又死了一個人了嗎……。17Please respect copyright.PENANAue36IIWWaB
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仰望著灰暗的天空馬庫斯不禁想起了前幾天守夜時所看到的翠綠色光芒,可想而知自己派出的部下傑克森不是被『天使』所殺就是被聯邦的士兵擄獲帶走了。17Please respect copyright.PENANAv61HO7ARQN
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想到這裡馬庫斯的胃發出了隱隱疼痛,全身的虛脫感已經無法靠著意志力和腎上腺素支撐了。17Please respect copyright.PENANA9tJJeuoj5B
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這已經是這三個月以來的第6個了……。17Please respect copyright.PENANAIsvwKWlvxy
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想著死去的夥伴馬庫斯握緊了雙拳,雖然外表看不出來但馬庫斯已經接近了崩潰的邊緣。只需再輕輕一推便會倒下……17Please respect copyright.PENANAMsXPLqsfOq
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不…不行…現在還不行。再忍忍吧……。17Please respect copyright.PENANAlinhc0SKeY
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偷偷做了個深呼吸後,馬庫斯轉頭看向了其他夥伴。分別為年老的馬洛以及年輕一輩的傑利。17Please respect copyright.PENANAGXNA31lzNj
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「快到檢查站了,檢查一下自己身體有沒有受傷。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAXRsTOrbrV1
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「收……收到!」17Please respect copyright.PENANAGEwUBQT9gP
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不知何時傑利的眼神從本來埋怨變成了仰慕,但這樣的情感若放在平時馬庫斯或許會因為他人信任自己感到放鬆,然而放在現在這個隨時都會身亡人命比狗屁還不如的世界卻反向增加了他的壓力。17Please respect copyright.PENANAmrSVR1lVqV
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被期望的越多,在必要的時候只會做出不必要的行為。17Please respect copyright.PENANAuSdadlH01S
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「是誰在那……原來是馬庫斯先生啊。」17Please respect copyright.PENANA6v72jwPtTk
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隨著幾人繼續前進,幾名頭戴面罩手持古董AK-110步槍的壯碩男子出現在他們面前。雖然槍枝已是300多年前的產品了,但從外觀看來使用者非常細心的去保養讓它從外表看來就像剛生產的一般。17Please respect copyright.PENANAG6V1o4nizm
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「所有人!不准射擊把槍放下!尤其是你哈普曼!」17Please respect copyright.PENANA3OtPWovoDA
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「辛苦你們了。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAV5MWzDE39n
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對方是當地的土匪同時也是這座曾經邊境檢查站的主人,雖然並非『放逐者』的成員但卻維持著友好的聯繫。他們提供防護和人力而自己則提供食物和可飲用的乾淨水源。17Please respect copyright.PENANAEl1z2S06D6
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甚至有成員自願將房間空出,讓土匪們的妻兒可以到後方安全地帶躲避災難。17Please respect copyright.PENANAtUNTBUQ4Fv
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「不不,馬庫斯先生您才是最辛苦的那個。比起我們這些只能防守的老骨頭來說,你們願意派人進入城區才比較英勇呢。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAyy9bZGakug
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「這樣啊……。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAPplEyRZGqP
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「老了之後就來我們這裡吧,我罩你。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAR6vRnw9aI9
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和他說話的人正是現今土匪的首領:傑洛米,據說曾經徒手將一名手持步槍的聯邦士兵撂倒。17Please respect copyright.PENANAAJ2HQeSpfS
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「那個等之後再說吧。」17Please respect copyright.PENANA4o8aRKZ1RO
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馬庫斯嘆了一口氣,這也已經不是傑洛米第一次邀請自己入團了。自從某次馬庫斯帶回大量藥物治好他們後,傑洛米便一直希望他能加入。甚至還提出拿自己不到6歲的女兒當作未來的老婆。17Please respect copyright.PENANA4d6ydrr9fK
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「我有事情要去『博士』那邊,可以幫我速速通關嗎?」17Please respect copyright.PENANAEtTkcCzXWM
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「我都認出是您了還需要檢查嗎。」17Please respect copyright.PENANA7Qau5cKdku
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傑洛米搖了搖頭後說道,而馬庫斯則感覺面罩底下的他正在微笑。17Please respect copyright.PENANAzHUWTy7nkp
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「小的們!將人放進去不用檢查了!」17Please respect copyright.PENANACf5j4hscaF
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「是的,老大!」17Please respect copyright.PENANAZu4Yyu2zJF
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在接受到命令後,所有男子立刻排成一列。躲在草叢裡的狙擊手也站出來對著馬庫斯一行敬了個禮。不想多耽擱的馬庫斯趕緊走過離開了檢查站,走不到幾分鐘便看到了遠方森林中出現了一座塗著迷彩的五層飯店。在其周圍的圍牆雖然有些破損露出裡面的鋼筋但仍屹立不搖地守衛著,而在圍牆的中央豎立著一扇銹跡斑斑的鐵柵欄門……17Please respect copyright.PENANANIcLFmk0Mf
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這裡便是『放逐者』們的基地。17Please respect copyright.PENANAGc9UdCOeF6
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看到馬庫斯等人走進,幾名放逐者成員放下手邊的工作將鐵柵欄推開讓幾人進入。17Please respect copyright.PENANAYEBdXKPcsy
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「終於回來了……。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAvUCnzun38n
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「是啊…咳…。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAs0aKAwDx64
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「我還有事情要去找『博士』,馬洛帶著傑利去找洛琳登記這次的戰利品。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAKMgpG90ZCH
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「好的…咳咳…。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAG8HkfzG1As
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接過馬庫斯身上的背包後,馬洛拉著傑利朝著別棟的方向走去。而馬庫斯則是走向曾經的溫室。溫室由鋼條支撐著並用著強化玻璃作為主體,從外面看不到裡面但從裡面卻看得到外面。17Please respect copyright.PENANAQnxI2ZDWUL
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正當馬庫斯要拿出鑰匙卡時,溫室的門被打開了……17Please respect copyright.PENANAOBnu5jbahE
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開門的人是個身穿白色實驗袍,頭戴毛絨帽的女人。實驗袍底下是一件被洗到退色而且上面充滿咖啡印的紅色襯衫。凌亂的奶油色長髮以及那對總是充滿疲勞的雙眼,面前的女人正是目前『放逐者』所有成員中最聰明的人,由於不知道姓名所以大家稱她為『博士』。17Please respect copyright.PENANAsFs7liSIAe
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「有什麼事情嗎?這個時間的話我還在睡覺喔……」17Please respect copyright.PENANAX72HUeE33N
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『博士』絲毫不在意並用著慵懶的語氣說道:17Please respect copyright.PENANA8Mo0AAbgqa
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「什麼啊……原來是你啊。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAZIwFmyRQSI
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她身上有許多大大小小的傳聞,其中最著名也是最有力的說法是:她是來自聯邦的軍事科學家。就連身為首領的馬庫斯也不知道她的真實身分,當時將她帶回的前輩也已經身亡了。17Please respect copyright.PENANAqfhZkEBhD1
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「進來吧。」
『博士』讓出一條通道讓馬庫斯走進了溫室,溫室的地板由溫暖且未被『灰雪』汙染的深棕色土壤組成。從中長出的綠色幼苗象徵著生命的偉大,而在溫室角落的木桌上擺滿了許多與溫事毫不相干的金屬物體以及一台正在跑著某些程式的筆記型電腦。17Please respect copyright.PENANALDEZVdDOOA
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「我來是因為……。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAaKGC6KVIst
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「先把面罩拿下來再說,我不喜歡你們戴著面罩和我說話。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAdz0cE3SEYR
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她慵懶地拿起一個茶壺並緩緩地倒出了一杯棕黑色的液體,據說那是曾經流行於舊時代名為:咖啡的飲料。雖然很苦,但據說在舊時代一些工作者的工作比咖啡還苦。17Please respect copyright.PENANApW3mev6Gd5
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馬庫斯緩緩摘下綿布製的面罩並露出了本來的容貌。17Please respect copyright.PENANAX3a9Bdrg6a
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「這次來找妳是因為這個。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAYD4F9cyIeV
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馬庫斯拿出了在運輸機上找到的文件並且緩緩打開。17Please respect copyright.PENANAcmne2qmIbw
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「讓我猜猜一定又是……17Please respect copyright.PENANACm8Pc9AsDo
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「加密球啊。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAzlkIVwAzWV
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加密球,是聯邦為了防止文件被偷而設計的一種新型態硬碟。球狀的外殼由複合式陶瓷裝甲組成,就算將它丟入岩漿中也無法將其化開。能夠打開的方法就是拿起特定的鑰匙插入位在尾端將其打開,就算打開了也需要使用特殊的程式金鑰才能閱讀其中的資料。17Please respect copyright.PENANAn3HdJzsGpV
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簡單來說就是:目前就算找到打開的方法也無法將裡面的資料弄到手,如今整個基地中已經有15顆相同以及1顆已經打開但無法閱讀其中資料的加密球。17Please respect copyright.PENANAqpTRvaZrwh
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「別搞我啊,這東西就算讓我破譯一輩子也沒辦法看到內容吧。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAX26pdqRKwV
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喝了一口咖啡後,『博士』將加密球拿在手上把玩。17Please respect copyright.PENANAa5KAWVkQvJ
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「你來就為了這個?」17Please respect copyright.PENANAAUXCCtIz2k
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「土壤實驗呢?」17Please respect copyright.PENANAtHJF7mUEqm
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「對齁,還有那個呢。」17Please respect copyright.PENANA0hoDEWY8Pl
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她將拿在手上的咖啡放在桌上並從相同的桌上拿出了一個培養皿,裡面裝著一小塊發著彩虹色光芒的泥土。17Please respect copyright.PENANA9X6f3SWrHI
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「好消息是:我找到了可以快速降解核廢料的催化劑了17Please respect copyright.PENANAdWYnrKmDEx
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「壞消息則是:和北方的土相比,要把這裡的土全部清潔並且可以耕種仍要……大概200年的時間吧。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAeUO4UuoW94
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土穰實驗的主旨是找到能夠淨化附近土壤的方法,為此馬庫斯曾在遠征中帶回各個地區的泥土以供『博士』進行研究。但除了北方海岸線的深層土容易淨化可以直接拿來種植外,到現在仍然沒辦法大規模實施就地淨化。17Please respect copyright.PENANAxMgd194nbj
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「別露出那種表情啊,科學就是這樣慢慢進步的,上次的培養槽實驗不是已經開始耕種鷹嘴豆了嗎?17Please respect copyright.PENANANxoREvlAWg
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「嗯?」17Please respect copyright.PENANAxecQtoNxOP
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就在她一邊安慰馬庫斯一邊摸索著資料夾時,像是發現了什麼一般罕見地露出驚訝的表情。17Please respect copyright.PENANAxGyfdZrpdK
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「怎麼了嗎……?」17Please respect copyright.PENANAkVz6SH2f3G
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還沒等馬庫斯說完話,『博士』從文件夾中拿出了一張被多次摺疊過的紙張。在將其展開後發現那竟是一張歐洲大陸的地圖,地圖上標著許多紅圈並寫著:禁航區。17Please respect copyright.PENANAxJOrIspl82
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「都什麼年代了竟然還有紙張印刷的地圖?17Please respect copyright.PENANAClJVhmaq7A
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「禁航區?什麼鬼東西啊?」17Please respect copyright.PENANA8zb0IVM14v
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「
是『天使』的活躍地區嗎?」17Please respect copyright.PENANASjlMDVp7RY
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看著地圖上的紅圈,馬庫斯心中忽然出現了想法……17Please respect copyright.PENANAluHhClTLA4
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或許可以去那邊看看。