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「齊波，新AI能適應嗎？」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXo815jw98
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德爾芬在耳機中詢問。納沃D型伸展四肢，緩緩飄過宇宙。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROU5OOunnS
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「它好像比我還了解我……只是不會說話。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnep5ezEzz
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「它唯一缺乏的就是『經驗』，如何教育這個孩子，就得仰賴你⸺結合意志系統的戰鬥能力，還有朵魅的人性特質，它能突破電子腦自我複製的極限……德爾芬系列的極限……保持耐心。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pGJeoUSBG
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「好，慢慢來，要先煩惱名子……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxpxbptpWm
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新生機甲轉了一圈，準備降落母艦「領航者‧改」。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinfvCEWwqA
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船尾的滾筒型居住區可以維持生命；頂層甲板的兩門主砲可以奪走生命。齊波再三叮囑自己，他很快就會面臨人性考驗。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqxVbqsAPA
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「全區，試運轉完成！」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9NElrVJGN
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「卡司凱先生，領航者號就位。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9O4JXsvY6
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艦長艾嘉‧斐南迪確認數據無誤，扣緊了安全帶。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlo7RWTt6Pj
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「全體注意！雖然我想把那些臭小鬼抓回來，但，他們的抉擇與勇氣，必須得到尊重⸺」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtO61BGUdnH
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代理市長與通訊站人員排成一列，目送努那先鋒與OBU嚮導啟程。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoLuqthOCV
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「我們不敬禮，那是給軍人的；我們祈禱，祈禱家人平安歸來……別忘記，努那永遠與你們同在⸺」 434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PG8V9Pgnx
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「Majiak Tingiggautak（受祝福的處女航）。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbogI20qhf
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噴射引擎閃亮。卡司凱、德爾芬、塔格、艾卡；圓頂的L2與朵魅、雪白大地的家人同胞，所有習以為常的事物瞬間不見蹤影。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgMDlkIBTH
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領航者與追尋者進入躍進，邁向起源星系的航道。
「噢哈！太陽系的聽眾朋友，現在是地球標準時間晚上五點，你過得好嗎？」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc174hSBClZ
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髒亂酒吧擠滿工人，收音機放出輕快弦樂。身穿採冰作業服的高瘦男子互相敬酒，聽電台主播舌燦蓮花。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTMLAS0bsh
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「吉米睡很飽！感謝『土衛二製冰機』送的枕頭！話說……各位粉絲大多是外環人，對吧？有沒有覺得奇怪⸺我一輩子都看不到地球，為什麼還要用地球標準時間？祖國地球真的那麼偉大？今天，就來跟各位說地球的故事……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjqpu2WnBh
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和樂氣氛在新月士兵入場後蕩然無存。收音機被打壞，人群被驅離，酒店老闆遭到羈押。強制取締只為殺雞儆猴，但叛逆的廣播不會因此中斷。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJ0mWYotYH
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「很久以前，人類還不能上太空，他們以為整個宇宙都繞著地球轉，很難想像哦？星星、月亮、太陽繞著地球動，這是常識，大家都不覺得奇怪⸺但是，某天，有個傢伙跳出來說：你們都錯了，是地球繞著別人在轉！很有種吧？他革命成功了嗎？沒有，他被迫害、被關起來……還是被燒死？總之，很慘。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoypKKsOPF0
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「過了好久，人類才知道地球不是世界的中心……祖先們從錯誤中學習，成功拓展疆土……又過了好久，時間來到現在……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpF3IjscU0
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「奇怪，世界怎麼還是繞著地球轉？有人敢出聲反駁嗎……你敢嗎？」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnLEvVEPez
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「這個故事，同樣來自我們的萬事通麗伊斯小姐……次回的賽蓮電台，請關注大蒜網的發訊座標……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgdDfeJ3IB
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電波經過宇宙，到達海王星附近。深藍巨星像是一片汪洋，大批「漁船」用離子引擎在高軌道推進，與它的重力保持平衡。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuycXVeOt6
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破舊床鋪上，中年人睡眼惺忪地起身更衣，跟同房的數十位黑工走出倉庫，開始苦力勞動。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0scK6yecpw
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「快點就位！要撒網了！」領班站在高處大吼，蓋不過吵雜的引擎機具。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAboRqypNw
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船隊放出虹吸纜繩，將之垂降到行星表面暴風圈，採集大氣中的氫氦資源。打撈和加工同時進行，這是高風險的職缺，也是走投無路之人的最後希望。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9QakDhI99
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陽光橫越半個星系，照亮了苦工船隊，還有緩緩墜落的屍體。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzBLpMsquY
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「不要！我跟他不一樣！多喝點水就會好了……拜託，我還能上班！」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwg8Ldgt2Y
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中年男子臉色蒼白，巴著氣密艙門求情，但另一端的工頭看起來心意已決。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3IEqoKij0
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「帝國跟新月軍都在催單，沒有水給病人喝啦……早點投胎吧。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEBJ5a7T6f
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外部閘門開啟，勞工的血與汗直接蒸發到宇宙，只剩下結冰的軀殼，順著纜線落入深藍。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7sYSKVVtC
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嘉娜莉看著遠方漁船撒出光點，拿起相機拍了幾張，「好漂亮……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2sqQOJLoH
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齊波遙望車水馬龍的海王星，想起家鄉充滿活力的市集，「我以為這裡會更像……戰亂之地？看起來大家都忙著生活。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftXZXlGJUU
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「外環一直都這樣，」米勒看著翻譯器，完全沒有思鄉情懷，「對許多人來說，戰爭頂多讓他們換個東家，也許畢生都不會受影響……但是，受影響才要行動，就來不及了……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbPcDg97ru
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女艦長忍著左臂幻肢痛，再次提起首要目標，「招兵買馬之前，先要偽造通行證，前面那個太空站有我們需要的。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33q9SWi1SL
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「妳不是領袖？為何要偷偷摸摸？」另一位女艦長，艾嘉‧斐南迪用通訊器詢問。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMdmN3aMEm
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「木星戰役之後，同胞的向心力也消失了……想要復興，就得說服地頭蛇『海王星商會』……媽的，居然要拜託那個死光頭。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYU4SBmCtd
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海王星商會的斗大招牌懸浮在宇宙，下方的結構體跟K62通訊站差不多大，外觀更像是陀螺。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOo7vyfb5YR
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優雅旋轉的圓盤中心延伸出一座高塔，可供各種船隻停靠。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EAzJ7D5Ie
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「警告SC-8追尋者與不明船隻，立即停止接近，等安檢人員登艦。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRSqdIpWgV
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「叫札廣聽聽我的聲音，」米勒強勢回應導航訊號，「兩艘船都是我的，不用跑那些手續。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWVsCyM7tK
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塔臺沉默了三分鐘，再次開啟頻道，「失禮，允許靠港，碼頭D3、D4，請配合武裝遠端鎖定，遵守中立條款。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TKEowiBcU
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船身接舷之後，兩位艦長帶著核心組員搭乘電梯，往太空站的圓盤結構下降。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbA4k6yorp
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「這裡，帝國、新月、外環，甚至努那人，都得為自己負責。」米勒在禁止攜帶火器的標語前亮出手槍，直接收進腰間。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUblbcOKUHr
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「中立娛樂區？」托姆金隊長用智慧手錶掃描陌生文字，「龍蛇混雜的地方，最不缺的就是危險，小鬼們跟緊了。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwn6vHDWVT4
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進入帶有重力的商圈，眾人立即感受到截然不同的氛圍⸺新奇物品琳瑯滿目；七彩招牌刺痛眼眸，潮濕地面凹凸不齊；粗糙空氣刺痛鼻腔。龐大的訊息量，甚至讓人能忽略低氧暈眩。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxtrMHghsJ
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隊伍備妥隨身氣瓶，鑽進擁擠大街。齊波忍受人潮撞擊，突然，庫塔奧拍了他的背一下。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5R4NNyzn0h
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「喂！那邊！」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe710uMzpwK
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跟著同齡男孩視線，他看到幾位濃妝豔抹的高挑女子，在透著紅光的玻璃後方搔首弄姿。身上布料少得可憐，遮不住玲瓏有緻又份量十足的長長軀體。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdG3PP7JW98
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「天啊，太猛了……痛！」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLttYUqZ9fz
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艾嘉艦長拉住思春少年的耳朵，不忘回頭檢查丈夫的視線。女孩們遮著眼睛通過紅燈區，數個喧鬧街角之後，她們來到一棟高聳樓房下方。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVKqevR1xb
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米勒看了屋簷監視器一眼，厚實鐵門就自動開啟，「在外面等我。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEHVmqUO4C
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「妳要自己去？」烏霸站到外環女子旁邊，因為裡面的人各個兇神惡煞。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GHjmMDwZz
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「放心啦，硬漢……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhHvrCuqKe
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推開銀髮青年的關心，自信笑容消失在鐵門後方。烏霸只好乖乖與其他船員等候。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OEKG6zjCz
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「她要找商會不是嗎？」艾嘉對樑柱上的招牌抱持懷疑，「這裡寫的是……『星龍幫』？」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3RH5N7wmh
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「商會只是做生意的頭銜啦，」米勒的部下閒著沒事，開始幫異星旅客介紹，「努那沒有幫派嗎？一群人聚在一起，幹些見不得光的勾當？」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuFTMeSvUe
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嘉娜莉跟齊波對看，想起她們在學校組了個混血幫，「所以……商會也打架飆車嗎？」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0oOCaj5wv
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「哼，他們想做什麼，就做什麼！只要能讓老大賺飽飽……」船員指著附近的小巷。仔細一看，裡面躺滿表情恍惚的人，手上都拿著橘色針筒。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bRn4kO1Ml
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「最近很流行那個『果汁』，就是他們賣的。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOeCSk8FGcd
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「販毒……」烏霸的家族經營過地下經濟，他很快就能理解集團背景，「奸商到處都一樣……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIG5T7nQGm
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突然，街角傳來的吼聲吸引眾人注意。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSL2WhQb9Rm
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「肏你媽『和平重工』！水賣這麼貴，和平三小？」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5nK3DEqBx
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一名流浪漢在武裝精良的士兵前大聲嚷嚷，不意外地，手中握著橘色針頭。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmDpAOvgW5
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「那是帝國御用商隊，東西只賣給內環遊客，還有札廣……」OBU船員提醒努那戰士不要插手，「那傢伙……當地人只買得起他的劣等貨物。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADehMgPtu2
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身穿乾淨制服的業務員走出隊伍，抬頭對鬧事者微笑。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhiT5LfXhu
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靠藥物壯膽的遊民握緊拳頭，往上流階級揮去，下一秒卻反遭毒打。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcKI8tpUts
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「看……低重力的鬆骨頭根本比不過內環人。」船員語帶無奈，轉身拍了拍銀髮青年，「我們有腦波技術，肉搏戰只能靠你們，行星上長大就是硬啊！」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51sXIIy0W3
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白面黑身的小型機甲飛進街區，用雙腳鉗子放下接駁艙。重工業務丟掉沾血的絲絨手帕，毫無留戀地搭機離開。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ySVYdIjsF
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奄奄一息的流浪漢，就這樣消失在冷漠的腳步中。齊波看著若無其事的人潮，不禁感嘆，「這好像……比戰爭還慘……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qAlUCPe1A
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