I participated in the development of EVA

Fumihiko Ikari had no objection to this.

Anyway, he only needs to control the direction of the design of Unit-01 and decide which plan to adopt.

What he cares about now is not the Unit-01, but Ikari Yui. The construction of Unit-01 has begun, which means that it has not been long since the experimental accident in which Ikari Yui disappeared. This is not the intersection of fate. After the conflict in the restaurant last time, he had thought about whether he should prevent this from happening.

Even now, he is still very conflicted inside.

Prevent the future from being uncertain.

Doesn't prevent a more stable future.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally said nothing.

To be honest, he really hated to weigh things by pros and cons, as that was too utilitarian. However, he knew in his heart that he did not have any black technology plug-ins, nor did he have the power to save everything. He could act according to his temperament in other matters, but this matter really concerned the future fate of all mankind.

Yui Ikari does not disappear.

Maybe the ending could be the same as in the original novel, where everything related to EVA disappears and everyone becomes office slaves.

only……

He didn't have the courage to stand at the gambling table.

It's not just about risking the lives of one or two people, but the fate of all mankind.

Ikari Yui, who had been keeping an eye on Ikari Fumihiko, noticed a flash of struggle on his face.

Ibuki Huimi was thinking about her own things.

Ikari Yui understood what he was thinking without Ikari Fumihiko saying anything.

Ikari Fumihiko was the only person who could see through what she wanted to do. Neither the top management nor Ikari Gendō knew that she planned to fuse with Unit-01 through soul injection experiments, instead of perfecting the soul injection technology as she had always claimed to the outside world so that the injector could detach at any time after fusing with the core.

The reason for making such a decision.

This is because she knows clearly that even though this technology has a plan for successful escape, it is simply impossible to realize it. Current scientific capabilities are not capable of interfering with the soul.

Of course the most important thing is...

She knew how powerful Unit-01 was, so she wanted to pass on this power to the future Shinji Ikari.

Or he was used by Fumihiko Ikari.

In short, this power cannot be completely controlled by the higher-ups. Otherwise, even if humans eventually defeat the apostles, they will become sacrifices on the road to godhood for the higher-ups.

"Why? Do you have any other opinions on this?"

Ikari Fumihiko was stunned for a moment, feeling that Ikari Yui's words seemed to have other implications, but he still answered honestly according to the other party's words.

"No, just like you said, now that we have Unit-00 as our base, we don't need to be as cautious as before."

Ikari Yui looked at Ikari Fumihiko and responded without comment.

"That's it."

In fact, she was not that fearless at the moment.

After all, if she really did that, she would probably never see the cute little Shinji again, and Ikari Shinji would become a motherless child. The mere thought of it made her feel so sad that she couldn't breathe. But at the same time, she knew very well that if she didn't make such a sacrifice, all mankind would lose its future. Compared to a happy childhood, she hoped that Shinji could have a complete life.

Even if Shinji has to spend the rest of his life healing his childhood.

Ikari Fumihiko couldn't tell whether Ikari Yui was aware of his thoughts, so he responded absentmindedly.

"Ah."

The three of them silently focused their gazes on the body of Unit-01, each with their own thoughts.

After a long time, Ibuki Huimi was the first to come back to her senses. She looked at the two people in confusion, not knowing what they were thinking. After hesitating for a moment, she spoke to break the silence.

"When will the construction of Unit-01 begin?"

"No way... Huimei, your IQ seems to have deteriorated. Why would you ask such a question?"

Ikari looked at Ibuki Huimei with a strange expression, and then added, "The Unit-01 project has already started. I came here not only to bring you here to have a look, but also to confirm with you how many people should be assigned to the Unit-00 project team so that Unit-01 can be built in the shortest possible time without affecting the operation there."

Ibuki Huimi rolled her eyes at Ikari Yui in annoyance.

"I'm not a senior executive, so how would I know if there are other plans?"

242. One-Eye and Two-Eye

Without giving Ikari Yui a chance to speak, Ibuki Huimi directly brought the topic back to work.

"At least one-third of the old employees must be retained so as not to affect the daily operations of the Unit 00 project team."

After a pause, he added.

"We won't need as many people as we have now. The situation there is basically stable now, and there are no urgent matters to deal with. Of course, if the outdoor training ground is put into use in the near future, that's another matter. If it can't be put into use, then half of the current staff will be enough."

If it weren't for the subsequent construction of Unit-01, the Unit-00 project team would have started reducing staff long ago.

Ikari Yui has limited energy and cannot pay attention to everything. Under normal circumstances, she should have inquired about this matter with the project team leader. However... Ikari Fumihiko is a hands-off boss. Not to mention knowing the situation of the project team, he doesn't even know how many Ikari Fumihikos are in the project team. Therefore, she came here today mainly to meet Ibuki Megumi.

"The outdoor training ground has been built, but we haven't found a solution for the electricity issue yet, so it can't be put into use for the time being. Well, don't consider that for the time being."

After a pause, she changed the subject.

"Well, will it be enough if we transfer two-thirds of the personnel?"

"If you want the project to be completed faster, the more people you have, the better. If you don't care about the construction time, these two-thirds of the staff are enough."

Ikari Yui hesitated for a moment before speaking again.

“If we don’t deploy new employees, can we complete the construction this year?”

"It won't take that long. As long as there aren't too many problems with the new technology, the construction period will be about two months."

"Then let's arrange it this way for now."

Yui Ikari didn't want to arrange for too many people to enter this underground floor.

Just as the two had guessed before, the EVA body cultivation research project team is on this floor. Of course, there are some other secrets on this floor. Even the original cloning experiment was carried out on this floor, but now the cloning experiment has been temporarily banned.

She turned to look at Ikari Fumihiko who was standing beside her, took out a document from the cabinet and handed it to him.

Fumihiko Ikari took the document and glanced through it.

This is the first draft of the design of Unit-01. Although it is only a first draft, the overall framework has been finalized, and even the exterior design has been planned.

He was a little surprised.

"Why is he still one-eyed?"

Unit-01 is basically the same as in the original work, except that it continues the one-eyed design of Unit-00.

Ikari Yui was a little confused.

"Is there something wrong with the One-Eye system?"

The same is true for Ibuki Huimi. The one-eye system has been verified on Unit 00 and has not shown any drawbacks. It will have little impact on performance whether it is modified or not.

Naturally, Fumihiko Ikari couldn't say that the Unit-01 in the original work had a binocular structure, so he could only bite the bullet and make up something nonsense.

“Since we want to verify new technology, we have to be bold.”

"You are the person in charge. You have the final say in this matter. However... I still want to hear what you really think."

In response to Ikari Yui's question, Ikari Fumihiko could choose not to answer, but he still gave an explanation.

"The one-eye system has a problem with poor vision. Although this problem has been solved by adding reflectors on both sides, this design is counterintuitive. Well, the impact is not that big. It just increases the learning cost for the driver, and it takes some time to adapt to this field of view."

The two thought about it carefully and felt that Ikari Fumihiko was thinking too much, but at the same time they also felt that this was indeed not a problem.

The reason for this is that they think that every EVA pilot will be like Rei Ayanami now, and will definitely receive training before fighting the enemy. After all, this is a big fight for human civilization. It is absolutely impossible to force a pilot into EVA.

Ikari Yui asked.

"So what are you going to do?"

"Naturally, it is changed to a binocular system that is easier to adapt to."

"The binocular system is a bit tricky to design."

The original design plan for Unit 00 was to use a binocular design, but it was technically difficult to implement, so in the end a one-eye plus a reflector design was adopted.

"If there is a problem, solve it. If it cannot be solved, continue to use the one-eyed system."

As for the technical aspects, Ikari Fumihiko was not prepared to put too much energy into it... Well! He was mainly worried about being exposed.

Respected by everyone around him, he had long lost his initial sense of nervousness and naturally became lazy.

"Ah."

Ikari Yui responded without comment, but since the topic was about the design plan, she took the opportunity to ask.

"What about other aspects?"

Ikari Fumihiko replied vaguely.

"There are too many new technologies, and the specific situation still needs to be verified through practice to see the problem."

He only knew the general structure of EVA. As for the design details, not only him, but even the original author could not explain them.

However, although he was lazy, he had already digested a lot of knowledge from the original works, and could still understand the professional designs. He was just at a loss as to how to improve this aspect. There was no way because this involved the application of knowledge, and these new technologies were designed by top scholars. Even if there were any problems in them, it was not something that a half-baked like him could see with just a glance or two.

After hesitating for a moment, he made some corrections on the draft design and drew the appearance of Unit-01 in the original work on the paper.

Just a sketch of course.

"This is what Unit-01 will look like after it's completed."

The sketch of Unit-01 drawn by Fumihiko Ikari is similar to the original design, with only some minor changes to the details. However, it gives people a weird feeling that this is how Unit-01 should be.

Ikari Yui did not hold back on her praise.

"Not bad, the overall look is more coordinated."

Ibuki Huimi nodded in agreement.

"You should have studied design. You have a great talent for it."

Faced with the two people's exaggeration, Fumihiko Ikari smiled indifferently. After all, the external structure design of Unit-01 was copied from the original, so there would naturally be no problem.

Just like with Unit 00, he did not fill in the specific values ​​that would cause problems, and professionals would complete them later.

As the construction of Unit-01 started, Fumihiko Ikari and Megumi Ibuki became busy, holding two or three related meetings almost every day. In the early stage, they discussed the issue of personnel deployment, which was mainly handled by Ibuki Megumi. After that, they focused on perfecting the design plan of Unit-01. In this regard, Fumihiko Ikari rejected all conservative plans and adopted all new technologies, and adopted whatever technology could improve performance the most.

In less than a week, all the preliminary preparations for the construction of Unit-01 were completed.

243. The power at home was restored, and I checked the surveillance

At this moment, time seemed to have pressed the return key, and time seemed to have returned to last year, when everyone was working overtime on the construction of Unit-01.

It seems that not working sixteen or seventeen hours a day means that the work is not serious enough. This atmosphere makes Ikari Fumihiko feel embarrassed. Of course, he is just embarrassed. In fact, he does not agree with this working atmosphere. Everyone has limited energy in a day. It is okay to work at such high intensity for one or two days, but once the cycle is lengthened, work efficiency will definitely be slowed down.

Ok……

This did include him making excuses for himself to get off work on time every day and to give Ibuki Huimi some relaxation, but this idea was not wrong.

"This won't work. Let's implement a rotation system and divide the people into two shifts."

In fact, compared to the two-shift system, he would rather change it to a three-shift eight-hour system. However, he knew in his heart that such a proposal would definitely not be passed without a suitable reason, because such an arrangement would slow down the construction of Unit-01.

"You really know how to give me problems."

Ibuki Huimi complained, but did not show any displeasure at all.

Even if Ikari Fumihiko did not raise this suggestion, she would find a way to make Ikari Fumihiko propose this modification plan.

Fumihiko Ikari is an important scientific researcher who is responsible for the research of several project teams. On weekdays, it would be okay if she didn't show up for a day, but she can't... No matter when the work is completed every day, she has to stay in the project team and work overtime with everyone until late at night, otherwise she will be accused of being irresponsible and not working seriously.

If that were all, she could choose to ignore it, but their close relationship was no longer a secret within the R&D department.

Especially among the Unit-01 project team.

She didn't want Fumihiko Ikari to be branded as having privileges because of her.

Of course, apart from these selfish motives, she also knows the importance of her work. After all, with every additional EVA, the hope for the survival of human civilization will be greater, and she must not mess around with such things.

After thinking carefully, she spoke.