I participated in the development of EVA

20:08:14

606. Open your mind

This time, Fumihiko Ikari woke up naturally, not because of any unexpected event.

Get up and get dressed.

When I arrived at the control room, I still only saw Ritsuko Akagi, but not Naoko Akagi.

"Aren't you out yet?"

Akagi Ritsuko responded with a worried look on her face.

"Yeah, it's still the same as before."

Did he stop completely after finding out that his daughter didn't notice anything unusual?

"Didn't you try to persuade her?"

Ritsuko Akagi was silent.

It was obvious that he was worried that he would say something wrong and make his mother dislike him.

Ikari Fumihiko thought of something and sighed.

"You are too cautious."

Ritsuko Akagi did not respond.

Ikari Fumihiko was helpless. He had only thought of finding someone to help him, but he had ignored Akagi Ritsuko's character.

Ritsuko Akagi didn't work, and he also didn't know what to do.

"Forget it... let's just leave it like this for now."

After a moment's silence, Ritsuko Akagi spoke to break the silence.

"I have finished reading the information, what should I do next?"

"Have a meal."

He had been soaking in LCL these days and hadn't eaten. Although his body was not lacking in nutrition, he felt very hungry.

Ritsuko Akagi didn't say anything, she just sat aside and watched Fumihiko Ikari eat.

After dinner, Fumihiko Ikari had to face one thing again.

Ritsuko Akagi replaced Naoko Akagi as the pilot of the Type 02 EVA.

Akagi Naoko has verified that driving the Type 02 EVA is safe, and there is no danger. The main question is whether Akagi Ritsuko can sense the things that need to be completed in the Type 02 EVA like Akagi Naoko. If she can sense it, he will use the same speech he made to Akagi Naoko and apply it to Akagi Ritsuko again...

Thinking of this, an idea flashed through his mind.

Does Ritsuko Akagi know about the soul injection experiment?

He immediately took out his cell phone and checked the access list for information related to the soul injection experiment behind Ritsuko's back.

There is no name of Ritsuko Akagi on it.

Now he was relieved.

However, for the sake of safety, he still didn't dare let Ritsuko Akagi touch the spare machine.

"Go get ready and try to connect to the Type 02 prototype to see how it works."

Akagi Ritsuko responded nervously.

"Yes."

Her mother was troubled by the problem of not being able to improve the synchronization rate. Only by showing a talent for EVA driving that surpassed her mother's could she effectively help her mother share the pressure.

Fumihiko Ikari watched Ritsuko Akagi walk into the laboratory's locker room.

Thinking of the story of himself and Akagi Naoko there, he looked at Zhao Shuo with trepidation.

Zhao Shuo understood immediately.

"We have cleaned it up carefully, there won't be any unnecessary traces."

Hearing this, Ikari Fumihiko breathed a sigh of relief.

Not long after, Ritsuko Akagi changed into the same leisure clothes as Naoko Akagi.

The same hairstyle and hair color, and similar body curves... This made Ikari Fumihiko dazed for a moment. The difference in appearance between the mother and daughter was not that big to begin with. In addition, Akagi Ritsuko had the habit of imitating her mother, and Akagi Naoko looked younger now, which led to the difference between the mother and daughter becoming smaller and smaller.

At this moment, he thought of the experience that day when he felt that he had made a mistake, and he immediately made up his mind that he must let Naoko change her hair color when he had the chance.

With this in mind, the Type 02 prototype was started up again after a long absence under the connection of Ritsuko Akagi.

Fumihiko Ikari did not implant those mysterious symbols, the so-called Dream Gate Code, into the startup program.

Therefore, the Type 02 prototype is still the same as before, except that it is stronger than the regular EVA and has a nearly unlimited backup energy source, the dream world. However, the current Type 02 prototype is powerful, but the burden on the driver is too great. Just a successful startup is enough to drain the driver's physical strength, not to mention driving it into battle.

And the higher the synchronization rate, the greater the load.

After the synchronization began, Ritsuko Akagi felt as if a heavy burden was pressing on her body, and even breathing became very difficult. However, she also clearly felt the power of the Type 02 prototype.

Gritting her teeth, she tried to move the Type 02 prototype, but her body and mind were almost crushed by the huge burden.

Fumihiko Ikari terminated the virtual driving program in time.

Akagi Ritsuko suddenly felt the heavy pressure on her body disappear, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Then she was a little depressed. She couldn't even make the Type 02 prototype move. How could she replace her mother? However, this thought flashed through her mind because she realized...

The problem is not on my side.

She was not trying to make excuses for herself, but... such a huge load was simply not something a human could handle.

Simply put, this kind of machine is undoubtedly a failure for humans, because no one can control it to fight.

Ritsuko Akagi was panting and had no energy to speak out her thoughts.

Ikari Fumihiko asked.

"how do you feel?"

"There is a problem with the design of this machine. Its functions have exceeded the scope of what a normal human body can control."

Ikari Fumihiko was not surprised by this answer.

"From the beginning of its design, it was not a machine that could be controlled by one person..."

He wanted to say that the Type 02 EVA would require the power of all mankind to drive.

He just said it in a different way. In fact, what he said was to use the power of all mankind to build a dream gate connecting to the real world, and use the mental power stored in the dream program as energy to drive the Type 02 EVA. This would solve the problem of the Type 02 EVA putting too much strain on the driver's body.

But halfway through his words, the EVA-13 in the movie flashed through his mind.

Before he had time to think about it, Ritsuko Akagi spoke in confusion.

"Does He actually need multiple people to pilot Him?"

"No, what I wanted to say before was... "He" is a semi-finished product now, and needs the help of all mankind to drive it. In other words, this problem can only be solved after "He" is fully evolved, just like the backup machine now. But your words reminded me that I can't construct an artificial god in a common sense way."

Ritsuko Akagi understood that Fumihiko Ikari wanted to try the multi-person driving system.

Ikari Fumihiko didn't say anything after that.

The concept of two-person driving is not new. In fact, the regular EVA is a two-person driving mode, but one of the drivers needs to abandon his body and inject his soul into the core.

Today's 02-type EVA is anti-conventional and anti-logical.

The application of the Three Sages System on EVA makes the Type 02 EVA lack a driving position compared to the normal EVA. However, it is precisely this lack that has caused the synchronization rate of the Type 02 EVA to be stuck at 79.99% after its evolution, a number that is infinitely close to 80%.

The mode in which two people pilot EVA-13 together in the movie gave Fumihiko Ikari an idea.

Instead of injecting souls, could the same effect be achieved like Unit 13 did?

If possible, the EVA driving problem can be completely solved.

Uh--

I seem to have had this idea of ​​bringing about change to EVA many times before...and every time I had those premonitions, they were all just overthinking.

I hope not this time.

20:08:27

607. Don’t miss the point

Should work...

Fumihiko Ikari thinks that the operating logic of the movie version of EVA Unit 13 should be that Kaworu Nagisa influences EVA's soul in the form of physical existence, while Shinji Ikari controls EVA's body.

The reason for this idea is that there is no Ikari Yui's soul in the body of EVA-13.

This is the logic, but how to do it specifically?

He fixed his eyes on the Type 02 prototype, and at the same time an idea came to his mind.

The operating logic of the current 02-type EVA should be that the transformation of the three sages forced it to be driven, the dream program injected the power of the mind, and the EVA soul has not participated in the startup process. This is like a car with a damaged engine. Although it can still start normally, the power is reduced by more than half.

Well, a twin-cylinder engine.

Ritsuko Akagi was not as "sensible" as Naoko Akagi. Seeing that Fumihiko Ikari was thinking for a long time, she couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"What did you think of?"

“I have thought of some improvement plans, but I have no idea how to do them.”

"What improvement plan do you have? Tell me and I'll give you some advice."

Fumihiko Ikari didn't dare tell Ritsuko Akagi about the matter concerning soul infusion.

Ritsuko Akagi would do anything for Naoko Akagi.

"You don't understand it."

This is the truth. Ritsuko Akagi doesn't know much about EVA's research at this stage.

Ritsuko Akagi wanted to refute, but didn't know what to say.

It's not her character to be unreasonable.

"..."

He just looked at Ikari Fumihiko with an unhappy face.

Fumihiko Ikari thought about it and decided to tell his idea to Naoko Akagi.

"Go over there and ask Professor Akagi to come to the conference room."

The unhappiness on Ritsuko Akagi's face disappeared, and she nodded happily in agreement. It was obvious that she felt that with a new idea, her mother would be able to get over the blow of not being able to improve the synchronization rate.

Fumihiko Ikari came to the conference room and used the computer here to organize his thoughts.

After a long time, Naoko Akagi appeared in the conference room wearing a turtleneck sweater and trousers, looking haggard.

Ikari Fumihiko was a little surprised.

It's not that Naoko Akagi doesn't look good in this conservative outfit, but she has never worn it like this. Naoko Akagi has always been wearing shorts with a T-shirt, which is a more convenient combination. The only difference is whether to wear stockings and what shoes to match. She didn't wear stockings and high heels when she didn't care about her image before, but she started to wear stockings and high heels when she started to pay attention to her image.

Ikari Fumihiko secretly complained in his heart.

Uh……

Does this count as deploying an AT force field? Well, it's a defense against my line of sight.

Although he had many strange thoughts in his mind at this moment, he remained calm on the surface because of his expressionless face.

After entering the conference room, Akagi Naoko met his gaze, but she avoided it and did not dare to look him in the eye.

He said something to Ritsuko Akagi who came in with him.

"Okay, you go out first."

When Ritsuko Akagi heard this, she had a bad feeling in her heart. She was not worried that something would happen to Ikari Fumihiko and his mother who were alone in a room. It was just like what Misato Katsuragi had said to her before: they have been working together for so long, if something was going to happen, it would have happened long ago, not just after so long.

Rather, this bad premonition came from the reason why Fumihiko Ikari didn't want him to know the content of the upcoming meeting.

After all, she has joined the project team now, and no matter what they want next, she will have to go through it. She really can't figure out what else needs to be kept secret from her.

Although she couldn't understand it, she didn't say anything.

"Yes."