I participated in the development of EVA

"Ah."

Asuka breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Ikari Fumihiko's approval.

Although she is young now, she understands that she has no decision-making power.

"Then let's get started! I'll be participating in the drill later."

Ikari Fumihiko didn't say much.

Soon, Asuka's synchronization rate with the Three Sages' device was tested: 21.27%

Lower than Rei Ayanami, taller than ordinary people.

"Are the results out?"

Asuka was obviously nervous when she asked, as if she was worried that the synchronization rate would be too high, resulting in her being forced to replace her body.

"Out."

"How about it?"

“The fit is not high.”

"Oh."

Asuka breathed a sigh of relief.

Fumihiko Ikari did not ask any more questions, but prepared to end the test. Asuka's synchronization rate was lower than Ayanami Rei's, so there was no need to continue the test.

"Okay, go ahead and get busy."

Asuka couldn't help but ask before she disconnected.

"Is this the next generation of EVA being tested?"

"That's it."

"Is it stronger than Unit 2?"

Asuka is only six years old now, and she can't hide what's on her mind at all. Ikari Fumihiko knows that she is worried that Unit 02 will be eliminated by the new machine.

There is no comparability between conventional EVA and artificial god sequence EVA. The former is completely crushed by the latter. Of course, the premise is that the latter can be successfully developed as planned, otherwise the answer is not absolute.

Since he knew what Asuka was thinking, Ikari Fumihiko certainly wouldn't tell the truth.

"Whether EVA is strong or not depends on the person."

Hearing this, the uneasiness and tension on Asuka's face disappeared.

And at the moment she logged out of the game dream, she opened her mouth and declared something to Ikari Fumihiko.

"Unit 2 is the strongest!"

The last person who said something like that has become the Holy Grail.

Uh……

It was too long ago, and Fumihiko Ikari was a little unsure.

It seems to have become the carrier of the Holy Grail.

Suppressing the random thoughts in his mind, he looked at Zhao Shuo, and Akagi Naoko did the same.

"Notify the higher-ups to arrange for some test candidates to come here."

In fact, Zhao Shuo already knew what he should do next without Ikari Fumihiko's instructions, but knowing was one thing... He knew that he could not do anything beyond Ikari Fumihiko's authority.

"Yes."

After he responded, he reported the information to his superiors.

The higher-ups did not try to hide anything and directly sent over the candidates that had been arranged in advance.

"The list has been sent to your mailbox."

Fumihiko Ikari opened his email and took a look. It was a list of more than 60,000 people. There were so many people that it would be difficult for him to read the entire list even if he wanted to.

But he didn't care.

"Give orders for those at the top of the list to be prepared for testing."

"Yes."

Ikari Fumihiko ignored Zhao Shuo and turned his attention to Akagi Naoko.

Without him having to say anything, Akagi Naoko replied.

"I see."

Then his hands began typing quickly on the keyboard.

Fumihiko Ikari took a look at the code and realized that Naoko Akagi did know what he wanted to say just now.

Create a program that automatically connects and calculates synchronization rates.

Without this automatic program, the workload of completing the synchronization rate statistics of 60,000 or more people would be huge enough to make the two of them collapse.

"I've been notified and can start at any time."

Ikari Fumihiko nodded.

Before Naoko Akagi wrote the program, these still needed some means to control it.

"Let the first person log in."

"Yes."

After Zhao Shuo sent a message, a figure appeared in the laboratory in the game dream.

Ikari Fumihiko's eyes widened immediately.

"Ritsuko!?"

Hearing this, Naoko Akagi raised her head and looked at the big screen.

The first person who appeared on the screen to undergo the test was her daughter Ritsuko Akagi.

A thought flashed through her mind, and she subconsciously looked at Ikari Fumihiko.

After Ikari Fumihiko came back to his senses from the shock, he subconsciously looked at Zhao Shuo.

Zhao Shuo hurriedly began to explain.

"This is a list arranged by the higher-ups. I am not aware of it."

Ikari Fumihiko knew that Zhao Shuo was probably not lying, and at the same time a thought flashed through his mind: Akagi Ritsuko would become the first tester most likely as a test by NERV.

19:58:30

571. Information Gap

This time the test...

It was not a test of the bottom line of the two, because this was not a high-risk experiment, but Nerv realized that the adaptability of the Type 02 prototype might be related to the authority of the Three Sages system.

The two looked at each other.

Fumihiko Ikari thought he could see the same thoughts, but he actually saw that Naoko Akagi was doubting him.

No!

Are you starting to doubt my decision to choose Ritsuko Akagi as the EVA pilot?!

Ugh--

How to resolve this sudden crisis of trust?

He was a little panicked, but he quickly controlled his emotions.

Let's clarify things in private.

Apart from this, he really didn't know how to deal with this emergency.

Naoko Akagi said nothing, but just calmly looked away.

"can we start?"

Akagi Ritsuko's anxious voice came from the headset.

Others don't know what this test means, but she knows clearly what this test means.

Driver screening for artificial gods.

She didn't want to gain the power of God through this, but wanted to take this opportunity to join the research on artificial gods.

Ikari Fumihiko sighed in his heart.

"Okay."

"how should I do?"

"You don't have to do anything, just wait quietly."

The synchronization rate was quickly displayed: 53.21%

This figure confirms previous speculation that the adaptability of the Type 02 prototype is related to the authority of the Three Sages system.

With the feeling of extended perception, Ritsuko Akagi knew that synchronization had begun, and she couldn't help but ask a question immediately.

"What's my sync rate?"

Ikari Fumihiko did not answer.

"There's nothing for you to do here, next one."

Ritsuko Akagi didn't ask any more questions, but still hesitated for a moment before logging out.

Then it was the next person's turn.

It was a 14-year-old girl I had never met before, and the synchronization rate barely passed 10%.

The test of ten people was completed quickly, and by this time Naoko Akagi had also written the program, so no manual testing was needed anymore.

The data of 600 people were collected in one day, and Fumihiko Ikari looked at the data and analyzed it.

Apart from Ritsuko Akagi, there were no other outstanding people.

"Except for the additional factor of system permissions, the rest is similar to regular EVAs. The best age for adaptation is around fourteen."

Akagi Naoko nodded in agreement.

In the next two days, the person with the highest synchronization rate besides Akagi Ritsuko was a 15.63-year-old girl with a synchronization rate of 20%. Ikari Fumihiko was wondering if this person was the EVA pilot secretly trained by Nerv and Seele. The first person with a synchronization rate of over % appeared. He was an ordinary-looking -year-old white boy.

Looking at the synchronization rate, he was basically certain.

Nerv and Seele have already created other EVAs.

The reason for this judgment is that, in addition to the fact that this person's synchronization rate has reached the same level as Ayanami Rei and Asuka, two active EVA pilots, is that this person's data is too outstanding, far exceeding the average... Although this may be a special case, compared to a special case, he thinks it is more likely that the other party is an EVA pilot secretly trained by Nerv and Seele.

He activated his passive facial paralysis, so there was no expression on his face.

But I was thinking in my heart whether I should investigate it.

After thinking for a while, I gave up.

There is little point in investigating. Nerv and Seele must have made a thorough plan. Using the Three Sages System to investigate will not yield any results. Using the forces behind Kaji Ryosuke to get involved may yield some results, but what good will it do? Conventional EVAs are no match for artificial gods, no matter how many they are.

Uh……

Judging from the new theatrical version of the original novel, even if it becomes a god, the Spear of Longinus still has the power to kill gods.

The Pseudo-Longinus's Lance must also be guarded against.

These two are Seele's biggest trump cards.

He thought about it again.

The cooperation between Seele and Nerv should be that Seele wants to use the power of Nerv to complete the research and development of the mass-produced machine in the original work.

Nerv wants to use Seele to build his own armed forces.

Just as he was about to finish thinking about the current situation, a setting from the original novel flashed through his mind.

Unit 2 is made from the genes of the first angel Adam, and Seele holds Adam's soul in his hands...

Kaworu Nagisa!