But the two adults did not dare to underestimate him.
"I allow you to take him away, and I want to see, what kind of behavior an Orderer's life form will exhibit after growing up in a human environnt.
So rest assured, I will handle the various loose ends of this plan for you. Of course, I've always been doing so. Otherwise, not only would I notice, even Xi He, Siren, and Uranus would realize it. They're really stupid.
In short, what you need to do is take this defective product away."
Constantine's actions indeed brought a trendous shock to the couple.
Who would be foolish enough to bring future troubles upon themselves?
But whether Constantine has his own plans is still unknown.
He added another sentence, saying:
"However, I won't let you get away with this so cheaply. To take this waste away, I still have one condition."
"What condition?"
It was a rather comical sight, two grown adults being intimidated by a child still learning to walk.
Constantine's tone beca more serious, indicating that this was a non-negotiable condition, one that could only be accepted or rejected.
"You must abandon your own child. I require you to raise this fellow as if he were your own child.
My experience tells that humans can't treat everyone equally, even twins. Even though parents are supposed to show no favoritism, in reality, every family with multiple children will inevitably have favoritism, and only they know the true situation.
I want him to have everything a normal human should have so that my experintal data will be more accurate.
Can you do it?
Abandon your own child in exchange for this waste? If you can't do it, I can pretend as if today's events never happened, and I can continue to play along with the teacher.
But then, teacher, don't even think of leaving this place. You can have your child here."
Tang Xian thought this must be an excruciating choice for the woman.
They had so grand mission, and because of it, they were engaged in extrely dangerous actions.
It seed they were prepared for all kinds of sacrifices.
But no mother would abandon her own child.
Yet the woman's words still shocked Tang Xian.
"I will send my own child to another family. My husband and I will raise him together.
I will love him as my own, and I will protect him with my life!"
Strangely enough, her voice did not match the one in his mory.
But Tang Xian suddenly thought of his own mother.
He had hardly ever cried.
But at that mont, his expression was still one of shock and pain, and the tears of sorrow flowed on their own.
The mory ended there; there was no sound from Constantine. They must have reached so sort of agreent.
The dialogue jumped again.
His ears picked up extra noise, as if the couple had finally escaped from the previous place.
The woman was sobbing softly.
The man said:
"We need to completely change ourselves. So this child won't rember everything from there. At least until he can... possess true humanity."
"Yes."
"Voice, appearance, everything must change. Constantine said that perhaps so things, like themselves, would beco the key to triggering his mories of it all."
"Yes."
"Also, our daughter..."
The man's voice trailed off, and the woman interrupted firmly:
"When she is born, let's send her away..."
The woman's voice was gentle but resolute.
"We have left their detection range..."
"I can't take that risk. This child is not easily brought out by . I've said it, he has humanity. As long as we love him, he will surely feel it, and it will certainly change him!"
"Then you can bear to part with your own daughter?"
"How could I bear it? How could I?!" She beca hysterical, as if everything had been taken from her.
But very quickly, she subdued her emotions, as if she had chewed glass and swallowed it:
"But she deserves a more ordinary life, she shouldn't be involved in all this,
I believe our daughter is smart. Soday, she will marry soone as intelligent as you, and she will have a happy life. She will forever be my flesh and blood, even if we can't see each other.
And from now on, this child is also my flesh and blood."
"But you and I... only have nine years of life left. After we leave, he will just be an eleven-year-old child. Will others love him like you do? His behavior, no matter what we do, will still be greatly different from ordinary people, won't it?"
Tang Xian's tear-stained cheeks seed to feel the warmth of a touch.
He heard the gentlest words from a mother:
"They will. The world outside Pyramid is vast... There are so many ordinary people in the world waiting for their other half to appear in their lives.
Soday, there will definitely be soone who will see him as their everything.
He will understand that this world has love for him, and that love will change him,
He will beco an outstanding person, my child, and I believe in him."
The man was a ticulous thinker, but once he had made a decision, he rarely dawdled.
"May your optimism be true. Speaking of which, I haven't heard you call him by his forr na yet, have I?"
"Indeed, the seven Orderers each have a corresponding code. But from today on, he is human. He should have a human na, not one of those codenas nad after gods."
"Then let's give him one now. What should we call him?"
This question did not cause any hesitation, as if the woman had thought of the answer long ago.
She said gently and decisively:
"From today onward, he shall be called Tang Xian."
(Regarding Tang Xian's own code, it will be revealed in the next chapter… or the one after that. The second volu is coming to an end, and the plot will not advance much, but there will be a major twist which is quite exciting, if I do say so myself.)
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