He had difficulty deciding whether he should accept this Mission.
His mind said no. Rationally speaking, it was way too reckless to create an important totem that was tied to himself when he didn't know the consequences of treating himself as a design spirit.
Ves was not a normal spiritual entity like his incarnation Vulcan. He had no idea how much a so-called divine artifact would affect his capabilities as a mech designer.
He had no qualms with experimenting on design spirits. If anything went wrong, Ves wouldn't be the one to suffer from the consequences!
"My specialty has always been to let other people suffer from the consequences of my actions!"
He wouldn't be able to do that anymore now that the System requested Ves to treat himself as a test subject.
"It might not even be possible for me to create a totem based on myself. Wait… what if it doesn't have to be me? What if… I can use one of my other incarnations?"