บท 1948: The Only Mistake

"Have you never made a mistake?"

Zero's words made Meng Chao shudder.

However, he did not give up. Instead, he kept trying to find holes in Zero's logic. "From a probability standpoint, it's impossible for you to not have made a single mistake in billions of years, right?

"If your prediction is wrong and you determine that a civilization that's originally promising is beyond saving, then you 'purify' and 'reset' this civilization, wouldn't it be a complete violation of the purpose for which you were created?"

Zero had been calm and collected the entire time. However, this question triggered a few human-like emotions, and there were ripples in her crystal clear body for the first time.

"Yes, I have made a mistake.

"It was my only mistake in billions of years," Zero said slowly.