Chapter 462 Fireworks
"Sir Vio, I don't understand what you mean."
Looking at the pendant in Anvis's hand, Landon shook his head with some confusion in his eyes.
"It's very simple. Let's do a small test first. Do you see this amulet?"
With a mysterious smile, Avis slowly stretched out his hand and motioned for Landon to take the pendant in his hand.
"If I tell you now that if you activate this amulet, you will be able to break through to a higher level in a short period of time and gain power strong enough to control your own destiny. But as a price, the entire federation will be plunged into war."
"So, tell me, would you choose to activate it?"
"Activating this amulet will gain power and cause the Federation to fall into war? But Lord Vio, how is that possible?"
Holding the amulet, Landon looked at Avis with some confusion.
"Whether it really has those abilities is not important, Landon. These are just the prerequisites I set for you. What really matters is the choice you make in your heart."
With a smile, Avis spread his hands with a relaxed look.
"You know, this is a world of magic and miracles. Lanton, if all this is true, will you choose to activate this amulet?"
"I……"
Staring at the inconspicuous gray amulet in his hand, which looked like a simple stone carving, Landon 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 price of the Federation being plunged into war.
"Sir Vio, I think...if that were true, I probably wouldn't choose to activate it."
After hesitating for a moment, Landon finally shook his head and prepared to hand the amulet back to Anvis.
"Why would you refuse? If you have the power, then when you encounter a similar situation again, you can keep your gains. Isn't that great?"
As he walked towards Leah's room, Avis' tone was a little doubtful. He waved his hand gently and did not immediately take the amulet from Landon's hand.
"I do want power, but if other innocent people have to pay the price for my own desires, that's not what I want."
Landon shook his head, not agreeing with what Anvis said.
"Is that so?"
After listening to Landon's explanation, Avis nodded slightly.
“Kindness is a wonderful and luxurious quality. It is not a bad thing to have such a quality.”
As he spoke, Avis stared at Landon, and his tone gradually became serious.
"But I hope you can understand one thing, Landon. Kindness is the privilege of the strong and the grave of the weak."
"Now, let's change the premise for the previous assumption. What if a powerful enemy is about to attack someone around you, such as Leah or Freya?
You are not strong enough, and there is no time to ask for help, so you can only watch all this happen. If you activate this amulet, you will gain enough power to save them.
If the cost remains the same, what will you choose? "
"I... But they are currently under the protection of the Spark Organization. If it is a crisis that even His Majesty Leo and Teacher Garo cannot stop, what can I do even if I am strong?"
Hearing Avis's hypothesis, Landon's expression suddenly fell into a struggle, and he instinctively didn't want to face this choice.
“You cannot rely on others for the safety of things you cherish.”
In response to Landon's evasion, Avis shook his finger gently.
"What if they need to go out for something urgent? What if they are also held back by a strong person of the same level?"
Seeing that Landon looked a little struggling, Avis added more firewood to him.
"Now, let's add one more detail. The acquisition of the amulet's power cannot be instantly raised to the peak like fireworks, but must go through a relatively slow process of power growth.
In other words, even if you choose to activate it at a critical moment, you will not be able to immediately gain enough power to save your sister and your little female companion. At that time, what will you do? "
"...Sir Vio, why are you telling me this?"
Shaking his head vigorously, Landon stopped and instinctively avoided his inner thoughts while beginning to question Avis's purpose.
Looking at Landon who was getting a little anxious because of being forced by him, Avis laughed instead.
"I said this to tell you that you should never give up any opportunity to improve your strength."
“Some things and opportunities are irreversible. Once they happen, they happen. Once they are missed, they are missed. Even if you gain more in the future, you can never make up for it.”
Taking the amulet from Landon's hand, Anvis waved it in front of the boy's eyes.
"Indeed, choosing power always requires a price. But not choosing power also requires another price. That is to hand over the fate of yourself and the people you cherish completely to the hands of others!"
"I...seem to understand a little, Lord Vio. You are using this amulet as a metaphor to symbolize the various situations I may encounter in the future where I need to pay a price to gain power."
Listening to Avis's earnest instructions like an elder, Landon nodded slightly.
"In fact, if it really comes to that time, I think I should still choose strength. I just... feel a little guilty about having such an idea at all costs."
"Don't blame yourself for craving for power, Landon, because everyone craves for power. Only by having a heart that constantly desires to become stronger can you survive better in this cold world."
With a teachable smile on his face, Avis' tone became somewhat bewitching.
"Having power means you have control over your own destiny and the destiny of those you care about. It also means you have the right to freely choose how to survive when facing an impending crisis.
Rather than being helplessly swept into the tide of fate, drifting with it, or being forced to make choices that go against one's will."
Having said that, Anvis handed the amulet in his hand back to Landon.
"For example, if I give you another chance to choose this amulet, what will you choose?"
"Thank you very much for your teaching, Lord Vio, I understand!"
After listening to Avis' words, Landon bowed solemnly to Avis and thanked him sincerely.
Then, he took the amulet with a little trembling, looked at Avis's encouraging eyes, took a deep breath, and directly activated the amulet in his hand.
A ray of rainbow light shot towards the sky, and then instantly exploded, forming a magnificent giant silver-leaf rose.
"I made a new creation a while ago. It can emit a magical firework that ignores obstacles. How is it? Is it beautiful?"
Looking up at the sky, Avis smiled brightly as he saw the web of fate of the continent swaying in sync with the blooming fireworks.
Even though he knew the function of the amulet, he still chose to activate it.
Then, the prerequisites for the ceremony are met.
(End of this chapter)
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