
球殼城市的邊陲郊區,拖板運輸車在山道上行駛。423Please respect copyright.PENANANgLlywrYmT
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沿路沒有草木、沒有太陽,只有灰色土地、灰色管線。駕駛座上的青年臉龐,為這個灰階世界帶來少許血色。423Please respect copyright.PENANASYbHqwi5QO
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「你說反抗,是什麼意思?」齊波問道。423Please respect copyright.PENANASdnCsKBRhN
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「等等,這邊人比較多,你們先蹲低。」423Please respect copyright.PENANAq8QFQK0dZP
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塔格直視前方,讓運輸車減速開過一座高聳建築。423Please respect copyright.PENANAe1CX7r4Uc3
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雪白建材散發莊嚴,三根煙囪直通外壁。齊波瞄向窗外,看到人們手牽手走進設施,幸福地笑著。423Please respect copyright.PENANAcYcMkfOzfT
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「都是老人?」嘉娜莉瞇起眼睛觀察,突然,朵魅的影像出現在建築表面。423Please respect copyright.PENANA2INEqHSKjF
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不用害怕,不用哀傷……我們知道這天會來,出生就知道這天會來。423Please respect copyright.PENANAWJxgAjaNTp
圓頂絕無意外,沿著鋪好的軌道行走,幸福就是如此簡單。423Please respect copyright.PENANAEgFYImcM7k
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黑白相間長髮、灰色肌膚的虛擬女孩朗誦詩句,用平穩的語調安撫人群。要不是齊波知道她的真面目,早就被完美音頻觸動內心。423Please respect copyright.PENANA23WYcNN1W5
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「那是『回收廠』……也是我反抗的原因之一……」塔格沒有笑,不像其他圓頂同胞。423Please respect copyright.PENANA7Rkaf5jnIp
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「安樂死……嗎?」艾嘉‧斐南迪雙掌緊扣,擔心親族的現狀。423Please respect copyright.PENANAOACNFmcEfh
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車輛遠離人群,嘉娜莉坐起身來,「那種景象,我在資料庫看過,『烏托邦』的反義詞……是什麼去了?」423Please respect copyright.PENANA9wBPddhO6Q
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「『無』托邦?」齊波隨口一說。423Please respect copyright.PENANASPzndGrgMe
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「反烏托邦啦……」烏霸翹起腳,嘲笑少年的無知,「沒什麼好擔心,我們有機體,還有幫手。」423Please respect copyright.PENANA6UyAjevve2
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「沒錯,幫手,就是我!我覺得『無托邦』這個詞很貼、貼切⸺」423Please respect copyright.PENANAjgbepUOlBd
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機械語音傳出儀錶板,眾人還在疑惑時,車子已經駛近地下設施。鐵門緊緊關上,隔絕了外界的光線。423Please respect copyright.PENANArAX3XUwQY3
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「還有人跟你一夥?」423Please respect copyright.PENANAsIhFdyqjtC
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引擎熄滅,齊波隨著塔格跳到地上。照明裝置啟動,舊坑道散亂著各種機械零件,還有複雜管線四處攀附。423Please respect copyright.PENANAyLi2tIgN6Z
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喀噠喀噠的腳步聲漸漸接近,一台機器人走入光線。圓筒身形、四肢短小,兩顆電子瞳孔在頭部螢幕閃爍。423Please respect copyright.PENANAYAfj0u7ddh
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「各位好,可以叫我L2,或是溝通介面、管家、打雜的⸺」423Please respect copyright.PENANA3HUyj5NuD3
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「它幫我對抗朵魅很久了。」塔格彎下身子,拍了拍膝蓋高度的戰友,「我們的求救訊號真的有用,帶大家了解一下狀況吧!」423Please respect copyright.PENANAy7sT9mhnCS
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宇宙暗號的來源揭曉。艾嘉帶著三位駕駛,跟隨嚮導走進倉庫。423Please respect copyright.PENANA6x0XUuHSSc
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「抱歉,沒東西招待,食物配給只有塔格的份⸺」423Please respect copyright.PENANApsOTKzhzmf
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「L2,圓頂到底是什麼地方?」齊波移開沉重零件,找到空間坐下,「為什麼這裡的人都怪怪的?」423Please respect copyright.PENANAr0BZAeIvlW
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「這裡,是德爾芬的實驗場⸺用來實驗人類!」423Please respect copyright.PENANARV0Y8TH8S0
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「什麼?」烏霸抱胸站著,跟其他外來者一樣滿臉疑惑。423Please respect copyright.PENANA08hqtQnlFD
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「我稱之為:人類社會最大幸福度的統治實驗⸺你們也有看到,所有居民都遵循『占卜』過活吧?」423Please respect copyright.PENANAxTit01Qg5l
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「對,好像沒有那個東西,就不會做事一樣。」嘉娜莉指向塔格左臂的螢幕裝置。423Please respect copyright.PENANAUtvJLhF3td
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「那是德爾芬複製人格『朵魅』所設計的系統……」L2低下頭,電子雙眼看來有點自責。423Please respect copyright.PENANAXtPGroCYZS
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「為每一位居民客製化,藉由基因資訊與數據學習,把從出生到死亡的『所有行程』運算出來⸺規劃出絕對不會有意外的、一帆風順的人生。」423Please respect copyright.PENANA5n9SGVIk8q
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無自主性、無色無味的世界。可說是偏激父母的嚴格控制,更完全地泯滅人性及反抗因子。眾人難以吸收,塔格率先打破沉默。423Please respect copyright.PENANAWwtHICOMwX
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「父母由電腦湊合,出生就被決定未來……我遇到L2之前,睡多久、吃多少、去哪裡,全都要看占卜決定,而且我還甘之如飴……」423Please respect copyright.PENANAWYAG1m2Zp6
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「你的家人……去了回收廠嗎……」艾嘉看著塔格,聲音不像以往果斷。423Please respect copyright.PENANAB6H2X3hTGN
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「對,我們什麼時候死亡,也都被決定了。」青年秀出左臂螢幕的時間,那就是他的餘命。423Please respect copyright.PENANAGrSajkAQf3
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「難怪你要反抗,」烏霸嗤之以鼻,「這種鬼地方,一點自由都沒有。」423Please respect copyright.PENANAiD7hPsrJZY
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「自由?我不清楚那是什麼,」塔格轉身打開暗門,波紋的倒影映照在牆上,「我反抗的原因,都在這裡……」423Please respect copyright.PENANAnPZN9TgWMd
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長方體水缸佔據暗房,強化玻璃內部充滿透明液體,一名短髮孩童穿著緊身衣,在裡面載浮載沉。423Please respect copyright.PENANAv3Nv0nXO2y
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塔格避開地上的氧氣管線,輕聲走向水缸,當他拿起兒童用的小型臂環時,那孩子還是睜開了眼睛。423Please respect copyright.PENANAyeW7bv8QRI
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「弟弟……還是妹妹?」423Please respect copyright.PENANAxSyUUvW2qM
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齊波看著水中雙眸,感受到純樸的溫柔。塔格聳了個肩,對水缸比出向上的手勢。423Please respect copyright.PENANAfQkbHLuGXo
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「噗哈……很高興認識大家,我是艾卡。」423Please respect copyright.PENANAppcll6py6d
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孩童浮出水面,露出興奮笑容,「對不起,我一天只能離開一小時,明天再跟大家握手。」423Please respect copyright.PENANAi3YpHSINli
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「保持體力,很快就要行動了。」塔格伸出手,隔著玻璃感受親人體溫。423Please respect copyright.PENANAhMlrCgjgtS
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「這位孩子也是實驗產物,基因缺陷,造成內臟骨質脆弱,無法在重力環境生存⸺原本在十年前就要去回收廠了。」423Please respect copyright.PENANAqH1Z1EAi1T
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房門關上,L2補充說明,「但是,溫柔的塔格找到我,我找到方法駭入系統,隱藏他們的資料,也做了一些治療裝置……盡量拖延時間。」423Please respect copyright.PENANAhXIj80bHVf
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圓頂青年拿起兒童臂環,上面顯示「10085分鐘」。一個禮拜之後,艾卡的生命就會終止。423Please respect copyright.PENANAHE3D5x2fcx
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「宇宙的無重力空間是最後希望,我需要你們的幫助,你們是從宇宙來的,沒錯吧?」423Please respect copyright.PENANANNVxNqd0Bo
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「沒錯……」齊波欲言又止。思考行動的後果,是他學到的教訓,「艦長……您覺得呢?」423Please respect copyright.PENANAcdKrsaGk5R
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「先不說如何讓艾卡留在宇宙……我們剩下這些人,要怎麼奪回船艦?」423Please respect copyright.PENANAxM3m2ratxx
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「哈!我們等這麼久了,當然有擬定作戰⸺」L2仰起頭部,在天花板上照出圓頂地圖,「交通路線塔格很熟,問題是護衛機甲⸺它們由朵魅控制,必須進入核心主機才能干預。」423Please respect copyright.PENANAEX8NvHbMU3
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地圖顯示,圓頂外殼中心點有一座倒掛的建築物,俯瞰著整座城市。423Please respect copyright.PENANA2SAMeawdQJ
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「核心就在那裡,要先搶回太空船才能上去,」塔格接著說,「改寫系統,關閉無人機,我們就可以安全到宇宙。」423Please respect copyright.PENANAveErYigg3V
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「所以要靠兩架機體一路打過去?」烏霸雙手放在後腦勺,「不能從這裡直接修改系統?」423Please respect copyright.PENANASxnB8Xmgsi
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「入侵失敗會引起注意……這次劫車就夠驚險了。」塔格起身拿了幾張紙,交給努那駕駛員。423Please respect copyright.PENANAjT0xrmdH4S
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「這是……飛輪球賽?」齊波看著活力十足的廣告傳單說:「真不像這裡的風格。」423Please respect copyright.PENANAslA4eB4Iup
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「沒錯!五天後,就是一年一度的競技典禮,這裡唯一一個『有變數』的事件!」L2晃動金屬爪子,做出跑步姿勢。423Please respect copyright.PENANA3p8I7Fa7G5
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「朵魅發現,人類如果沒有接觸『未知現象』,腦細胞活力會一代代減少……這場競賽,占卜系統不會介入,什麼事都有可能發生,所以,朵魅會消耗很多精力來預防重大事故。」423Please respect copyright.PENANAuXdokXUoJn
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「所以,我們要贏下比賽?」齊波問道。423Please respect copyright.PENANA37xDhZMiHP
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「不用贏,」嘉娜莉扶著下巴推理,「只要轉移注意力,把衛兵都引開領航者號!」423Please respect copyright.PENANAYNdgLKwyIj
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「正確,我會修改資料讓你們加入熱身賽,超出朵魅預期地搗亂吧⸺有兩個名額,要登錄誰呢?」423Please respect copyright.PENANAZ78eSXAUEj
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「哼,聽起來很有趣,卡涅特‧烏霸,駕駛燃魂參賽。」423Please respect copyright.PENANAtss9hBdF9Q
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「我駕駛納蘭白鯨,名子是烈南德‧齊波尼亞。」423Please respect copyright.PENANArQEEUTmCdM
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「烈南德,嗯……」機器人眼睛閃爍,似乎想起什麼,423Please respect copyright.PENANAdtMl1SxiaE
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「我跟夸曼尼負責救出組員,」艾嘉恢復了一些信心,「L2,進入系統之後,能幫我找到特定居住者嗎?」423Please respect copyright.PENANAAHTxt8rBRF
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「當然⸺所有基因資料都在那邊。」423Please respect copyright.PENANAhGtntzl5ho
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「好。」女艦長把頭髮往後撥,輕拍雙頰打起精神,「五天後奪回領航者號,解放圓頂同胞,然後,上宇宙面對D。」423Please respect copyright.PENANAeFifaN0hJM
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「把手疊在我的上面,這是古代的激勵方法!」嘉娜莉向團隊成員伸出右手,「我們做得到!」423Please respect copyright.PENANAs2A6ohGRte
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「我白天要照常工作,艾卡就拜託各位。」塔格不明白手勢含意,高揚的心跳還是蓋過遲疑。423Please respect copyright.PENANAl5gmzaugXd
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「這次絕對不會輸了。」烏霸半推半就地配合。423Please respect copyright.PENANAMeO54Piaim
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「艦長?」齊波邀請領導者,希望能盡釋前嫌。423Please respect copyright.PENANALIK5cPvqGq
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細秀卻結實的掌心疊上少年手背,艾嘉肯定地微笑。423Please respect copyright.PENANApvT4h5ktHn
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「我們做得到。」423Please respect copyright.PENANAdhAEXOgL6G
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五隻手與一根金屬爪子,讓「無」托邦的角落滲入各種色彩。