I participated in the development of EVA

Just now, when Ikari Fumihiko called, the three of them were in a meeting. No! To be more precise, they had just finished a meeting to confirm the specific contents of the artificial hive, the follow-up research and development plan for artificial pilots.

"What would the answer be that he said?"

The two of them heard every word of the phone call.

Professor Yamaki spoke first.

"I can't quite guess what the answer is, but his intention for calling is obvious and easy to guess. No! He exposed his intention from the beginning. He just couldn't let go of these clones and wanted to do something for them. In order to prevent the top management from fooling us, he came up with this so-called 'answer' on the spur of the moment.

However, it is a bit difficult to figure out the specific content of the answer just from the hint of parallel consciousness. "

Ikari Yui nodded. Professor Yamaki's idea was basically the same as hers.

Except for the last point.

That's hard to guess? It means I have no idea at all!

Seeing the two people's eyes fixed on him, Ikari Gendō pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Do you want to link them to the Three Sages Project? Increase their value?"

Ikari Yui shook her head.

"If it were anyone else, it would be like this."

Professor Yamaki hesitated for a moment before taking over the conversation and speaking slowly, "The content that can attract the attention of the top management and us should be related to EVA, and more specifically, to Unit 00. Other than that, we have no constraints on other things... It's hard to guess what the specific content is."

Ikari Yui nodded in agreement.

"I'm looking forward to his answer, no matter what it is."

As long as the answer is valid, it will become the nourishment that drives the growth of e-plan research.

Professor Yamaki stood up from his seat.

"I am also looking forward to it, but it may take some time to find out. Let's stop the meeting for now."

Yui Ikari agrees with Professor Yamaki's point of view.

"Indeed, given his personality, this was definitely a spur-of-the-moment decision. He simply called because he wanted to do something for them."

……

……

Fumihiko Ikari kept refreshing the database through the computer, waiting for the permission to read the consciousness parallel data to be unlocked.

It didn't take long for the permissions to be unlocked.

There is a lot of content, but most of it is some complicated data. There is not much really useful information. It took me half an hour to read all the above content and found the answers I wanted.

After organizing his thoughts, he took out his phone and called Ikari Yui again.

"Got an answer?"

There was a hint of surprise and uncontrollable astonishment in Ikari Yui's voice.

This is too fast? It’s only been half an hour since our last call, and I haven’t even finished reading the information yet…

The R&D department has not invested too many resources in the research of consciousness parallelism, not because understanding this phenomenon is not important, but because there is not enough energy to do research in this area right now.

If Fumihiko Ikari hadn't mentioned it, she wouldn't have looked at the data in this regard.

Ikari Fumihiko responded.

"Correct."

Ikari Yui suppressed her surprise.

"Tell me about it."

"I just looked through the information and found that even from the Lingbo style..."

Ikari Yui frowned and interrupted Ikari Fumihiko's words.

"Ling Bo? Is this the surname you specifically gave them?"

"Correct."

"I advise you not to do this. They have genetic defects and their lifespan is not as long as that of ordinary pets. Investing too much emotion in them will not do you any good. On the contrary, it will tear your soul apart." Ikari Yui gave such a stern warning, partly because the two of them are from the same clan and have a cousin relationship, but more importantly, she didn't want Ikari Fumihiko to be hit and affect the development of Plan E.

Fumihiko Ikari was very unhappy about Ikari Yui comparing the Ayami-style clones to pets. If it were in the past, he would have expressed it directly without any consideration.

Now, considering the follow-up plan first, he suppressed his emotions.

"It's too cold to always use the term clones, so I just gave them a temporary name."

Ikari Yui had a headache.

I wish you could do that! Sigh - this cousin really causes me trouble.

I wanted to say something, but considering Ikari Fumihiko's age and that he was still in his rebellious period, I gave up preaching.

"That's good, let's continue with the previous topic."

"Ah."

Ikari Fumihiko responded and continued, "Even if the DNA was taken from Ayami-shiki No. 000 and cloned, only one body had consciousness. And this phenomenon also occurred when multiple bodies existed at the same time. I think it should be that they share one consciousness. Well - to be more precise, no matter how many bodies are copied, there is only one soul."

This is not the point, it is just to lay the groundwork for the following conversation.

Moreover, the research technology of cloning is still immature, the problem of the physical body has not been solved, and the significance of studying the parallel connection of consciousness is even smaller, not to mention that consciousness and the soul are not understood at all.

Therefore, Ikari Yui did not have the desire to discuss this speculation with Ikari Fumihiko too much.

A simple response.

“It is indeed possible.”

"I said before that there is no clear control relationship between EVA and the driver. The two will affect each other."

After hearing these words, Ikari Yui knew what point Ikari Fumihiko wanted to express.

"You mean they share the same soul, and any experience they go through will be synchronized? Everything will be reflected on Eva."

"Yes! EVA's control is essentially a communication between souls. The higher the synchronization rate, the stronger the EVA will be, and the greater the influence between the pilot and the EVA will be. If this factor is not taken into consideration, EVA will run away more and more frequently in the future, and there is even the possibility of it being completely out of control."

This is not nonsense made up by Fumihiko Ikari. In the original work, Unit 00 went berserk several times during the testing phase, which was exactly the case.

054. Smart people think a lot

Combined with the basically verified EVA manipulation theory, you can think of this problem as long as you use your brain.

but--

Humans are not heartless, and the participants of the artificial pilot program are just extreme in their thinking, not completely out of the scope of human beings. In order to prevent themselves from establishing a situation with the Reiwa-style clones, they naturally try not to pay too much attention to it, just like Ikari Yui has been unwilling to name the clones, so he ignored this easy-to-come-by-bye answer.

After a long silence, Ikari Yui finally admitted her mistake.

"I was indeed negligent in this regard."

Sitting as the director of the R&D department, he is in charge of research that concerns the future destiny of all mankind.

She can make mistakes, but she cannot keep correcting them.

When Ikari Fumihiko heard this, he knew that the goal had been achieved.

"We should now build a research team around Ling Boshi and solve the problem of genetic defects first. At the same time, we should also give them enough care and build a bond with them. Don't be deceitful. Fake things are still fake no matter how real they are. We must be sincere. This will not only effectively prevent EVA from losing control, but the power of protection can also improve the synchronization rate to a certain extent, tap into more potential of EVA, and further increase the possibility of preventing the third impact."

After a pause, he added with some emotion.

"Let her survive as a human being... Treat them with a attitude that is not charity or giving."

Ikari Yui originally thought that Ikari Fumihiko had grown, but now she has taken back this evaluation.

I was so impatient that I couldn't keep the truth hidden.

Still immature.

"I will discuss this aspect of the issue with the senior management myself. Do you have anything else to add?"

In fact, under the current circumstances, it would be best for Fumihiko Ikari to negotiate with the top management in person, but she knew that the top management did not want to have any contact with Fumihiko Ikari.

There are many people who share the same opinion as Ibuki Emi, including the top management of Seele. The scientific research talent demonstrated by Ikari Fumihiko is too amazing, and he always has a cold face, which makes it difficult to guess his thoughts and easily causes misunderstandings. The attitude of the top management towards Ikari Fumihiko is more like vigilance than distrust.

People like Ikari Yui who think that Ikari Fumihiko is truly innocent are actually a minority. Of course, Ikari Yui may also be acting along with Ikari Fumihiko.

Ikari Fumihiko didn't rush to reply. He thought carefully for a moment before speaking.

"Nothing to add."

"That's it. If you have anything to add, feel free to contact me."

"it is good."

After hearing Ikari Fumihiko's response, Ikari Yui hung up the phone.

She gave up her original plan to catch up on sleep, uploaded the call recording to the database, supplemented the content through text, and then sent the email out. Not long after waiting, she received a notification that a high-level meeting had started. She was not surprised by this. It was not because the top management was efficient, but because the changes in the international and domestic situations had caused them to be in meetings these days.

When I arrived at the conference room and was about to repeat the content of the email, I was interrupted by one of the senior executives.

"We have already understood the content of the email. The solution proposed by Team Leader Wen Yan is too costly and has too much uncertainty in the future. Are there any other alternatives?"

Ikari Yui spoke with a serious face.

"There is no alternative plan for now. The Hermit Crab Project is still in preparation, and the Adapter Project has not made any progress either."

"The Adaptor Project is a human transformation project, I know that, but what is the Hermit Crab Project?"

"It is a plan to change EVA's main consciousness by embedding the soul. This plan was formulated yesterday... No, it was formulated at five o'clock this morning."

The senior executive who raised the question was a little surprised.

Not every senior executive is always paying attention to EVA research and development. In addition to being senior executives of the SEELE organization, they also have other identities.

"It's a bit outrageous. Are you sure this plan is feasible?"

"This plan was conceived based on the theory proposed by Team Leader Wen Yan."

"Has the theory been verified?"

"It has been verified through experiments last night, and it is basically certain that the theory is valid."

"I'm done with my questions."

Another senior executive spoke at this time.

"Can this proposal be put on hold for now and a decision made after the hermit crab project is verified?"

Ikari Yui shook her head.

"The 'main body' of the Lingbo-style clone has a soul and follows normal human activities. It cannot be put into hibernation without destroying all the bodies. If we destroy all the bodies, we cannot be sure whether the cloned Lingbo-style clone will retain the soul when it is restarted, even if the cell provider is changed. This aspect is beyond the scope of human ability to understand."

“This option is not advisable.”

After a pause, the senior official who opposed it added a sentence.

"Given the level of attention that Team Leader Wen Yan is paying to the incident, such an action would also increase uncontrollable risks."

A senior executive shook his head.

"You think too highly of him. The chief designer of Unit-0 is just a sinecure. Anyone can hold this position."

"When we first proposed that he be the chief designer of Unit 0, you didn't raise any objections. I thought you already knew the reason."

Ikari Yui was a little surprised. She had been busy since last night and really didn't have the extra energy to pay attention to the work transfer of Ikari Fumihiko. She just knew the news of the transfer, although she had never understood it. But now after thinking about it, she understood that the chief designer of Unit-0 is such an important position. If there is no necessary reason, how could the top management hand it over to someone who cannot be trusted.

"what reason?"

"I have tried before, to copy the mental link device according to the design drawings... but failed. This means that he is the only one who knows how to make it now."

"How dare he do this!"

"Haha, let alone hiding key technologies, I even suspect that Professor Ishida's death has something to do with him. It's just too coincidental. He just got out of the hospital and joined a project, and Professor Ishida died suddenly the next day."

"What on earth does he want to do by doing this?"

"You can go ask him, maybe you can get the answer."

After hearing this conversation, Ikari Yui felt a little confused. For a moment, she couldn't tell whether Ikari Fumihiko was really stupid or just pretending to be stupid.

If he was really stupid, he would definitely not hide the key technology of the mental link device.

If you act stupid...