木衛四「卡利斯托」表面,新月軍的旗幟在真空中飄揚。帝國統一太陽系前,人類就已經在此建立殖民地,建築設備作為政要核心稍嫌老舊。171Please respect copyright.PENANACLWMjdubEf
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年輕元帥薩邁爾裸著身體,走進寢宮浴室。跟火星官邸比起來,這裡少了碧麗堂皇的裝飾,真空排水孔也吸力不足,在皮膚上殘留許多濕氣。171Please respect copyright.PENANAr8DdDhSYSG
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「希望母親會習慣……」薩邁爾走出淋浴間,順手拿起管家遞上的毛巾。171Please respect copyright.PENANAqt6g8C8tCZ
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所謂管家,是兩顆機械盒子。一個幫主人拿舊衣服去殺菌;一個幫他注射抗無重力藥物。171Please respect copyright.PENANA1PVSvcK8DO
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「骨質密度正常,突變基因未偵測。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAcdHe5NpMBg
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「好,BB,列出代辦事項。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAOrTfg0GI0f
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「代辦事項,總共:五百八十三件。」171Please respect copyright.PENANArXZMb5YnC7
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「呼……」正值事業頂峰的領袖用髮夾固定劉海,一個彈指啟動辦公桌投影裝置,「最急迫的事件?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAOA0daNPESa
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「火星首都『阿爾西亞』暴動尚未解除,抗議民眾要求立刻停戰⸺調查結果顯示,背後有貴族帳戶贊助。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAUkeCbMEVWD
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「請源隆首相舉行軍演、整肅內政,讓民眾知道火星受到保護,『崩月』事件絕對不會重演,下一個。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAFf8dTdi6yS
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「小行星帶礦場公會威脅罷工,要求把軍事核心轉回火星圈。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0TQIIVr3g
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「唉,每個人都不想讓打到家裡……我們攻下木星,清出外環航道,生意更好做了才對。」171Please respect copyright.PENANACP4y6A4Dzl
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薩邁爾手捏眉心,戰火只會燒出無限問題,「BB,先處理民生事件。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAXEITfJxk2b
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「篩選結果:九十八件⸺轉運站清查毒品交易路線,數量最多的是OBU分派組織,來自海王星……」171Please respect copyright.PENANARrFHu2LBrx
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民間事務也是各種難題,但薩邁爾處理起來快樂多了。不知不覺,投影窗已經顯示夜晚景色。171Please respect copyright.PENANAXYyQ4Wjd82
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「真正的和平……到底是什麼樣子……」171Please respect copyright.PENANA1xrK8gOdAF
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「大人,艾莉雅女士到達寢宮。」171Please respect copyright.PENANA4SJj5st34D
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「今天就到此為止。」把電子文書和那些停戰就能解決的事放回桌上,薩邁爾看了一眼家族相片。171Please respect copyright.PENANADjqDOMf2xJ
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年幼的他首次與父親爾哈特合影,表情好不快樂。171Please respect copyright.PENANAjo54HhrU1f
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「BB……你不會背叛人類吧?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAbtKa9g8mRl
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「『背叛』屬於進階情感定義,超過運算限制,無法執行。」171Please respect copyright.PENANACOI0RStU2Y
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「那就好……」薩邁爾永遠無法忘記。電子腦德爾芬無情虐殺父親的軍隊,在那種恐懼壟罩下,大義責任都不再重要,只剩下醜惡的人性。171Please respect copyright.PENANA9C9w9Izsnc
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儘管如此,現在他還是得依賴人工智慧處理公務。新月元帥嘆了口氣,在通往親族宅邸的長廊上沉思。171Please respect copyright.PENANA6fHOGnOUsV
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「哥,你來了!」171Please respect copyright.PENANATeF6PgjetS
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「桑德斯,好久不見!」171Please respect copyright.PENANAN85DHWDFfD
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紫金地毯的會客廳中,軍裝筆挺的青年站穩腳步,在他身後,一位全黑裝束的女子默默看著牆上的肖像畫⸺已故大元帥:爾哈特。171Please respect copyright.PENANAVlxvOnSsbu
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「母親大人……您是否安好?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAVlOUu4UNnT
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「安好?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAuYpDaq7gMQ
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艾莉雅女士伸手壓著帽子,原本要遮住寡婦面容的黑色流蘇,因為低重力四處亂飄,讓她更加不悅。171Please respect copyright.PENANAIcbISGbscQ
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「我們生於月面,一心嚮往地球樂土,現在呢?退居火星,然後又退居木星……」171Please respect copyright.PENANAdPf4JCmXfh
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「這裡相對安全,媽媽,」薩邁爾輕輕取下圓帽。K62事故之後,母親的眼神就失去光彩,但元帥沒有忘記她過去的溫柔,「土星也快入手了。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAeht9e7fAHR
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「一直往外跑,什麼時候要進攻地球?」曾經溫柔的女子,口吻卻充滿怨恨,「不要忘記你父親的遺志……糾舉天地衛,把披著祖父外皮的傢伙處以極刑。」171Please respect copyright.PENANABGQXE9ErZa
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「可是……人民需要時間安定。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAv9Njzo0iXh
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「如果你要安定,薩邁爾,我就讓你弟桑德斯去戰場立功。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAtQUMZ3J5JQ
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軍裝青年挺起胸膛,年輕眼神滿是憧憬。父親死去時,他還在肚子裡,從未體驗戰場的殘酷。薩邁爾找了個理由,想要保護懵懂的弟弟。171Please respect copyright.PENANAnctqH0uzDy
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「要不是普勞德‧源隆擅自帶兵去K62,現在就有足夠軍力展開攻擊了……桑德斯先學會處理國政,未來也有機會立功。」171Please respect copyright.PENANACPQnp17S9I
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「既然如此,你怎麼沒有把源隆家族抄了,還讓他們治理火星?」艾莉雅的視線毫無感情。171Please respect copyright.PENANABCzvuwsaLK
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「看來,你沒有遺傳到爾哈特的果決。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAmDA7mJNxDj
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「可是,父親他……」171Please respect copyright.PENANAmdRc8uIKBe
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他當時還打算犧牲我們,吸引人民支持。171Please respect copyright.PENANARQVzYHwkDt
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「他……的管理制度,大多沿用舊帝國,」薩邁爾忍住嘴巴,重新編織話語,「需要時間修正,才能獲得貴族以外的人民支持。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAD4ABzdKwaP
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「恐怕沒時間給你修正了……老君鈦仙在外面,他有一個重要情資,能讓我們得到力量⸺我們不僅要收復帝國,還要防範K62威脅……去跟他談談。」171Please respect copyright.PENANA4aDafVYY2B
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「鈦仙……我知道了,好好休息吧⸺桑德斯,這裡就給你保護了。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAGGJnpmaMgc
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「哥……是!元帥大人!」171Please respect copyright.PENANACAfEtV3cFk
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薩邁爾帶著沉重寄託飄出會客廳,用大門關閉的聲響提振精神,面對走廊末端的矮小老人。171Please respect copyright.PENANALpgoMB3ucT
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白鬍白眉、頭戴高帽,神秘的天月宰相穩穩地站著,彷彿腳底有個吸盤。171Please respect copyright.PENANAMWiqTKaDNN
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「血緣,真是惱人的羈絆啊……元帥?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAQunerL6bFY
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「有話快說,鈦仙。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAiHrdPjYl0l
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「呵呵,真心急……你可知道,金星有個電子腦,名叫『原初智』⸺帝國對外號稱它已經被摧毀,想必別有用心。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAGORAl3yQKr
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「我憑什麼相信你?當初同為天月衛,你卻站在父親敵人那一邊。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAhFrp8uYeWW
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「別這樣非黑即白呀……我情報給了,你可以去,也可以不去?」老人順順鬍鬚,瞇起一隻眼睛,「就當作,老君看上你的能力。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAd3GxexKvLX
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「寄生在有力量的那一方,就是長壽的秘訣?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAdQOjp3xwVe
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「沒錯!等到絕對力量出現,我就能壽終正寢囉。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAqeDrQrMbX0
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鈦仙飄向宮外接駁船,尖酸話語不斷在元帥腦中打轉。171Please respect copyright.PENANAxUsrV0afNn
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「你要親手借用電子腦之力,還是要把重責大任丟給血親呢?」 171Please respect copyright.PENANAYDo5WA68CX
「嘖!」171Please respect copyright.PENANA9iw5qQLm8B
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月神艦阿那吠耀格納庫中,薩邁爾重重捶了欄桿一拳。他痛恨自己想不出萬全方案,只能冒險前往金星一探究竟。171Please respect copyright.PENANAQ47SubT7qb
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「元帥大人!」複製人士官⸺茵坦的聲音從後傳來,「您也來視察新機體?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAV1jTzAfM81
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「嗯……是啊,『高蓮茲』的狀態如何?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAAi70F18Gas
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「情報戰專用調整,偵測範圍不可置信,在卡利斯托就能看到木星極光。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAD7ErHIJGrx
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黃綠相間的嶄新機兵,設計不同於其他世代。頭部單眼閃著紫光,雙肩推進翼能讓機身靈活運動,最特別的是懸浮在四周的圓筒形子機。171Please respect copyright.PENANAKb9CzGbMbG
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「這樣好嗎?把新銳機體給我這個複製人……」茵坦飄出駕駛艙,害羞地牽著領袖的手落到地板。171Please respect copyright.PENANAbIM5P1oG8M
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「變革,不能只在法條上看到,複製人等同道具的刻板印象,就靠妳來翻轉。」171Please respect copyright.PENANA1EhNl3jRrP
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薩邁爾有點訝異,跟沒有血緣的對象談話,讓他無拘無束。171Please respect copyright.PENANA5bBtsNuyZg
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「妳就是三位體戰團(TriBander)系列的後衛⸺等前鋒、中鋒機體正式完成,我們就能並肩作戰,證明不管出身為何,都能受到重用。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAuKF3BLb7Sb
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「現在只有送來您的中鋒機體專用武裝,前鋒駕駛員也還沒選定,到金星之前是否來得及呢?」171Please respect copyright.PENANACqEJ5Ed2uy
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「我也希望能有充裕時間……」薩邁爾想到弟弟桑德斯,不禁皺起眉頭,「金星攻略充滿不確定因素,還得仰賴妳的直覺。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAa2YqOZAzDg
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「遵命。」茵坦想起莎拉‧赫克托。她全心祝福自己的表情,讓人感到內疚,「我絕不會辜負眾望。」171Please respect copyright.PENANA3EI7zIHgPI
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大量新月船艦排成長龍,依序進入內環航道,準備調查原初智的力量。等在前方的是陷阱,還是希望?