Chapter 822

A group of recruits, 70% of whom were former NERV members, smiled awkwardly.

There's no way around it.

People have to eat, right?

Besides, Chaldea's benefits are a paradise that workers dream of; compared to this, NERV, a sweatshop, makes them want to spit a few times before leaving.

Furthermore, even without such good benefits, just being able to learn magic makes it worth paying to work.

At the very least, as Japanese people, who doesn't have a dream of being a transcendent?

"Forget it."

Misato Katsuragi pressed her forehead and said: "Don't call me Minister anymore; that's all in the past. Perhaps later I'll be calling you Minister instead.........."

The former NERV employees didn't speak, remembering the magical girl's posture that transcended the world before, their eyes a bit dazed: "In the end, does such an existence really need the assistance of our Operations Department?"

Even if the remaining Apostles are strengthened, so what?

Facing those two who are better described as gods than magical girls, they don't count for anything, right?

That kind of gap is visible even to mortals like them.

"Don't let your imagination run wild. Isn't it good to get paid for nothing? I was tempted when I saw Chaldea's benefits."

Misato Katsuragi joked.

But it was indeed true.

At NERV, she, an Operations Minister, had to take out a loan to buy a car; at Chaldea, half a year would be enough for her to change to a new car.

"Hahaha, that's true. By the way, Minister, have you seen Dr. Akagi? After the Commander disappeared, she also disappeared."

"Ritsuko?"

Misato Katsuragi shook her head: "She probably followed the Commander."

After all, according to her observations, Ritsuko likely had an affair with the Commander.

"Let's go get our uniforms first and chat slowly on the way."

A group of people followed the instructions, walking along silver-white corridors with a futuristic style, and soon arrived at the central hall.

Pushing open the door, a blonde woman wearing a crisp, white, sci-fi-style uniform came into view, looking cold and aloof: "You're here, newcomers. I am your direct manager, Ritsuko Akagi..."

The next moment.

She fell silent.

Misato Katsuragi and other former NERV members looking at her also fell silent.

The air was so awkward that people just wanted to dig their toes into the floor.

Then........

Misato Katsuragi, who had a dazed face, finally reacted and screamed: "No, why are you here? You should have followed Gendo Ikari....."

A long time later.

Being a doctor after all, Ritsuko Akagi continued as if nothing had happened: "Ritsuko, why should I follow that man? I'm just a researcher; this place is clearly more suitable for me."

"Suitable my foot."

Misato Katsuragi rubbed her hair: "I've been struggling for almost a week, and you actually came early, and didn't call me?!!!"

Let's be reasonable.

NERV didn't even have anyone to buy groceries toward the end; she had to run over ten miles to the commercial street on the ground just to eat a meal.

The house she was assigned was about to be reclaimed by the government, and she was about to be homeless......

"Cough cough cough....."

Ritsuko Akagi coughed: "Anyway, let me familiarize you with the environment first......"

"The Chaldeas branch is currently in the initial stage. The open areas are only the B series 2nd zone, 7th zone, 13th zone, and the C series employee area, entertainment area, accommodation area, etc., a total of 21 zones, totaling 14 million square meters. Most areas are still in a closed state."

"I know many of you are spies, backed by major countries, but it's best not to act rashly."

She pointed to the lines flowing with elite blue like the ocean on the silver wall and said: "See that? According to the temporary person in charge, Kitahara, it is one of the 407 defense mechanisms of Chaldeas. Without permission, it will release energy sufficient to tear apart the muscle strength of an Apostle, and even the special metal we use to restrain EVA can be instantly evaporated."

"And those lights overhead, they are ordinary lighting devices, but if you break into a closed area, they will immediately become terrifying rays capable of tearing apart a battleship."

Ritsuko Akagi popularized various terrifying taboos with lingering fear.

Clearly, she had almost been hit by one earlier.

Misato Katsuragi wanted to say something but stopped.

Although that's true....... is it really okay for you to expose these spies like this?

As if seeing through her thoughts, Ritsuko Akagi waved her hand: "It's no big deal. Just like me, I'm also an undercover agent passing information for Gendo Ikari."

Misato Katsuragi stammered: "Then how did you....."

Ritsuko Akagi scanned the people present, pointed upward, and said lightly: "I know, but I don't care!"

Everyone fell silent, a bit dazed.

That's right.

In front of such a transcendent existence, what are their thoughts, identities, and purposes? Does it matter?

God knows.

But God doesn't care!

"Let's go. Today is the day Chaldea is officially established. Prime Ministers and Presidents of various countries will personally congratulate Chaldea on its establishment, and there is still a lot of work to do. Don't waste ti......."

Suddenly.

"High-level psionic reaction detected."

A harsh alarm sounded.

Ritsuko Akagi's expression changed drastically.

As one of the earliest members to join Chaldea, she knew clearly what the high energy mentioned by Chaldea's artificial psionic intelligence meant.

That is a level that even Apostles cannot reach.

Could it be the resurrection of the evil god Gatanothor mentioned by that person?

"What is the specific level?"

She asked hurriedly.

"Psionic fluctuation is level 9.... rising continuously, level 10........ level 11.........".

445. HolyAngemon, Angewomon, and Lucemon arrive together.

Whether they were newcomers or veterans, the scene went quiet.

"May I ask..... what level is an Apostle?"

Misato Katsuragi turned her head stiffly and looked at Ritsuko Akagi.

Ritsuko Akagi was even more panicked than her, her throat dry as she said: "Level 7....."

After coming to Chaldea, she found that there were systematic standards for many things here, as well as detection mechanisms that were precise to an unbelievable degree.

Now Ritsuko Akagi really believed a little that this force, which claimed to travel through many universes to save the world, might truly exist.

This base, which had been built for less than a week, besides the existence of magical girls, did not show technology that was too far beyond the Earth's level.

But every detail, every trace, all existed with the traces of such a mature system.

It was full of the traces of time, and one could see generations of geniuses, under the power of civilization, making the power of magic mature, standardized, popularized, and deeply rooted in every aspect.

This is simply not something that one or two geniuses can reach.

What geniuses can provide is the qualitative change from zero to one.

But the remaining maturation, systematization, and application require time and civilization to accumulate.

But this kind of detailed aspect can only be civilization and time.

And in this mature and huge system, the so-called psionic reaction is a collective term for non-natural energy reactions.

【Psionic】 means spirituality.

As the name suggests, psionic energy is the energy reaction of life forms that possess self-awareness.

Ordinary people are level 1.

It refers to their vitality, which is also a kind of psionic energy.

And level 2, which is higher, is not something that large animals like lions, tigers, or even rhinoceroses can reach.

It is only possible for behemoths like blue whales, the largest life forms in planetary history, whose body size is thousands of times that of ordinary humans.

One can imagine how huge the gap between levels is.

And in the current world, there are no other species between level 2 and level 7. ===== CHAPTER 823 =====

And in the current world, between the second rank and the 7th rank, there simply exist no other species.