I participated in the development of EVA

After a long time, another scholar stood up.

"I disagree. The moon is so close to the earth, the base will definitely be discovered by the enemy in the first place."

Ikari Fumihiko retorted subconsciously.

"You are so persistent, are you planning to use the Spark Project to escape to Mars?"

Even after being complimented, the scholar still spoke with gritted teeth.

"Mars is currently the most suitable planet to implement the Fire Plan."

Ikari Fumihiko thought about it for a moment.

I feel like I may have hit the jackpot by accident, and now the Spark Project may have become a base for escapism.

If the Spark Plan is implemented, it will not be possible for only embryos and artificial intelligence to leave the earth. Some humans will inevitably be arranged to serve as guides to leave the earth with the Spark.

The reason why the author of JA did not study robots but instead studied spacecraft may be because of these escapist tendencies.

The NERV Parliament may have been unable to withstand the pressure of escapism, so it pulled itself out.

Fumihiko Ikari didn't want to argue with these people.

"You can't convince me, and I can't convince you either. So let's vote."

After saying that, a virtual keyboard appeared in front of him.

Input your own ideas and the Three Sages System will automatically generate a voting program.

Two choices appeared in front of everyone: the Moon and Mars.

At the same time, the number of votes is displayed in real time on the big screen.

Before Fumihiko Ikari had time to vote, some people had already started voting.

In the end, only one-third of the nearly one thousand people chose to vote, and the remaining two-thirds did not make a choice.

The votes were 231 to 82.

Mars has nearly twice as many votes as the Moon.

A moment later, more than a dozen people voted, including for Mars and the Moon, and no one voted after that.

After seeing this scene, Fumihiko Ikari did not go to canvass for votes.

"Is there anyone else who wants to vote? If not, then block the vote and implement the Mars plan."

He doesn't care whether it is Mars or the Moon in this matter, or whether there is escapism behind it.

Anyway, the apostles will not appear until seven years later. Considering the current development speed of mankind, the apostles will not pose a threat by then.

As soon as he finished speaking, some more people chose to vote.

The number of votes for the moon increased significantly as a result, but there is still a big gap with Mars.

He waited a little longer, and when he was sure that no one was voting, he closed the voting window.

"The vote is over. Go ahead and execute the Mars plan."

As soon as he finished speaking, a scholar stood up.

"The Earth-Moon collision plan does not conflict with the Mars plan. I think we should transport enough nuclear bombs to the moon while carrying out the Mars plan, so as to break the balance between the Earth and the Moon and trigger an Earth-Moon collision..."

As soon as the scholar finished speaking, the alarm sounded suddenly.

A red prompt box popped up in front of everyone.

[Unidentified creatures were observed appearing on the coastline of Japan, coordinates...]

At the same time, a blurry picture appeared in front of everyone.

A giant humanoid creature appears on the coast.

This is obviously a picture taken with a mobile phone.

Everyone in the meeting broke out in cold sweats at this moment, apparently recalling the memories of the second impact.

Only Ikari Fumihiko looked confused.

apostle?

What kind of apostle is this?

20:18:25

646. Courage

What the hell is this?

The picture quality is too poor, and it can be seen that the photo was taken at a very long distance, so even if AI is used to repair the image quality, the picture is still blurry.

But we can get a general idea.

It looks like a water angel, but if you look closely it doesn't seem to be one.

Soon, the nearby satellite adjusted its orbit and captured the clear figure of the apostle.

Its body shape is similar to that of a water angel, but it does not have those iconic features of a water angel.

This time, Fumihiko Ikari was sure.

It's not any apostle in memory, at least it didn't appear in the original work.

wrong!

The timeline of the apostle's appearance was advanced by seven years, which means... this human-shaped apostle may be a water angel that has not yet fully developed.

Regardless of whether the apostle that appeared now was a real water angel or not, he was certain of one thing: what was happening now was definitely related to Seele. It was possible that he had used Adam's aura to lure out the water angel, or that he had found water angel cells and cultivated an artificial apostle...

[The trajectory has been confirmed, the other party's target is the space elevator construction site. ]

The Three Wise Men System calculated the apostle's trajectory in the first possible moment based on the data transmitted back by the satellite.

What does Seele want to do?

Destroy the space elevator?

The emergence of escapism made Seele unable to bear it?

Ikari Fumihiko had this idea because Seele was a bunch of lunatics who acted based on their own beliefs. They were very likely to come up with reasons like "If we want all humans to evolve together, then it must be all humans, not one less, not even human embryos."

【Related video images appeared on the Internet.】

The reminder sounded again.

This brought the nerv council back to its senses.

"Block the news and don't cause panic."

Although the news has been circulated on the Internet, it has not attracted much attention because most netizens are playing virtual online games and not many people pay attention to this news.

He paused and then spoke again.

"Send nearby ground and air forces...stop it!"

The space elevator has just laid its foundation and is in the stage of preparing to launch cables, but the produced cables are already stored in the warehouse over there.

"Evacuate the crowd."

After saying this, the NERV Council set their sights on Fumihiko Ikari.

"Can Unit-0 be deployed now?"

Ikari Fumihiko felt nervous for a moment, this was actual combat, not a simulation training.

But after hesitating for a moment, he nodded.

This is something we have to face sooner or later.

"can."

"The helicopter in the camp has already started warming up. Now you take the pilot of Unit Zero back to the base to start Unit Zero."

Ikari Fumihiko did not move, but asked back.

"How can we transport it? The two sides are separated by the entire Japan. Unit-00 is now disconnected from the umbilical cord power supply and can only move for about two and a half minutes. This endurance is obviously not enough to support it to rush to the scene."

"There have already been relevant plans in place in this regard."

“Are there any supporting facilities over there?”

"Have."

Ikari Fumihiko didn't say anything else and directly closed the dream program.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw Rei Ayanami, Ritsuko Akagi and the camp security personnel.

Without saying anything, everyone left the simulation chamber and walked out quickly.

We arrived at the rooftop helipad, got on the helicopter and waited for a while before it was preheated and took off into the sky.

During this time, Ritsuko Akagi wanted to ask what happened, but the solemn atmosphere around her prevented her from mustering the courage to speak.

Everything seemed to have been rehearsed many times before.

wrong--

It has actually been rehearsed many times.

The simulation training program not only simulates close combat with apostles, but also conducts long-range support training.

When he arrived near the research institute, Fumihiko Ikari saw that Unit 0 was fixed by thick steel cables, and there were four large transport helicopters around it doing preheating work before takeoff.

As soon as she got off the plane, someone handed Rei Ayanami her combat uniform.

Then four field staff members built a temporary changing room with clothes, and Rei Ayanami changed into her combat uniform in it.

Ikari Fumihiko said this worriedly.

"Don't be stubborn. Remember to follow instructions when the time comes."

Ayanami Rei responded calmly.

"Ah."

At this time, Ritsuko Akagi saw the situation around her and realized what was happening.

She froze in place.

Thinking of the apostles reminded her of her experience when the second impact occurred, and her body trembled with fear.

Fumihiko Ikari noticed this, but now he was not in the mood to comfort Ritsuko Akagi. Instead, he added with concern, "Remember! If I tell you to retreat, you must retreat. Do not hesitate, and do not have any ideas of your own. If you keep people and lose land, both people and land will be gained! If you lose people and gain land, both people and land will be lost! As long as people are still there, there is still hope. Do you understand?!"

"Ah."

After changing into her combat uniform, Rei Ayanami responded and entered the plug.

A nearby crane was started, and with the cooperation of the site personnel, the insertion bolt was quickly sent into the body of Unit 0.

At the same time, the umbilical charging cable automatically fell off, and four transport helicopters took off, dragging Unit 0 into the air, and gradually disappeared at the end of the sight.

It was not until then that Fumihiko Ikari comforted Ritsuko Akagi.

"It's okay, I'm here."

Ritsuko Akagi grabbed Fumihiko Ikari's arm.

"Surely we can prevent the Third Impact from happening, right?"

"Ah."

After responding, Ikari Fumihiko hesitated for a moment.

He held Ritsuko Akagi's hand and took her into the elevator at the side and into the command room of the underground base.

The command room is already full of people, and all relevant personnel are in place.

Everyone watched the images fed back by the satellite on the big screen with bated breath.

The current situation is very similar to the invasion of water angels in the original novel. The rapid reaction force is laying N2 mines on the apostles' forward track. The air force is already very close to the apostles. The ground force is not fast enough, and coupled with the terrain restrictions, they can only rush to the vicinity of the space elevator to set up a defense line. Fortunately, NERV has been working hard to build a global apostle defense line, otherwise, it may not be able to deploy such a large-scale force in the first time.

It was only then that he noticed that all those armed forces were unmanned.

Planes, tanks, artillery...

These are all controlled by the Three Sages System.