shook her head and didn't explain anything. Sitting in her position, she had to take things like this into consideration.

What's more, the last accident with Unit 00 has made people question the reliability of EVA, so there naturally can't be any more trouble in the near future.

"Normal driving training in the morning, combat training in the afternoon, and daily testing of the temporal lobe. If there are signs of disease, medication will be given and training will be stopped."

Ikari Fumihiko didn't say anything, but just stared at Ikari Yui, obviously disagreeing with this plan.

If it were someone else, Ikari Yui would definitely ignore it and wouldn't say anything more.

Fumihiko Ikari is different.

Putting aside the blood relationship between the two, Fumihiko Ikari's status is also not low.

After thinking for a while, he explained to Ikari Fumihiko, "This is just a guess that has not been confirmed yet. We can't stop everything just because of a probability event that may happen. Moreover, if there are only signs, we can use medication to treat it, and it will not have much impact on the driver."

This is not to make things difficult, but to discuss the matter at hand.

However, Fumihiko Ikari did not want to discuss the matter and directly expressed his attitude.

"Daily training is temporarily suspended. This matter is non-negotiable."

Ikari Yui shook her head helplessly.

"Be reasonable."

"I am very rational now."

Ikari Yui didn't say anything, but just frowned and looked at Ikari Fumihiko.

Fumihiko Ikari was not to be outdone.

At this time, Dr. Ito, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke and attracted the attention of the two.

"She was born in the LCL. If something was going to happen, the other bodies would have shown signs of it."

Both of them were stunned, and then they realized that the other bodies had been immersed in lcl since birth.

The stares from the two put a lot of pressure on Doctor Ito, but he still spoke again, "We can basically determine whether LCL will cause temporal lobe lesions by checking whether there are changes in the temporal lobes of other bodies. Of course, this only applies to the driver. Um... her body structure is more or less different from ours."

Fumihiko Ikari knew clearly that what was suitable for ordinary people might not necessarily be suitable for Rei Ayanami. The cloned bodies that had been immersed in LCL liquid 24 hours a day for more than half a year were enough to illustrate the problem.

At the same time, he also knew that if he continued to act recklessly, there would be no result at all, and he and Ikari Yui would just remain in a stalemate.

Ikari Yui and Dr. Ito both focused their eyes on Ikari Fumihiko.

If Fumihiko Ikari continues to make a fuss about this matter, it will be meaningless even if the situation is verified.

After a long time, Ikari Fumihiko still didn't give in, and Ikari Yui sighed helplessly again.

"This won't solve the problem at all. I can only promise that if there are any hidden dangers in the test, the training will be temporarily suspended."

Ikari Yui has already compromised and backed off, so Ikari Fumihiko naturally cannot continue to maintain this stalemate.