OBU追尋者號的船員雙手抱頭,在通訊站核心區塊焦急等待。195Please respect copyright.PENANAxixfbjf8vq
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「米勒艦長,讓木星人跟來好嗎?又發作怎麼辦?」195Please respect copyright.PENANAX5w7ssDSND
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「他會乖啦,不然我就用左手揍了,聽到沒!」195Please respect copyright.PENANAPcKGP6s5gC
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粗野女子回頭看向擅自亮旗的駕駛,同時,會議廳艙門開啟。195Please respect copyright.PENANAUNhi2Q0IEw
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米勒和部下同樣訝異,眼前光景比想像中更普通。195Please respect copyright.PENANADaDO0swmO5
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「電子腦本陣……都是人類?」195Please respect copyright.PENANADb0z6UNtlk
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「他們是K62f『努那』的居民,我是德爾芬,負責翻譯……」金髮機器人偶同時用兩種語言,示意雙方坐到桌前。195Please respect copyright.PENANA1cFyINshyg
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來自太陽系的訪客身材細長,平均兩百公分的身高給人不少壓力。尤其是那位領頭女性⸺臉頰傷疤和機械左臂,加上毫不退讓的銳利眼神。195Please respect copyright.PENANA4N3jEK0TMr
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「老娘……我就直接說了,外環聯盟打算推翻帝國統治,獨立所有殖民地,需要電子腦的力量。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAhys0Dh1dk0
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卡司凱看了艾嘉一眼,伸手按下擴音器,「何不做個交易?」195Please respect copyright.PENANAQT4Czn4ivf
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努那方提出移居需求;OBU也幫德爾芬更新最新戰情⸺太陽系三方鼎立的局勢,稍微施力就會向一邊傾倒。195Please respect copyright.PENANAyqThY3AQK4
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「掌控外環的氦氫採集場,就有足夠燃料進行星系間移民,也能運用無重力醫療技術……或許還能分得居住地。」195Please respect copyright.PENANA6opneA86fT
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「但是,現存的燃料……最多只能讓『兩艘船』過去,而且是單程……」卡司凱轉身,看向雪星的孩子,「不知道要在宇宙待多久,會對身體造成什麼損害。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAmeuGU7kV6z
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努那人表情凝重。同時,德爾芬向另一方確認條件,「作為交換,K62會提供電塑金屬資源,還有跟我同等級的AI戰力,最重要的……是一個『象徵』。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAINKP2LlIpJ
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「沒錯,」米勒瞄了一眼表情陶醉的木星人,「妳的屠殺直播,讓所有價值觀都改變了……那種神性,才能讓外環再次團結。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAii8XOEcGHB
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「未來充滿不確定,至少現在,我們找到利益一致的夥伴。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAYM0KEjLqUA
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機械人偶把評估報告寫進儲存裝置,做出總結,「這段時間,OBU可以在本站補給,等待努那做出決定。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAQGq7s0ELDJ
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「拜託各位。」米勒起身,帶隊離開議堂。踏出艙門前,她注意到走廊上的碧眼少年。195Please respect copyright.PENANAxPzGQF0DZv
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齊波鼓起勇氣,抬頭微笑。195Please respect copyright.PENANAmikL82PkEz
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高挑女子想起戰場上的陌生窺視,舉起右手一巴掌打了過去。195Please respect copyright.PENANAVeAQnQXasR
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「嗚?」齊波反射性地閉眼。沒有感到痛楚,因為烏霸及時拉住外環領袖的手臂。195Please respect copyright.PENANAHqvohUa3rE
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米勒轉頭打量銀髮青年,不服氣地回到隊伍。195Please respect copyright.PENANA469vkhCBWw
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齊波摸摸鼻子,嘆息道:「謝了……」195Please respect copyright.PENANArbnls7cmDV
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「衝太快,別人會跟不上你。」195Please respect copyright.PENANApftrmc6pN1
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烏霸走出艙門,留下若有所思的少年。
領航者號脫離通訊站,調整角度進入大氣層。探索者們終於回到故鄉,做出各自的抉擇:是否要踏上險路,幫努那爭奪未來?195Please respect copyright.PENANAi74lEBVLmv
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「喂?是我……」195Please respect copyright.PENANANcec4E0Jvv
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船醫拉卡利‧透納站在旅館電話旁,行李箱都還沒打開。195Please respect copyright.PENANAoRbTnZjT3P
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「沒想到妳會接,哈哈……對啊,這趟很不錯,我好像……找回信心……咳嗯!我沒哭啦……」195Please respect copyright.PENANAuEUbQ93WWg
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黑白相片上是兒子的笑容;話筒對面是前妻的諒解。醫界新星終於能說:我盡力了。195Please respect copyright.PENANA2T0kWfsTLZ
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守望隊士兵敲響酒杯,慶賀眾人平安歸隊,也祝福托姆金隊長與艾嘉的新婚。195Please respect copyright.PENANAS1uvipuHTn
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戴斯納‧波回到老家,滔滔不絕地跟孫子分享冒險旅程。195Please respect copyright.PENANAq2PUyCQALO
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庫塔奧善用職權,帶了一堆營區免稅零嘴,讓媽媽和五位弟妹好不開心。195Please respect copyright.PENANADIUAdMnrOO
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瑪皮嘉宅邸大門緊閉,莎夏強忍淚水,直到魯卡抱住她才潰堤。195Please respect copyright.PENANApFqZCLvqrG
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努那英雄低調歸鄉,謹慎管理所見所聞。數日後,舊首都的林地墓園多了一塊石碑。195Please respect copyright.PENANAsc9srmSyGQ
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伊露雅跟兒子雙手合十,給威爾斯與琪拉露拉獻上祝福。195Please respect copyright.PENANAAkNhBmJ4wJ
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「媽,阿公的故事,妳看了沒?」齊波關上車門,享受政府禮車的高級座椅。195Please respect copyright.PENANAVAzHeFSciY
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「剛開始啊……有點長呢!德爾芬真的一秒就寫出全部了?」伊露雅拍掉衣服上的雪,示意司機出發,「你這趟收穫真大,出版社一直打來問……想到書名了沒有啊?」195Please respect copyright.PENANApPXfYYkHV3
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「大概會用『極光』開頭吧。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAAjUWZwndkQ
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「好啊……好啊……」195Please respect copyright.PENANAg33my3KAJM
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車窗反射出母親的惆悵表情。齊波握緊拳頭,欲言又止。195Please respect copyright.PENANAWMYr27IsQi
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「媽,我還在這裡……」195Please respect copyright.PENANAHZnOyZobyG
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「嗯?啊……對不起,還想說版稅賺翻了……又想到努那快要不能住了……該怎麼辦……」195Please respect copyright.PENANAPxcmibIQk0
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這次,換兒子憂慮地看向窗外。195Please respect copyright.PENANA6pBNsPAr6A
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伊露雅把手放到他的掌中,感受那股溫暖,「齊波尼亞,你的故事已經太多、太精彩了……但是你覺得……還沒結束?」195Please respect copyright.PENANA2py5wQeuIb
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「我不知道該不該去……有人說我太莽撞,不顧後果……」195Please respect copyright.PENANASa87uL45Tw
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「嗯……你已經長大,不管什麼決定,媽媽都會支持……對了,要不要跟爸爸討論看看?他放棄家業囉,兼一堆差,養自己都很難,還想要養我們!」195Please respect copyright.PENANAa5J1XNq1Ur
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「哈哈,他也很莽撞……好啊,還沒跟他聊過……」195Please respect copyright.PENANA80nWRwtB0l
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禮車駛進風雪,往工廠市住宅區前進。不遠處的監獄設施裡面,留著大鬍子的「前市長」雙手上銬,在小隔間中聆聽新聞報導。195Please respect copyright.PENANAscPapKCL7O
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火熱議題:領航計畫餘波盪漾⸺奧卡涅特‧奧圖濫用職權進行違法研究,本周將進行最高裁判;代理市長出乎意料,不是由女強人艾嘉‧斐南迪接任,而是交棒給索達特‧卡司凱!195Please respect copyright.PENANAb9PPoZzVo9
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聯邦政府沒有反對聲浪?他們究竟在打什麼主意?我們只知道,那絕對跟宇宙事業有關,因為第二次探勘行動,已經排好時間了……195Please respect copyright.PENANA7mP3eZhRGh
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「奧圖先生,專心……那個病毒,你還有什麼沒告訴我嗎?」195Please respect copyright.PENANAlg1cVhEFuF
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艾嘉‧斐南迪就坐在隔間外頭,拿著話筒敲了敲窗板。195Please respect copyright.PENANAQJVtN9sAfZ
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「我果然沒看走眼……」老政客抓起話筒,用鎖鏈藏住笑容,「我的桌子底下有張密碼,可以打開實驗中心保險櫃,那是最後一組樣本。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAcc2K5TCRCu
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「知道了,謝謝合作,服刑愉快。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAJ91wBWB0DE
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「哼哼,妳很懂呢……打仗總要留個殺手鐧……」
壽命將盡的恆星在努那地平線升起、落下,領航者號再次接近通訊站堡壘。195Please respect copyright.PENANABsK5lYroiL
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「你沒有跟他們回去嗎?」米勒走向觀景窗,向每天都會看到的銀髮青年伸出右手,「我是米勒,米勒‧凱笛希。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4NrQIx8tf
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烏霸聽不懂太陽系語言,但是能理解她的好意,「卡涅特‧烏霸。」195Please respect copyright.PENANA4DwEs9uS6g
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兩個星系的手掌緊握。他們轉頭看著宇宙,還有冒險家的大船。195Please respect copyright.PENANAOS3ufnUx1e
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「烏霸,你沒回去?」195Please respect copyright.PENANAedcCRV1WvS
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嘉娜莉拖著大包小包走出艙門。銀髮青年故作鎮定,米勒卻注意到他的眼神游移。195Please respect copyright.PENANAQJAOorItsm
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「回去也沒事做……看起來妳也要去太陽系,齊波呢?」195Please respect copyright.PENANA0tANqTIKFS
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「他搭下一班船!那傢伙……真不意外。」195Please respect copyright.PENANA6pWm5Qvon8
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女孩用嘲諷表達喜悅,飄進帶有離心力的廊道,此時,圓頂居民們正在裡面進行健走訓練。195Please respect copyright.PENANAzzVGGy1p5u
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「很遺憾,我沒辦法跟各位同行……」塔格用毛巾擦掉汗水,接過艾卡丟來的水壺。195Please respect copyright.PENANAQfVaDWLVRM
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「留著的人也是責任重大呀,你還要讀統治學?聽到就想睡……」嘉娜莉使了個白眼,接著來到她的目的地:電子腦資料庫。195Please respect copyright.PENANArFkwk2HGN8
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金髮人偶卸除身上排線,從額頭取出一片記憶卡,「夸曼尼小姐,關於妳要找的人物……我不認為她跟妳有任何關聯。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAI8LDrb3LxB
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「但是,我只剩這條線索了……我想知道。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAF3zVR8P12E
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德爾芬點了點頭,轉身啟動投影,「經過修復之後,我找出一個可辨識的臉部特徵……關德琳‧白‧伊凡斯。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAl2gVvo4K5d
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「妳……認識她嗎?」195Please respect copyright.PENANAdEVI3ccGP1
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「火星,天月衛忠誠局,掌控所有帝國媒體的高級將領。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAOszvrWaPoW
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「帝國將領……怎麼會把相機留給我……」195Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9ladxppFu
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「有時候,過去的真相不值得冒險……妳還有『現在』。」195Please respect copyright.PENANASIqXuTeHMP
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「我知道了……謝謝妳,德爾芬。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAhvzMuKNcTq
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追尋之路的終點卻帶來更多謎團。嘉娜莉想著姊妹們的臉龐,暫時把神祕女子放在心中角落。195Please respect copyright.PENANAPdS6EIazKk
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有些人的旅程告一段落,有些人才剛踏上起跑線。打造移民方舟的研究團隊,還有太陽系的遠征軍團,很快就集結完畢了。