I participated in the development of EVA

Hearing Rei Ayanami's voice, he hesitated again before speaking.

"I'm in the prototype project team, come over here."

"Ah."

Ayanami Rei simply responded.

After hanging up the phone, Rei Ayanami came in front of the three of them not long after.

She took a look at the new machine displayed on the big screen and knew why Fumihiko Ikari called her over.

"What's it called?"

Fumihiko Ikari didn't expect Rei Ayanami to ask this, but he still answered it subconsciously.

"free."

"Liberty? Aren't EVAs numbered numerically?"

“Without a number, it’s called freedom.”

"free?"

"Ah."

"Does it have any special meaning?"

The familiar words flashed through Fumihiko Ikari's mind.

"When the final meteorite falls in the Cretaceous, only free birds can escape from certain destruction."

Rei Ayanami was a little confused.

"Can't understand."

The other two had similar feelings about this sentence, and felt that Ikari Fumihiko was saying that humans would rely on the power of artificial gods to resolve the apostle crisis.

"You can understand it as a bird that can fly freely."

Ayanami Rei looked at the wing-like metal decoration on the back of the Type 02 prototype and asked again with a puzzled tone.

"It can't fly even if it flaps its wings, right?"

"The force field will make it fly."

"Oh."

Ayanami Rei paused for a moment before speaking again.

"Where is the dressing room?"

"No need to change clothes, this time we use virtual driving technology."

"Oh."

After responding, Rei Ayanami waited for Fumihiko Ikari's follow-up instructions.

Ikari Fumihiko hesitated again before speaking.

"This experiment is a bit dangerous."

"Ah."

Ayanami Rei just responded.

Ikari Fumihiko knew that Rei Ayanami didn't care about the danger. No, it should be said that Rei Ayanami would not refuse, and the decision-making power of what to do was in his hands.

Looking at Rei Ayanami beside him, he almost instinctively glanced at Igornov.

Igornov felt his scalp tingling.

He knew that at this moment the balance in Ikari Fumihiko's heart was leaning towards Ayanami Rei. The fear that spread in his heart again made him want to say something and struggle, but in the end he said nothing.

It wasn't because Rei Ayanami was too young that made him feel sympathy for her.

Just know that you have no decision-making power.

"It's better you do it."

Between Rei Ayanami and Igornov, Fumihiko Ikari finally chose Igornov.

Just as Igornov thought, the balance in Fumihiko Ikari's heart tilted towards Rei Ayanami at this moment.

Again.

Human beings can never face all problems with an absolutely rational attitude. Fumihiko Ikari at this moment illustrates this point very well. Fumihiko Ikari knows very well that the risks faced by ordinary humans in starting the experiment are far greater than those faced by Rei Ayanami, and this risk may be meaningless. Fumihiko Ikari finally decided to let outsiders bear this risk which may be meaningless.

Igornov was stunned for a moment, then nodded with an embarrassed look.

"it is good."

But before Ikari Fumihiko could speak, he realized that he was not that brave, so he spoke in a hurry.

"I need to report the current situation to my superiors."

18:25:08

521. You Lost the Chance to Be Remembered by Humanity

Igornov reported the situation here to his superiors.

[Cooperate with the experiment. This phase of the experiment cannot be known by too many people. Humanity will remember your contribution.]

really……

When he saw the reply message, his face turned pale.

I really wanted to ask if someone could come over, but the words couldn't come out.

The confidentiality level of this project is so high that except for the top three people and Ikari Fumihiko, Akagi Naoko and other five people, the rest of the people are not at a high enough level. He is naturally included in the category of those who are not at a high enough level. He can only appear here if someone is needed to record the experimental information. In simple terms, no one will be replaced unless he dies.

He is struggling.

At this time, Naoko Akagi also realized the problem through Fumihiko Ikari's repeated requests.

Although she noticed it, she didn't say anything.

Everyone has selfish desires.

Apart from that, she didn't say anything because she felt that what Fumihiko Ikari said earlier made sense.

The Type 02 prototype requires the Three Sages System authority to operate.

Fumihiko Ikari did not urge them, but instead thought about whether there were other solutions. If possible, he did not want to let anyone take risks.

Igornov felt he could still be saved.

"Minister Ikari, is there really no other alternative?"

Ikari Fumihiko didn't say anything and continued to think.

Naoko Akagi continued to adjust the program with her head down, preparing for the subsequent startup experiment.

Ayanami Rei stood beside Ikari Fumihiko in silence.

Just when Igornov accepted his fate and was ready to cooperate with the experiment, Ikari Fumihiko, who had been silent for a long time, spoke.

“Animal testing is fine.”

This time, Naoko Akagi did not directly object again, but waited for Fumihiko Ikari's next words.

If Fumihiko Ikari was going to conduct the same animal experiment as before, she would still object. It was too dangerous to let immature animals come into contact with such a powerful force. Not only would they be in danger in the project team, but the entire research institute would be in danger, and it might even cause a small-scale shock.

Ikari Fumihiko gathered his thoughts and spoke again.

"We were limited in our thinking just now. The danger of animal experiments is not the animals driving the EVA, but the mental power that may exist in the dream program. If this is the case, it is easy to solve. We just need to return the current dream program to the virtual reality project team and start a new dream. Even if an accident occurs, the mental power provided by these dozen monkeys will not cause too much chaos."

Naoko Akagi thought carefully for a moment and felt that there was no logical problem with this plan, so she nodded in agreement.

Then he responded.

"it is good."

Based on this idea, the two recreated and prepared the virtual driving experiment.

Igornov breathed a sigh of relief, and then sighed in his heart, Fortunately, I have a strong desire to survive.

Seeing that she had nothing to do at the scene for the time being, Rei Ayanami didn't ask anything and didn't say anything. She just turned around and walked out of the project team, bought two bottles of Coke from the vending machine in the corridor, and sat not far away to drink the Coke leisurely. She gave one bottle to Fumihiko Ikari after he finished his work.

Fumihiko Ikari took the Coke, opened it and took a sip.

"It's done."

After saying that, he looked up at the big screen.

The newly generated dream was not the Third New Tokyo City, but the monkey area of ​​the zoo.

This dream was generated based on the brain of the old monkey.

Then he looked at Naoko Akagi again. Although he didn't say anything, Naoko Akagi knew what he wanted to ask.

Naoko Akagi shook her head.

“No difference detected.”

When generating the dream, Naoko Akagi began to analyze the underlying codes of the two dream worlds, hoping to find out the parameters representing the power of the mind through comparison. However... there are many differences between the two dream worlds, but these differences are limited to data such as architecture and climate.

Ikari Fumihiko was not surprised. He did this just to try it out of a fluke.

"Let this old monkey be the pilot for this experiment."

"it is good."

After responding, Naoko Akagi activated the virtual driving system and connected the Type 02 prototype to the old monkey.

As the words "Successful Synchronization" flashed across the screen...

The old monkey started to panic because of the additional perspective of the Type 02 prototype.

The Type 02 prototype also started to move around as the old monkey panicked. Fortunately, the prototype only had the lower body, and its body was fixed on the restraint device to limit its range of movement. Otherwise, the old monkey's behavior would inevitably lead to the destruction of a large number of equipment and damage to the two external brains.

Seeing that Fumihiko Ikari was slow to speak, Naoko Akagi opened her mouth and asked.

"Activate the deployment procedure?"

Ikari Fumihiko shook his head.

"Generate a zoo keeper based on its memory to calm the old monkey down."

Naoko Akagi didn't say anything, but just carried out Fumihiko Ikari's orders.

When the old monkey saw the familiar keeper appear, he immediately ran to him in panic, seeking protection.

"Don't be afraid, calm yourself down."

After staying in the zoo for nearly forty years, the old monkey can apparently understand some human language.

With the caress of the keeper, the cat gradually calmed down.

After the Type 02 prototype stopped moving, Fumihiko Ikari took a deep breath and spoke again.

"Activate the deployment procedure."

After hearing the order, Naoko Akagi pressed the Enter key to start the development program, and then stared at the Type 02 prototype through the large screen.

Ikari Fumihiko and Igornov did the same, holding their breath and staring at the screen intently.

However, after waiting for a while, everyone saw a breeze blowing around the Type 02 prototype.

Igornov couldn't help but ask.

"Failed?"

Fumihiko Ikari and Naoko Akagi looked at each other and got the same answer from each other's eyes.

The old monkey just successfully deployed a force field.

It's just that the mind is too weak to deploy a complete force field, or the internal mental strength is not enough to support the Type 02 prototype to deploy its own AT force field.

Naoko Akagi adjusted the screen and found the clip where the objects around the Type 02 prototype shook a few times.

This confirmed their thoughts.

"The reason why the deployment failed is because... there is too little spiritual power?"

"We can't rule out this possibility. It could also be that the monkey's mind is too weak, which caused the force field to fail to deploy."