I participated in the development of EVA

The researcher opened his mouth to say something, but Fumihiko Ikari spoke up and set the tone.

"I think at this point, it is necessary to set the duration of the Apostle's AT force field to infinity. Only attacks exceeding the upper limit can break its defense."

In order to make his words more legitimate, he added another sentence.

"Before a complete apostolic archive is established, any attempt to underestimate the enemy now would be to treat the life and death of all mankind as a joke."

Seeing that everyone was silent, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it is indeed convenient to suppress others with justice.

The conference room was silent for a moment before a researcher raised his hand to indicate that he wanted to speak.

"explain."

Only after getting Ikari Fumihiko's consent did he speak.

"Should we prepare defenses other than EVA?"

After a pause, he expressed his concerns.

"We know too little about the Apostles. EVA, a weapon made using the enemy's biological information, theoretically carries a very high risk of rebellion. It's not an exaggeration to even consider it as an enemy trap."

At this point, anyone who knows enough about EVA will have similar concerns.

If Fumihiko Ikari had not read the original work, he would have the same concerns.

"I have already answered your question before."

He didn't continue speaking because the other party recalled his previous words.

He smiled bitterly and repeated the sentence.

"Is there no choice?"

"Correct."

"What if we develop a weapon that can break the AT force field? Can we design a purely mechanical weapon based on this weapon?"

Ikari Fumihiko asked back.

"What if the enemy has the ability to hack into the network, or the ability to manipulate metal? Or the ability to control the mind?"

The researcher wanted to refute, but the words were suppressed by a sentence that popped up in his mind. Any behavior of underestimating the enemy is to treat the life and death of all mankind as a joke. He felt that this was a bit exaggerated, but he agreed with this concept. When facing an unknown creature whose owner is to destroy all mankind, it is never too cautious.

After all, any negligence may lead to the extinction of all mankind.

Ikari Fumihiko continued.

"AT force field is not only a means of attack, but also a means of defense."

After a moment's silence, the researcher spoke again.

"You can start by using some of the armed forces' small unmanned equipment to test the enemy. If the enemy does not have the capabilities you mentioned, then deploy these anti-apostle weapons."

Hearing this, Ikari Fumihiko was stunned for a moment.

In the original novel, every time an apostle appeared, except for the third apostle, basically the same countermeasure was adopted to let Eva rush in directly. Watching this kind of plot across the screen, naturally there is no problem, but now in this world, I feel that this behavior is somewhat weird.

Uh……

wrong.

There seems no need to test.

The appearance of the third apostle has proved that conventional weapons cannot kill apostles, and only EVA can defeat apostles.

17:56:17

421. Used to relying on others

How can you be sure that the enemy will not adopt the tactic of showing weakness?

Ikari Fumihiko really wanted to ask this question in return, but after thinking about it, he decided not to refute.

The other party's remarks reminded him of the unmanned JA robot equipped with a nuclear reactor that appeared in the old version of the theater.

"It's worth considering. In that case, you will be responsible for this research."

"..."

After hearing this, the other party fell silent.

This is a major research that involves the life and death of all mankind, and he does not think he is capable of shouldering this heavy responsibility.

Another American researcher stepped forward to rescue his companion.

"I think it's a little too early to talk about this now. Let's finish the weapons testing first."

"Correct."

Afterwards, everyone discussed the specific plan for subsequent weapons testing, mainly with weapons experts from the three-party scientific research teams explaining the existing data on various weapons.

The meeting lasted three hours.

Fumihiko Ikari and Naoko Akagi returned to their respective dormitories.

Thirty-two hours was just an estimate. In fact, within less than twenty hours, the institute received the order to restart the project.

The two of them also received notices to return to the project team at the same time. Ibuki Huimi still has not resumed her position, as if she had been forgotten.

There are fewer familiar faces in the Three Sages project team, but there are a lot of strangers who have never met before.

The two were not surprised by this.

In the office where only two people were present, Naoko Akagi suddenly looked up and said something.

“They’re not telling the truth.”

"Ok?"

"There are a lot of operation records in the system background."

Ikari Fumihiko leaned over to take a look. "That's normal. They will definitely try to decipher the Three Sages System."

"They did more than just decryption."

He still didn't react.

Naoko Akagi could only speak her mind. "I think the reason they delayed for so long, in addition to digesting the data and trying to decipher the Three Sages System, is to verify the performance of the Three Sages through control experiments, and see if they can circumvent the Three Sages System through existing technological means to establish a technical barrier."

Her words were a bit confusing, but Fumihiko Ikari still understood what she wanted to express.

"You mean, the concerns about the international situation mentioned by the three teams in the previous meeting were just words used to appease our emotions. They have actually reached a deep cooperation a long time ago, but they deliberately delayed it for so long just to study how to weaken our influence in technology?"

"Correct."

Is this possible?

There must be, and it is very likely.

After all, they both carry the label of the mysterious organization SEELE. If the three major countries want to completely control NERV and kick SEELE out, they must weaken the influence of the two. Moreover, in the foreseeable future, the Three Sages System will inevitably erect a technical barrier that no one can cross, which will also reduce the control of the three major countries over NERV.

If it weren't for the existence of the Apostles, a mysterious creature that threatens all of humanity, the three major countries would have forced the two to commit suicide in order to gain the highest authority in the Three Sages System.

"It's not necessarily just rhetoric. The international situation also has a certain influence..."

Fumihiko Ikari's mind was a little confused and he didn't want to waste brain cells on such things.

"Forget it. No matter what the real situation is, it is already in the past."

The main reason why he was able to think positively was that he had confidence in the Three Sages System. As long as the highest authority was in the hands of the two, no matter how the NERV situation changed, it would not have any impact. At the same time, he also knew exactly when the apostles would attack, so he didn't care that the three major countries had wasted a month and a half.

Naoko Akagi was not interested in this matter, but she thought about it more because it concerned the fate of all mankind.

She frowned, but said nothing more.

The reason was simple. She was not good at dealing with such matters and could only speak up to remind Ikari Fumihiko.

As for whether this reminder is useful and whether Fumihiko Ikari can solve the problem?

She hadn't thought about that.

The only person she spent a long time with in the institute was Ikari Fumihiko. No! To be precise, Ikari Fumihiko was the only person she recognized for his abilities, and the only people she could trust were Ikari Fumihiko and her daughter Akagi Ritsuko.

Her trust in Fumihiko Ikari did not come from any special feelings, but from Fumihiko Ikari's attitude towards Ayanami Rei.

While everyone, including herself, regards Rei Ayanami as an experimental consumable, only Fumihiko Ikari regards her as an equal human being.

The reason why she was touched was not because of Ikari Fumihiko's behavior itself. In fact, she always thought that this behavior was stupid. It was just that... her life had been dominated by her parents since she was a child, which made her feel that she was just a tool for her parents to achieve class advancement, like a puppet, and had never been treated as a real person. This was what touched her.

Besides this, the most important thing is...

Fumihiko Ikari was the first person to lend a helping hand to her after the second impact. Although he only solved the problem between her and her daughter, it was enough to make her, who had her life trajectory arranged by others since she was a child and had long been accustomed to relying on others, become dependent on Fumihiko Ikari and regard him as her support.

She is like the heroine in the novel "Little Yellow Flower" who loses her mind at the mere mention of "Madam, you don't want your husband to lose his job."

Of course she didn't reach that level, but she had similar qualities.

At this time, someone knocked on the office door.

"Come in."

A strange researcher walked in.

"Minister, this is the weapons testing project plan that the professor asked me to bring over."

"Put it here."

The researcher put down the plan and left. Before he could pick up the plan to take a look, there was another knock on the office door.

"Come in."

The ones who came this time were Saori Hashimoto and the beautiful assistant sent by the three party representatives.

"Minister, the higher-ups asked us to come over and help you with the documents."

Fumihiko Ikari knew that no matter what he said, he couldn't get rid of these four people. They were honey traps, and they were also spies planted around him to monitor his every move for the top management. Even if he designed to drive these four people away, there would be four more. "Well, during the years when I was the director, Ibuki Huimei has always been handling this aspect of the affairs. You can go and hand over to her."

Although Ibuki Huimi didn't say anything during this period, he knew that Ibuki Huimi didn't like this state of doing nothing.

That’s why this arrangement was made.

"Yes."

The four of them didn't stay for long and just turned around and left the office.

In addition to surveillance, they also have to take over document processing work.

17:56:30

422. Neckache

Has the N2 bomb been developed?

Fumihiko Ikari's eyelids twitched. Anyone who has read the original novel would have a certain impression of this metal bomb that is as powerful as a nuclear bomb but has no radiation.

The first one to appear on this weapons test list is the N2 bomb.

Then came the nuclear bomb.

There was no testing of conventional weapons, and the two most powerful weapons currently in the hands of mankind were used first.

After seeing this, Naoko Akagi also raised her eyebrows.

"According to the characteristics of the AT force field, it is very difficult for these two weapons to break through the force field protection."

Yes.

It's not that it's impossible to break it, but it's very difficult to break it.

From the fact that the third apostle was injured by the N2 mine, it can be seen that as long as the equivalent is stacked high enough, the N2 bomb is actually enough to destroy the apostle.

But the cost of doing so is unbearable for humanity.

"If you want to destroy the AT force field, the instantaneous explosion power must exceed the tolerance threshold. Otherwise, if it is only close to the threshold, it will only cause damage at most."

"To what extent do you think the equivalent stacking can destroy Unit 0?"

"It's hard to calculate the exact value, but a conservative estimate is that it should be large enough to push the continental plates away, and at least half of the country will be submerged by the ocean."

Naoko Akagi was stunned for a moment, then she reacted.

She didn't know much about AT force field, nor did she study it in depth. She only knew a rough outline, so she reacted half a beat late. Whether it was N2 or nuclear explosion, they were all area kills. This kind of attack was the least efficient way of attack for AT force field, and the additional damage caused was also the most serious.

"Are you going to develop particle beam weapons in the future?"