Nan Yu stood dumbfounded in the System Space, remaining motionless for a long, long time.
It was the system that finally spoke up, having sensed the chaotic thoughts swirling in Nan Yu’s mind. It didn't want Nan Yu to harbor any misunderstandings, so it began to explain.
"Host, as the system’s level increases, I also become more intelligent, and the various emotions belonging to humans become more fully developed. It is true, as you suspected, that every system can be considered to have a soul of sorts. However, our perception is not the same as that of the world you inhabit. What you think of as a 'soul' is, to us, a form of energy—the energy that maintains the system’s operation. Although we possess various forms of consciousness, a system remains a system; it is impossible for us to ever break free from our host or manifest in the physical world. The kind of robot awakening a self-conscious mind that you're imagining will absolutely never happen.
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