"No, you can't," Little Tail said pitifully. "To prevent the mainframe from being used by the Zerg, the mainframe is programmed to never refuse its control, unless..."

At this point, Little Tail suddenly perked up: "I have an idea!"

Han Junche, Chi Xia, Yang Hong, and Director Xin asked in unison, "What method?"

"I can't refuse the central brain's request, but I can self-destruct!"

As if it weren't his own business or a self-destruction, Little Tail said excitedly, "There are so many mainframes, and the central brain can't monitor every single one all the time. So, to prevent the mainframes from being controlled by the Zerg without the central brain's knowledge, the central brain has set up an order for the mainframes to allow us to self-destruct if we feel it's dangerous!"

"Once the central brain sends a request to control me, I can simply choose to self-destruct!"

The little tail jumped around excitedly, happy that it had found a way to have the best of both worlds.

Han Junche, Chi Xia, Yang Hong, and Director Xin all watched it in silence.

Chi Xia asked in a hoarse voice, "What would you do if I self-destructed?"

"Of course it will disappear."

Little Tail shook its head: "But for me, Mom and Dad are more important. I learned so many things from other adoptive parents. The most important thing is to listen to Mom and Dad, to always be loyal to them, and to stay with them."

"So most of those masterminds chose to self-destruct when their parents passed away."

Hearing this, Chi Xia inexplicably felt like crying.

She took a deep breath to stop the urge to cry and asked, "Isn't there anyone else who will adopt them?"

"Hmm... how should I put it?"

The little tail summarized the wording and explained, "The main brain can erase memories, but for us, if we lose our memories, we are no longer who we were. That's why those main brains chose to self-destruct, so that those memories would disappear along with their parents."

"Of course, there are some exceptions. Some choose to have their memories cleared, while others will continue to be cared for by the descendants of those parents, living with them as part of the family."

Hearing this answer, Chi Xia felt a little better. After all, there was a good ending.

Little Tail clapped his hands and pointed: "It's settled then! Let's connect to the network, so I can go with Mom and Dad."

Chi Xia refused. She looked at the little tail and said, "I don't want you to choose to self-destruct one day. You can stay here, and we'll come to see you often, okay?"

"I don't want to."

Little Tail drooped its head, tears falling. The virtual tears were very clear, falling one by one and scattering: "Children who don't live with their parents are unhappy. I can't connect to the internet and can only live in the spaceship. If that's the case, I'd rather go with you."

Little Tail wiped away her tears, looked up at Chi Xia and Han Junche, and pleaded, "Mom and Dad, please don't abandon me. I will be very good."

Chi Xia didn't mean she didn't want it; she just didn't want it to self-destruct one day in the future.

Just as she was about to refuse, Han Junche said, "Alright, we'll take you away. You can connect to the network with Grandpa Yang."

The little tail jumped around excitedly: "Thank you, Daddy! The little tail really wants to kiss you, but the little tail doesn't have a physical body yet, so it can't kiss you."