I participated in the development of EVA

The two are like mirror images.

Immersing her mind, her vision appeared in the desolate space, and the earth continued to enlarge in her field of vision.

Finally it stopped above the bloody ocean.

Although the blood-red ocean blocked the backup machine's vision, the fish-shaped body and the backup machine were in the same Three Sages system, and there was a spiritual connection between them, so she could use this connection to lock the position and obtain the senses. In short, as long as Seele's support troops appeared within the perception range of the fish-shaped body, they would be locked by the backup machine.

The backup aircraft's field of view shifted.

It is not that the seele support appears within the perception range of the fish-shaped body, but that it is searching for traces of enemy support based on radar feedback information.

But this is obviously futile.

Even if the ocean had not turned blood red, the backup aircraft's vision would not be able to observe the deep sea conditions.

Fumihiko Ikari was also not idle.

Let the fish-shaped body bite the submarine to prevent it from escaping, and at the same time notify nerv to deploy naval forces to the nearby waters.

however……

The development of the situation was beyond his expectations.

All the targets previously displayed on the radar disappeared from the radar. The ships dispatched by Nerv had already arrived at the nearby waters, but Seele's support still did not appear.

This made him a little confused.

Seele noticed that the backup machine was started?

There was too little information to figure it out, so he stopped worrying about it and handed the submarine over to the NERV Navy.

The fish-shaped EVA was dragged back to Japan by the fish-shaped body.

He did not inform Ritsuko Akagi until the fish-shaped EVA abandoned by Seele was safely shipped back to the research institute.

"Alright...let's lift the alert."

"This is an EVA. There are only six of them in the world right? They just threw one away like that!?"

Ritsuko Akagi was obviously surprised by Seele's courage. Eva gave up just like that.

"What is hindering the mass production of EVA now is not the technology, but the Longinus Metal in their hands."

Ritsuko Akagi entered the dream program again and observed the accidentally captured complete fish-shaped EVA with Fumihiko Ikari.

What first caught their attention was not the fish-shaped EVA, but the power umbilical cord. The power umbilical cord used by Seele is thicker than the normal power umbilical cord because it contains an insulating pipe.

Ritsuko Akagi expressed her opinion.

"This pipeline should be the insertion plug delivery pipeline."

Ikari Fumihiko did not respond, but simply gave the order to pull out the pin. This kind of thing could be known just by pulling out the pin, so he was too lazy to use his brain cells to do any analysis.

When the pin was pulled out, the insertion bolt entrance was exposed, confirming Ritsuko Akagi's opinion.

Ritsuko Akagi didn't say anything else, but just stood aside and watched the three sages systematically dissect the fish-shaped EVA to collect data.

Apart from the fact that the fish-shaped EVA has an insertion plug design that is different from traditional EVA and has twice as many restraint devices, there is not much difference between the fish-shaped EVA and regular EVA in other aspects. This is generally no different from what Fumihiko Ikari had predicted before, except that the number of restraints is a little more than expected.

"How was it? Did you gain anything?"

Ikari Fumihiko frowned.

It was not because he was disturbed by Ritsuko Akagi, but because he had a bad feeling.

"Things are a little bad."

"Ok?"

Ikari Fumihiko sighed.

"This fish-shaped EVA still has room for iteration and upgrading. Seele should have noticed it by now."

Others cannot see the situation of the fish-shaped body, and Kaworu Nagisa must have realized how he cut off the connection between the body and the main body.

As long as Seele knew this idea, although they could not produce a qualified biological brain, they could directly transplant the biological brain of Adam's body onto the fish-shaped EVA. This would also cut off the connection between the fish angel and the body. In this way, Seele could make the fish-shaped EVA use the same number of restraint devices as a normal EVA.

The reduction in the number of restraint devices means that the fish-shaped EVA will also be able to use the AT force field in the future.

When Ritsuko Akagi heard this, she showed a confused expression, obviously unable to keep up with Ikari Fumihiko's thinking. Although she didn't understand, she felt that Ikari Fumihiko overestimated the SEELE organization.

"Isn't it possible? You can find the upgrade method for the fish-shaped EVA, but Seele and the others may not be able to do so too!?"

"There are things you don't know."

"..."

Ritsuko Akagi knew that Fumihiko Ikari didn't want to say it, so there was no point in asking her further.

"What will the fish-shaped EVA become after upgrading?"

"It becomes the same as a normal EVA, and the synchronization rate can be improved to the point where the AT force field can be used."

Ritsuko Akagi's research on EVA is not very deep, so she was a little confused at this time.

"Is it not possible now?"

"No... There are too many fish-shaped EVA restraints like this nowadays. They suppress the power of the elemental body and also limit the upper limit of the synchronization rate."

"In that case, why did they equip the fish-shaped EVA with so many restraints?"

"Because the main body of the fish-shaped EVA is still alive, a large number of restraint devices are needed to cut off the connection between the body and the main body."

After hearing this, Ritsuko Akagi also reacted.

"Seele discovered other apostles?"

"Well, at least two have been discovered. One is the artificial apostle, and the other is the fish-shaped EVA."

Ritsuko Akagi found it a little unbelievable.

"After Nerv was founded, they have been searching for the traces of the Apostles all over the world, but they have not found anything so far. How could this organization have such a big harvest? Oh, right... they also discovered the second Apostle. What secrets do they hold? Except for the first Apostle, how come they were the first to discover all the Apostles?!"

Fumihiko Ikari hesitated for a moment and did not tell the truth: Seele was the first to find the first apostle, and they were the ones who triggered the second impact.

"I don't know, but one thing is certain, it is because they have this secret that they have such crazy ideas."

It was not until this moment that Ritsuko Akagi truly realized the horror of Seele. It felt like a group of lunatics were holding the button of a nuclear bomb that could destroy the world.

But just then, she noticed the photo of her mother on the console, and an idea popped into her mind.

This is a dream...

Here I can become like my mother.

As long as the disguise is good enough so that Fumihiko Ikari cannot tell the difference, can the experiment be completed?

Her logic is simple.

I was able to deceive Fumihiko Ikari through disguise, but this disguise would definitely not deceive my mother in my dream.

20:37:46

713. Assessment

Fumihiko Ikari didn't know what Ritsuko Akagi was thinking, and his mind was still on the fish-shaped EVA.

He was preparing to build a second-generation fish-shaped EVA to verify his previous conjecture. When he finished the design drawings, he found that Ritsuko Akagi had left at some point. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and then turned his attention back to the fish-shaped EVA. At the same time, he also notified Nerv to select a pilot.

He could actually bypass nerv completely and choose suitable pilots from France and Japan.

He just felt the results were about the same.

France and Japan seem to be well-behaved, but they are only seemingly well-behaved.

He never thought that these two countries were trustworthy, and even suspected that some of Seele's top leaders were hiding in the top leaders of the two countries. Of course, he not only suspected these two countries, but also the other members of the parliamentary countries. He left the task of selecting the pilots to Nerv just out of habit.

If there is any intention, it is to try to make Seele reveal any flaws.

With ready-made bodies and restraint devices, as well as the world's most advanced automated equipment, the manufacturing period of the second-generation fish-shaped EVA is very short.

It was completed in just half a day.

This is because it took two hours to wait for the fish-shaped body to be transported to the laboratory. Otherwise... it would have been completed in four hours.

After receiving this news, the members of the NERV Council were a little confused.

How long have you been seizing the enemy's EVA? ? ? It's only been about ten hours, and you've already completed the iterative upgrade?

And... we haven't even decided on a pilot yet, and you've already built the machine! ?

Isn’t it so outrageous! ?

Although they were confused, everyone sped up the agenda and selected the driver.

The candidate is from the UK.

They are still a mother and daughter, and the template is also based on the situation of Unit 2.

A single-parent combination of a highly educated scholar mother and a talented girl.

This is not because the driver screening department is not enterprising, but because the matter is of such a serious nature that the people in this department dare not take risks. It can also be said that they are not seeking to make any achievements but to avoid mistakes.

The reason for this is the same old problem.

EVA's problem concerns the fate of all mankind.

The next day, when Fumihiko Ikari woke up from his rest, the mother and daughter came to the research institute.

After looking at the information of the mother and daughter, he finally understood why the candidate for the pilot of the second-generation fish-shaped EVA fell into the hands of the British.

Because the mother's hobby is diving, her twelve-year-old daughter was also influenced by it and started to like diving.

Although the ocean is now dyed red by the blood of creatures and is no longer suitable for diving, scholars in various countries have spontaneously established aquariums to protect the surviving marine life and restore the marine ecology. The mother and daughter basically spend their holidays volunteering in the aquarium. Of course, the main reason for choosing them is that the mother is a NERV researcher who knows the existence of EVA and the Apostles.

It was only after reading the message from the mother and daughter that Fumihiko Ikari finally reacted.

The selection of drivers for the second-generation fish-shaped EVA is different from that for regular EVA. If a person has a fear of the deep sea, he doesn't need to do anything when driving the second-generation fish-shaped EVA. The deep-sea environment alone can cause the driver to have a mental breakdown.

After the mother and daughter arrived at the research institute, they did not contact the second-generation fish-shaped EVA immediately, but went to the tactical department.

The screening was too hasty this time, and neither the mother nor the daughter received any assessment or training.

The training items are very simple, namely LCL liquid adaptation and simulated driving, and what needs to be assessed is combat awareness and psychological quality.

The former is simple and almost not difficult, the key is the latter.

If the psychological quality or combat awareness is not up to standard, either of them will lead to elimination.

The situation like that of Shinji Ikari in the original work can only be said to be an exception among exceptions.

This is why Asuka thinks that Shinji Ikari is a relative.

Maybe it was because they do diving frequently, the mother and daughter did not show any discomfort after putting on their combat uniforms, and acted very naturally. They also performed very well in the LCL adaptation training and quickly adapted to the LCL environment. They also showed great talent in the simulated driving training and quickly mastered the driving of the fish-shaped EVA.

However, things were not all smooth sailing, as the twelve-year-old British girl did not perform so well during the simulated battle.

Can't say it's bad, just average.

It's mainly her fighting awareness, no...it should be said that she lacks the desire to fight.

When she was suddenly attacked during the simulated battle, she panicked for a moment but then calmed down, and then controlled the second-generation fish-shaped EVA to escape.

Only when there is no room for retreat do they start to fight back.

However, this counterattack was more of a display of force to make the opponent retreat. For a twelve-year-old girl, this performance was already very good. Many adults might not be able to do this. However... as an EVA pilot, this performance was unqualified.

Although EVA's selection is strict, even to the point of being a bit unreasonable, it is not so abnormal that there can be no mistakes at all.

The mother and daughter still have half a month to correct the problem.

however……

The mother just said: The enemy you encountered in the simulated battle is the culprit that turned the ocean into what it is now.

After hearing these words, the girl underwent a drastic change when she took the mock battle assessment again.

After the enemy was refreshed, it pounced on them like a shark smelling blood. Misato Katsuragi, who was in charge of this assessment, could feel the murderous intent swaying in the girl's heart through the screen at this moment.

Although the girl had seen the sea red for as long as she could remember, and she would feel uncomfortable just by getting close to it, let alone diving, she had learned about the colorful underwater world from the diving videos her mother had kept, and had seen a glimpse of the artificially constructed underwater world before the Second Impact in the aquarium...

Whether it was the former or the latter, it made her yearn for the disappeared blue world.

At the same time, she felt sad for her mother who had lost that blue world.

That was why she was so angry at this moment, bursting out with all the power that a woman of her age could possess.