I participated in the development of EVA

"Director Ikari."

This voice belonged to the secretary. At this moment, he was not as anxious as before and had returned to the state he was in when they first met.

"explain."

After confirming that Ikari Fumihiko was fully conscious, the secretary spoke again.

"The consul regained consciousness thirty-five minutes ago."

"No hurry, he needs to soak for a while longer."

"The Consul wishes to speak to you."

"Oh."

Ikari Fumihiko responded, then slowly walked into the locker room, took a shower and changed his clothes.

He returned to the command room and sat in front of the main computer.

On the screen, the Chinese and American consuls were talking to their secretary about some meaningless nonsense. Normally, after the operation, the American consul had no strength to speak for a while, and he might even be in a coma intermittently during the weak period. However, his brain was mainly relying on life support devices to maintain its function, so the physical weakness did not affect his brain.

“This is what it means to truly be alive.”

"Your health will definitely get better and better."

"Of course. With Director Ikari's talent, it would be hard for me to die."

After listening to a few words, Fumihiko Ikari interrupted the meaningless conversation between the two.

"You want to see me?"

"Director Ikari, how long will this pickled cucumber situation last?"

After browsing the report given by the Three Sages System, he slowly began to explain.

"I don't know the exact time. It depends on your body's recovery. Now we still need the Three Sages System to adjust the function of the artificial organ in real time."

"Does that mean I'm going to be in this pickled cucumber state for a long time?"

"Correct."

"Can you give me an exact time?"

"It will take at least a month."

“Then it really needs to be marinated.”

After saying this, the American consul put away his smile and spoke in a serious tone.

"Director Ikari, I have used my consular authority to shut down the surveillance network here. No other consul has the right to view it. I have something to tell you now."

"What do you want to say?"

"I cannot change the fact that you were pushed out to the public by the Council as a gesture of good faith. This is the only solution to the problem at the moment. Of course, I am your ally now. If you don't want this, I can also create an opportunity for you to leave this Artificial Evolution Research Institute and hide somewhere else."

Without waiting for Ikari Fumihiko to speak, he spoke again.

"However, I don't recommend you do this. The relevant layout has basically taken shape now. If you disappear, the whole world will work together to force me to hand you over and dig deep into the ground to find you."

17:46:14

382. It’s another puzzle of the future. I don’t have a suitable team. I won’t spend money. I’ll just go with the flow.

Ikari Fumihiko was stunned for a moment, then he reacted.

Global pursuit, absolutely three feet...

Is it an exaggeration? It's not an exaggeration at all.

Putting aside his current achievements, the immortality surgery alone is enough to attract many people. Although it cannot truly break the upper limit of human lifespan, it can allow humans to live to the theoretical upper limit until the brain dies. Of course, replacing what is broken is just a technical prospect, and the current level of technology cannot reach this level.

Not to mention the prestige built up from his past achievements. As long as one person suspected that he was hiding in order to make a big news, no one could ignore this potential threat.

"Preventing the Third Impact is the mission of all mankind in this era."

He ended up becoming the most annoying person.

He talks about righteousness all the time, but unlike Ikari Yui, he won't use righteousness to coerce others.

Without waiting for the American consul to speak, he said aloud the words that came to his mind.

“With great power comes great responsibility.”

"Director Ikari is still more aware."

"I'm not as good as the consul."

After saying these few words, he changed the subject. He knew very well that if he continued to be polite with someone like the American consul, the other party would chat with him over and over again for a whole day.

"There is something I have always been curious about. Can the American Consul explain it to me?"

"What is it? We are allies now, there is no need to be so polite. I will never hide anything I know."

"Why is Eva in human form?"

"No, it's a humanoid beast. The restraints fixed it into its current human form."

The answer of the American consul made him very satisfied. He knew why EVA was in human form. The reason why he asked this question was not only to test the other party's cooperation attitude, but also to find out the information of the restraint device. Although the Three Sages System now controls most of the base's network and database, there is no relevant information about the restraint device and EVA body. Obviously, this information is in an independent database.

"Can I see some information on this?"

"Of course you can. These contents will be released to the public in the future. If you want to view them, you need to go to the third underground floor. The active computers there can read the information."

He was somewhat surprised to hear this. The American consul did not even ask him why he was looking through these documents, which made his prepared excuses useless.

"This won't have any negative effects on you, right?"

"No, I am qualified to decide who can go to the third floor."

"What's on the third floor?"

He was really curious about what was on the third underground floor.

"There aren't many things, mainly EVA cultivation facilities and EVA cemeteries."

The American consul chuckled and began to tell the story.

"Well, the EVA Cemetery is literally the place where EVA corpses are stored. Of the two areas, the former has been closed after the creation of Unit-01. Well, all the EVA brains used by the Three Sages Project Team came from the EVA Cemetery. Although it is a cemetery, most of the EVAs are alive. They are just defined as corpses due to failed cultivation."

The scene of the EVA cemetery that appeared in the original work emerged in Fumihiko Ikari's mind.

At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this American consul was really talkative and didn't have the cold temperament of a villain boss at all. Of course, he knew in his heart that this was because the other party had not been able to communicate normally with others for too long, and used words to bring them closer and let him down.

Such a big shot would not easily show his malice directly, and he would always be smiling but hiding a dagger behind his smile.

"Should I wait until you recover before going over?"

"Don't bother, just let my secretary take you there."

He was about to leave and asked his secretary to take him to the third underground floor, but before leaving, he suddenly thought of something that he had been ignoring.

Shinji Ikari was chosen as the pilot of Unit-01, which he could understand. This was arranged by Yui Ikari. Even if there was an accident, he could temporarily serve as the pilot of Unit-01 according to Yui Ikari's arrangement. However, he did not understand why Asuka was chosen as the pilot of Unit-02. It was not because Asuka was not good enough, nor did he have any opinion on Asuka, but!

Why would the pilot of Unit 2 choose a five-year-old child who would not be able to become a combat force in a short period of time?

Asuka's mother, Professor Kyoko, who is in charge of the Unit 2 project, made the same choice as Yui Ikari? Is this a bit too coincidental, or is it that the Dead Sea Scrolls recorded the time of the Angel's attack? If so, it means that the Second Angel Lilith knew everything two thousand years ago. No! This can only be that the Second Angel Lilith peeked at the script.

He hadn't noticed this before because he knew the plot.

"By the way, there's one more thing."

"what's up?"

"Why did you choose a five-year-old child as the pilot of Unit 2? She is indeed very talented and will definitely be able to become a main force when she grows up. It's just that she can't form effective combat power in such a short time!? Aren't the top management worried that the mysterious creature will appear before the pilot of Unit 2 grows up?"

The American consul obviously did not anticipate that Fumihiko Ikari would ask such a question. He thought for a moment before speaking with a wry smile.

"I do know something about this matter. The situation of Unit-02 is similar to that of Unit-01. It was all caused by the selfish desires of the project leader. The top management arbitrarily decided to let their children become the exclusive pilots of the units."

Fumihiko Ikari couldn't tell whether the other party was making up an excuse on the spot or it was really the truth.

If it is true that Professor Kyoko and Yui Ikari made the same search, it is understandable. Apart from the case of Naoko Akagi, most mothers are concerned about their children. Moreover, this explanation is much more reliable than the second apostle Lilith predicting everything that will happen today and completing the relevant arrangements 2,000 years ago.

Seeing Ikari Fumihiko lowering his head in thought, the American consul added another sentence.

"Unit 03 must prevent this from happening. A defense line that relies solely on Unit 00 is too fragile."

The secretary who had been silent all this time spoke up and gave a reminder.

"Mr. Consul, during the time you were seriously ill, the organization had problems with funding. Now there is not enough money to complete the construction of Unit 3."

"No wonder others took the risk to confirm the cooperation with the United Nations in advance. At first I thought it was the completion of the Three Sages System that led to this situation. It turns out there are other factors as well."

Fumihiko Ikari didn't worry about these things.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Take me to the third underground floor first."

"Okay, let us handle the tedious matters outside of research, and Director Ikari can just focus on research."

After getting the approval of the American consul, the secretary responded.

"Yes."

17:46:26

383. Those who stand upright are human beings, and those who crawl are animals.

They came to the hidden elevator and walked in under the guidance of the secretary of the American consul. The space inside the elevator was so huge that it didn't look like it was prepared for humans, but for some kind of giant creature. It was obvious that the EVA body was sent from the third underground floor to the second floor through here.

The elevator went down for a long time and reached the height of two floors. Fumihiko Ikari couldn't help but ask a question.

"How many meters is the difference between the third underground floor and the second floor?"

"It's 7.7 meters, nearly three stories high. The main structure is naturally formed. When the third floor was built, the structure was only reinforced later."

After this exchange, the elevator fell silent again.

After a while, the elevator finally stopped.

After the elevator door opened, there was a short corridor, at the end of which was a sturdy-looking metal door. There were no guards on duty, only three electronic locks with a password, fingerprint, and access card.

The U.S. consul's secretary stepped forward and first entered the password, then completed the fingerprint scan and swiped the access card.

The tall metal door opened, revealing another straight corridor inside.

"The first room is the main control room, the second is the EVA cultivation room, which has been temporarily sealed, and the EVA graveyard is in the last room."

"Let's go check out the breeding room and EVA cemetery first. There's no rush for information for now."

"it is good."

The EVA body cultivation room has been sealed just as the US consul's secretary said.

There is a huge cultivation device inside, which is not much different from the structure of the EVA-related project team. At first glance, the equipment is also similar, except that there are more cultivation devices.

"Where are the people here?"

"They have all been transferred to the German research institute."

Fumihiko Ikari could only take these words seriously. At least these people were still alive. However, he felt that it was more likely that the top management would abandon them. The research institute working on the third underground floor was different from the two upper floors. Except for a few people, most people didn't even know that there was a third underground floor in the research institute. Even if the researchers here were silenced, it would not cause any trouble.

As for the reason for silencing?

Unit-01 was cultivated directly from the lower body of the second Angel Lilith. Even if the researchers on the third underground floor were not aware of the existence of the second Angel Lilith before, they realized this when cultivating Unit-01. In order to keep this absolute core secret, Seele would use any means possible.

Human life?

For these high-ranking officials, it is estimated that only their own lives are considered human lives, and the rest of the people are just physiologically classified as the same kind of creatures, and are no different from those who are slaughtered and served on the dining table to satisfy their taste buds.

The cultivation room is now empty and there is nothing to see, but Fumihiko Ikari still took a quick look around.

The second apostle Lilith is on the next level, right?

After leaving the breeding room, the two came to the last room on the third underground floor.

To reach the deeper part of the third underground floor, one must take the elevator, and after descending about three meters, the elevator door opens.

Another corridor and a huge metal door.

The overall structure of the door is similar, but this metal door is thicker, as if it were designed to prevent monsters from rushing out from behind the door.

Passing through the heavy metal door is a monitoring room.

There's a man on duty here.