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( 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？」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvi55c9XqKF
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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。」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QPxbglscx
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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？64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwisSodbqwz
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqbarDWW1f
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這樣說來，自己這群人，該不會是所謂的「送死隊」吧？64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSsssLO5aH
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6cJ9CR2bj
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WZXBh0ZCn
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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。」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXgMBOqv39
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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！」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgTv5YvOfP
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但童天雷聽著這些「保證」，心裡反而更不踏實。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimFh9No6gb
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ecfTHNjYx
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真是有夠「周到」的安排！64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjaJ9wjsf7
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpLx2IscTd
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAwtdJOvT7
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每年如此，循環不斷。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yKSTFlzbF
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPVJSEELAa
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd08PCXEkXi
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUrvN1BYrV
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGSilV6zmM
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEADJeIypE
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進度緩慢，拓荒的節奏被拖了三天。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORTuGf8HVj
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPDzO8qk2E
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3V1972jIk2
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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。」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQWZ5ssx65
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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。」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcz5gUaQku
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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。」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdSKUjC3Eb
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「放心，我早有準備。」童天雷拍了拍他的肩。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNyJpLoWLj
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRiiZq0YAc
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHkrCVztjz
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站在遠方的艾芙若高喊：「收隊！」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Amci6Y7KB
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紐特與童天雷擊掌道別，帶著士兵們隨她離開。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLWUtluoz9
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLjijC3GsZ
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxlit8rDAq
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEtK2RgZQM
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCnufdEsPq
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6i2uLBMakP
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiqDX5oLlp
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當山壁終於穩定下來時，天空也透出一絲微光。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5hGmD5WXP
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatdPAhtXml
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Lcglq46rh
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQRAcxSvvr
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiedCo0C3HZ
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8iBm89X6a
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitHbK5QmtZ
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIfOTzvotz
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEItTAJFvNp
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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。
