"Your Excellency Vio, I don't understand what you mean."
Looking at the pendant in Anvis's hand, Langton shook his head, his eyes a little confused.
"It's very simple. Let's do a small test first. Do you see this amulet?"
With a mysterious smile, Anvis slowly stretched out his hand and motioned for Langton to take the pendant in his hand.
"If I tell you now, if you activate this talisman, you will be able to break through to a high level in a short time and gain power powerful enough to control your own destiny. But as a price, the entire federation will be plunged into war."
"So, tell me, will you choose to activate it?"
"Activating this talisman will gain power and cause the Federation to fall into war? But Lord Vio, how is that possible?"
Holding the amulet, Langton looked at Anvis with some confusion.
"It doesn't matter whether it really has those abilities, Langton, these are just the prerequisites I set for you. What really matters is the choice you make in your heart."
After smiling, Anvis spread his hands with a relaxed expression.
"You know, this is a world where magic and miracles exist. Langton, if all this is true, will you choose to activate this talisman?"
"I……"
Staring at the inconspicuous gray-colored amulet in his hand, which was like a simple stone trinket, Langton unconsciously began to think about Avis's 'hypothesis'.
On one side is the power that can be easily obtained, and on the other side is the cost of the federation falling into war.
"Sir Vio, I think...if that were true, I probably wouldn't choose to activate it."
After hesitating for a moment, Langton finally shook his head and prepared to hand the amulet back to Anvis.
"Why refuse? If you have the power, then when you encounter a situation similar to the previous one, you can keep your gains. Wouldn't that be great?"
As he walked towards Leah's room, Anvis' tone was a little doubtful, and he waved his hand gently, but did not immediately take the amulet from Langton's hand.
"I do want power, but if I have to let other innocent people pay the price for me because of my own desires, that's not what I want."
Langton shook his head, not quite agreeing with what Avis said.
"Is that so?"
After listening to Langton's explanation, Avis nodded slightly.
"Kindness, a beautiful and luxurious quality. Having such a quality is not a bad thing."
As he spoke, Avis stared at Langton and his tone gradually became serious.
"But, I hope you can understand one thing, Langton. Kindness is the privilege of the strong and the grave of the weak."
"Now, let's change the premise of the hypothesis just now. If next, there is a powerful enemy who is ready to attack the people around you, such as Leia or Freya.
You are not strong enough and have no time to call for help, so you can only watch all this happen. By activating this talisman, you will gain enough power to save them.
When the cost remains the same, what choice would you make?"
"I...but, they are currently under the protection of the Spark Organization. If it is a crisis that even His Majesty Leo and Teacher Gallo cannot stop, what can I do no matter how strong I am?"
Listening to Anweis's hypothesis, Langton's face suddenly fell into struggle, and he was instinctively unwilling to face this choice.
"The safety of the things you cherish cannot be left to others."
In response to Langton's evasion, Avis gently shook his finger.
"What if they go out for an emergency? What if they are also held back by a strong person of the same level?"
Looking at Langton who was struggling a little, Anvis once again gave him more fuel.
"Now, let's add one more detail. The acquisition of the power of the talisman cannot be instantly increased to the peak like fireworks, but must go through a relatively gentle process of power growth.
In other words, even if you choose to activate it at a critical moment, you will not be able to gain enough power immediately to save your sister and companion. What should you do at that time?"
"...Lord Vio, why are you telling me this?"
Shaking his head vigorously, Langton stopped. While instinctively avoiding his inner thoughts, he began to question Anvis's purpose.
Looking at Langton, who was a little anxious at being forced by him, Anvis started laughing instead.
"What I want to tell you when I say this is, don't give up any opportunity that can improve your strength."
"Some things and opportunities are irreversible. If they happen, they will happen. If they are missed, they will be missed. No matter how much you gain in the future, you can never make up for it."
Taking the amulet back from Langton's hand, Avis waved it in front of the young man's eyes.
"Indeed, choosing power always requires paying a price. But if you don't choose power, you also need to pay another price. That is to completely leave the fate of yourself and the people you cherish in the hands of others!"
"I... seem to understand a little bit, Lord Vio. You are using this amulet as an analogy to symbolize various situations that I may encounter in the future that require paying a price to gain strength."
Listening to Anweis's earnest instruction like an elder, Langton nodded slightly.
"Actually, if that time comes, I think I will still choose power. I just... feel a little guilty for having such thoughts at all costs."
"You don't have to blame yourself for craving for power, Langton, because everyone is craving for power. Only by having a heart that is always eager to become stronger can you survive better in this cold world."
With a teachable smile on his face, Anvis's tone became a little bewildering.
"Having power means that you control your own destiny and the destiny of the people you cherish. It means that you have the right to freely choose your way of survival when facing the coming crisis.
Rather than being helplessly swept up in the tide of fate, drifting with it, or being forced to make certain choices that go against one's own heart."
With that said, Anvis handed the amulet in his hand to Langton again.
"For example, this amulet, if I give you another chance to choose now, what choice will you make?"
"Thank you very much for your teaching, Lord Vio, I understand!"
After listening to Anvis' words, Langton bowed solemnly to Anvis and thanked him sincerely.
Then, he took the amulet with a slight trembling, looked at Anvis' encouraging eyes, took a deep breath, and directly activated the amulet in his hand.
A rainbow light rushed to the sky, and then exploded instantly, forming a beautiful and huge silver-leaf rose.
"The new work I refined some time ago can emit a magical firework that ignores obstacles. How do you like it? Is it beautiful?"
Looking up at the web of destiny of the continent undulating in the sky at the same time as the fireworks blooming, Anvis smiled brightly.
Even though he knew the function of the talisman, he still chose to activate it.
Then, the prerequisites for the ceremony have been met.