Chapter 44: The Nuclear Crisis

Misato and Ritsuko arrived at the meeting on a vertical take-off and landing ground attack aircraft YAGR-3B. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

The hall was bustling with reporters and dignitaries, but there were only two women at the NERV table. There wasn't even a single one who came over to say hello, and the cold at NERV's table was particularly glaring at such a lively press conference. The reason for this is nothing more than the strong exclusion of NERV with EVA from the outside world.

Amid warm applause, the head of the J.A. program, a partial man, took the stage.

"I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all of you for coming to the launch of our products at the Japan Heavy Chemical Industry Community today! In a moment, I would like to invite you to visit the public trial operation in the control room, and if you have any questions, please ask them now. The partial man is full of confidence and looks proud.

Ritsuko couldn't stand it anymore and immediately raised it to slap her face.

The partial man seemed to have expected the NERV people to come and make trouble, "Isn't this the famous Dr. Ritsuko Akagi?

"Is it okay to ask a question?" Ritsuko stood up, and today she was wearing a dark blue OA suit, bright lipstick, and a neck ring, showing off her mature woman's true colors.

"Please. ”

"Is the nuclear engine built-in, as you just explained?"

"Yes, this is the main characteristic of this model, which guarantees 150 days of continuous combat operations. ”

"But isn't it too risky to put the reactor inside a land weapon that is premised on participating in a melee battle?" Ritsuko questioned.

"I think it's much more useful than a decisive weapon that can't be moved for five minutes. "The partial man emphasized the battery life again, the question is will the apostle fight with you for 150 days?

"Remote manipulation has a hidden danger in dealing with emergencies. Ritsuko made another move.

"I think it's more humane than putting a burden on the driver and causing mental pollution. ”

"Stop fighting, like a child. Misato propped her chin and pouted, but she thought to herself, she had warned the other party in advance, why the press conference was still not affected.

"There's also the issue of human control. Ritsuko didn't give up.

"It's much safer than a weapon that can't control the danger of causing a rampage, and it's ridiculous to be like an uncontrollable weapon, like a hysterical woman. The partial man showed a confidential document as a basis, and sarcastically mocked the woman, who seemed to know EVA very well.

"That's why drivers and technology are needed. Ritsuko argued under the teasing gazes of the men around her.

"Can science and human hearts suppress that monster?"

"Yes, of course. ”

"It is precisely because of the reliance on ambiguous things like the so-called 'human heart' that the NERV has allowed events like the one that got out of control like the one that preceded it, with the result that the United Nations was forced to pass a huge supplementary budget, and in one country almost starved to death 20,000 people. In addition, the cause of such an important event is still unknown, and I hope that as a person in charge, I should do my duty. It's good that NERV is protected beyond the norm, so you don't have to take any responsibility. "The partial man hits the nail on the head.

"No matter what you say, it is impossible to bring down the enemy without the main weapons of NERV. Ritsuko made a final struggle.

"AT. Force Field, yes? It's only a matter of time before we solve this, and it won't always be the era of NERV. ”

In the bathroom, Misato kicked a metal door desperately, and it was almost kicked. "Damn! Really, those laymen, anyway, they must be trying to take the opportunity to vent their anger at us!

It's still Ritsuko's eldest sister to be more steady, "Don't make trouble, like a child." She was burning J.A.'s introduction materials, and she seemed to be angry.

"But why do those guys even know about the AT force field?" Misato asked.

"Top secret leaked. Ritsuko said.

In the control room, the partial man officially announced the start of the experiment, and various staff members began to report various statuses. But there is still a shadow in the heart of the partial man, since the beginning of the preparation of the J.A. program, he has been constantly hindered by various interferences, and two days ago he even received an anonymous message that someone wanted to sabotage the start of the experiment, but after intense verification, it was found that it was just a false alarm, and there was no problem at all.

"Ready to start. ”

"Start the trial. ”

"There was no problem with the condensing system. ”

"Open all the momentum. ”

"The pressure is normal. ”

"There is no abnormality in the cooling system circulation. ”

"The control stick is fully withdrawn. ”

"There was no problem with the pressurizer system. ”

"The power reactor has broken through the tipping point. ”

"There was no problem with the power take-off. ”

Before J.A. could take the first step, its system code was rewritten. It seems that Lao Ikaru's sabotage action is very strict, only in the last step, no matter how you check before, it's no problem, Shinji and the old fox are too tender, and it's not as simple as just sending a message to destroy it.

"Start walking. ”

"Walking, going slowly. ”

"Right foot forward. ”

"Understood. ”

"Walking, going slowly. ”

"Right foot forward. ”

"All the shock absorbers are normal. ”

"The balance is normal. ”

"There is nothing abnormal about the dynamics. ”

"Understood, and then moved forward with your left foot. ”

"Good. The partial man breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and it seemed that everything was going well.

"It's going well, it seems that there is still capital to show off. Misato said sourly.

"What's wrong?"

"Strange, the internal pressure of the reactor is rising!"

"The temperature of the cooling water in the primary circuit is also rising!"

"The internal pressure rises, and it can't be stopped!"

"Open the valve and inject the reducer. The partial man sighed in his heart, could it be ......

"No, the pump's output power hasn't gone up!"

"No, I can't. ”

"Cut off the power and make an emergency stop. ”

"The temperature of the cooling water in the primary circuit is still rising!"

"Coming to the warning area. ”

"The backup water supply system is not starting. ”

"The output of the recirculation pump is reduced to 20 percent. ”

"Stop signal! ”

"The signal was not accepted. ”

"The wireless line is also not working, and it cannot be controlled!"

The robot began to walk desperately......

"How can this be?" the partial man was completely panicked, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he looked helpless.

"A robot who doesn't know how to be polite like the person who made it. Misato gloated, Ritsuko's expression was calm and she didn't say a word.

"Can't stop automatically!"

Then the roof of the control room is trampled by a large hole in the robot, and Misato chokes on the smoke and coughs.

"Tell me how to stop. "Misato said to the mourning of the partial, she is a kind person, and the consequences of a nuclear leak are unimaginable.

"I've tried everything. The partial man looked desperate, this is his hard work, this serious accident happened, and now his career prospects are bleak.

"No, there should be a last resort to reduce everything to a blank slate. "Misato still doesn't give up.

"I can only delete the program manually, I need a password, but this is not possible......"

"Tell me the password. ”

"The deletion of all programs is top secret and is not under my jurisdiction, and I have no authority to make it public. ”

In that case, go and get orders. ”

As a result, the partial man made countless phone calls with higher-level officials, and was kicked in the ball, and he had to wait for the written application to go through the process of approval, which shows the bureaucracy of the Japanese government.

"JetAlone is heading in the direction of Atsugi, moving at an increase of 0.2% per minute. "There was an alarm on the radio.

"I don't have time, I'm going to go it alone now, please understand. "Misato started calling EVA.

"Hinata, I've already talked about it on Atsugi's side, and I'll send Shinji and Hatsuki here with F equipment...... Yes, emergencies. ”

"It's useless, give it up, Captain Katsuragi. How are you going to stop it?", Ritsuko persuaded, looking like she didn't care about herself.

"With human hands. ”

"Are you serious?" Ritsuko confirmed.

"Yes. ”

"But...... The interior is already full of pollutants and is too dangerous. "Partial men still have a bit of a conscience.

"Hope...... It is to delete the password of the program. When Misato put on her protective suit and was about to leave, she was huddled in the corner of the road, and by this time the people who were visiting had already run away.

On the side of the NERV headquarters, Shinji consciously ran to stand by just in case, but he didn't expect him to come out.

Lao Jie personally gave instructions and decided to dispatch the first machine, because it could better slap his face. Even if the core reactor is blown up, it will definitely not be as powerful as a nuclear bomb, but the AT force field of the first machine can resist the existence of N2 bombs at 0 distance.

Will the nuclear energy from the core reactor of a nuclear power plant explode like a nuclear bomb? The answer is: no. A nuclear bomb is a nuclear material that completely burns off a large amount of nuclear material in an instant, causing huge damage in an instant, and the purity greater than 90% is called weapon-grade highly enriched uranium. In nuclear reactors, only about 3% of purified uranium is required.

A nuclear bomb explosion can only pollute for a short time, but a nuclear leak can affect generations. The famous Chernobyl nuclear accident, which directly affected an area of more than 1,650 square kilometers and more than 5,000 square kilometers of warning danger areas, directly affected 270,000 people with cancer, including 93,000 deaths, according to the latest investigation in Belarus, the health of 2 billion people around the world will be affected by this accident. It will take at least 800 years for most of the contaminated land to return to safety standards, and it will take at least 3.5 million years for the nuclear contamination in the core area to fully differentiate!

On the EVA bat-shaped transport plane, Misato discusses the plan with Shinji.

"I didn't expect that the previous warning had been done in vain, and it still came to this point......" Shinji was speechless.

"No way, no one wants this to happen. ”

"No, my father must be pleased. Now that I think about it, I also feel very unreliable to let this kind of humanoid nuclear bomb move around, not to mention being blown up, it is just a crash and a malfunction, and once it is destroyed, it is a radius of hundreds of miles. Shinji crossed Jiro's legs.

"The target is J.A., and there is a danger of core meltdown within 20 minutes, so the target cannot be allowed to continue near the densely populated area. Misato said worriedly.

"Hinata. ”

"Yes. ”

"After the EVA is detached, you have to leave as soon as possible and rise to a safe height. ”

"Understood. ”

"Shinji, you're going to catch up with your target, send me to the back, and then try to stop them from moving as much as you can. ”

"Are you really going to go inside? Forget it, you find the data interface, just plug this in. Shinji handed Misato a device the size of a mobile phone, and the program problem was connected to the Internet and let Xiao Q solve it.

The transporter has caught up with the robot, and it is running happily.

"Let's go, then!" said Misato.

"You are too bold, you are in the hands of EVA, with the landing of the first plane, after this incident is resolved, the other party owes you a lot of favors, maybe this is the only benefit. "Fortunately, Shinji is confident that he can protect Miri.

"There are some things that are not good to do. ”

"Well, I see. ”

The first machine reached the launch position and directly did free fall, and the gravitational potential energy of nearly 10,000 tons was really terrifying.

I saw the first machine holding Misato with his right hand, and the palm of his hand remained level. The volley smashes a glass landing using a fragile multi-layered AT force field to slow down.

As soon as the first plane landed, it caught up with the robot, grabbed it like a chicken, and then levitated in the air, and the robot swung its feet desperately to no avail. In fact, it is standing on an invisible AT force field.

Put Misato in, and after 2 minutes, the robot core pile is back to normal.

The people in the control room cheered, and then the first machine used an AT force field to glide frictionlessly, and soon arrived at the airport to prepare for recycling, which made the researchers of the Japan Heavy Chemical Industry Community stunned, disappointed and self-deprecating, and sighed that EVA is expensive and expensive.

Afterwards, Misato and Ritsuko take a flight back on their way.

"Misato, what do you think of Shinji's combat performance?" Ritsuko looked out the window, as if inadvertently asked, the robot code problem just now was solved in advance, she was puzzled, and asked Misato only to say that she deleted the program with the password provided by the other party.

"Needless to say, it's impeccable, and few people can catch up with the crisis response ability. Misato praised.

"yes, that boy is terrible. It's a little unreal, and it's not shocking, as if everything has been planned......" Ritsuko lit a flue.

"What do you want to say?" Misato sensed that Ritsuko had something to say.

"Moreover, your previous battle plan against the 5th Apostle (Thunder Angel) was also prepared in advance, right? Otherwise, it would be impossible to be fully prepared in such a short time, plus take precautions for the Technology Development Department to develop a protective shield......" Ritsuko looked directly into Misato's eyes, "Do you know something?"

"Haha, how is it possible, you think too much. Is there a problem with being well prepared?" Misato tried to fool the past, after all, no one else is stupid, let alone Ritsuko's high IQ.

"Really, do you know the results of Shinji's last medical examination?" Ritsuko asked.

"Why, is there something wrong?" Misato worried.

"After the battle against the Fourth Apostle (Angel of Day), the apostle's biochemical substances have been remaining in Shinji's body and are difficult to get rid of, and there is a tendency to develop into a chimera, and the little girl who was with him at that time has recovered. So I suspect ......" Ritsuko paused for a moment, "I suspect that Shinji has been contaminated by the apostolic spirit, and has never recovered, and there is a tendency to get worse and worse. ”

"What?!chimera?," Misato exclaimed, asking a barrage of questions, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? What are the consequences?"

"I'm just guessing, there is no direct evidence at the moment, so to know the details of Shinji, is there anything strange about his daily behavior?"

"Strange place?" Misato shuddered when he thought about it, Shinji was so different from ordinary people, double personality, memory talent, mental arithmetic talent, and fortune telling...... But that was a situation that existed before she met the apostle, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

"It doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary......"

"You must know that if the mental pollution continues to worsen, there will only be one result......"

"Could it be ......" Misato was nervous.

"That's right, it's going to die. "What is even more terrifying is that the mind is manipulated by the power of the apostles......" Ritsuko's description makes people shudder.

Misato was shocked, "So what should I do?"

Ritsuko suddenly grabbed Misato's shoulders and stared into her eyes and said, "So, tell me about Shinji's abnormality, did he contact anyone else, did he ask you to do anything?"

Misato panicked, but calmed down again, "No, I'm sure no, his life is monotonous and regular. Did you make a mistake about Shinji?"

Ritsuko was silent, "Damn, can't you cheat something?, is it really okay to explain all the things before......" Obviously she was exaggerating to scare Misato.