Lin Yi was startled by those words. Tian Bufan seemed to have a point...
Humanity was the foundation of negotiation.
Who had ever negotiated with cold, unfeeling rules?
Even with Night Watchman 02, they could only make deals with him because he possessed some humanity.
As they spoke, Tian Bufan suddenly began to slow down.
"This should be about right."
He gradually came to a stop.
Strangely enough, in a Layer this distorted, even slowing to a steady stop took considerable effort.
The entire Layer seemed liquid. Moving through it felt like crawling through a pond of snot, and it was more than a little uncomfortable.
It was much better once they stopped. The entire Layer gradually settled into an eerie stillness, like the surface of a lake.
Once the Layer had completely stabilized, Tian Bufan said, "Lao Lin and I will handle the materials for the Puppet."
Kuai Hongji spoke first. "Then I'll handle the Supernatural Substance."
"It's everywhere here. Don't stray too far from us, and come straight back when you're done," Tian Bufan reminded him.
"Got it." Kuai Hongji nodded.
After the two moved a little apart, Tian Bufan followed the same procedure, having Lin Yi use Perception to select materials from the Forest of Bones.
Soon, once they had selected a batch of materials, Kuai Hongji returned with some Supernatural Substance.
Lin Yi immediately took control of Tian Bufan's body and began constructing a Puppet.
Whether it was because of the Layer or because Lin Yi had already "gotten the hang of it," he found that constructing Puppets here seemed much easier than in a normal Layer.
A Faceless Puppet was soon finished. Kuai Hongji handed over a Tomato, and once Lin Yi stuffed it into the Puppet's chest cavity, its "startup" was complete.
Tian Bufan