I participated in the development of EVA

[The Skynet system has not been completed yet, and there are still many blind spots. We cannot rule out the possibility that Seele's top management is hiding in other areas. However... Xia Country is a huge blind spot and is currently Seele's best partner. I think that given the current situation, your plan to lure the snake into the trap is likely to succeed.]

Ikari Fumihiko was a little confused.

When did I ever plan to lure a snake into a trap?

Coming to his senses, he realized what this so-called luring the snake into a trap meant.

The three wise men thought that they had intentionally released this blind spot in the Skynet system to lure the top leaders of Seele to move to Xia Country.

"Oh, yes—"

20:26:40

681. Visa Refusal

"Wait and see for now."

Ikari Fumihiko finished speaking and spoke again without waiting for the three wise men to respond.

"Ritsuko, how's it going over there?"

He was a little unsure about this matter, so he turned the topic to Ritsuko Akagi.

[She seemed to have realized it, but she just didn't want to believe it.]

The three sages’ brains released the chat records between the two.

During these five months, Sanxianren Brain and Akagi Ritsuko had many conversations on and off.

After looking at the chat records, Fumihiko Ikari also understood why Ritsuko Akagi had not come to check on the situation during this period.

"They are afraid of finding out the truth and dare not come. They are also giving me time to salvage Professor Akagi."

As he said this, he looked at the picture on the main control screen.

The observation satellite is gradually approaching, the backup machine that is Naoko Akagi in space.

As the distance gets closer, the picture becomes clearer and clearer.

Compared with the last high-definition picture, the spare machine has now become almost exactly the same as Naoko Akagi, floating quietly in the space like a huge sculpture, with its eyes closed like a sleeping beauty. Seeing this, Fumihiko Ikari realized that the changes on the spare machine did not stop after the last disconnection.

He looked at the backup machine which was becoming clearer and clearer, and spoke again.

“The moment the robot is finished, it will be the moment of the final showdown.”

【It should be like this. 】

Ikari Fumihiko sighed secretly in his heart.

Information on the current mandatory salvage project flashed through my mind.

The salvage theory seems to be fine, logical, and has a high success rate. However, so many professional teams have been involved, and there has not been a single successful case after so long. All the people swallowed by the core are like Truman in the world. Truman discovered the truth of the world, gave up escaping, and chose to continue to immerse himself in it, playing the role of someone else who had arranged everything for him.

In other words, those who were devoured by the core were clearly aware that they were living in a false world...

wrong!

The consciousness of these people is in a superposition state of knowing and not knowing.

Immersed in dreams, they are unaware that it is a dream. When external forces intervene to wake them up, they begin to realize that it was all a dream, causing their souls to dive back into their core.

Simply put, the project of forced salvage through dreams has now reached a bottleneck, and this tricky salvage plan is unlikely to work.

This is also true.

He did not use this method to rescue Naoko Akagi during this period.

In addition to forced salvage through dreams, he actually has another idea.

It is just like the original new movie version where Shinji Ikari rescues Rei Ayanami, using a powerful AT force field to penetrate the core and pull people out directly. However, this plan is too dangerous, because in the new movie version, Shinji Ikari triggered the third impact in this way. Although it was forcibly interrupted by the Spear of Longinus afterwards, most areas of the world were still swallowed up by Lilith's AT force field.

Of course, the reason why this plan cannot be implemented is not because it may trigger a third impact.

Not to mention that the current Type 02 prototype has not yet grown to the level of an artificial god, a forced breakthrough will not necessarily trigger the Third Impact. Even if it can be triggered, it can be easily resolved by transferring the experimental site from the Earth to outer space. Through physical distance, the impact of the Third Impact on the Earth can be eliminated.

It's about who can do it and how it can be done.

The only candidate currently available is Ritsuko Akagi.

However, Naoko Akagi's soul is on the Type 02 prototype, so it is impossible for her to take out her own core, which means that she can only use other machines to accomplish this task.

The only thing that can be used now is the Naoko Akagi backup machine in space.

But then there is a problem. Naoko Akagi cannot evolve the backup machine into a complete artificial god through virtual driving. Ritsuko Akagi is also unable to evolve the backup machine again under virtual driving. In other words, the backup machine must also be equipped with a double insertion bolt system. Now, only he and Ritsuko Akagi have the authority to use the Three Sages System.

With these thoughts flashing through his mind, he spoke.

"Let's build the space elevator first."

Regardless of whether this plan is eventually implemented, the prerequisite is to go to outer space first.

otherwise……

What he has to do is no different from what Ikari Gendō has to do.

[Will it still be built on the original site? ]

"Well, send out the engineering spiders."

In fact, for large projects like this, it is faster to use the giant EVA to complete them, but doing so will easily expose the EVA to the public.

That's why he sent out bionic mechanical spiders specifically for engineering purposes.

When the engineering spider was transported to the former site of the space elevator and was ready to begin construction, Ikari Gendō had already arrived in Xia Country by plane.

【Ikari Gendō was deported. 】

"what?"

[After he arrived in Xia Country by plane, he was deported before he even entered the country.]

Ikari Fumihiko lowered his head and began to think.

Is Xiaguo covering up for Seele? Or is he trying to protect himself in this matter?

He felt the latter was more likely.

Now everyone thinks that he built the Skynet system just to catch Seele, and Xia Guo is now repatriating Ikari Gendo to show that he does not want to be involved in the fight between him and Seele.

"If you didn't want him to enter, why did you give him a visa in the first place?"

[Not sure, do you want to investigate? ]

"Let's investigate."

As soon as Ikari Fumihiko finished speaking, the three sages' brains responded.

[Xiaguo sent the relevant documents over.]

"Open."

After taking a quick look at the document, Fumihiko Ikari realized that Gendō Ikari had obtained his passport through the global visa-free rights for NERV members.

[Is it credible? ]

Ikari Fumihiko also had some doubts.

"Let's do this for now."

Just as he turned his attention back to the sky elevator, the three sages' brains reported another message.

[Ikari Gendo was collectively blacklisted by the members of the NERV New Parliament. 】

He was not surprised by this result.

Ikari Gendō had already been marked by Seele, and given the current situation, no one wanted to be openly associated with Seele.

Because this will make Fumihiko Ikari target you.

"Okay, I understand. Continue to monitor Ikari Gendo."

【Yes. 】

Having read the original novel, he knew that Ikari Gendo would not give up so easily. He was the kind of person who would not turn back even if he hit a wall.

Since he cannot enter the country openly, there is a high probability that Gendō Ikari will enter the country through illegal means.

However, in this situation, Seele has probably given up on Ikari Gendou, and even Unit-01...

wrong!

20:26:53

682. Blockade

Then he remembered again.

In the original work, Seele originally planned to use Unit-02 to complete the completion plan. In the end, Unit-01 was used as the carrier because of Ikari Gendō's secret tricks and Ayanami Rei's choice.

Now that Unit 2 is under the control of the United States, will the top executives of Seele also be hiding in the United States?

probably not.

Given Seele's style of planning before acting, it is very likely that he will abandon the original plan and build another EVA to wait for the opportunity to complete it.

Pity……

If a global monitoring system like Skynet had been built earlier, Seele could have been caught by monitoring the raw materials used to make EVA. But it was too late now. Seele had been working with the former members of the parliament for so long that they had already collected enough resources to secretly make EVA.

[During the construction of the engineering spider, external monitoring equipment was found to be running at the old site. ]

The words from the three wise men's brains woke Fumihiko Ikari from his thoughts.

"Trace the source."

[The equipment information shows that it was installed by the former NERV Council, but according to archive records, this batch of equipment has been abandoned.]

"Is Seele the one who's been watching this place?"

【possible. 】

Of course, Seele is not the only force that is interested in the space elevator.

However, Seele was the most eye-catching in Fumihiko Ikari's eyes, so he was naturally set as the first suspect.

[Tracking completed, the signal source comes from a building ruin. ]

"Call up the nearby Skynet system."

[I have retrieved the relevant data just now, and found no human presence... The engineering spider has fed back new information. The equipment in the ruins has transferred the image to the nearby forest through the line. That is the blind spot of the Skynet system.]

"Then arrange some engineering spiders to investigate the situation."

【Yes. 】

Fumihiko Ikari did not have any expectations for this search. Whether it was Seele, other countries, or other forces monitoring the space elevator, they would definitely be prepared in advance.

As expected, the engineering spider arrived at the scene and found nothing.

But this is just the beginning.

Engineering Spiders are specialized mechanical equipment for engineering purposes and are not suitable for searching.

[Thermal sensing drones have arrived nearby. 】

"search."

A large number of drones swarmed into the forest, but the effect was not ideal and no one was found.

[He must have used some method to avoid the heat-sensing equipment and hide in the forest. We suggest patrolling him 24 hours a day and engaging in a war of attrition with him, or setting the forest on fire artificially.]

Before he could speak, the three sages' brains gave him another message.

[Gunshots detected... The body of a middle-aged yellow male was found, and facial recognition is being conducted... The identity has been confirmed. ]

The identity of the corpse was revealed to Fumihiko Ikari.

He is a Japanese who has been missing for three months. Judging from the information in the database, there is nothing unusual about this person except that he disappeared three months ago.

"We will continue to monitor the mountains and forests to prevent him from providing cover for his accomplices... At the same time, we will speed up the deployment of a monitoring network for wilderness areas around the world."

【Yes. 】

The Skynet system not only monitors human living areas, but also has a wilderness and ocean monitoring network composed of drones and satellites. However, compared with the former, the latter is undoubtedly more difficult to build, because after the second impact, the human living area only accounts for less than 10% of the total area of ​​the earth.