On the surface, everything seemed to be silent.
Everyone had a tacit understanding not to talk about the battle of the Sixth Apostle. On the surface, everything seemed normal. But in fact, under this strange calm, there was a surging undercurrent.
SEELE, NERV, the United Nations, almost all the organizations had devoted all their intelligence means to trying to find the mysterious girl with the red ponytail.
This was especially true for SEELE.
"It's not even the agreed time yet, but such a mistake has already appeared!"
In the dark space, the stone slabs flashing with bright red numbers were expressionless, but their angry tone had already proved how excited they were.
"Ding, who is that girl?"
"I want to know the answer to this question as much as everyone here."
Sitting in a chair, Di Yuentō crossed his hands and said expressionlessly.
"I think you all know very well that there is no record of such a thing in the predetermined Silent Revelation …"
"It's definitely recorded in the Dead Sea Book!"
However, at that moment, a sharp voice rang out.
"We must eliminate all obstacles. Di Yuentō, you should understand that if the girl is found, then the existence of NERV will be meaningless!"
"I understand."
Di Yuentō certainly understood that once the League of Nations or other organizations connected with the girl with the red ponytail, it meant that NERV was no longer the only organization in the world that could defeat the Apostles. This might be good news for others, but it was definitely not good news for NERV.
Although SEELE and NERV had also considered the possibility that the girl was from some other organization, to be honest, they were now very doubtful whether this was true. The power shown by the girl had far exceeded the level that SEELE and NERV could understand.
Di Yuentō even specifically consulted Aruko Akagi, and Aruko Akagi only had one opinion about this – she was definitely not human. Even the Apostles could not do this.
So, who was that girl?
What kind of organization was behind her?
No one knew.
"But our current mission is to eliminate the Apostles," Di Yuentō calmly pointed out the problem.
Since Di Yuan Hall had calmly pointed out the problem, the other organizations could stop what they were doing and search for the girl like finding a needle in a haystack. However, NERV was different. After all, NERV was a military organization for the apostles, so it was impossible for them to spend all their energy on this.
"I understand. SEELE will take full responsibility for this. You just have to do your job well."
Right at this moment, another cold and steady voice resounded.
"Di Yuan Hall, don't forget your mission."
As the voice faded, light reappeared, and the pitch-black space became pure white. The black stone slab that was originally floating in the air had disappeared without a trace.
"Looks like the elders are starting to get anxious."
Dong Yue clasped her hands behind her back and said in a low voice. Di Yuan Hall nodded. Of course, they understood why SEELE was so anxious. All this while, SEELE had been dominating this world in the dark, and they even thought of themselves as the supreme ruler of this world. But now, they were shocked to discover that there was an even more mysterious organization hidden in the shadows. Before they took the initiative to reveal themselves, SEELE actually had no idea about the existence of such a force!
That would scare the hell out of them!
I always thought that I was the final boss, and now you're telling me that I'm just a mid-level boss?
This is going to kill me, I'm telling you!
Hence, Seele seemed to have gone crazy. She had invested all of her resources and energy in an attempt to find clues about the girl with the red ponytail and figure out what kind of existence the mysterious force was. As the saying goes, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Everyone wants to be the oriole, but no one wants to be the mantis, right?
"I really didn't expect that a girl could actually cause such a big wave."
Sitting on the chair, Ge Chengmeili couldn't help but sigh. As the Chief of Operations of NERV, she understood the consequences of this incident better than anyone else. In the past, the cooperation of other units and departments with NERV had begun to be delayed. Some people even said in private, "Anyway, even without the Eva, someone will come to destroy those apostles. Why do we need NERV to be nice to us?"
"That's not an ordinary girl."
Akagi Reiko said while typing on the keyboard in front of her.
"An existence that can directly kill an Apostle without relying on any body.... Fine, I even suspect that she's not human."
"Could it be aliens?"
"It's not impossible. After all, there are even Apostles, aren't there?"
While saying that, Akagi Reiko took off her glasses.
"Fortunately, we've solved at least one problem."
"Problem?"
"That's right."
Akagi Reiko pressed the 'Enter' key a few times. Then, pieces of data appeared in front of her.
"Do you still remember that mysterious barrier that suddenly appeared when we were fighting against the fifth apostle?"
"Of course.... Have you found the reason?"
"That's right."
Akagi Reiko's expression became more and more serious.
"Although the data isn't quite the same, judging from the shape of the barrier, the barrier that appeared in front of Robot Zero at that time is very similar to the barrier that the girl with the red ponytail created to resist the Sixth Apostle's attack.... At least in terms of spatial data."
"So what you're saying is …"
Ge Chengmeili was no fool. She immediately understood what Akagi Reiko meant.
"That's right. It seems that our Royal Highness has been paying attention to us for a long time. Fortunately.... she doesn't seem to want to be our enemy."
"That's right.... That's the only good news for now."
Ge Chengmeili sighed and picked up her coffee cup again. As she said, that was the only good news for now.
Ge Chengmeili knew better than anyone how miserable NERV was right now.
As the saying goes, the bird that sticks out will be shot. The tallest tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. NERV was the only military organization that fought against the Apostles. Although it had great power, it was also the reason why it was hated by others.
Apart from face, relationship, organization, and influence, the most practical point was enough to make other organizations fall out with NERV.
And that was money!
The maintenance and repair of the Eva required a lot of money. The money needed to repair the Eva once was enough to bankrupt a small country!
It had only been more than ten years since the Second Onslaught. There were a lot of things waiting to be done. Money was needed everywhere, and the repair of the Eva was the most expensive. Countries had long complained about this, but the problem was that only the Eva could defeat the Apostles, so no matter how unhappy they were, they had no choice but to fork out the money.
But this way, NERV would get the money, and other places would naturally be empty. There was even a case where the construction of the Eva caused a financial crisis in a small country, and tens of thousands of people starved to death. In such a situation, who would give NERV any face?
But in the past, they had to bear with it. After all, NERV was related to the future of mankind.
But now ….
The situation was different!
The appearance of the red ponytail gave other organizations a glimmer of hope. To put it bluntly, even if they treated the red ponytail like a queen and gave her the best treatment in the world, it would not even cost one-tenth of the money for an Eva overhaul!
What was the point of having an Eva?
If they spent less money, they could still block the Apostles … Wasn't that much better than those messy, pointless things they were doing now? Besides, the Eva was just a rechargeable toy. Many people could not stand it. If not for the fact that only the Eva could break through the A.T. Field of the Apostles, they would have already started cursing!
Oh, it's not too late now.
Fangzheng did not care about NERV's troubles at all.
Although he was fighting the Apostles to protect mankind, from a standpoint, Fangzheng and NERV were natural enemies. After he killed the Apostles, the first thing he would do was turn around and kill the Di Yuan Hall. Therefore, he had no psychological burden about causing trouble for NERV. Besides, Fangzheng's position did not require him to worry about this. Akagi Ritsuko could lose her hair in front of the data, Ge Cheng Meili could sulk at the complaints of the Publicity Department and the higher-ups, but as for himself ….
He just had to keep these kids in check.
"Okay! Let's run another lap! "
Shouted Fangzheng as he looked at the panting figure running in front of him. He pressed the stopwatch and shouted. Hearing Fangzheng's voice, Asuka, Rinbori and Ike Shinji gritted their teeth and continued to run forward.
After Asuka came to Japan, she was quickly put into Spartan training by Fangzheng. At first, Asuka was very reluctant, but it was not the first time Fangzheng had to deal with such a tsundere little girl. Shana was much more tsundere than Asuka, but she was still taught a lesson by Fangzheng. Therefore, Fangzheng chose the simplest and crudest way to deal with Asuka – beat her into submission!
It turned out that Fangzheng's approach was also very effective. After a "friendly exchange" between the two sides, Asuka obediently lowered her head.
In fact, Fangzheng found that Asuka was very similar to Winter Horse in some ways. Asuka would put on a long face on the surface, as if everyone in the world owed her money, and it was best to stay away from her. But if you really ignored her, she would sulk in the corner alone ….
So, when dealing with this kind of person, you can't just go along with her. The more you go along with her, the more you'll give her face. You just have to make her think, "I didn't want to do this, you forced me to do it, I didn't take the initiative", and the rest would be much easier.
As the saying goes, "The mouth says no, but the body is still very honest." This was the kind of person who said no.
"Okay! Stop!! "
With Fangzheng's command, the three people who were sprinting at the end quickly stopped in their tracks. Following that, Asuka took the water bottle beside her and looked at the other two with a smug "V" gesture.
"Hahaha, I'm first again! First qualified, third qualified, none of you can do it! "
"Huff … huff …."
Rinbori just remained silent in response to Asuka's words, while Shinji shook his head helplessly with a wry smile.
"I really don't understand, where did you get the strength to run so fast at the end …."
"Because I'm talented."
"Okay, let's rest for five minutes, then we'll start combat adaptation training."
At this time, Fangzheng also walked over and took a few weapons. Using weapons for combat training was one of the compulsory courses for these children. After all, for now, except for a freak like the Fifth Apostle, the other apostles were basically all close combat.
So, weapon training was naturally a must.
But ….
"Asuka, are you sure you don't want to change your weapon?"
Looking at Asuka proudly twirling the spear in her hand, Fangzheng sighed helplessly.
"Of course, it's so cool. Why should I change it?"
"Because …. Forget it, as long as you like it."
What else could Fangzheng say?
Anyway, nothing had happened yet …. Just let her be.
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