「所以……」艾嘉在運輸車副駕駛座,對腳上的L2提問,「你為什麼幫塔格,反抗你的……造物主?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAgOPkvzDKQa
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圓餅狀頭部左右晃動,機械嚮導聲音間斷,「為什麼?也、也許,他讓我想起……身為人類的感覺?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAfSu7N6uSbc
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「人類?」嘉娜莉靠近前座,看了一眼緊握方向盤的塔格。301Please respect copyright.PENANAs4rWRznQuM
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「L2過去還是人類,就是他幫助德爾芬建立這個城市……」301Please respect copyright.PENANAOktJCwjZFI
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「做為報酬,我得以脫離肉身,把意識轉移到機械……」L2端詳爪子零件,存取處理器底層的編碼,「我失去很多,也得到不少⸺」301Please respect copyright.PENANAbyKIi068Y4
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「多虧有你才能駭入占卜系統,這次也拜託了,夥伴。」塔格在回收廠旁邊停下。兩位女子開啟車門,站到地面。301Please respect copyright.PENANAplUardgVbi
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L2被塞進背包,衛兵頭盔遮蔽外來者面目,灰色制服讓她們融入日常。301Please respect copyright.PENANA6I6uKZPza2
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「我去停機坪工作,確認其他隊員的位置,食物就麻煩了。」青年啟動引擎,對艾嘉點頭道別。301Please respect copyright.PENANA3MqdAewe8g
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不知為何,他的一舉一動總是讓女艦長感到莫名熟悉。301Please respect copyright.PENANAmyKfHZhQ9e
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「那個……」嘉娜莉看著煙囪投影,朵魅唱著令人發毛的安魂曲,「為什麼食物要來這裡偷?該不會……」301Please respect copyright.PENANALu35WdEYlt
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「別會錯意,Soylent Green不是人肉做的!沒聽過?抱歉……」L2的發訊器在背包內發亮,趁兩人經過門口時駭入設施。301Please respect copyright.PENANAVo8A3zL7Xh
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「圓頂居民火葬之後,食物總量會出現除不盡的零頭,直到新生兒填補人口⸺我只要讓電腦燒一些不存在的居民,就能湊出你們的配給……人類每天都要吃飯,真麻煩」301Please respect copyright.PENANALvNgbhkFs7
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「但是,」嘉娜莉已經放棄理解其中原理,「你要到現場才能修改資料。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAAk9dnLfg58
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「前言撤回,有人類真好⸺這雙短腿走過來要五千小時……」301Please respect copyright.PENANA5oT1FioNWR
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「沒空閒聊了。」艾嘉關上庫房艙門。守衛都被占卜支開,讓她們能夠潛入控制室,「對了……這裡有火葬者的名單嗎?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAoRlcD3iIUn
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「抱歉,沒看到……這裡跟其它設施一樣,會定期移動數據到核心封存⸺下一次更新就是比賽當晚,到時候,絕對會被發現竄改痕跡。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAXp53IsWkue
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「沒有退路了。」艾嘉嘆了口氣。監視螢幕上,排隊迎接死亡的居民滿面笑容,讓她不寒而慄。301Please respect copyright.PENANA48CnxYkmz5
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今天很快樂,明天也安心;301Please respect copyright.PENANAehGxX4mfJU
永遠沒意外,我們的圓頂。301Please respect copyright.PENANAUpmYhBcEXY
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偶像的巨大投影在城市頂端起舞,但她的歌聲沒能傳到所有角落。301Please respect copyright.PENANAt24GYL8Pj0
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藏匿外來者的廢棄倉庫內,兩架鋼鐵巨人躺在拖板車上,四周被各種零件包圍。301Please respect copyright.PENANAbHc8z5Uahc
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「肚子餓了……」齊波收起電銲槍,拉開面罩,「想不到整備這麼累!」301Please respect copyright.PENANAw1PLYaS6Tx
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「自己的機體,自己摸清楚啊。」烏霸半裸上身,用力鎖緊燃魂腳部的外裝甲,拍掉胸肌上的汗水,「裝上這些輪子就好了,你不是很愛飆車?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAML7jfRP4BG
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「我是兜風,不是飆車……」齊波看向坐機背部,一柄造型奇特的棍棒帶有銳利鋸齒,「還好,這把『黑曜石劍』沒被沒收,你這次別在擋我視線了。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAiACQoWgJ13
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「哼,那把邪門歪『刀』居然沒有被守衛發現。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAt5KUBJ6Dae
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「有獨立推進器,它們大概以為是機體元件……聽魯卡姊說,這是仿造太陽系古英雄阿茲特克……」301Please respect copyright.PENANAeIlwYGsqZq
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「在我手上比較有用啦。」301Please respect copyright.PENANACZgfFiWCOU
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「你空手就夠了啦!」301Please respect copyright.PENANAo6rPobTRLC
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兩人正要鬥嘴,倉庫突然響起警報。301Please respect copyright.PENANA6hkfKL3fAE
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齊波與烏霸躲回水缸房間,與艾卡一起看著監視器螢幕。人類警衛與一台圓頭機甲經過附近山路,一點疑心都沒有。301Please respect copyright.PENANA7K6D3Sknkp
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「少了占卜提醒就不會自己調查嗎?」烏霸語帶嘲諷。危機解除,那些警衛突然自顧自地跳起舞來。301Please respect copyright.PENANA6QUWkVvssF
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採礦!採礦!電塑金屬,業績狂飆⸺301Please respect copyright.PENANAC6RBBR6YsB
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強烈節奏傳出艾卡臂環,可見朵魅跟著音樂搔首弄姿。301Please respect copyright.PENANAtR2C6qjF9t
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雜亂影像快速切換,每一段都毫無邏輯。齊波皺起眉頭,「天啊,感覺看了就會變笨。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAdaMBIiMEyx
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「『滴答網』,大家會學朵魅自拍影片,」艾卡浮出水面苦笑著,「原本七秒,現在是三秒……我覺得很無聊啦。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAYjMcjTaIMg
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「艾卡真成熟呢。」齊波伸手關掉警報器。水中孩童的稚嫩笑容,完全沒有打算對命運低頭。301Please respect copyright.PENANA90Xogsu47S
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「我喜歡聽L2說外面的故事,可以說一些給我聽嗎?像是……你們的事?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAXTIj4o2Coy
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「嗯……那我跟你說……我的爺爺吧!傳說中,他一個人對抗帝國軍隊,拯救了家鄉⸺我就是想確定這件事才會上宇宙。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAkwwavP7ZcI
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「哇,拯救家鄉……」艾卡雙手撐在水缸邊緣,閃亮瞳孔開始天馬行空,「大哥哥拯救我,跟爺爺一樣是很厲害的英雄……」301Please respect copyright.PENANAFLpzGCq4QL
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碧眼少年笑著別過頭。烏霸起身開門,裝作沒看到那滴眼淚,「晚點再說吧,我們要快點改造機體。」301Please respect copyright.PENANANshxcJ5PnE
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銀髮傭兵走了幾步,感受到水中的強烈冀望,還有齊波上揚的嘴角。301Please respect copyright.PENANA9mxHU4yIRR
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「說一下嘛!烏霸,你真的只是為了鍛鍊才來的?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAbf5SEk3FS3
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「唉……對啦!我不像你們,都是為了家人……」烏霸背對房間,雙手叉腰,「我家人活得很好……十幾個兄弟姊妹都是商隊領袖。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAwdaS9OeMAO
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齊波想起燧石部落洗刷汙名的事蹟。帝國抗戰時,他們是引導努那走向勝利的重要因素。301Please respect copyright.PENANAKmpBkogwhu
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「戰爭結束,時代不同了,就剩下卡涅特的小兒子,還留戀暴力至上的雪賊精神。」烏霸握緊腰間佩刀,忘不了練武的快樂。301Please respect copyright.PENANAKMFKfCZ3ug
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「我只有這個,這是父親給我的熱血精神……等到名揚宇宙,我就能回家,讓那些說閒話的人閉嘴。」301Please respect copyright.PENANA66JkpAEIrU
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銀髮青年的肩膀輕了一些。艾卡盯著劍士的火紅挑染,吐露純真的感情,「大哥哥……好帥!」301Please respect copyright.PENANA6CHuqsqEf4
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「我也覺得很帥哦。」齊波露出兩排牙齒。烏霸臉頰發熱、快步離開。301Please respect copyright.PENANAvVUyaPxxsk
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「不說了,上工!」
埋首於反攻準備,時間很快就到了傍晚。圓頂燈光盞盞熄滅,塔格小隊回到倉庫,他們找出組員被囚禁的位置,也拿到了食物配給。301Please respect copyright.PENANAbN1LaXkZmn
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好不容易清出客廳,一夥終於能好好休息,然而,那些灰色的營養糕實在提不起胃口。烏霸離開客廳,在機體駕駛艙東翻西找,搜出一包乾燥香料。301Please respect copyright.PENANAvJZ4noU3FM
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未曾有過的氣息觸動味蕾,輪椅上的艾卡口水直流。塔格看著芳香葉片點綴餐盤,都忘記要幫L2充電。301Please respect copyright.PENANAuJAkgt45kw
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笑聲搖曳燭光,晚餐時間結束。艾卡被推回水缸休息,L2走到倉庫中央,在地板上投影出一個大圓形。301Please respect copyright.PENANAHIiFW8qgKr
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「開始預習吧,飛輪球賽的規則!」301Please respect copyright.PENANAIANaQs9F2Y
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齊波與烏霸起身,站在大圓兩端對望。301Please respect copyright.PENANAPCF89TqXPM
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「首先,感謝方位與時鐘概念,這個遺產永遠都會伴隨人類文明前進⸺」301Please respect copyright.PENANACPUlUlYgVx
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「講重點,L2。」301Please respect copyright.PENANA7m0MVXhA17
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「好吧,齊波尼亞,你代表北門,烏霸是南門⸺賽道很單純,繞圈!」301Please respect copyright.PENANAuSJjW8zUK0
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下一秒,四個機甲圖樣出現在齊波腳邊,兩白、兩黑。301Please respect copyright.PENANAG3rzQrBED6
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「二對二,白隊黑隊同時從北門出發,順時針前進,全力搶『球』⸺一噸重,碳纖維外殼的球。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAvySe70OFA3
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紅色圓點在賽道的三點鐘位置閃爍,很快就被機甲圖案帶走。301Please respect copyright.PENANANKiwBlpLti
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「搶到球的那隊繼續前進,順時鐘通過南門,得分。」301Please respect copyright.PENANArbCfuXqBdk
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圓點穿過烏霸腳底,地板顯示一比零。301Please respect copyright.PENANARy8uLF0OQ4
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「得分後,下一次就必須順時針通過北門,依此類推⸺全程都可以搶球、干擾,先得三分獲勝!」301Please respect copyright.PENANAvcKxiBnZOU
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投影消失,L2放大音量強調。301Please respect copyright.PENANA5eV30Uxjh5
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「但是,你們不能贏,也不能讓敵隊贏!爭取時間、製造混亂,讓其他人奪回領航者號,才是主要目標。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAqMLVLVcDTF
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「該說簡單,還是困難呢?」齊波看向烏霸,怕他不小心打到忘我。301Please respect copyright.PENANA17aGbEkeyA
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「知道啦……」銀髮青年雙手抱胸,眼神少了一點傲氣。301Please respect copyright.PENANAmAhXHbHhaG
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被系統遺忘的秘密基地正在醞釀策略;朵魅的歌聲一如往常地伴隨圓頂入睡。
一千光年遠的太陽系中,新月軍抵達小行星帶內側,準備進入第二階段躍進航行,前往金星節點研究所一探究竟。301Please respect copyright.PENANASPZI9IRH6Z
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來自火星的貨船與艦隊匯合,官兵期望許久的寶物:家人影音、信件包裹,先通過阿那吠耀安檢站,才被發到擠滿走廊的人群中。301Please respect copyright.PENANAiVWGV7Rs52
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茵坦經過附近,停下腳步看了一會兒,默默地返回居住區。301Please respect copyright.PENANA8RqIC4tihr
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沒有家人的她準備打開寢室時,看到莎拉‧赫克托帶著一盒包裹飄過轉角。301Please respect copyright.PENANAcrAwd6SIY6
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「啊。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAs0SJgrdaOx
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「啊……抱歉。」301Please respect copyright.PENANA7sTvZ88aLw
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久違的招呼。自然人少女趕緊把包裹藏到身後。301Please respect copyright.PENANA6k7ROuPA5E
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「沒關係,我不介意!」茵坦笑著揮手,化解尷尬,「那是妳父親寄來的嗎?」301Please respect copyright.PENANA7YnVRhilTZ
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「呃?嗯……他寄了好多補品,我都叫他幫自己買……」301Please respect copyright.PENANADitjiRyTJP
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「妳有很好的家人呢……那個,我被分到駕駛員,可是……」301Please respect copyright.PENANARZYiebg8ql
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茵坦欲言又止,溫柔的同梯率先開口。301Please respect copyright.PENANAZBBAvKIJrK
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「是呀!我要跟茵坦看齊,快點晉升,讓爸爸開心才行。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAStaoGhZeM4
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「莎拉……」301Please respect copyright.PENANAPJedQU5tAf
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身分不同,她們還是可以同舟共濟。互道晚安,茵坦帶著溫暖入睡,揣摩擁有妹妹的心情。301Please respect copyright.PENANAdcX7akXWPw
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複製人試著不去在意⸺或是不想在意⸺那個從包裹散發出的不祥氣息。