I participated in the development of EVA

In other words, when Kaworu Nagisa lost his position as the first apostle, it meant that he lost his dominance over the other apostles, and the other apostles would no longer allow him to devour them.

"Keep injecting."

Ritsuko Akagi operated the platform and expressed her own thoughts at the same time.

"Since genes can be implanted and assimilated...what about the core?"

Hearing this, Fumihiko Ikari couldn't help but feel curious.

"Try it later."

After getting the approval of Fumihiko Ikari, Ritsuko Akagi continued to express her own opinions.

"I think the reason why EVA and the Apostles can support high-intensity AT force fields is that the main soul matter comes from the core. In other words, when the AT force field is deployed, the core will release soul matter outward. Hmm... the highly integrated soul matter used in the third Apostle's light gun and eye laser may also come from the core."

This sentence is easy to understand, so Fumihiko Ikari reacted immediately.

"You mean we can weaken the density of the EVA core by deploying AT force fields, condensing light guns, and eye lasers?"

"Correct."

Ritsuko Akagi did not continue speaking.

However, Fumihiko Ikari knew what she was thinking.

As the core density decreases, the difficulty of rescue and observation of the interior of the core will be reduced.

Ikari Fumihiko was immediately delighted.

"Notify the observation device R&D department to verify whether the soul matter comes from the core when EVA deploys the AT force field."

"Ah."

20:44:20

735. Very good...your plan is about to succeed

After contacting the relevant project team, Ritsuko Akagi got feedback.

"They have done relevant research... The center of soul matter dissipation when the AT force field is deployed does originate from the apostle core, but..."

Having said this, Ritsuko Akagi paused.

Fumihiko Ikari did not ask any further questions because he had already gotten the answer he wanted from the files on the screen.

"Soul matter is escaping from the apostle's core, but the density has not decreased."

The project team also gave their own opinions on this situation. They believed that when EVA deployed the AT force field, it did not extract soul matter from the core, but the core gave birth to more soul matter to deploy the AT force field. That is why EVA did not suffer direct losses after the AT force field was destroyed, but the driver would suffer a certain degree of mental shock.

The reason for this speculation is that, in addition to the fact that the core density has not decreased, some scholars have proposed that "the at force field is the force field that maintains life form."

According to this logic, after the AT force field is deployed and damaged, a large amount of soul matter will inevitably be lost, causing damage to EVA. However... after the AT force field is destroyed, the loss to EVA is only a certain degree of mental shock to the driver, and it will not cause any substantial damage to EVA.

In addition to this point, the report also mentioned another part.

The First Apostle, the Third Apostle and the Fourth Apostle (Fish Angel) can all create soul matter without the core, but the Second Apostle does not have this energy.

The scholars in the relevant project team were confused about this, but Fumihiko Ikari figured out why...

This must be related to the S2 mechanism that the second apostle Lilith does not have!

He couldn't think of any other reason other than it was the first time.

Although scholars do not understand the reason, there are some plausible speculations. However, the more mainstream speculation is that the second apostle may have been in a sealed state, which led to his incomplete evolution. In other words, the second apostle is still in his childhood, while the other apostles are adults.

The reason why this speculation is the mainstream is that the second apostle is obviously weaker than the other apostles.

Ritsuko Akagi didn't think too much about it, but she couldn't control her emotions and subconsciously whispered something in disappointment.

"Pity……"

If the core density can be weakened in this way, there will be one more way to rescue the mother.

Ikari Fumihiko responded.

"really."

This blow was just a minor episode for the two of them and did not cause much impact.

Ritsuko Akagi quickly came to her senses.

"The First Apostle's body itself has the ability to generate soul matter without relying on the core... In this case, there is no need to implant the core."

Ikari Fumihiko was about to nod in agreement, but then changed his mind.

In the original work, Seele has been dynamically balancing the combat power between the apostles and humans. In other words, routes that have not appeared in the original work are not necessarily worth studying.

"Not necessarily. In addition to generating soul matter, the core is also related to the soul. It might have some miraculous effects."

"Miraculous effect? ​​Dual-core cockpit? Triple-bolt system?"

This was Ritsuko Akagi's first reaction.

When Ikari Fumihiko heard this idea, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, thinking of the "unit-01 upgraded to dual-core" plot in the original work after Rei Ayanami disappeared after being rescued.

After a moment's silence, he came back to his senses.

"Upgrading to a three-bolt system...what's the point?"

Ritsuko Akagi also responded with some uncertainty.

"The AT force field deployed by three people should be stronger than that deployed by two people, right?"

Fumihiko Ikari almost subconsciously thought of a love triangle, and was worried that if he really studied a three-insertion plug system, Ritsuko Akagi would suspect that he wanted to stuff her into the Type 02 prototype as well.

"One-on-one is more stable, one-on-two has too many variables... Let's just forget it!"

Seeing Ikari Fumihiko's sudden change of attitude, Akagi Ritsuko was stunned for a moment, then she reacted.

If the three-bolt system can be successfully developed, I can inject my soul into it and see my mother...

As soon as this thought came to her mind, she rejected it immediately.

Because the three-plug system requires two people to inject their souls into different cores, you may not be able to become a mother after doing so yourself.

But she still wanted to verify the specific situation.

"Don't jump to conclusions so early. These ideas need to be tested before we can know the answers."

"Let's forget about this."

Ritsuko Akagi ignored Fumihiko Ikari's objection and tried it on her own.

A giant beast EVA and a body material were dispatched from the warehouse, because this transplantation work was not to directly insert the core into the body of the giant beast EVA, but to transplant the neural network that matches the core together.

Seeing this, Fumihiko Ikari sighed, sat in front of another computer, injected the fourth angel (fish angel) into the assimilation experiment body to continue the previous experiment, while paying attention to the situation here.

Soon, Ritsuko Akagi came out with the first set of experimental results.

This transplant operation was not successful, and the extra neural networks and cores were all rejected by the giant beast EVA.

"Is it because the one using the elemental body is the second apostle?"

Hearing Ritsuko Akagi mumbling to herself at this time, Fumihiko Ikari realized that she was trying to shift the blame for the failure onto the experimental sample.

"No."

This was not a lie he made to stop Ritsuko Akagi from continuing her research, but rather a judgment based on his own knowledge.

To add credibility to his words, he explained.

"Apostles have nearly constant genes, which basically won't change."

however……

His dissuasion became guidance to Ritsuko Akagi.

"I see!"

He was stunned for a moment, then asked nervously: "What do you know?"

"It's the wrong method to sew the nerves directly on! I should have treated the core as a foreign object like an insertion plug. I need to use Longinus Metal and a nerve connection device to successfully transplant it!"

After hearing what Ritsuko Akagi said, he was confused and wanted to refute, but he felt that there was nothing wrong with the idea.

This time he almost wanted to slap himself twice.

If Ritsuko Akagi really developed a three-plug system and injected souls into it, how would outsiders view this matter if they knew about it?

People would definitely think that he was trying to silence the witnesses in order to gain the authority of the Three Sages System, and would invent a bloodless murder drama.

and……

If that really happened, it would be equivalent to him harming Ritsuko Akagi again.

"The three-bolt system is really worthless and only makes the originally stable driving structure chaotic."

Ritsuko Akagi didn't say anything, and it was obvious that all her attention was focused on this research.

Fumihiko Ikari had no choice but to place his hopes on Naoko Akagi.

Naoko...

Come and rescue me!

20:44:33

736. Wrong evolution?

however……

Fumihiko Ikari's expectations did not receive any response.

He was not surprised by this. At this moment, Naoko Akagi's consciousness was in a dormant state and she would only react when subjected to specific stimuli.

At the same time, it also calmed my mind.

If the three-insertion plug system can be successfully developed, Naoko Akagi should be able to react at the last moment.

The new transformation plan was implemented quickly, mainly because there were ready-made neural connection devices, and all Ritsuko Akagi had to do was to determine the transplantation plan.

This time, just as Fumihiko Ikari predicted, there was no rejection reaction.

"Succeeded——"

Ritsuko Akagi happily pressed the start button.

As the connecting device was activated, the alarm was triggered. Two reverse pulses collided, not only burning the connecting device, but also causing the giant EVA to explode like a watermelon.

Seeing this scene, her joy froze on her face.

Fumihiko Ikari instead breathed a sigh of relief.

It took a long time for Ritsuko Akagi to come back to her senses and subconsciously looked at Fumihiko Ikari who was standing beside her.

Fumihiko Ikari naturally knew that Ritsuko Akagi wanted to get a solution from him.

"..."

He didn't want to say anything, but he felt that if he didn't say anything, Ritsuko Akagi would continue to dwell on her point, so he spoke his mind.

"Their soul is in their core. Well, I would say that a body should only hold one soul."

"If that's the case... then why can human souls be injected into the EVA core?"

"Maybe the human soul is too small? Like pouring a little water into a cup full of stones?"

Ritsuko Akagi still asked back without giving up.

"Could it be that the Second Apostle is not fully developed, which is why this drawback exists? Can we replace it with a body cultivated from the biological sample of the First Apostle?"

Although Fumihiko Ikari thought that he could use the core of the first apostle and his descendants to give it a try, he still answered decisively.

"will not."

Ritsuko Akagi believed it, but still refused to give up.

"You haven't researched this aspect yet, have you? How can you know it won't work if you don't try it?"

Fumihiko Ikari thought for a while before he realized what to say to make Ritsuko Akagi give up.

"The Type 02 prototype was made using biological samples from the Second Angel."

Upon hearing this, Ritsuko Akagi stopped all her movements and sat in silence on the chair. The three-insertion bolt system was successfully developed, but if it could not be used on the Type 02 prototype, then it would be worthwhile to continue researching it.