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。174Please respect copyright.PENANAxEdkcDqGLD
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANAf1wfWlGJ5t
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANADlNpTImahY
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANA8xQnvP6WX8
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「骨質密度正常,突變基因未偵測。」174Please respect copyright.PENANASXe9LxEk8y
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「好,BB,列出代辦事項。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAV0LrGuoseP
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「代辦事項,總共:五百八十三件。」174Please respect copyright.PENANADcMQoVEVZv
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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?」174Please respect copyright.PENANAMWhRGiRkEq
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAexHSWPAvx9
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAHmTq0XjQFf
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAkJqMuaUnsM
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANABqKgcJfgC8
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANA46XVPGpY84
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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……」174Please respect copyright.PENANA74FSKDvbFH
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANA5U9MQzu7Un
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「真正的和平……到底是什麼樣子……」174Please respect copyright.PENANA1qKHsKXl3D
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「大人,艾莉雅女士到達寢宮。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAR18KQ4njFq
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANADO5U1RRkgN
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年幼的他首次與父親爾哈特合影,表情好不快樂。174Please respect copyright.PENANAP7BnwNPrGD
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「BB……你不會背叛人類吧?」174Please respect copyright.PENANAUX1dmjFcLg
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「『背叛』屬於進階情感定義,超過運算限制,無法執行。」174Please respect copyright.PENANA9VComLQJcz
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANAv9dvH825n3
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANAZ15ts4tZcP
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「哥,你來了!」174Please respect copyright.PENANABIXWT5agPZ
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「桑德斯,好久不見!」174Please respect copyright.PENANAbz8IetZ7e6
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANAZTkIAat6G5
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「母親大人……您是否安好?」174Please respect copyright.PENANAzEw3Ewmwg4
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「安好?」174Please respect copyright.PENANA9LvTIvsV6H
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANAd467WLcPIV
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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……」174Please respect copyright.PENANAqfaeTThCer
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAh6N2b40wsR
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAPe6eIBgEFX
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「可是……人民需要時間安定。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAO3m4n6iKNE
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAlhokiYT7nW
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANAlT1Hmk0Cou
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAtKbwhMU9c9
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANAP8UsbQRZI1
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「看來,你沒有遺傳到爾哈特的果決。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAfXAXbvRtCf
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「可是,父親他……」174Please respect copyright.PENANAcwz4z0E3bj
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他當時還打算犧牲我們,吸引人民支持。174Please respect copyright.PENANACJUy4L8m39
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAoOG9zOhaoU
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANADsAXlUi5x4
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANA05YBf3WAy7
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「哥……是!元帥大人!」174Please respect copyright.PENANAFmeurtQzoi
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANA8rNQTGAED0
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANA4WGNoFmqNV
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「血緣,真是惱人的羈絆啊……元帥?」174Please respect copyright.PENANAxrEFWbi6Au
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「有話快說,鈦仙。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAmuKg8147oH
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAazG3PFJH7V
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAUktZ8f0a4D
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAGArqg1dc2j
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「寄生在有力量的那一方,就是長壽的秘訣?」174Please respect copyright.PENANAPEny6XhCNp
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「沒錯!等到絕對力量出現,我就能壽終正寢囉。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAm3ifk3NU1i
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANAzgpdZq5udI
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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?」 174Please respect copyright.PENANAkdwz8Pwdz6
「嘖!」174Please respect copyright.PENANAZbjyRkIZaB
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANASq0YcAw3Ht
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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?」174Please respect copyright.PENANATy28lMLNC0
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「嗯……是啊,『高蓮茲』的狀態如何?」174Please respect copyright.PENANA55hoQ5BqJS
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAoeYpS5ivUm
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANAWS5Kxooqyl
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANAzHZy0VU92S
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAPnJBOekTKI
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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。174Please respect copyright.PENANAZuBhEouFYV
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAuBOwfkBvik
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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?」174Please respect copyright.PENANAnKOMn7selO
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAdZVHpEl4Cg
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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。」174Please respect copyright.PENANAi3hX3X51Y3
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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?