I participated in the development of EVA

Wouldn't it be like being a pervert if you really did that?!

Wait!

Why am I bothering about this?

Now that the hardworking people have left, and I don't need to keep an eye on the progress of the experiment, isn't this the best time to play games! ?

"You keep an eye on this. I'll take a break for a while."

Zhao Shuo was stunned for a moment, then nodded woodenly.

"it is good."

There is nothing I can do if I disagree.

Because Fumihiko Ikari didn't even think of asking for his opinion, he stood up and left the monitoring room after saying that.

He glanced at the large screen that flashed with synchronization rate data, and for a moment he didn't know what he should do here? !

Uh……

Wait for a miracle! ?

The purpose of this synchronization screening process is to wait for a miracle to happen.

A person appeared who had a synchronization rate higher than that of Akagi and her daughter without the highest authority.

is it possible? !

The 20 synchronization rate reports that had been tested told him that the possibility was infinitely close to zero, so the highest at the moment was just over 50%, which was far from the data of more than % for Akagi and her daughter. In the final analysis, it was just waiting for a miracle, just like how humans had previously created EVA from scratch, as well as the black technology such as the Three Sages System.

Thinking of this, he was stunned for a moment.

Wait a moment--

Could this be the reason for the abnormal changes in the two of them?!

I feel that no miracle will happen, and the current state is already the upper limit of the artificial god plan.

Only then did Fumihiko Ikari feel that humanity might fail, and only then did Naoko Akagi put aside her research, embrace life, and cherish this last peace! ?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he might be right. After thinking about it for a while, he organized his thoughts and reported them to the higher-ups.

At the same time, his eyes fell on the laboratory surveillance.

Fumihiko Ikari has already laid down in the virtual cabin and logged into the game.

At this time, he thought of the incident when Fumihiko Ikari logged into the game for a week, causing the game to keep reporting unknown errors. At that time, Naoko Akagi reported the situation and said that this was because Fumihiko Ikari's AT force field was too strong and distorted the system program. In order to report the situation to his superiors, he talked a lot with Naoko Akagi on this topic, so he knew that Fumihiko Ikari's AT force field surpassed Naoko Akagi.

The memory of that time flashed through his mind, and he glanced again at the operating table beside him.

Under the current situation, the only person who can bring changes to the experiment is Fumihiko Ikari.

Because Fumihiko Ikari himself possesses an AT force field that surpasses that of ordinary people, and like Naoko Akagi, he has the highest authority in the Three Sages System.

I felt a little hesitant.

His behavior of secretly testing the synchronization rate with Fumihiko Ikari was against the rules, and if he really did that, he would definitely lose his current position.

Even sentenced for it.

But he hesitated for a moment and then made up his mind.

Like others, he also regarded the Artificial God Project as the hope for mankind to resolve the apostle crisis. Otherwise... he would not have given up his future freedom, abandoned the colorful world outside, and volunteered to take on his current position. In other words, he believed that once the Artificial God Project failed, it would mean that mankind had no hope.

And now is the most critical step in the artificial god plan. If the Type 02 prototype is successful, it can be transformed from a test machine into a real artificial god.

Only if they succeed can humans have the power to defeat the apostles and truly gain freedom. If they fail—

There is a high probability that humans will be destroyed by the apostles.

He took a deep breath, prepared to take advantage of the opportunity of Ikari Fumihiko's use of the virtual cabin to test it, and nervously dragged Ikari Fumihiko's file into the synchronization rate test list.

however……

An unknown error popped up on the big screen again.

He knew what caused this.

It was Ikari Fumihiko's AT force field that rejected this system operation.

Faced with this failure, he was somewhat unwilling to give up, and tried again several times, but all the operations still failed due to unknown errors.

At the same time, Fumihiko Ikari looked at the series of [Link Terminated] prompts that popped up in front of him with a confused look on his face.

What the hell is this! ?

Can dreams also have bugs? !

He was a little confused and input code instructions on the system page.

Zhao Shuo's operation records immediately appeared on the page.

After reading this, his face suddenly darkened, and he thought that this must be the work of the NERV executives.

He immediately threw himself back into the battle with the boss. He decided to wait until he defeated the boss before dealing with anything else. This was a large and difficult dungeon for 50 people, and he was the main output. If he quit now, the dungeon would definitely fail because of insufficient output.

"Boss, don't be distracted... hurry up and output!??"

"coming."

After finishing the dungeon for an hour, Fumihiko Ikari quit the game.

When I arrived at the control room, I saw Zhao Shuo.

"What do you want to do?"

Zhao Shuo looked very calm, without a trace of panic, only unwillingness.

"It's not us, it's me."

"you?"

“Yes, this is all my personal behavior.”

"Your personal behavior?"

Ikari Fumihiko sneered, obviously not believing it.

"You can check all my communication records, which can prove it."

Looking at Zhao Shuo's expression, Ikari Fumihiko became a little unconfident.

"Is this really your personal behavior?"

"Yes."

Ikari Fumihiko frowned.

"I can't understand why you want to add me to the synchronization rate test list!?"

"No reason. I just think the current test environment is meaningless. The maximum number of data points over 20 is only a little over %. This is enough to explain the problem. There will be no change if we continue. I think Professor Akagi and his daughter have limited abilities. Only you can solve the problem at hand."

The fanaticism and admiration in Zhao Shuo's eyes did not make Ikari Fumihiko feel uncomfortable.

This kind of gaze...

He's seen too much.

This is true for almost everyone who knows his identity and achievements.

"This is not something you, an assistant, should worry about."

He didn't say the second half of the sentence when he said this. The current state was enough to deal with most of the apostles except humans.

"I know."

"You still do this even though you know this? Do you really think I have no temper and am easy to mess with?"

Zhao Shuo did not answer, but asked a question in return.

"It has been seven years since the last apostle appeared. Minister, can humans have another seven years?!"

Ikari Fumihiko didn't say anything.

Zhao Shuo spoke again.

"If the apostles come at this time, what will humans do to fight?! Can they rely on Unit 00 and another six-year-old girl to support the entire human defense line? How can such an armament support the entire defense line! Only if artificial gods are developed as soon as possible, can humans have a future and can truly live...

Humans still exist today, but the research and development of artificial gods has failed, and they have hit a bottleneck and have not been able to break through. What is the difference between this and extinction? ?

At most, it will just be a lingering chapter in the historical text of the Tombstone Project."

19:59:59

577. Yes, this is part of the plan. I am so unpredictable.

Faced with this questioning that took the initiative, Fumihiko Ikari fell silent.

He is aware of the existence of the apostle crisis, but he is still in the mood to play games. Naturally, it is because he has read the original work and knows that the power currently held by humans is enough to deal with most of the apostles.

But he couldn't tell these to others.

He could also somewhat understand why Zhao Shuo suddenly went crazy.

In the eyes of others, the current situation is that the enemy's strength is unknown. The standing force in the hands of mankind is only three EVAs, and two of them are not capable of fighting. In other words, the real strength of mankind to fight against the apostles is only one Unit 0. In this case, if there is no artificial god plan...

Except those who are unaware of the Apostle Crisis can live in ignorance.

Anyone who knows about the Apostle Crisis will always live in fear, either swallowed by despair or suffocated by the crisis.

That's why his earlier focus on the Tombstone and Fire projects had caused such a commotion.

Because this made others think that there was a problem with the Artificial God Project, which caused the string in his heart that had been tense due to the Apostle Crisis to break... It would be better if outsiders did not know the specific situation. Zhao Shuo was always paying attention to the progress of the experiment and knew clearly that the Artificial God Project had reached a bottleneck at this time. If he and Akagi Naoko did not have any abnormal behavior, Zhao Shuo would be fine.

But the problem is...

In this case, he paid attention to Project Spark and Project Tombstone and played games instead.

Naoko Akagi also acted like a jerk and went shopping with her daughter.

This situation made Zhao Shuo feel that he had to do something.

After thinking these things through, he sighed to himself.

At the same time, the possibility that Nerv and Seele were secretly collaborating flashed through his mind again.

Did the top management of Nerv not know about Seele's ambition? Of course they knew, after all, he had warned them. The reason why Nerv still cooperated with him, in addition to checks and balances, was probably because they believed that as long as humans had enough EVAs, they could solve the apostle crisis. Even if the situation got out of control, it would only be a human civil war and another round of dynasty change.

As long as human beings do not perish, it can be accepted.

This was not a failure of strategy but an error of judgment.

Nerv did not anticipate that what Seele wanted was not the position of the common leader of mankind, but to sacrifice all mankind to become a god.

"These are not things you should worry about."

In this situation, what else can he say?

Zhao Shuo was stunned for a moment, as if he had thought of something, and looked at Ikari Fumihiko expectantly and asked.

"Is everything in your plan?"

what's the plan?

Why do you always add some abstruse and mysterious settings to me?

Ikari Fumihiko couldn't bear to deny it.

"Yes, this is all part of the plan."

"Humanity will win, right? A catastrophe like the Second Impact will never happen again...right?"

"Yes."

After Ikari Fumihiko activated his passive facial paralysis, his calm gaze dispelled the uneasiness in Zhao Shuo's heart.

"I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

"This is not your problem..."

Ikari Fumihiko paused for a moment and said something almost subconsciously.

“I just didn’t do well enough.”

"No! You have done well enough. It is me who is too fragile and not strong enough that has brought you unnecessary burden."