
( 望著被安排到最糟糕地點的居住地,童天雷望著山壁開始構思著要如何來強化與建設! )
在那艘載著拓荒民前往新島的運輸飛艇上,童天雷坐在靠窗的位置,看著窗外被雲霧遮掩的山脈。忽然,他轉頭問了駕駛席上的那位微胖女飛行員:「請問一下,我們那段說明影片是什麼時候拍攝的?」116Please respect copyright.PENANAzxN49NiLhv
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小胖駕駛咧嘴一笑:「你運氣好,我剛好知道。那可是我一個月前親自載著探索隊過去拍的。他們只在島上待了七天,我就把他們全數接回來了。」116Please respect copyright.PENANASBGFONTBkN
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「靠!」童天雷在心中暗罵,這種走馬看花式的探索,能有什麼深入發現?116Please respect copyright.PENANATXwuSxjdEF
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難怪影片裡的鏡頭老是重複同幾個畫面,不管介紹東還是西,看來他們要落腳的地方,大概就是唯一被勉強踩過的那一塊地了。116Please respect copyright.PENANA6fzNWjhvm8
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這樣說來,自己這群人,該不會是所謂的「送死隊」吧?116Please respect copyright.PENANAWN0lfAzrJc
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他向那位親切的小胖女駕駛道謝後,悶悶地回到座位。他開始懷疑自己當初來「烏托邦」是不是根本走錯人生棋步——兩年青春虛耗,還被丟進他在地球都沒造訪過的「看守所」當房客。116Please respect copyright.PENANAYkiexSTp9A
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現在又被發配到邊疆之外的荒島……這份失望,簡直能拿去煮成一鍋苦湯。116Please respect copyright.PENANA6bIj7Bb5Nd
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見他沉默,小胖駕駛開口安慰:「你也別太悲觀啦。我們這批飛艇會駐留到淹水期來臨前,真出狀況,我們一定會火速載大家撤回山壁哨所。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAER2fPHGbBZ
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透過後照鏡,她又補充道:「山壁哨所那邊也會派駐一支部隊過來,他們會待到最後,跟我們一同撤離。你們絕對不是孤軍奮戰的!」116Please respect copyright.PENANAmttvccScFY
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但童天雷聽著這些「保證」,心裡反而更不踏實。116Please respect copyright.PENANAD53GzDpgvV
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等到那海怪齊舞的淹水期一到,這些保護人員和飛艇會一同撤走,留下來的,就只剩下他們了。116Please respect copyright.PENANAkVAPkUM4RK
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真是有夠「周到」的安排!116Please respect copyright.PENANAvSL3f6cRbZ
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飛艇很快越過山壁下的灌木林地,開始爬升至孤島的高地。這段時間正是退潮期,所以這座島嶼暫時成了一塊裸露在海平面上的平台。116Please respect copyright.PENANAMxB6rNoRb8
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中間是一大片平地,幾個月的退潮並不夠讓大樹長起來,等海水一淹回來,這些脆弱的植被也只能再次歸於沉寂。116Please respect copyright.PENANAItvWpyuCM9
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每年如此,循環不斷。116Please respect copyright.PENANAlW9QNJ6L9Z
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這裡的海水深度曾達到七十至百米,是巨型海怪們優游巡弋的樂園,就連那位過去成為烏托邦夢靨的海王神,也不敢在淹水期靠近這塊地盤。116Please respect copyright.PENANAf2l84fy3zy
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整整一百多架飛艇編隊而來,自然無法一口氣全部降落。第一批登島的,是軍方飛艇。116Please respect copyright.PENANAO1DMYrTqHX
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令人意外的是,領軍的竟然是他在軍校的同期,女軍官艾芙若少尉,而她帶來的士官裡,還有一張熟面孔——昔日「天下第一哨」的舊部紐特。116Please respect copyright.PENANAEVeeKGuOJy
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軍隊佈防完畢後,載著官員們的第二波飛艇才緩緩降落。這些半平民負責構建未來鎮中心,一邊卸載物資,一邊開始架起工程帳篷。116Please respect copyright.PENANA5N9QW9MCJp
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普通民眾要等部隊逐一清點環境安全後,才能分批入場。一次僅能讓兩到四戶家庭降落。116Please respect copyright.PENANAFfUILG1bU9
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進度緩慢,拓荒的節奏被拖了三天。116Please respect copyright.PENANAiabht6yejF
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當童天雷終於能踏上這片土地時,開路部隊已剩下一小隊人馬,帶隊者正是艾芙若。116Please respect copyright.PENANAMgioNQkt6j
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她冷淡的態度與過往的熟稔形成鮮明對比。童天雷並不意外,面對這類冷淡,他一貫的態度就是——表面熱情、轉身無視。116Please respect copyright.PENANAPQS5M9myFf
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還好,紐特主動過來提醒:「老大,新來的排長不怎麼待見你,說你是軍校的叛徒,要你小心點。」116Please respect copyright.PENANA3udlAa1Xa2
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童天雷笑笑:「這世上不喜歡我的人,多得是。尤其是女性,多出她一個也沒差。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAI5tFas9ocj
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紐特環顧四周,看著山壁仍有落石滑落,苦笑說:「你這新家位置不妙啊,小心半夜睡到一半被砸死。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAJwGU5D4x2Q
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「放心,我早有準備。」童天雷拍了拍他的肩。116Please respect copyright.PENANAcvUkza7E7d
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「當過兩年兵,還能二進看守所,這成就真不是誰都辦得到!」紐特打趣地說。116Please respect copyright.PENANAkBd9S9kaKT
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童天雷笑而不語,這時,鎮公所已經把他那幾件行李卸了下來,包括那四隻剛買的變異野狗的小狗。116Please respect copyright.PENANA82R0bUQkI3
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站在遠方的艾芙若高喊:「收隊!」116Please respect copyright.PENANA72xptfxwjC
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紐特與童天雷擊掌道別,帶著士兵們隨她離開。116Please respect copyright.PENANAgsDDNyCTtp
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這四隻「小狗」,身長早已超過半公尺,以地球標準看根本是中型犬。但對於變異野狗來說,這還真是幼犬階段。116Please respect copyright.PENANAj02oe7B9wQ
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暫時不宜放出來跑動,全被關在巨大鐵籠裡。天色將暗,應該也不會再有訪客。116Please respect copyright.PENANAf6XfobFk2E
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這幾天相處下,小狗們已經認主。他將牠們繫上繩索,安置在靠近出入口的安全處。那裡有山泉水與幾盆肉食,讓牠們邊守門邊用餐。116Please respect copyright.PENANAJTILCjQ4p0
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接著,他盤腿坐在土地中央,雙手貼地,開始調度地下的諾雅鐵,在山壁內編織出一道密實的鋼骨結構,甚至將外層山壁也覆上一層岩石色澤的諾雅鐵塗層。116Please respect copyright.PENANAybpvHNJbwV
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造成山壁落石的元凶是地下水滲流。他以諾雅鐵製成導水管道,將潛流水匯聚後導至山腳,形成小溪,再向下引流而去。116Please respect copyright.PENANA8NXvBKT7LD
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多餘的含鐵岩石則交由奈米機器人運往靠近海邊的礁岩處,堆成一座小丘。116Please respect copyright.PENANAyjiSPeRVnd
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當山壁終於穩定下來時,天空也透出一絲微光。116Please respect copyright.PENANA6f6h8gaESI
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翌日清晨,天未大亮,暴雨傾盆而至。童天雷站在用烏托邦賣場購得的帆布帳篷下,看著山壁上水流交匯,匯成一道道奔湧而下的激流。116Please respect copyright.PENANARtF3qhJawX
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他不顧大雨濕透衣裳,再度盤坐於地,於山腳挖出一條可容納山水的引水渠,並於右側築起一座蓄水池,引導雨水有序排放。116Please respect copyright.PENANACStPgs4BSy
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這時是退潮期,距海尚有五百公尺之遙,經過黑色礁岩與灌木,水流最終蜿蜒入海。116Please respect copyright.PENANAMvZpxk2y0d
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他不認為自己是在改變自然,而是在試圖讓這片土地接納人類最低限度的生存痕跡。116Please respect copyright.PENANABjd9B6GRkX
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而在另一頭,海契——那個喜愛狗的靈魂體的女子——開始了她的新任務:每日帶著一隻大狗與四隻「小狗」巡邏整片土地。116Please respect copyright.PENANAZGeHe85auT
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那隻大狗是童天雷在突襲布列塔尼哨所時順手帶回的,後來被放養在生態鑽石空間裡,與那隻釘耙獸成了搗蛋雙霸。116Please respect copyright.PENANAWcVum3jamz
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令人驚訝的是,大狗竟被釘耙獸帶偏了胃口,變得對肉食興趣缺缺,竟愛上啃食植物。116Please respect copyright.PENANAGLQdS1q6UH
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如今,牠也認得海契的白色靈魂體,居然還能將她與那架小飛碟模樣的無人機對上號。116Please respect copyright.PENANA7JEZ6fOsuR
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牠不僅認得她,還樂於服從她的指令,天天帶著四隻小的在這片土地上奔跑——既是巡邏,也是玩樂。
不能穿制式軍服的主角童天雷,幻象著七仙女都是自己的老婆,這七仙女分別是:韓妮、安吉拉、伊莉莎、愛莉亞、米莉亞、海倫和海契。
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