I'll Come Clean: I Cheated to Protect the Sea of Stars

“Your people invented mechs? Did you cheat?” “It was an accident. They were only trying to build a robot for hauling bricks!”

“Your mechs can use magic? How did that happen? Did you cheat again?” “That was an accident too. They talked it into existence!”

“Your crappy virtual reality game has a third of the world's population in it. There are no criminals left, and as a serious-crimes detective, I've been writing tickets for half a year! “Isn't that a good thing?”

“Where did you get the blueprints for an interstellar battleship? Did you cheat?” “If I said I dreamed them up, would you believe me?”

“Cannons! The silicon-based people's firepower is too strong. We need to come up with something.” “How about a planet-destroying cannon? I'll go dream one up right now!”

“Zeng Dapao, what are you doing all this for? You don't care about money, and you don't want power! You own a super-enterprise that spans tens of millions of light-years, yet you dress just like the egg seller next door. What are you thinking?” “If I said I just wanted to see fireflies, would you believe me?”

“Zeng Dapao, you built a god-tier civilization with your bare hands? That makes no sense!” “Fine, I'll come clean. I really did cheat!”