I participated in the development of EVA

Of course he wouldn't say this.

And at this time...

The alarm sounded suddenly.

Igornov asked in a panic.

"what happens?"

Ikari Fumihiko and Akagi Naoko looked at the screen with frowns on their faces.

The Three Sages System marked the cause of the alarm. It was a Type 02 prototype with only the upper body, and the flesh was growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The two looked at each other.

Without any communication, Naoko Akagi started to transfer the monster invasion dream back to the virtual reality project team.

The growth of the Type 02 prototype came to a halt.

In just over a minute, the lower body of the Type 02 prototype had grown to the knees.

Naoko Akagi asked Fumihiko Ikari.

"Now, what are you going to do?"

Ikari Fumihiko didn't say anything, but began to think.

The original plan was to only have the upper body of the Type 02 prototype without the lower body, but he didn't expect that this would happen after connecting with the monster invasion dream. Although he could now artificially remove the grown lower body, he hesitated for a moment, worried that this was Lilith's choice, so he gave up the removal method.

"Since it has come to this, let's cultivate it completely."

Naoko Akagi didn't care whether the Type 02 prototype was half-finished or complete.

"If that's the case, then the Longinus Metal in stock doesn't seem to be enough, right?"

Fumihiko Ikari glanced at Igornov.

Igornov reacted quickly this time.

"I'll make a phone call and explain the situation."

He came back soon.

"No more. All the Longinus metal in stock is here."

18:41:08

529. Dilemma

Faced with Igornov's answer, both Fumihiko Ikari and Naoko Akagi looked confused.

Ikari Fumihiko was a little bit unconvinced.

"Gone?"

"Yes, no more."

Naoko Akagi also frowned and asked back.

"Weren't you planning to make an EVA?"

Igornov smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"The data has been uploaded to the Three Sages' database. You will know once you check it. Just search for Test Machine No. 3."

The two men opened the computer suspiciously and found the manufacturing plan for the No. 3 test machine.

After reading it in detail, I finally understood the specific situation. The reason why Nerv chose to manufacture the No. 3 test machine was not because it had reached some kind of cooperation with Seele and could get support from Longinus Metal, but because Nerv planned to use these Longinus Metals to manufacture the No. 3 test machine.

Naoko Akagi looked at Fumihiko Ikari and said nothing.

Fumihiko Ikari was a little confused.

"It's actually like this..."

The No. 3 test machine is a new generation of EVA designed and manufactured by Nerv based on the beast mode he proposed earlier.

To put it simply, the No. 3 test machine is an EVA that is permanently in beast mode.

Of course, this is a rough understanding. The beast mode of the No. 3 test machine has not reached the level in the original work. It can only be regarded as between human form and beast form.

Can this idea come true?

It can be done.

However, the problem is also obvious. It is more difficult to drive than a humanoid EVA and is more likely to get out of control.

It can also be understood that it is difficult for ordinary people to control this power.

Seeing that Ikari Fumihiko didn't say anything, Naoko Akagi gave her own opinion.

"Cut it off."

Hearing this, Ikari Fumihiko came back to his senses.

Cutting off the growing lower body and solving the problem of insufficient metal in Longinus is a safe solution under the current circumstances.

only……

He was a little worried that if he continued to keep the Type 02 prototype alive, it would break through the restraints. If that happened, the lower body of the Type 02 prototype would be completely out of control.

"Let's calculate the current situation first. Is the inventory sufficient?!"

Naoko Akagi did not question it, but silently controlled the Three Sages System to calculate.

"It's a little worse."

"Then we can amputate some of them in a targeted manner according to the inventory quantity."

Naoko Akagi seemed to have thought of something, but did not take any action. Instead, she frowned and thought.

Fumihiko Ikari was about to say something, but when he saw this situation, he shut his mouth and waited for Naoko Akagi to finish thinking and express her thoughts.

The silence lasted for two full hours before Akagi Naoko spoke.

"We may have fallen into an inertial mindset before."

Hearing this, a light bulb went off in Ikari Fumihiko's mind. He frowned and thought for a moment before he suddenly realized.

The Type 02 prototype is different from the traditional EVA. It has undergone biological brain modification, which is the so-called consciousness cutting operation.

"Is it a consciousness-cutting operation?"

"Yes or no."

Naoko Akagi sorted out her thoughts before speaking again.

"In fact, even if we have sufficient resources, designing the Type 02 prototype in the traditional EVA way is a mistake in itself. The two are not created with the same concept."

After hearing this, how could Fumihiko Ikari not understand Naoko Akagi's thoughts.

"Traditional EVA organisms do not have the ability to grow, but Type 02 organisms have the potential for unlimited growth."

"Yes, the restraints on EVA cannot be absolute. As long as they are not absolute, they can be broken."

This coincides with the concerns that Fumihiko Ikari had just expressed.

No matter how much the restraints on EVA are, there is a limit. As the Type 02 prototype continues to grow, it will eventually break through the limit one day.

Igornov said weakly at this time.

"The restraints can't suppress the growth of the 02 type?"

Ikari Fumihiko lowered his head to think about the solution, and Akagi Naoko opened her mouth to give an answer, "The Type 02 can be restricted to a certain range, but once the power exceeds this limit, it will break the limit. In addition, if the power accumulates to a certain level, it will also break the limit. In theory, it is like constantly inflating a balloon."

Igornov showed a look of sudden enlightenment.

Ikari Fumihiko then spoke.

“How should we design it?”

"Concentrate the Longinus metal in the brain area and strengthen control in this area. It will be within the controllable range to prevent the brain from repairing."

"Just let the body grow?"

"Yes, this way the upper limit of what Type 02 can achieve will be higher, and there is no way to limit it if it is to be executed according to the plan. As the main brain of the dream, "He" is too weak to carry all of humanity."

Ikari Fumihiko frowned and thought for a long time, then finally nodded in agreement with this idea.

There is really no other solution besides this.

“Then tear it down and redesign it.”

however……

Redesigning the Type 02 prototype was not easy.

Because the current problem cannot be solved simply by piling up materials, the effect of Longinus Metal has an upper limit.

The best way to solve this upper limit is to purify it. However... although they know that there is an unknown special substance in Longinus metal, this is only a reasonable speculation and has not been actually observed. Therefore, there is no way to separate this unknown substance and purify it.

Faced with this situation, both of them felt like they had no idea where to start.

Fumihiko Ikari originally thought that Seele's control over Longinus Metal only limited the number of EVAs, but now he realized that the direction of improving quality was also blocked.

Looking at the Type 02 prototype that had not yet been dismantled, Naoko Akagi thought about it for a week but still had no idea how to solve this problem.

"What are your thoughts now?"

Fumihiko Ikari remained silent. After a week of thinking, he already had the answer in his mind, but he was just hesitating whether to say it out loud.

After a long time, he slowly spoke.

"The second apostle."

Naoko Akagi had heard some information about the Second Angel and knew that the Second Angel was in a place called the Final Dogma under the research institute.

Other than that, she wasn't clear, which was why she looked confused at this moment.

"The second apostle?"

Ikari Fumihiko took a deep breath before responding.

"Correct."

Then he explained.

"He is sealed in the final dogma."

When he mentioned the word "seal", he deliberately emphasized the tone.

It was only after receiving this hint that Naoko Akagi reacted.

"Do you want to study the seal of the second apostle to find a solution?"

"Correct."

As Ikari Fumihiko responded, his eyes fell on Igornov.

Igornov wiped the sweat from his forehead in panic, as if he wanted to stop it, but finally changed his words.

"I can't make the decision on this matter. You need to communicate with the higher-ups."

18:42:10

530. Insufficient Ability

Even Naoko Akagi, who had remained calm the whole time, looked as if she wanted to say something but was hesitant to do so.

Ikari Fumihiko could understand the tension they were feeling at that moment.

They were simply worried that something unexpected might happen during the research process, causing the second apostle to awaken from the seal, thus causing the second impact to happen again. Given the current human situation, even if the third impact was less destructive than the second impact, it would still be enough to push human civilization to the brink of extinction.

In fact, it all comes down to one sentence.

Existing humans have not yet emerged from the shadow of the Second Impact, and now is the stage when existing humans are sensitive to related issues.

If possible, he didn't want to touch on this sensitive issue.

"I have my measure."

This sentence is both a comfort and a statement of fact.

What he wanted to study was not Lilith's true self, but the Spear of Longinus that nailed Lilith's true self together.