Fort_Master_Gustav
Surpassing his previous chuckle, Alferii laughs at this. Not a mean or amused laugh mind you, moreso a slightly relieved one.
"And what is this? You say that ego and self service are the enemies of virtue, yet offer me unimaginable power that would see any empire bend to my will. Twice. My choice is obvious, though not for the reasons you doubtlessly wish for..." He heads for the room to the left. "I choose knowledge. I am a man of science first and foremost. The crystals would serve me little purpose, my people have no energy crisis. The staff and assorted oddities I'm likely simply not powerful enough to utilize to their full potential, or even begin to understand. But this..."
He moves his hands covetingly around the cube, though is careful not to directly touch it, not wanting to go RedSkull. "With this I can grant my people all that the others offer, and more. You can hand a tribesman a gun and he will kill, but hand him a textbook on the intricacies of firearm design and construction, and he will conquer... I should hope you understand what you do in granting me this, Judgement..."
With great care, he extracts the cube from whatever container it resides within, gazing at it as though it were the most beautiful thing any reality could conceive.