I participated in the development of EVA

When I walked into the office looking for the scissors, I noticed two people sitting on the sofa in a daze.

Ikari Yui asked hypocritically, pretending to be ignorant.

"Are the results out?"

"No."

After saying this, Ikari Fumihiko didn't say anything else, but just took the paper cutter from the cabinet.

There is no way since scissors are not used in the office, so I can only settle for the next best thing.

Back in the incubation room, I used a paper cutter to simply trim the clone's hair. Uh... well, it was a simple cut without any technical content.

Looking at the more than one meter long hair that had been cut off, a strange idea popped into his mind.

This should sell for quite a bit of money, right?

Before he traveled through time, there was all sorts of random information on the Internet, and he had searched for this information out of boredom.

It seems that if it is over one meter, it costs five thousand per kilogram?

This should be worth at least 7,000 or 8,000, right? If converted to Japanese yen, it should be worth more than 100,000, right?

Good guy!

The value of the hair alone is...almost catching up with the manufacturing cost of the clone body.

Of course, he calculated the exchange rate of the previous life, but the difference was not that big. The dividing line between the two worlds was only one where the Second Impact occurred and one where it did not. The manufacturing cost of the clone body was also calculated based on the prices before the Second Impact.

As for now? ?

He had not learned about the situation in this regard, but a simple analysis would give him the answer.

Japan was originally an island country with few resources, and its economic development was entirely supported by the science and technology industry. The second impact destroyed everything, and a rebellion broke out afterwards. The foundation had long been destroyed, and it was basically impossible to regain its glory. By the time the industry was rebuilt, the market gap had long been filled.

Simply put, the value of the Japanese yen is very low now, and it has even lost its monetary sovereignty.

He shook his head and put aside the chaotic thoughts in his mind.

He put the cut hair aside, and then he noticed that the clone's fingernails also needed trimming.

Compared to hair, the growth rate of fingernails and toenails is much lower than that of normal humans. Normally, based on the current situation of the clone body, the nails should be at least one meter long. Now the nails of the clone body are only slightly longer, not to an exaggerated degree.

Without thinking too much, he just took out the key chain from his pocket.

In his previous life, he developed a habit of having a finger scissors and an ear pick on his key chain.

After trimming her nails, she subconsciously checked her ears to see if there was anything blocked.

Perhaps because the body is completely immersed in LCL liquid, the ear canal of the clone is very clean and does not need to be cleaned.

Then he sat on the chair, thinking about what kind of clothes to prepare for the clones.

The first reaction was that everyone was wearing swimsuits.

But he gave up the idea soon. The clones would continue to develop, and he couldn't keep running here frequently. It would be too troublesome and time-consuming to change the clothes of the clones after a while. After thinking about it carefully, he gave up the idea. No matter what they wore, they couldn't last long.

Then just trim your hair and nails.

While I was daydreaming like this, the device had completed the calculation and the result was displayed on the screen.

Fumihiko Ikari walked to the equipment nervously and looked at it carefully.

There are no symptoms of disease.

He immediately slumped down in his chair and let out a long sigh of relief, the stone that had been hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground.

However, to be on the safe side, he decided to come here every once in a while to check if these clones showed any signs of disease. In simple terms, he would treat these clones as Rei Ayanami's fuse, just like the miners in the 17th century would carry a canary warning that was very sensitive to gas every time they went down the mine.

Move the clones back into the incubator.

The incubator is opened from the top, so the LCL liquid inside does not need to be replaced.

He carefully put it in. At this moment he had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu, as if he was putting an ornamental fish into a fish tank.

Before leaving, she put away her trimmed hair and nails.

He stopped halfway, looked back at the cultivation equipment under the dim light, and then looked at the long hair in his hand.

I began to worry about the future of these clones.

It's nothing now, but once the clone exceeds its 'shelf life', the top management will inevitably have some ideas.

Hair can be sold for money.

The same is true for organs, blood, and bone marrow.

In fact, he knew very well in his heart that his idea was too pessimistic and he was thinking too much. Not to mention the issue of organ transplant matching, the top management would not make such a choice just for the sake of confidentiality.

however……

Little did he know that the top brass had already made plans in this regard.

However, this is not done for profit, but just to create a second EVA pilot through organ transplantation.

Moreover, the internal organs are not extracted from living bodies, but directly cloned.

232. The heavy rain has been going on for many days.

When he arrived at the office, Fumihiko Ikari spoke directly.

"Until the drawbacks are resolved, the pilots will undergo EVA training in the morning and close combat training in the afternoon."

Having said that, he paused for a moment and added another sentence.

"I will come here to check the status of these clones regularly to confirm their status."

This was an agreement made in advance, so Ikari Yui naturally would not go back on her word.

"Ah."

Then their eyes fell on Dr. Ito.

Feeling the pressure so heavy that it made it difficult to breathe, Dr. Ito laughed bitterly. This was the first time she put away her fawning smile in front of Ikari Fumihiko. The feeling of having the fate of all mankind weighing on her was really uncomfortable. She couldn't imagine how R&D executives like Ikari Fumihiko and Ikari Yui managed to survive.

"I'll sort it out as soon as possible."

Although she really wanted to refuse and escape this heavy responsibility in this situation, she could only say this and could only take on this responsibility.

No matter what reputation you gain, it will be meaningless if the world is destroyed.

Ikari Yui noticed that Dr. Ito lacked fighting spirit and was about to say something to encourage him, but Ikari Fumihiko, who had already figured out his routine, spoke first.

"Dr. Ito, I hope you understand one thing. We are now standing on the edge of a cliff, and there is only one path for humanity to choose.

That is-

Fight!

If we win, there is naturally nothing much to say. The greatest victory is that civilization can continue.

If we lose, we can only leave a trace of the entire civilization by inflicting enough pain on the enemy."

Dr. Ito felt even more pressured now, but he still nodded in cooperation.

Ikari Yui looked at Ikari Fumihiko in surprise, then retracted her gaze and did not add anything else, because what she wanted to say was basically the same as what Ikari Fumihiko was saying now. This was to put pressure on him, to let him know the responsibilities he shouldered, and to inspire his fighting spirit. There was no apparent effect now, but these words would work when Dr. Ito could no longer bear it and wanted to give up.

The two did not leave after throwing all the responsibilities to Dr. Ito, but followed him to the pharmaceutical research and development area.

This is not their expertise.

Yui Ikari stayed at the scene to allocate resources to Dr. Ito as soon as possible when he needed it.

Fumihiko Ikari stayed simply because he wanted to know more information as soon as possible.

He was watching Dr. Ito and other researchers busy in the laboratory when his cell phone suddenly rang. It was Ibuki Megumi calling.

"How's it going over there?"

"Fortunately."

After responding with one sentence, Fumihiko Ikari gave a vague summary.

"It is indeed an olfactory hallucination..."

This fact cannot be concealed at all. If it weren't for the olfactory hallucination, he would have gone to the Unit 00 project team long ago.

"Well, how should I put it... The preliminary research conclusion is that the stimulation is relatively weak and has little effect on the human body. However, for the sake of safety, further verification is required."

He couldn't possibly tell the whole story, after all, it involved the existence of clones.

Without waiting for Ibuki Huimi to say anything, he spoke again.

"Until the results come out, you will take EVA training in the morning and close combat training in the afternoon."

Ibuki Huimi wanted to know more, but eventually gave up. No matter how much she knew, she couldn't help. She also realized that Ikari Fumihiko's vague words must involve some secrets that she couldn't know. Continuing to ask would only embarrass Ikari Fumihiko.

"it is good."

But she still asked before hanging up the phone.

"Will lunch wait for you?"

"No need, just have it delivered like breakfast."

When he said this, an idea flashed through Ikari Fumihiko's mind, and he immediately added another sentence.

"Let Li sleep with us tonight."

The purpose of doing this is naturally to reduce Rei Ayanami's contact time with LCL as much as possible and reduce the possibility of epilepsy. Given Rei Ayanami's current condition, she does not need to be immersed in LCL liquid every day, and of course she cannot leave for too long. The reason why I didn't let Rei Ayanami move in with me before was mainly because of the inconvenience of gender differences. Even if Rei Ayanami is young, she is still of the opposite sex.

If this hadn't happened, he wouldn't have made such a choice.

"what?"

Ibuki Huimi was obviously a little confused, and at the same time, she didn't want her world of two to be disturbed. After all, they had just confirmed their relationship a week ago.

"what happened?"

"No, nothing, I'm just thinking about how to arrange it."

Ibuki Huimi knew that Ayanami Rei was like family to Ikari Fumihiko, so no matter how reluctant she was, she had to agree reluctantly.

"It should be OK if we squeeze in. If that doesn't work, I'll just sleep on the floor."

Ibuki Huimei responded reluctantly.

"Ah."

Ikari Fumihiko was not a fool, so he naturally heard the reluctance in Ibuki Huimi's tone. However, what else could he do except pretend to be stupid in this matter?

We can't let Ibuki Huimi move out, or let Ayanami Rei live alone.

Just as she was about to hang up the phone, Ibuki Huimi suddenly spoke.

"Oh right! I remember someone mentioned that there are also family-sized dormitories here."

“There’s still this thing?”

The reason why Ikari Fumihiko had this question was naturally because...

You can't see anything at ordinary times, but as long as you observe carefully, you can find out that when the entire underground research institute was first established, it seems that no consideration was given to employee accommodation. No... it is that no consideration was given to the accommodation of so many people. The current accommodation area has obvious signs of later renovation, and the original large dormitories have been transformed into compact ones to alleviate accommodation pressure.

"There should be, right?"

Ibuki Huimi was obviously not very confident either.

"I remember hearing someone talk about this in a casual conversation before. Well, I'll make a phone call and ask about it."

"it is good."

Ikari Fumihiko responded.

It would be best to have a family dormitory. After all, he is still very greedy for Ibuki Huimi's body. If they sleep in a separate room, he won't have to worry about abstinence.

After hanging up the phone, his eyes fell on Ikari Yui.

Given the other party's status and position, he or she must be aware of whether there is a family dormitory or not.

“Are there any family dormitories here?”

Ikari Yui shook her head.

"No."