I participated in the development of EVA

Fumihiko Ikari has what they need, but they lack what Fumihiko Ikari needs.

Ikari Fumihiko thought about it for a moment.

"Then let's produce the raw materials for surveillance cameras."

The two countries did not hesitate this time.

"Okay, how many do you want?"

"According to the current price, let's convert it into 3 billion raw materials! Well, 3 billion for one country."

After hearing the price, both countries gritted their teeth and agreed.

"Row!"

The reason why I agreed.

Because of Japan's current situation, it cannot consume so many resources for the time being, which means that these resources will eventually flow overseas, and they can get them back as long as they reach the open sea.

Even if it doesn’t circulate, it doesn’t matter.

Because this deal will ultimately be paid for by small countries that do not have the right to know.

The two parties signed the agreement soon.

Now only Xia State has not taken any action.

Fumihiko Ikari has some conflicts with Xia Guo because of his past life.

According to the current situation, he should take tough measures to force the Xia State to compromise. Only in this way can he establish his prestige and stabilize the situation as soon as possible.

It was just because of his past life that he couldn't make such a decision about this seemingly right and wrong country.

"I am not someone who can do great things after all."

He couldn't help but sigh.

[You are you, there is no need to change. If you don't want to do it, don't do it. I am here... no one can threaten you. ]

Faced with these words from the Three Sages' Brains, Fumihiko Ikari was a little surprised.

Now the system's autonomy is getting stronger and stronger...

He was a little unsure whether it was Naoko Akagi who was talking to him again through the Three Sages System, or whether the brains of the Three Sages were influenced by Naoko Akagi's soul and awakened their own consciousness.

20:25:09

675. Application scope of giant beast EVA

【There is an email from Xia Guo. 】

"Open."

Ikari Fumihiko took a quick glance.

The content of the email was asking about the specific details of credit point redemption. It was obvious that the person was determined to forge his own path.

He sighed at this.

"Reply, credit point exchange is still in the planning stage, and the start time is yet to be determined."

【Yes. 】

After replying to this message, the Three Sages System spoke again.

[You have not eaten or rested for more than 137 hours. For your health, please exit the dream state to eat and rest.]

It is true that I did not eat, but it is a bit exaggerated to say that I did not rest.

He rested intermittently during this period, but each rest was very short.

"Now is not the time."

[You are too nervous. The project team is already in a closed state, and no one will know about the internal movements.]

Ikari Fumihiko was slightly shaken when he heard this.

“Is there any food inside?”

[You can have someone deliver it, and then re-seal the project team, so that the outside world still cannot be sure when you are eating.]

Ikari Fumihiko knew this, but now he was worried about Akagi Ritsuko.

He was able to relax his guard and eat, but Akagi Naoko could not, so the previous lie became self-defeating.

The three sages seemed to have seen through Ikari Fumihiko's doubts.

[I can imitate Professor Akagi's voice and talk to Ritsuko Akagi.]

Ikari Fumihiko sighed. This was the only way now.

He can continue to persevere, but there is an upper limit to this perseverance. Whether it is the feeling of hunger on an empty stomach or the need to go to the toilet after a long time, these are things that will happen sooner or later.

"so be it."

Regarding the disappearance of Naoko Akagi, he knew that he couldn't keep it a secret forever, and he didn't know what the point was in continuing to keep it a secret. He just subconsciously decided to keep it a secret for as long as he could.

The three wise men arranged the kitchen and brought food.

After the food was tested and confirmed to be non-toxic, Fumihiko Ikari ate it.

At the same time, the three sages' brains simulated the voice of Naoko Akagi and sent a message to Ritsuko Akagi to report their safety.

At this time, Fumihiko Ikari also thought of something.

"Monitor Ikari Gendou and forbid him to get close to Akagi Ritsuko."

【Yes. 】

The system authority in Akagi Ritsuko's hands is Ikari Gendō's chance to turn things around. Although his authority is higher than Akagi Naoko, it is only slightly higher and cannot deprive Akagi Ritsuko of her authority. In other words, if Ikari Gendō can control Akagi Ritsuko, he can use this to control the Three Sages System, and he has no way to restrict it.

Although he realized this, he was not prepared to restrict Ritsuko Akagi's freedom.

Just like he didn't make up his mind to force Xia Guo to compromise, he is not the kind of person who would do anything to protect his own safety.

After eating, he went to the toilet and finally returned to the Type 02 prototype to rest.

The design of the driver's seat is not suitable for sleeping. He can only connect to the dream again and reduce his perception of reality so that he can fall asleep.

Wake up.

Only two hours had passed.

Under normal circumstances, it would take at least five hours of soaking in LCL liquid while connected to the dream program to ensure that the body gets adequate rest.

And now...

Fumihiko Ikari had too many things on his mind and couldn't sleep well.

I was always worried that Nerv or Seele would do something when I fell asleep.

[During the two hours and fifteen minutes you rested, there were no apostle attacks in the world. A batch of ore raw materials delivered by the United States and Goose Country has been delivered and is being received by the Japanese officials.]

The reason they want these resources is not only to disgust the United States and Japan, but also because Japan is a country with extremely scarce mineral resources.

No matter what he wants to do, he needs to import various resources from outside.

Moreover, if Japan does not want to be strangled by resources in the future, it must reduce its dependence on imported resources.

[The Japanese government sent an email saying that the fuel reserves are running low and they hope you can build an EVA reactor as soon as possible to alleviate the energy problem.]

Ikari Fumihiko was a little surprised.

"Insufficient coal reserves? Japan is under sanctions?"

[No, according to the data they provided, Japan’s official foreign exchange reserves are insufficient and its local currency lacks international competitiveness.]

Ikari Fumihiko was still a little confused.

"No money?"

[Yes, the news of the suspension of the space elevator construction leaked out, causing the local currency to lose international competitiveness again. Previously, the government converted most of the foreign exchange earned during the construction of the space elevator into food reserves. Calculated based on today's international fuel prices, the foreign exchange reserves in the hands of the government can only sustain the country's electricity consumption for one month. ]

"trouble!"

After complaining, Fumihiko Ikari turned his attention to the giant beast transformed in the laboratory.

"Modify the blueprints and add engineering knowledge."

Yes.

He was planning to see if the giant EVA could be used as large-scale engineering equipment.

By simulating the construction process through the dream program and collecting enough data, they sent it to the equipment department, and quickly produced a batch of special engineering equipment for the behemoths.

The reason why he did this was not for fun, but because a large number of people in Japan have entered virtual games and lack the relevant practitioners to build large-scale projects. Although he can hire teams from international countries, the current purchasing power of Japanese currency in the international market is not enough to pay for the project costs.

He was too lazy to argue with other countries, nor did he want to issue credit points in advance, so naturally he had to do it himself.

then……

The members of the underground research institute were stunned to find out.

EVA has changed from a strategic weapon to an engineering unit, and this batch of strange EVAs has also solved the problem of the power supply umbilical cord.

"The Minister is amazing."

"Yes, it has only been a short time since EVA was developed, and now it has been iterated to this level."

"How long have they been running off the power umbilical cord?"

"It's been over an hour."

"One hour? No way... I thought it would take at least a few decades for the EVA energy problem to increase the driving time by more than one hour... Should I say, Minister Ikari is worthy of it!?? The problem was solved in such a short time. I really want to take apart these EVAs and see what method Minister Ikari used to solve the energy problem."

"The key is not energy! Haven't you noticed? There is no protection behind these big guys."

"unmanned?"

"Most likely it is."

"Since the technology has evolved, why doesn't Unit-00 get modified? The pilot of Unit-00 is Minister Ikari's adopted daughter, right?"

"What adopted daughter? Ayanami Rei is Minister Ikari's distant cousin."

"what?"

"To be more precise, Ayanami Rei is the distant cousin of the previous director Ikari Yui, and Director Ikari and Ikari Yui are cousins."

20:25:23

676. People

"Well, whether she's an adopted daughter or a cousin, Minister Ikari cares about her so much. Now that there's new technology, why doesn't he improve Unit-00?"

"Is there any need to ask this? The logic is simple, right? There are only two reasons for not improving it. Either the technology has some flaws and can only be used on unmanned EVAs, or Minister Ikari is planning to scrap the original EVA after the new EVA is available, so naturally there is no need for improvement."

"I see. Well, mentor, there's still one thing I don't understand."

"Go ahead."

"We're not building a tunnel, so why does that EVA need a drill?"

"Well... of course the drill is installed only when it is needed, otherwise... what else could it be? It can't be that Minister Ikari is like you and installed the drill because he thinks the drill is cool? Without considering its practicality?"

……

In the corner of the crowd, Gendo Ikari and Kozo Fuyutsuki looked at the giant beast EVA with deep eyes.

Fuyutsuki Kozo said this in a low voice.

“Technology is advancing so fast.”

"..."

Ikari Gendō did not respond.

In the past, Fumihiko Ikari had been busy studying artificial gods, and they didn't feel anything. Now that Fumihiko Ikari was freed from the artificial god project, they suddenly felt like this era was fast-forwarded, because in their impression the last moment, EVA was still a strategic weapon against the apostles, with all kinds of drawbacks, but now a batch of unfamiliar models of EVA appeared in front of them in the form of an engineering team.

and……

It also solves the energy drawbacks and driving problems of the first version of EVA.

The two of them watched the construction of the giant EVA in silence, their faces becoming more and more solemn.