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來自極光的少年,歡迎回到故土;歡迎回到地球,人類的起源。445Please respect copyright.PENANAeumFyzCnad
登上寶座,成為吾等之王;成為人類的皇、銀河之帝。445Please respect copyright.PENANArVDIF35gqm
啊啊!皇帝啊!您,就是碧眼的……
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烈南德‧齊波尼亞在床上驚醒。低矮的天花板、微微震動的支柱,待了快一年的領航者號寢室,夢中卻是截然不同的空間。殘留耳際的呼喚、蹦跳的心臟,那感覺如此陌生,又無比熟悉。
「我……在地球?」445Please respect copyright.PENANAzqTkfSAJGB
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「否,本艦位於火星軌道等候降落。主人,早安!」445Please respect copyright.PENANAtdqoN9AwsG
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床頭螢幕啟動,電子腦妮瓦以蛇身形象出現,在虛擬空間中游了一圈,「腦波記錄器、攜帶型端子,同步完成,可以拔下傳輸孔了。」445Please respect copyright.PENANA8k44oZmXad
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「嗯,看來你很喜歡新家。」少年坐起身,抓了幾下藍中帶銀的頭髮,拿起電腦平台上的項鍊把玩。445Please respect copyright.PENANAtYbeGUAqJH
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祖母送他的變形石護符、白鯨機甲的啟動鑰匙,在阻止病毒容器落下努那當時就遺失了。多虧和平重工升級船內設備,制式通訊器都用新版列印機升級過一次,不僅能存取太陽系網路,外觀也能訂作。齊波選了代表起源的信物,因為害怕自己遺忘初衷。445Please respect copyright.PENANA4ZBNMCJOAh
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「主人,數據顯示:記憶損傷沒有惡化,要不要試著說說看,最近讓您印象深刻的事件?」445Please respect copyright.PENANA7zoUSpi2bu
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「好啊,我想想……對了,瑪卡錫塔小姐,她現在跟妹妹共用同一個身體,太神奇了!她們真的、真的好堅強……還有,托姆金隊長和艾嘉艦長好像要準備生小孩了?他們一直都很關照大家,一定是很棒的父母吧……啊,烏霸,不知道他在外環過得好不好……然後,嘉娜莉……我還是想不起來……」445Please respect copyright.PENANAhQIZ9DV2bp
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少年嘆了口氣,靠到床邊牆上。他不知道,冰涼鐵板另一端就是青梅竹馬的體溫。445Please respect copyright.PENANAQWvKQ05DL2
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夸曼尼‧嘉娜莉也倚著牆,跟隔壁的齊波尼亞背對著背。445Please respect copyright.PENANALfXAJ92pJY
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「這一趟……發生好多事呢。」少女拿著相機,回顧冒險旅程中拍攝的那些照片。很巧地,她看到哪一張景色,隔壁少年就會跟著想起那時的心情。
領航基地。445Please respect copyright.PENANAMJo9AFKhqZ
排排站的守望機甲,後方是拓展疆域的星際帆船。
「我離開家,才發現世界這麼複雜。」
圓頂都市。445Please respect copyright.PENANAWBHjElz1FA
曾是人類的機械、模仿人類的電子意識,都想幫子民們尋找幸福。
「我找到上一世代的真相,他們的愛讓我充滿信心。」
太空殖民地,複雜建築與險惡的治安;445Please respect copyright.PENANANWX16lV7YH
地下街深處,繚繞蒸氣與人情的麵攤。
「宇宙之大超乎想像,我無法拯救全部,只好盡力而為。結果……」
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少年看過照片,腦中畫面卻獨漏少女身影,無法想起他們一同經歷的喜悅、傷痛、覺悟、成長。兩人距離如此接近,卻總是被命運隔絕,無法共享時光。445Please respect copyright.PENANAr9J06DcUwo
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「我衝太快,害嘉娜莉落單。」
「我走太慢,害齊波自己受苦……」
「全體注意,請立即至艦橋集合。」
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廣播打斷思緒。少年少女同時著裝、開啟艙門,尷尬地互看一眼之後,一前一後地走入無重力廊道。路上,他們默默觀察著彼此,誰都不敢先開口說話。可惜,還沒能突破僵局,兩人就來到了艦橋。445Please respect copyright.PENANAjpOuQKT5PQ
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穿越議論紛紛的乘組員後,久違的面容映入眼簾。445Please respect copyright.PENANA6mp3ncfTzK
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「齊波尼亞、嘉娜莉……好久不見。」445Please respect copyright.PENANALeLr4nRN1R
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卡涅特‧烏霸站在眾人之中,銀髮之間的紅絲似乎黯淡不少。445Please respect copyright.PENANA80rrhx5rVW
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「你!你……都不先通知一下的喔?」碧眼少年笑著跳上前,跟歸隊的同期握手,「海王星那邊……米勒小姐的願望,達成了嗎?」445Please respect copyright.PENANAed06rKcec0
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「是啊,我繞了點『遠路』……現在才有餘力幫助你們,抱歉。」烏霸含糊帶過那些難以置信的事,接著靠近齊波尼亞,表情轉為嚴肅,「聽說你暫時不能搭乘納沃?」445Please respect copyright.PENANAytwyO9oHSO
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「對,暫時啦……搞清楚神經反饋原理,找到保護腦袋的方法就可以……」445Please respect copyright.PENANAYnGQuqggbg
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看到少年身後的嘉娜莉眉頭深鎖,烏霸想了一下,語重心長地說:「這樣想吧……我覺得,米勒不僅僅存在我腦中,也在心裡……所以,絕對沒有『忘記』這回事。」445Please respect copyright.PENANAQq85amHYI8
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放開悵然的齊波尼亞,烏霸點頭道別,準備離開時經過少女身邊,留下一句叮嚀。445Please respect copyright.PENANApvTI1Ys8nN
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「深入異鄉,要小心他們的謊言……」445Please respect copyright.PENANA0YCgTYVPGP
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「謊言……」445Please respect copyright.PENANAbkiYHTAVEP
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「還有,跟齊波別太見外,你們還來得及,先這樣了……艦長!感謝妳願意接受我的固執,貨物就交給領航者了。」445Please respect copyright.PENANAJAmAsqyk5e
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「別客氣,這裡永遠歡迎努那人。」艾嘉‧斐南迪驕傲地站在座席前方,回頭指揮下一步行動,「烏霸是我們在新月軍的耳目,局勢複雜,絕對不能掉以輕心……好消息是,各位很快就能站在重力之下!全體組員,準備降落!」445Please respect copyright.PENANAnO96iOPinm
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「了解!」眾人異口同聲,迅速回到崗位依序回報。輪機咆哮、引擎火光閃亮。隨著接駁小艇分離,領航者號也收起太陽風帆,調整角度對準火星。445Please respect copyright.PENANAwbNFRhy9GH
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「地面航管塔台呼叫N.N,您允許降落……呃,需要用努那語嗎?」445Please respect copyright.PENANA18YCdKBFpI
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「N.N艦長收到,我們已經有可靠的翻譯。妮瓦,下去之後記得留在主電腦裡不要亂跑……戴斯納大副,目標『亞爾古瑞機場』,注意交通。」445Please respect copyright.PENANAj1pFHxqSwW
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「收到⸺導航開始!」445Please respect copyright.PENANAkLfrjCLzZV
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「莎夏、庫塔奧,持續監聽其他部隊動向。」445Please respect copyright.PENANAissrNsJWNk
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「沒問題。」「是的老大!」445Please respect copyright.PENANA4EKQX93FXH
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「整備室,魯卡,把烏霸帶來的裝備綁好,不要讓它們掉出去……瑪卡錫塔,覺得不舒服就向船醫透納回報……托姆金、麥考特、齊波尼亞,準備輪班衛哨……第一組擔任外交大使的是:妲莉亞和嘉娜莉。」445Please respect copyright.PENANAAk5uEIrHQO
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「收到!」445Please respect copyright.PENANAH5sdlBPzIi
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「願祖靈保佑各位……電磁護盾啟動,繫緊安全帶!」445Please respect copyright.PENANAMHEDlAAsiK
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「呼,終於能腳踏實地了。」燈號閃爍。女士兵妲莉亞收好行囊,彎腰跟前座的女孩打氣,「別擔心,我會罩妳。」445Please respect copyright.PENANAcfCkpLXUqB
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嘉娜莉把手舉過頭,跟後座大姐頭擊拳,笑著面對旁邊欲言又止的齊波尼亞,「別擔心啦,她會罩我。」445Please respect copyright.PENANAce11Ludot9
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「那、那個……如果,那邊有妳想要的……我絕對支持妳。」445Please respect copyright.PENANA6veivir3oK
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「謝謝……期待我的土產吧!」445Please respect copyright.PENANACR19o9cn07
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兩人的座位,跟首次登上領航者號、衝破母星天空那時一模一樣。齊波尼亞試著不透露懊悔,嘉娜莉故作輕鬆地閒聊,直到船內噪音震耳欲聾,逐漸接近的赤紅地表吸走她們的視線。445Please respect copyright.PENANAkJ5qQey0Ml
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「好厲害……跟努那完全不同。」445Please respect copyright.PENANAXkFs3E9vX8
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「對啊……」445Please respect copyright.PENANAR3JEbuWUfH
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少年盯著窗外,少女則盯著他,趁沒人能聽到時大聲呼喊、宣洩真心。445Please respect copyright.PENANAGdVnNNBiYT
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「笨蛋,我喜歡你好久了!一定要等我回來……」445Please respect copyright.PENANAYFv1zDn9f4
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等我解開自己的身世之謎、找到自己在世界上的定位,才能真正跟你背靠著背,一同面對未來。445Please respect copyright.PENANAjh7rvFkx79
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橫越星空的帆船載著小小的願望,落入繁華燈火點綴的夜晚。445Please respect copyright.PENANAC2BHbAVUvh
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同樣的夜晚,火星首都中央。塔頂密會揭露了帝國高層的真相。445Please respect copyright.PENANAaH7GXcbIjb
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薩邁爾思考著鈦仙口中的「奪取身分⸺換腦」,很快就浮出一個疑問。445Please respect copyright.PENANAcDhZldVHN2
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「天地衛八將都被陽烈的人格取代,你……又怎麼會知道?」445Please respect copyright.PENANA19VwE5k4F7
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「還不清楚?這個啊這個。」佈滿皺皮的手臂伸出袖口,老臣指著頭上傷疤道:「我也是其中一員,這顆腦袋,是陽烈的。」445Please respect copyright.PENANAEsv5Mr2PU7
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關德琳看了新月元帥一眼,知道他跟自己一樣正在努力消化事實。鈦仙⸺外觀是鈦仙的陌生人⸺則繼續解釋。445Please respect copyright.PENANA6XfTagd555
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「當年,昂天帶領我們一群人,包括鈦仙和陽烈,結束了舊世紀的戰火……隨後,八名部將立誓永遠輔佐皇帝,方法很簡單:採集細胞,培養自己的備用身體,老死前再把頭腦裝進去,就這樣持續了幾個世紀……然而,身為最大功臣的陽烈⸺原始的我,很快就對組織感到不安……」445Please respect copyright.PENANA6JqNFH77Cr
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宛若殘燭的矮小老人邊換氣,邊漫步走到落地窗前。遮光罩敞開,棟棟樓房錯綜林立,戶戶光明更勝星辰。他親手孕育文明,且永遠都必須如此。445Please respect copyright.PENANABmUllMWNqp
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「永恆不變的神性,只需要皇帝一人就足夠。在高位坐太久的『多頭』,遲早會造成分化……要怎麼保持人才流動?又要讓自己繼續控制『看似多元』的組織?他決定創造階級⸺界線模糊的階級制度,讓每個人都覺得自己有機會,拚死拚活爬到頂峰。然後,那些坐擁資源的強勢個體就會被換成陽烈的複製腦……身分照舊,做陽烈會做的事、按陽烈心意來決策……鈦仙被換了腦,就是現在的我。」445Please respect copyright.PENANAkl9cdJxlsM
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「病態。」關德琳一手插腰、一手抵著下顎,問道:「告訴我們這些,也是你們的決策嗎?」445Please respect copyright.PENANAU4GLv3kaN6
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「哼,說來也怪……」鈦仙遙望夜空、追思過往,瞥見窗中那張「自己」的臉。445Please respect copyright.PENANAu72X7QAcyc
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「同樣的大腦、同樣的記憶、同樣的人格,竟然會產生不同的價值觀……忘了從哪一次開始,我忽然覺得……夠了,不應該再這樣下去,不應該這樣執著,糟塌昂天的平等精神。這個權力構造必須被阻止,所以,我自願離開地球、離開天地衛,說是要在宇宙軍內部當暗樁,其實是為了尋找打倒『我』的機會。」445Please respect copyright.PENANA9Gf3MfU3qH
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「所以你在幕後穿針引線、提供情報。讓重工庇護布麗姬特,也是為了收集證人?」445Please respect copyright.PENANAdYvWFGhaDH
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「沒錯,雖然穀神星那下場……算是沒料到,不過,多虧妳臨門一腳,成功讓帝國版圖縮到有史以來最小的一刻。」445Please respect copyright.PENANAR6hVrekhz7
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「原來如此,還以為你老君只是個假裝孱弱的牆頭草。」445Please respect copyright.PENANAbinJsp7aQf
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「我選擇衰老,而非腐朽。知道死期逼近,反而會湧出某種動力……白女士,見風轉舵,妳也不惶多讓啊……新月起義,表面上聽從爾哈特把火星拱手讓人,暗中集結回歸派份子幫金度奪權,等獲得地位,到關鍵時刻再把那些禍患斬了!有這狠勁才能推翻天地衛吧?薩邁爾,跟她多學學點。」445Please respect copyright.PENANAIHEe6mxQTj
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「……假設。」445Please respect copyright.PENANATxogNs0WXn
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旁聽許久的年輕元帥被點到名,終於打破沉默。445Please respect copyright.PENANA7R96BfoyYC
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「假設所言為真……那皇帝本人,在這個構造中是什麼定位?全體國民的指標、整個太陽系的重心,不可能不知情吧?他的意見是什麼,你沒講到。」445Please respect copyright.PENANAT4dy3YYXBb
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「唔嗯?的確、的確……唉,皇帝他……」445Please respect copyright.PENANAxhUAXk8tSp
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鈦仙正打算娓娓道來,從容的神情卻逐漸僵硬。445Please respect copyright.PENANAikgWY8GouQ
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「皇帝他……他、怎麼會?我……」445Please respect copyright.PENANAfYym9VkXup
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「老君?」關德琳見賓客舉止反常,跟薩邁爾一起站上前關切,想不到鈦仙竟從袖口掏出一把雙發式掌中槍。445Please respect copyright.PENANAyMez93IdNS
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元帥立即拔劍、女傑壓低重心。氣氛瞬間凝結,只剩沙啞的嗚咽低嚷。445Please respect copyright.PENANANE4jm067Df
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「我……我錯了,我跟別的陽烈不一樣,沒有皇帝即位後的記憶,只有……空虛的感情……怎麼可以?他是我最敬重的,如父親一般的恩人……那麼理所當然的存在,我卻……」445Please respect copyright.PENANA1tVdM9ETIa
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顫抖起身,鈦仙舉起手槍,對準兩名錯愕的領袖時,又突然轉變成充滿覺悟的神情。445Please respect copyright.PENANAPXUlpDgBDy
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「這顆腦被改過……別靠近我!時間不多了⸺」445Please respect copyright.PENANAt8C8CB1cOG
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只見老臣奮力轉肩,朝落地窗扣下扳機。兩聲爆響、玻璃散裂,鈦仙的頭還對著關德琳和薩邁爾,雙腳則是趁還沒被「控制」之前向後一蹬。445Please respect copyright.PENANAS4Ccdkq5nI
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兩人奔至破窗前方,鈦仙已被重力拉下深淵。445Please respect copyright.PENANAbrDrgAyYbb
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新聞局雙塔頂層到地面的距離、數十秒的墜落過程沒有讓反叛之火熄滅,卻足夠讓他對自己的邪惡徹底絕望。445Please respect copyright.PENANATbFWoCYL1W
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「連分身都能當棋子嗎……我的太陽,真想見你最後一面……」445Please respect copyright.PENANArPKsE6CoqV
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零時零刻,萬籟俱寂,亞爾古瑞中央廣場血肉橫飛。受驚人群三三兩兩,無從得知那灘腥紅所蘊含的千年恩仇。445Please respect copyright.PENANAdkmgckHTrv
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為了調整日出時間而停止的秒針,很快就開始繼續轉動。445Please respect copyright.PENANAHy6Kvxatnf
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會議室內,防護夾層自動閉合。最後一絲微風吹起關德琳的瀏海。女傑冷靜地把手肘靠近嘴邊,啟動植入式通訊器。445Please respect copyright.PENANASnWPRgrads
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「叫醒所有職員,事情鬧大前快把屍體處理掉,全力封鎖情報網路,不准出現任何報導……小子,你打算怎麼行動?地球的秘密,昭告天下也沒人相信。」445Please respect copyright.PENANAUIpQ2x3D9z
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被叫住的薩邁爾面對著大門,用沉穩聲調回應。445Please respect copyright.PENANANtks6kUE5x
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「假裝無知,才能騙過那些怪物……茵坦和高蓮茲就借給妳,快點讓演算機完工,新月軍會照原定計畫巡邏周邊航點。脫韁的企業、野心的個人,都想突破封鎖,鑽進那團謊言,希望妳不是其中一員。」445Please respect copyright.PENANA55HgsKCsvM
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年輕元帥回瞪女傑一眼,她的表情依舊泰然自若,只在分道揚鑣前提了一句,「別忘記,還有努那人可以用。」445Please respect copyright.PENANA1wk1dtA8Pb
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「知道,我手邊就留了一個。」445Please respect copyright.PENANARuop9hlPa8
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喀鏘。445Please respect copyright.PENANAKzltW1oXwa
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大門緊閉,剩下關德琳獨守塔頂,細細咀嚼著所有資訊。445Please respect copyright.PENANA3lS9BPz1B9
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「不要在陽光下尋找真相……你學會了。」445Please respect copyright.PENANAdEYiDZ5ie8
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如同薩邁爾故意放狼刃與領航者互通有無,想必茵坦也是新月派來政府內部打探軍情、從中作梗的。但這些都不重要,只要預知未來的方程式完成,她就能站在世界之上,甚至超越昂天。445Please respect copyright.PENANAJgrIOosqAa
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不過,火星人口數十億,回歸派散佈的反獨立思想很難根除。顛覆的幼苗就快成長茁壯,她得加緊腳步。