Lynn exited the Stigma World and sat in the laboratory, his expression grim.
He had to admit that touching Lin Chen's head just now had felt like touching a stone—there was no warmth, no sign of life.
It could not fool even his own soul, much less fate.
"Too fake." He shook his head with a sigh as he drank Clear-Mind Tea.
These figures condensed from World Force had no souls.
Without souls, there could be no emotional feedback.
Lynn tried to immerse himself in it, but every time, it felt like he was acting opposite a talking puppet.
The Stellar Orbit Fragment lay motionless within his clothes. It acknowledged neither these people nor this experience.
Lynn stared at the teacup in his hand for a while before an idea suddenly came to him.
Since they had no emotions, no independent consciousness, and could not think, then he would create some people with thoughts and feelings!
This would be difficult for other wizards, but it was hardly complicated for Lynn.
He had even revived Lolin and Marfa II. Creating a few "NPCs" with emotions in the same manner would not be difficult.
However, to achieve that, he would need to use real souls.
He remembered that the Soul Furnace still contained quite a few souls being nurtured.
Those souls had once belonged to living intelligent beings. They possessed complete personalities and emotional instincts.
If he used them as the people within the simulated world, he could at least solve the problem of having "no souls."
"Hmm... I'll put real souls inside, weave in some thoughts and emotions, then let them evolve on their own."
"If that still doesn't work, it will prove this path is impossible!"
He immediately rose to his feet, returned to the laboratory, and began selecting suitable