I participated in the development of EVA

"This should be."

Ikari Fumihiko frowned.

What are you struggling with? Is it the relationship between the three of them?

The reason why he thought of this at the first time was naturally because he was struggling with it in his heart, but what he was struggling with was not Akagi Ritsuko's feelings, but interests and emotions.

So he remained silent.

You can say that he didn't know how to make the decision, or you can say that he gave the choice to Naoko Akagi.

He couldn't tell exactly why.

Naoko Akagi stood there with her eyes closed, not knowing what she was thinking.

The synchronization rate gradually stabilized.

It took a long time for the value to stabilize within the 79% range.

For some reason she suddenly frowned.

Ikari Fumihiko asked subconsciously.

"what happened?"

Akagi Naoko did not reply, and it was a long time before she spoke again.

"nothing."

Again, nothing.

Ikari Fumihiko frowned, this sentence often means that there is something on his mind.

After a pause, she spoke again.

"This should be the limit of the Three Sages' device. If we want to exceed 80% synchronization rate, we need a complete body."

When Ikari Fumihiko heard this, he turned around and glanced at Zhao Shuo.

Zhao Shuo answered immediately.

“The relevant facilities have been prepared.”

The previous driver screening, in addition to waiting for a miracle, also reserved preparation time for the next stage of the experiment.

Ikari Fumihiko nodded.

“Now we are ready to move on to the next phase.”

Akagi Naoko replied.

"I'm here anytime."

Ikari Fumihiko gave instructions to Zhao Shuo.

"Notify the gaming department that there will be a network fluctuation in half an hour. The exact recovery time is unknown."

The next experiment involved the Apostle's core device, so to be on the safe side he planned to clear out the players.

20:01:13

582. Kinetic energy depends on the hardness of the base

Zhao Shuo went to connect with the game department.

Fumihiko Ikari adjusted the camera in space and collided with another device next to the Three Sages' device.

It was a metal cylinder.

Inside is a mechanically modified apostle core.

What we need to do now is to connect the two space devices together like docking a space station.

He gave the order to dock.

Then he didn't need to do anything. The Three Sages System would calculate in real time and connect the two devices together through a robotic arm.

Although the docking operation has been simplified as much as possible, the process is still very complicated. Fortunately, the computing power of the Three Sages system is strong enough. For them, the process that is complicated for humans is not worth mentioning. If it were not for the purpose of reducing the burden, they would have only been equipped with two robotic arms, and the docking would have been completed in seconds.

It took nearly thirty minutes for the two robotic arms to complete the docking.

He was not surprised by this, as all this had been calculated long ago when he was on the ground.

At the same time, he directly disconnected the server, and all players were kicked out of the dream at this moment.

The Internet was immediately in an uproar.

However, these have no impact on the experiment. Virtual games can be promoted so quickly only to meet the experimental needs of artificial gods.

Otherwise, no matter how many benefits virtual games have, NERV will not fully promote this dream program that is beyond their control.

"Get ready, we're going to connect the neural circuits next."

"let's start."

As commands are given, the neural pathways are connected together by the robotic arms.

Naoko Akagi's senses were extending, and the light spots above the Three Sages' Device began to distort.

Fumihiko Ikari frowned and terminated the connection command. At the same time, the light spot suddenly stabilized, but its shape changed and it was stretched a little.

"The light has changed."

"What changes?"

“It’s been stretched and made a little wider.”

"Go on, I don't feel anything unusual here."

Fumihiko Ikari thought this was a bit risky.

"How about you come down first and take a look at the situation after the neural connection is completed?"

Naoko Akagi hesitated for a moment and then shook her head.

"Cancel the link, and the light will disappear, and you won't be able to see anything."

Ikari Fumihiko thought for a moment before nodding.

"Okay...then tell me if you feel anything unusual."

"Ah."

The neural link continues.

As all the connections were completed, there was no abnormality on Naoko Akagi's side. The only change was that the light spot was stretched into a flat circle.

It looks very much like the huge halo that appeared above the head of Unit-01 after it awakened in the original work, but it is many times smaller and the color is not as rich. It is now milky white... Although this flat circle is inconspicuous, Fumihiko Ikari knows in his heart that this should be the unfinished ultra-small dream gate, which means that the current experiment is one step closer to opening the dream gate and creating an artificial god.

He was about to say something when Akagi Naoko spoke first.

"The Three Sages Device... Well, it now has a core. We can call it the God's Backup Device..."

After a pause, she spoke again.

"I feel like my heart is empty, as if something is missing. I think it's longing for full flesh and blood."

Ikari Fumihiko thought about it for a moment and shook his head.

"Not urgent."

With current technology, it is not impossible to manufacture this backup machine in space, but the cost is too high and it is not a research goal at this stage.

He glanced at the synchronization rate and was a little disappointed.

“It didn’t break 80%.”

"I can feel that only with a complete body can the synchronization rate break through the limit."

Ikari Fumihiko nodded and did not continue the topic.

"What kind of power can you exert in your current state?"

"Only the core can deploy the AT force field, but the power it can exert is very limited, even inferior to the Type 02 prototype." After Akagi Naoko paused for a moment, she spoke again in surprise, "My ability to control the force field has become much stronger. Hmm... I thought about it and realized that the AT propulsion device you envisioned before can actually be made."

"Ok?"

"It's just that instead of throwing particles outward, it deploys a force field in the opposite direction to throw particles inward, creating kinetic energy. Well, the amount of power depends entirely on the hardness of the base."

The corner of Ikari Fumihiko's mouth twitched.

Is this the so-called propulsion device that hurts the enemy by a thousand but loses eight hundred of your own money?!

The driving principle is a bit ridiculous, but with some development it will definitely surpass conventional fuel rockets. Of course, this so-called development potential is based on the fact that there are more than 200 million players behind the artificial god as fuel support. Without this, the so-called AT propulsion device will have no development prospects.

"Besides this?"

Naoko Akagi pondered for a moment before speaking again.

"No, the application of the AT force field lies in the core and the body. The lack of the body limits the power that can be exerted."

Ikari Fumihiko was a little disappointed.

Such a big commotion, and the result... is just this?

He was just thinking that the effect could only be seen after the backup machine was completed physically when Akagi Naoko spoke again.

"Oh, there's one more change."

"What changes?"

"I feel like the energy consumption is reduced when using the force field."

After hearing this, Fumihiko Ikari understood the principle.

Although the Dream Gate is not completed, the semi-finished product has already reduced the spatial distance between reality and dreams.

This is the result achieved at this stage of the experiment.

"It should be the effect of the light spot."

After Akagi Naoko nodded in agreement, she immediately expressed her own opinion.

"In the next stage, we need to improve the backup machine."

Ikari Fumihiko responded.

"Ah."

Naoko Akagi logged out of the virtual cabin, took a quick shower and came to the control room. She glanced at the Type 02 prototype and then looked away.

If you want to achieve results quickly, the easiest way is to start the Type 02 prototype, but the risk of doing so is too great, unless the apostles appear again, and all human defenses are lost, EVA is defeated, and humanity is at its last moment, only then... At this stage, experiments related to artificial gods will be carried out on Earth.

This is the personal opinion put forward by Fumihiko Ikari, and it is also a view recognized by all those in the know.

She walked over to the console while wiping her hair.

After sitting down, I started writing the experimental report.

The next stage of the experiment will require the large-scale delivery of LCLs into outer space to help the backup machine have a complete body. At the same time, it will also require restraints made of Longinus metal. In addition, supporting assembly equipment is needed to install restraints for the backup machine in outer space... None of these three items are easy to accomplish, and without exception, they require the cooperation of NERV's top management to integrate global forces.

The capacity to be used will most likely exceed the total capacity from the time humans launched the first rocket to explore space until now.

20:01:31

583. Do you really have to do it now?

After the experimental report, nerv responded quickly.

[With the current space capabilities, it will take at least two years to realize this plan. We suggest that the restraint device be removed.]

Good guy——

This cut off two-thirds of it at once.

Fumihiko Ikari was surprised by this opinion, but he also understood why NERV had such an opinion.

Even if any accident happens without installing restraints at the location of the backup machine, it will hardly affect the earth. Since it will not bring any substantial harm, it doesn't matter if the experimental process is a little wild.

Not only did he see this, but everyone else saw it as well.

After thinking carefully, Naoko Akagi nodded.

"feasible."