I participated in the development of EVA

Ikari Fumihiko nodded.

"It didn't affect me. I was just a little surprised. How could a weak woman like her kill so many people?"

Although I said that, I was actually feeling very lucky.

If I were an ordinary person, I might have become the prey of Prisoner No. 4.

After all, after traveling to the land of Japan and accumulating pressure through playing games, he would definitely criticize the sex industry. With the figure and appearance of the prisoner No. 4, he would definitely not miss him if he met him. In short, if he were an ordinary person in this world, as long as he met the prisoner No. 4, he would definitely become the other party's tribute to the evil god.

But then I thought about it.

If he had not traveled through time to become Fumihiko Ikari, there would be no virtual games, and he would most likely have died in the war after the Second Impact.

Naoko Akagi had no doubts.

"Isn't it written in the information? Her body is her most advantageous weapon."

Ikari Fumihiko nodded and said something confusing.

"Ah yes."

When the insertion plug containing prisoner No. 03 was inserted into the body of test machine , Fumihiko Ikari almost instinctively said "what a pity".

How could such a beautiful girl become a perverted murderer?

Although his heart was slightly stirred by the other person's beauty, he did not interfere with the progress of the experiment.

As the connection device is activated...

The synchronization circuit is open.

The project team's alarm system was activated again, and the howling of the test machine echoed in the laboratory.

However, unlike the time when the monkey pulled the cockpit safety device, this time the test plane went out of control and banged its head against the metal wall in pain.

At the same time, prisoner No. 3 is in a core position.

His character in the dream program, who was dumbfounded due to low connectivity, was also wailing in pain at this moment.

He lay on the ground, roaring out something intermittently.

“Who? Who is it… Get out!! Get out of me—”

Prisoner No. 4 was also wailing in pain.

Although the scene was in chaos, Fumihiko Ikari and Naoko Akagi were both happy.

Now such results are enough to show that their ideas are successful.

Because now the test machine is running wild and the two drivers are suffering, all this is because the EVA and the drivers are not matched.

Or maybe it is...

Prisoner No. 3, who is at the core, rejects Prisoner No. 4 physically and mentally. At the same time, this actually proves that Prisoner No. 3 does not have enough control over the test machine. If he has a higher level of control, Prisoner No. 4 will be like Asuka who has self-doubt in the original work, and will not even have the opportunity to establish contact.

Just when Fumihiko Ikari was about to speak to end this farce, Naoko Akagi suddenly spoke as if she had thought of something.

"After the 03 test machine was completed, it did not promote its evolution."

Only then did Ikari Fumihiko react.

Previously, after the 01 test machine devoured the second prisoner, it absorbed a large amount of LCL in an attempt to replenish its body.

However, this phenomenon did not occur on the 03 test machine.

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625.Oh yes!

The two quickly reached a conclusion through discussion.

From the wailing words of prisoner No. 03, it can be judged that the soul of the test machine has been mobilized, but this kind of connection method cannot make it possible, which leads to this situation.

"The next step is to transfer the experiment to the prototype?"

In response to Naoko Akagi's question, Fumihiko Ikari still chose a conservative style as always.

“Do a few more replication experiments and security verification experiments… After these are done, consider the next step.”

"it is good."

As soon as the replication experiment started, we received a notification from above. Apparently, Zhao Shuo reported the progress of the project team.

"Please conduct an exchange experiment."

The so-called exchange experiment is that the two test aircraft exchange the core cabin pilots.

Ikari Fumihiko was slightly thoughtful when he saw the document.

"Are the higher-ups planning on replacing the driver?"

Naoko Akagi didn't quite understand.

"Which EVA's pilot do they want to replace? It shouldn't be Unit-0, right? Unit-2? No, that pilot may not be able to perform in a short period of time, but he himself is fine... Do they want to unseal Unit-01?"

Fumihiko Ikari was stunned for a moment before he realized that Naoko Akagi did not realize that Nerv might have cooperated with Seele to create EVA.

Said with a wry smile.

"You are so cute..."

Naoko Akagi was a little embarrassed and her posture was a little awkward, obviously she didn't hear the sarcasm.

"what happened?"

"You don't really think that the people above will put all their hopes on artificial gods and the three existing EVAs, do you?"

"Aren't there other weapons and equipment being researched?"

At this point, Akagi Naoko reacted.

"You mean Nerv is secretly developing EVA?"

After she finished speaking, she realized that the control room was full of nerv's eyes and ears.

Fumihiko Ikari didn't care and continued discussing the matter with Naoko Akagi.

"Not just EVA."

As he said this, his eyes fell on the computer in front of him.

"and this."

What he wanted to express was self-evident.

NERV is not only secretly developing other models of EVA, but also deciphering and developing other models of the Three Sages supercomputer.

Naoko Akagi is not really stupid, she just didn't think about this aspect before. Now she realizes a lot of things.

"Besides these, there is another artificial god project, right?"

Ikari Fumihiko nodded first, then shook his head.

"The higher-ups definitely have this idea, but the conditions don't allow it."

Naoko Akagi heard the subtext of this sentence.

As long as the higher-ups are unable to produce other models of the Three Sages System, the best that Nerv and Seele can do with each other is develop the original EVA.

After this thought flashed through her mind, she looked at the information in Ikari Fumihiko's hand with a little confusion.

"They want to cooperate with us to develop a new type of EVA?"

"They want to use this technology to bring something to light. Well, this isn't actually a new model of EVA."

Ikari Fumihiko paused and added, "The original EVA design proposed the concept of a dual-pilot mode that does not bind humans to machines, but they couldn't find the right way to do it, so they turned it into the embedded mode it is now... Now we are just returning everything to the original design."

Naoko Akagi has not done much design research on EVA, but it is not too little either.

"This dual-driving mode also has its flaws."

"Yes, EVA is a living being, not a machine. It will grow according to the growth of its driver. Frequent changes of drivers will limit EVA's growth."

As soon as Fumihiko Ikari finished speaking, he was refuted by Naoko Akagi.

"There is nothing wrong with what you said, but you still treat Him as an object, not a real living being."

"Ok?"

"When He was first born, He would accept everything. When He grows to a certain extent, He would make His own choices. That is to say, the more He interacts with the First Bound Person, the more He would reject souls other than the First Bound Person."

Fumihiko Ikari felt an inexplicable sense of romance from these words.

"The world will turn its back on you, but I won't?"

"That's about what I mean, but the reality is not that romantic. This kind of loyalty is not out of emotion, but because He was influenced too much by the First Bound One during His growth. The two seem to be two different individuals, but in fact they are almost the same. Well, it's like the concept of assimilation you mentioned before."

"The connection between EVA and the driver is really amazing."

"It's not strange. It's just two incomplete individuals who complement each other in their interaction. Eva makes up for what humans lack in body, and humans make up for what Eva lacks in soul."

Fumihiko Ikari's sigh just now was just to cover everything with a layer of romanticism, but he didn't realize that he was talking to a deaf person. Naoko Akagi didn't understand romance at all.

Simply put, he was expressing his emotions and Naoko Akagi was talking to him about academics.

This gave him a strange feeling that the two of them had their genders reversed.

He brought the topic back to the main point.

"Just reply to the higher-ups and tell them that this kind of experiment doesn't need to be conducted."

"What's your reason for refusing?"

"Just what we were discussing."

Akagi Naoko asked back as she prepared to reply to the report.

"Will the higher-ups bring the hidden EVA project to light?"

"We have discussed this, and the people around us are not deaf. The higher-ups will definitely make some of the relevant research public, and we also need their cooperation."

"Cooperate?"

Akagi Naoko added thoughtfully.

"Do you want to take this opportunity to make a batch of EVA to ease people's anxiety?"

Ikari Fumihiko really didn't think so much about it.

I just felt that it was too risky to jump directly from the test machine to the Type 02 prototype, so I thought of cooperating with the higher-ups to manufacture a new type of EVA to add an extra layer of insurance.

However, compared to this reason, the guess given by Naoko Akagi is more glorious and correct.

He admitted it immediately.

"Oh yes, that's what I thought."

The pretentious makeup earned Naoko Akagi's admiring look.

The entire process of replicating the safety verification experiment is boring and lengthy. After all, it concerns human life and cannot be dealt with hastily. It must be repeatedly demonstrated on different people many times in order to collect enough data. Fortunately, there is the Three Sages System, which avoids the trouble of people having to be tied to the computer all the time to record information.

However, the two people's life trajectories diverged.

The reason...

Naturally, it's a matter of course. One just needs to lie down and enjoy, while the other needs to work hard. With more efforts, the length of rest time will naturally be different.

When he woke up, he was having dinner with Ritsuko Akagi.

After finally getting a chance to be alone, Ritsuko Akagi couldn't help but ask a question.

“When can I participate in the experiment?”

During this period of time, Fumihiko Ikari completely forgot that Ritsuko Akagi was still in the project team, and he spoke with a little embarrassment in his heart.

“Not at this stage.”

After a pause, he added.

"You will be able to officially join the project team in a few days."

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626. Second Generation EVA