「賽蓮之聲、無所不知……各位剛聽到那首,是吉米最近在練的曲子,也是麗伊斯的『失落樂章』之一,哇哦!好期待演唱會能開成,還要拜託各位好心斗內啦……最近看到不少新粉寫信,吉米也該好好自介了,今天就來講⸺我的故事。」201Please respect copyright.PENANA1iMoAVh9Yb
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領航隊員圍著收音機,了解他們的捕獲目標。201Please respect copyright.PENANAonm8AGKAM2
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「曾幾何時,我只是個無名小卒,只懂得開機具去挖礦,以為人生就這樣了……直到某天,我在街上遇到麗伊斯……沒錯,她就是我的啟蒙!」201Please respect copyright.PENANAGwfWsC8W3T
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「整個外環只有她知道『吉他』,還免費教我……於是,我開始在海王星酒吧裡表演,賺到一些錢、一些人望,只是最後……老闆理念不合,我就跟麗伊斯、還有和幾位夥伴跑了,哈哈!」201Please respect copyright.PENANAN0rp8MgUAB
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「自由的心,不允許獨佔哦……任何人都無法囚禁你的靈魂!接著,再為大家帶來一首新曲……」201Please respect copyright.PENANAiYlJbS9tea
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慵懶弦音,沒有打動米勒‧凱笛希,她回想起稍早的談判。
「你爸,很值得尊敬……」201Please respect copyright.PENANALCduc4dFYM
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巨漢背影佔據了綠意盎然的辦公室角落。札廣盯著松木盆栽,小心翼翼地剪掉多餘枝葉。201Please respect copyright.PENANAW6KE1FaldC
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「但是,身為帝國通緝犯,還在這裡跑來跑去,很不尊敬啊?米勒……」201Please respect copyright.PENANAjM2xymma6t
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「如果你當時提供資源,幫我爸守住木星,就沒這個問題了。」OBU最後的領袖走向札廣,把手伸向腰間。201Please respect copyright.PENANA7WAXCey98r
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突然,喉頭寒氣讓米勒無法動彈。詭異面具的男子貼在她背後,改造臂的五指利刃尖銳摩擦。201Please respect copyright.PENANAnFgWoCCTjy
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「大家顧生活就很辛苦,沒有力氣去追逐崇高理想啦。」札廣拿起樹枝敲敲窗戶,指著街上民眾說道:「妳們去打仗,總要有人照顧老弱婦孺。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAItN66qqNgs
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「照顧?賣毒品算嗎?」米勒繳出手槍。面具男子見老闆轉頭示意,不屑地收回鐵爪。201Please respect copyright.PENANAKw10BiNGVu
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「我的保鑣『狼刃』,希望妳不會再看到他……本是同根生,不用在這裡虛耗。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAcFmBk0GJ6f
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札廣一改強勢態度,和藹地笑著。201Please respect copyright.PENANARmkoVE49Z1
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「團結吧,新月軍無法無天,土星採冰廠都被控制了,先是水,再來是氧氣,這樣下去,外環會一無所有,我們要反擊……妳說呢?」201Please respect copyright.PENANAvB50P84lBp
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米勒不甘願地點頭。她目前的聲望,只能乖乖接受奸商提案。
音樂中斷。201Please respect copyright.PENANAucC4hI4UJ7
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「所以只要找到賽蓮電台、找到吉米?」齊波尼亞天真地問:「追蹤訊號源不難吧?」201Please respect copyright.PENANADtY7TqQjQj
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「能追蹤就不會拜託我們了……賽蓮都用無人塔台,不會在現場,」米勒關掉收音機,嘆了口氣,「而且,預告出來之後才知道座標,根本是宇宙撈針。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAgaNA575VNt
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「看來札廣沒打算要幫忙,」艾嘉‧斐南迪雙手插腰, 「我們也沒空陪他玩。」201Please respect copyright.PENANA8borLvOSGU
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「利用賽蓮的人氣,確實能召集不少資源……札廣跟吉米有段過去,所以只能派我代理……能用則用吧。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAsxmLCSYFgb
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米勒拿起通訊器,指示船員行動,「這麼有名,總會留下足跡……我有些線索,努那人也來。」201Please respect copyright.PENANANESrlVCtXc
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一行人散成數個小隊,消失在商業區迷宮中。札廣拉緊窗簾,摳著頭上的銀飾。201Please respect copyright.PENANA22RwBaAa0p
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「想說老粗凱笛希去哪抱來的漂亮女兒,事實證明,父女兩一樣笨……信標裝好了?」201Please respect copyright.PENANANKQjwyyMIB
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「神不知、鬼不覺……」狼刃扭動鐵爪,笑著融入牆角陰影。201Please respect copyright.PENANAalFrXWLWnM
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微型定位裝置黏在米勒腰帶,但她得兼顧三個努那青少年,沒有發現異樣。201Please respect copyright.PENANA8zDDtK1ueH
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「賽蓮粉絲團,海王星分部,負責把捐贈物資轉交給電台人員,先從那找起,可是地址……唉……」201Please respect copyright.PENANApi0SyUVw6H
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看著不耐煩的外環艦長,齊波掏出攜帶裝置,「那個……米勒小姐,地址找到了,妳看。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAiEs0TJMgRI
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「啥?別唬爛……公網資料庫、深層分析?我靠,不愧是電子腦。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAL7uZVDRPXy
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齊波、嘉娜莉、烏霸和米勒順著指引走入住宅區。封閉空間的不自在感,得用聊天來轉移。201Please respect copyright.PENANACDivb6jGva
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「也許用我的AI……還沒想到名字……用它控制整座太空站,就不用管那些黑道了?」201Please respect copyright.PENANAstjlHr1yDJ
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「別傻,就算能佔領這裡,還有一堆殖民地……」米勒反駁少年,想起拋棄已久的純真,「它能駭掉所有電腦,也沒辦法駭入內心。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAvdmeJl7EH7
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「對不起……」201Please respect copyright.PENANA0B9ZcCMFgD
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「幹什麼?我又沒責怪……」女艦長走了幾步,才想通齊波為何道歉。201Please respect copyright.PENANArhK2EwnCmD
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「噢,你說K62那時候?抱歉,嚇到你啦……敞開內在的感覺,我突然不知道怎麼面對……要在這種環境生活,只能封閉自己……宇宙這麼大,心胸卻越來越狹窄。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAsgUGvLabPn
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看到米勒伸手示好,齊波也放心握了上去。201Please respect copyright.PENANA11SdYfNtwo
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「妳的爸爸很勇敢。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAVoB5KzaEl9
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「謝謝你,願意理解他……我們到了。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAtL7MiB8LJz
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老舊公寓的信箱塞滿傳單,米勒好不容易才找到斑駁的電台標誌。四人走上樓梯,發現「俱樂部」門鈴壞掉,只好試著敲出聲音。201Please respect copyright.PENANARr1iSEDBQA
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「謝絕推銷!」沙啞的女人在門裡大喊。201Please respect copyright.PENANAbofXrC7HF4
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「我是米勒‧凱笛希,想問一些吉米的事!」201Please respect copyright.PENANAdabpBIjLmn
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「米勒……OBU?」長滿皺紋的眼睛探出門縫,「妳還活著啊……想問什麼?」201Please respect copyright.PENANAHpm89usZLx
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「我想跟吉米見面,同胞的反抗之火還沒熄滅,因為賽蓮持續在廣播,我想找他談合作。」201Please respect copyright.PENANApG2r5wqdmJ
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「唉呀……」老婦緩緩開門,讓訪客進入堆滿雜物的工作室,「可是,我也找不到吉米啊……頂多寫封信,跟物資一起送去吧。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAyKh6e2iXtX
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「妳們送貨不會遇到他嗎?」嘉娜莉看著牆上海報。爆炸頭男子手中抓著奇特樂器,標語翻譯⸺失傳技術「搖滾秀」by Jimi-X。201Please respect copyright.PENANAUSNjf5ObaU
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婦人拉了一張板凳,揮開麵包上的蚊蟲。201Please respect copyright.PENANAnmcFyjKwTr
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「賽蓮成立之後,就沒人見過他們……這些物資會分給送貨員,他們取自己那一份再放進轉運站,跟妳說……麗伊斯小姐會預知,所以總是能避險,畢竟,帝國最討厭她們啦。」201Please respect copyright.PENANA3IFrty5xR8
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「只會躲躲藏藏……」烏霸想摸桌上的黑色圓盤,隨即被婦人的蒼蠅拍攻擊。201Please respect copyright.PENANAwyOYDGhrnP
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「你不懂那個價值!還有事嗎?沒事就走開!」201Please respect copyright.PENANAVIEbpw5xdg
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留下口信之後,眾人回到街上。米勒遙望受限的天空,試著不去思考外環的艱困未來。201Please respect copyright.PENANAWWkV9uEXbz
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「對了,齊波尼亞……吉米講過,古代有個電子腦,名子叫……希里?你可以參考。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAvVM6hB7PaP
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「嗯嗯,重複子音好像更有親近感……」201Please respect copyright.PENANAtpydNEx6mZ
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說到AI,攜帶螢幕突然自顧自地亮起。201Please respect copyright.PENANArGpfCrJ79F
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「大家,它又找到一些東西!」201Please respect copyright.PENANAOOPAAHx1wR
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人工智慧錄下稍早對話,經過比對分析後,發現公寓老婦的肌肉骨骼出現不符性別年齡的運動模式,腔調特徵也非常接近吉米。201Please respect copyright.PENANAykkvgEGNbh
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「我操,他會易容術啊……」米勒立即回報母艦,跟著電子腦用公共監視器找到目標身影,「往港口走了……追尋者號,準備出航!我搭努那人的船!」201Please respect copyright.PENANAZUIkaS6lNh
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一艘盒狀小艇離開海王星太空站。老婦在搖晃的駕駛艙中寬衣解帶。201Please respect copyright.PENANA42Q4RO68O4
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「可惡,札廣!」扒下人造臉皮、拿掉蒼白假髮,棕色肌膚的男子甩蓬爆炸頭,「居然冒充凱笛希小姐……呼叫賽蓮,有聽到嗎?」201Please respect copyright.PENANAR8zYQgJk9n
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「吉米,這麼早回來幹嘛?忘記錢包?」201Please respect copyright.PENANAVbmnKuyf1T
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「理查,啟動引擎準備開溜,叫凱倫幫麗伊斯固定!」201Please respect copyright.PENANANzB2n7KqXO
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小艇全速前進,後方的OBU追尋者也加強推力。201Please respect copyright.PENANAjwkp18RGzi
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「發現目標降落艇,舊世紀火星運兵戰車改造的……應該會去找母船……」201Please respect copyright.PENANAxRolYudFL7
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外環副手緊跟吉米,向剛出港的米勒艦長報告,「在石頭後面!出現了……那就是賽蓮!」201Please respect copyright.PENANAX1SVHxXvOM
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方型載具衝出小行星坑洞,四具推進器讓它像隻烏龜。如同外觀,速度也稱不上快。201Please respect copyright.PENANAyWAM86grjH
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眼看OBU船艦就要追上,鐵龜從尾部拋出一顆卵狀物體。201Please respect copyright.PENANAf3djQ6W9nX
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「魚雷?呃啊……」炸開的不是烈焰,而是噪音。超高功率塔台電波傳入追尋者艦橋,刺痛船員耳膜,「誰去方向舵!快跟丟了!」201Please respect copyright.PENANAXBed2Dhi7n
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「該死!」米勒在領航者號上焦急大喊。突然,艾嘉讓她坐進備用座席,繫緊安全帶。201Please respect copyright.PENANANHdW7IEy1G
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「全員,耐衝擊對策!啟動太陽風帆!」201Please respect copyright.PENANAmwfl0eyKRt
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機械桅杆從船身中央升起,調整反射角度乘載光波。粒子推力加上噴射引擎,讓他們得以跟上賽蓮。201Please respect copyright.PENANAGwCjyrsO7E
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「交給妳了!」艾嘉忍受胸口重壓,轉頭看著米勒。201Please respect copyright.PENANA3Ul7ERBdiT
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「集束通訊波!」外環艦長已經習慣加速度,用機械左臂按下呼叫鈕。201Please respect copyright.PENANAtJ5QUo3cB2
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「吉米!札廣利用我來找你沒錯,但是,不管有什麼目的,都代表他怕我們私下合作!能為同胞奮鬥的,只剩我們了!」201Please respect copyright.PENANAK3Xm7Vyd4r
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賽蓮號沒有回應,而是再次拋出塔台炸彈。艾嘉準備使用對空砲,米勒咬緊牙關,發自內心哀求。201Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6hJUQjlR5
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「我的父親犧牲了!為了讓我延續使命,給外環人更好的未來⸺不要讓那個禿驢得逞!」201Please respect copyright.PENANAUfi2G4urmY
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「好啦好啦⸺來談啦!」201Please respect copyright.PENANAGiUhdJw6aK
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塔台發出的不是干擾噪音,而是吉米的牢騷,「麗伊斯說可以!看她在的份上,就當妳是真貨……等等,剛才有那麼多船嗎?」201Please respect copyright.PENANAdqedq6piQ5
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領航者與追尋者逆推減速,與賽蓮號排成一列,突然,又有三道光芒從旁竄出。201Please respect copyright.PENANALHE0fvIwKm
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「運輸艦?不對……」莎夏看著OBU的同步資訊,聲音顫抖。201Please respect copyright.PENANAK8F1x7xoJT
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「是海盜!」