The Path to Sainthood from Fairy Tail

Thor clapped his hands and asked, "How much is it in total?"

The boy held up a finger and asked tentatively, "How about a silver coin?"

Thor didn't know the exact prices here, but considering the boy's effort in making it, he said directly, "How about this? I'll give you five silver coins in total, and this basin as well?"

The boy immediately said anxiously: "This wooden basin was originally given as a gift..."

Thor interrupted, "It's settled!"

Before the boy could refuse, five dull silver coins were handed to him.

Before the Golden Rooster Kingdom issued the Golden Rooster Notes, copper coins, silver coins and gold coins were circulated within the country.

After the issuance of the Golden Rooster Notes, most of this metal currency was concentrated in the hands of the great nobles. The common people only stored some copper coins, and occasionally some people held silver coins.

Almost no one held gold coins.

Therefore, these metal currencies have not depreciated, and there are even signs of appreciation.

Therefore, the five silver coins given by Thor were far more than the selling price of these crayfish, and even exceeded his daily profit.

His heart told him that he must not take advantage of this.

But since he was just a child and lacked the ability to express himself, it was difficult for him to say no.

Thor didn't give the boy a chance and made a gesture to take out money.

He was halfway through his movements when he seemed to feel some water stains on his hands, so he stopped and asked inconspicuously, "Do you have anything to wipe your hands with? This situation is a bit uncomfortable. It would be great if you could wipe off this water..."

In the end, the boy accepted the five silver coins.

Thor left with a pot of crayfish.

On the way, the fragrance kept wafting around Thor's nose, but at this moment he had no mind to think about food.

Just now, he used the excuse of wiping his hands to follow the boy into their room and take a look.

Although it was just a glance, he also saw some clues.

Now he can't wait to report everything he saw to the teacher.

With these conclusions, I believe the teacher will definitely look at him with admiration.

Not long after, Li Xuan, Thor and Nord sat around the table, looking at the crayfish in the middle of the table for a long time without saying a word.

Finally, Li Xuan spoke.

He asked, "Thor, you've been out for so long, and you only bought these crayfish?"

Nord smiled and said, "To be honest, this smell is quite exciting. I just don't know how it tastes."

Thor assured him, "I've tried this, and both the taste and texture are impressive! Of course, these foods are just incidental. I got some very important information from them!"

Before Thor finished speaking, Nord started picking up the crayfish, pulling off the head, peeling the shell skillfully, and soon eating the shrimp meat inside.

Thor was surprised and asked, "Don't you think this creature is a little scary?"

Nord chewed the shrimp and said, "Huh? There does seem to be some, but since you brought it here, could it be poisonous?"

But Thor still asked doubtfully, "Have you eaten it before? How come you can peel the shell so skillfully and eat the shrimp meat inside?"

Nord felt rather helpless. He asked, "Brother, have you never eaten river shrimp before? The structures of these two creatures are so similar, so the way to eat them should be the same."

Thor carefully savored Nord's words and found that they were indeed consistent with what he said, and the two seemed to be connected.

Li Xuan was not very interested in the conversation between the two. Although he had not thought about what the food here would be like, after all, he no longer needed to eat on a regular basis.

But he was still happy to try this food with strong colors.

Thor quickly came out of his self-doubt as he remembered there were more important things.

He turned to look at Li Xuan who was tasting crayfish and said excitedly, "Teacher, I already knew that middle-aged men would be so rare in the Duke of Paler's territory!"

Li Xuan said without raising his head: "Oh? Tell me about it."

Thor told what he knew, as if offering a treasure: "It turns out that all the men in the Dukedom of Paler have been conscripted into the army."

Li Xuan responded expressionlessly, "I see. It's no different from my initial guess, but it seems these soldiers haven't joined the battlefield. Do you know why?"

Thor was stunned by the question. He had actually thought about the reason, but he could not find the real answer.

Even the soldiers' relatives don't know where their family members are or what they have done.

Just cold hard cash that comes in every week.

Thor touched his head and said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, teacher. I haven't found any direction to investigate this. After all, they are just family members, and what they know is limited..."

Just as Thor was feeling sorry for himself, many crayfish shells had already piled up in front of Li Xuan and Nord.

Li Xuan said indifferently: "Don't blame yourself. When you have time, think about why, instead of wasting time complaining about your own incompetence."

Then he said, "Come and eat quickly. If you don't eat now, Nord and I will eat it all."

Thor responded to Li Xuan's call and sat down to eat.

It's just that his movements were a little slow and his energy was obviously focused on other things.

Although Li Xuan said that he wanted to finish it all, he clapped his hands and stopped after Thor started.

When it comes to eating, you don't need to eat your fill when resources are abundant. Just satisfy your appetite and enjoy the food.

He said, "Regarding the matter of Duke Paler, I think we should try to contact him."

Nord asked, "Is it because of the Church of the God of War?"

Li Xuan replied, "That's partly the reason. I never expected that Duke Paler, a great noble, would have such a strained relationship with the Church of the God of War. It's truly regrettable."

Thor asked curiously, "Is this what Nord investigated?"

Nord's hands were busy, but he still had time to speak. He responded, "I found an elderly woman with mobility issues and helped her with some things, and then we talked about this."

"This old man has lived in the territory longer than the Duke, so he knows a lot. And when we talked, he didn't hold back and told me everything he knew."

Li Xuan said in amazement, "Duke Paler, in order to avoid paying the church membership fee, actually directly contradicted the cardinal and almost stepped on the Pope."

Thor was very surprised. "So, Duke Paler betrayed his class?"

Li Xuan disagreed and emphasized, "In fact, the church and the nobility are not in the same class. The church's ideology is a tool for the nobility to enslave the common people. At most, they can be regarded as partners."

"When the interests of both parties conflict, the previous cooperative relationship no longer exists."