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他在戰場上迷惘，同時也鼓起了勇氣。
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宇宙總是這麼寂寥。無限延伸的黑暗空間中，依稀可以看見一顆雪白行星，表面被七彩極光環繞著。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHLm9btn9U
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數道噴射軌跡劃過星球高空，往一艘中型太空船飛去。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIK1dbQJKz
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「曲速引擎關閉，進入通常航行模式。」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsatryBp6W
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「不明機體接近，投影至主螢幕！」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkhLu5qL5c
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來自太陽系「昂天帝國」的操艦士兵來回奔波。他們的母艦「飛燕級」兼顧機動力和乘載量，遠征計畫初期曾被大量生產，現在卻只有孤零零一艘。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLcquMsVhD
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噴射軌跡停在太空船航路前方，數台具有人形輪廓、頭上長了獨角的機械兵器現出真身。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznxjpogHH4
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「『納沃』，上個世代的主力機體，帝國全盛時期的象徵，就這樣變成『無魂魁儡』的大軍……」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DDD4EBOro
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艦橋中央，一名男子身穿白色軍裝，胸膛別著新月形的金飾。他面帶疑惑地說：「這樣毫無防備接近它沒問題嗎，艦長？」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxu0eNJ4h8
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「叫你的部下冷靜點，她沒有談話意願的話，早就擊落我們了。」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgHodXAqB8
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「所以，那個失控的『電子腦』是女人？」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRy6zmrhjk
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「至少……看起來是。」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsYLFjONdF
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「那是它用來誘惑人類的伎倆，舊帝國軍原來這麼容易上當。」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQRSP2KGKn
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「哼……」老艦長不理會軍官的挑釁。兩人不論年紀還是政治立場都大相逕庭，互相利用的關係已經有夠緊繃，更別說要討論人工智慧哲學。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WwhpXlIzr
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飛燕級巡洋艦在納沃部隊的監視之下，往一座龐大的宇宙堡壘飛去。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuspduzwMvk
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隨著距離接近，宏偉人造物體漸漸顯露全貌：三枚鏡片結構包圍圓梯形主幹，頂層有一座玻璃帷幕的禮堂，「她」就位在那裡。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KeIUiiiYG
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一名樸素洋裝的金髮女子跪坐在地，將木柄砍刀輕輕放上金屬棺柩。雕有原始花紋的兵器，跟其他極簡裝潢比起起來格外溫暖。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7l9hbIiv2l
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「那麼，失陪了，」女子緩緩起身，被雪白行星的反光照亮。無機質的細緻皮膚過於完美，不像人類，「我們有來客。」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCDDpFhTtO
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禮堂中央的陰影被光線驅散，一架嚴重損壞的機械巨人立於棺木後方，一道道傷痕，訴說著一場又一場的激戰。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cuX9JsgDY
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女子轉身面向宇宙空間，舉起雙手指揮遠方的納沃機兵，讓它們迅速包圍帝國船艦。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Nd9cMnYbk
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「敬告昂天的使者：我的名子是德爾芬，接下來請依照我的指示，不要嘗試任何敵對行動⸺」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUwFU6v0UB
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「艦長，通訊遭到駭入！」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOHGTamOYs
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「這裡是『巨脈』小隊，反入侵系統啟動了，要出擊嗎？」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ558QYMdi05
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「請等待命令！」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeB9K3VAIq
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指揮中樞一陣騷亂，電子合成的聲音則是繼續廣播。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiteLR1ptjh
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「停泊座標已經送出，偵測到新型反入侵編碼，強制掃描⸺」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGv6JoeyQdL
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環繞在四周的納沃亮出槍枝，白衣軍官不禁露出緊張神情，「老頭，快點搞定，我花多少錢雇用你們？」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqSo9I0LTl
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「通訊員，叫機庫拔掉傳輸線！新月的小夥子……你最好收起脾氣，那是毀滅兩支宇宙艦隊的狠角色，你們的軍閥能夠竄起也得感謝她。」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHw8dIUT2o8
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帝國曾在一夕間就損失大半兵力，艦長是那場悲劇的生還者。緊接而來的內政分裂，更催生不少像他旁邊那種不知天高地厚的傢伙。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURWaWRisGf
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「感謝？殺人魔有什麼好感謝……算了，先把任務完成。」新月軍官轉身離開，乘組員終於能專心處理降落程序。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYW36TCkCnf
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巡洋艦停靠在堡壘頂層。能搭載十八尺人形機甲的宇宙船，與「K62宇宙通信站」比起來還是小如螻蟻。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57tkw9quHN
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曾經的帝國遠征基地，現在變成空無一人的死城，被自稱德爾芬的電子腦支配著。死守通訊站三十餘年，她都沒有離開，太陽系內亂爆發之後也無暇顧及邊境，除了那些不惜長途跋涉也想揭開神秘面紗的野心家。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdIhbU6wVR
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「終於能見到它……」新月軍官與老艦長率領部下走到長廊盡頭。電動閘門開啟，金髮女子映入眾人眼簾。明亮燈光照耀下，蠟像般的外表更加詭異，額頭上的8字形符號是電子腦的商標。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkfa9CKVOL
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「你就是德爾芬？長得有點像洩慾玩具呢。」惡名昭彰的AI居然只能附身在仿生人偶上，軍官忍不住嘲諷。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaz33lRoga
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「這副容貌是為了迎合人類受限的知能，能減少諸位的恐懼，我想快點進入正題，裡面請。」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSRmahQqRM
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無感情的言語打消了軍官臉上的笑容。他哼了一聲，帶領部下走進會議室，率先表達來意。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTFJxEtEFx
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「本人是外宇宙貿易執行官：普勞德．源隆⸺我就直說了，新月軍想要承攬K62金屬貿易，提供資源讓妳維持城堡運作，如何？」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXG9Gj4EXgs
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「此目的符合預測⸺可惜，我要停止輸出電塑金屬，完全封閉這個宙域。」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUXcJCPFIx
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「妳說什麼？」普勞德眼角抽動。僅能在極端環境採取的萬用金屬是戰爭籌碼，眼前星球就是一座寶庫，德爾芬卻擋在中間。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwJgeGXTNT
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隸屬新月的機兵部隊在飛燕艦上等待，小隊長不耐煩地抖腳，目光突然被主螢幕吸引。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpMkL6sb21
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「暗號來了，準備出擊！」駕駛兵按下領口按鈕，電塑纖維快速延伸，瞬間包覆形成氣密頭盔。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjk3IiL36u
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四台機械巨人飛出戰艦，其外觀有別於納沃。精瘦的肢體配上雙眼攝影機，利用兩根尾翼推進器在宇宙空間快速移動。次世代主力機體「巨脈」架著長竿電磁砲，衝向談判中的會議廳位置。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fl697OAo8
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德爾芬的部隊立即前往攔截，雙方舉槍互瞄，戰鬥一觸即發。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPA1RxE413e
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「普勞德執行官，我偵測到敵意行動，請下令撤退，這是最後警告。」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7hsJ5vMod
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「看來妳沒有搞清楚狀況，要提出警告的是我⸺還有更多增援在後方待命，如果這場談判演變成強行開放，我可不敢保證那顆白色星球會沒事。」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmy83siR0O
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「等等……」老艦長站起身，嘗試緩和氣氛，「德爾芬，K62星系的礦藏還沒枯竭吧？」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08K36ybw5U
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「62e行星資源已經耗盡。」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LPSMilfdS
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「62f，呃……努那呢？」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnUvEOWPl0
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「我不能對那邊進行開發⸺」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJb1Aej3luo
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「我就知道！」普勞德強勢插入討論，「妳在保護那些『反抗軍』，那些原住民，真是愚蠢，拒絕貿易對他們一點好處都沒有！」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo93upMs4Mp
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「這是約定，我不像人類，不能違反。」德爾芬始終保持平穩聲調，但表情似乎浮現一絲凝重。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiirH6gouZ
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「約定？跟那個叛徒的嗎？」320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEM5yiiYZDs
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新月軍官的問句讓會議室陷入沉默，直到老艦長再次開口。320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGouPVMVVq
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「異端複製體⸺威爾斯．弗利德曼……」
