The Path to Sainthood from Fairy Tail

At the rear of the procession, wagons carried supplies looted from various places by the bandits, including but not limited to food, wine, money, and people.

Even after the general was killed, the young man with the buzz cut continued to fight. Or rather, he was so engrossed in the fight that he had no time to think about his own situation.

The leader of this team is a seasoned veteran who has fought countless battles and honed his survival skills through countless hardships.

In fact, before the decisive battle even began, he had already sensed that he was doomed to defeat. If it weren't for the watchful eyes of the supervisory team behind him, he would have already made a run for it.

On the battlefield, even ordinary people's battles are extremely dangerous. Even the experienced leader almost died.

Just as a spear was about to pierce the leader's body, the crew-cut youth appeared out of nowhere and used unorthodox swordsmanship to cut down the soldier with the spear.

Just as the crew-cut youth was about to turn and charge into the enemy ranks, the leader made a decisive move and tackled him with all his might.

"Are you out of your mind?! If you rush in now, do you want to be hacked to pieces by those people?"

The young man with the buzz cut was already in a bloodthirsty frenzy; the fact that he didn't attack his teammates was already a sign of restraint.

He struggled incessantly, his eyes red, but he could never break free from his boss's control.

After struggling for a while, the young man with the buzz cut seemed to be exhausted, and the crimson in his eyes gradually faded.

In the end, the leader, along with the crew-cut youth and other soldiers, fled the battlefield while the Golden Rooster Kingdom was in defeat.

They then burned, killed, and looted their way here.

Along the way, the crew-cut youth was like a puppet, following behind the group of people. He did whatever they did, without any sense of right or wrong.

At the back of the line, the boss, who was tied up like a rice dumpling, was the only one whose mouth wasn't gagged.

Perhaps it's because they're currently in the wild, so even if the boss shouts, no one will notice.

The man driving the carriage was a man of few words, and even if the boss wanted to chat with him, he would not get a response.

So when the crew-cut young man arrived at the end of the convoy, the boss couldn't wait to ask, "Young man, do you know what you've been doing?"

The young man with the buzz cut said calmly, "It doesn't matter. As long as I can go home, none of these things are important..."

The boss's eyes lit up. Realizing he could speak, he quickly replied, "But you only know how to go home. What about the others? Shouldn't their families reunite?"

The young man with the buzz cut glanced at the boss, then turned to the front, still expressionless, and replied, "I don't know them. What does it matter to me whether they can reunite with their families? As long as I can go home, that's all that matters. As for the others, they are none of my business."

The boss twisted his bound body, trying to stand up and argue with the crew-cut youth, but the person who tied him up was very professional, making it impossible for him to achieve his goal.

After struggling for a while, he finally compromised and continued to talk to the crew-cut youth while still lying on the carriage: "Child, your thinking is too one-sided. If we trace it back to the root, we can find that the reason you want to go home is because of a war that has no cause."

"This war led the Golden Rooster Kingdom to recruit soldiers everywhere, and then you left your hometown to become a part of the war."

The young man with the buzz cut: "What does it matter?"

The boss continued, "Of course it's related. As long as you don't find the root of the problem, you'll eventually leave your hometown and may never be able to return!"

The young man with the buzz cut frowned, deep in thought, seemingly pondering his boss's words.

Just when the boss thought things were going well, the honest man who had been sitting at the front of the carriage suddenly spoke up: "Nonsense!"

The boss looked ahead in surprise: "You can actually talk!?"

The honest man said in a low voice, "Why should I waste my time talking to a prisoner like you who has no personal freedom?"

"If I weren't afraid you'd mislead our people, I wouldn't bother saying a word!"

The boss quickly retorted, "What do you mean by 'seduction'? I'm just stating the facts!"

"As long as the war continues and the conflicts between countries cannot be resolved, conscription will continue. It's just that the people the lower-ranking soldiers follow will change!"

"Even if you survive this time, do you think you'll be so lucky in the future?"

The young man with the buzz cut asked, "So, what do you want to tell me?"

"Adolf, don't listen to this man's nonsense..."

The short-haired youth, Adolf, raised his hand to interrupt, "Let him continue. I just want to hear this person's opinion. I won't do anything to make things difficult for you."

Hearing this, the honest man had no choice but to let the boss speak.

Sensing an opportunity, the boss began to aggressively promote his ideas: "If everyone wants to live in peace, we must consider the relationships between countries. The existence of different countries will inevitably lead to war."

"Therefore, the most convenient way is to eliminate the differences between countries. Of course, it is also possible to let a power that is above all countries control the overall situation, which can also effectively prevent war from happening."

The young man with the buzz cut scratched his head and asked, "Isn't what you're saying just nonsense?"

"Hahaha..." The honest man then burst into laughter, "Well said! I told you long ago that this boss is all talk and no action, there's no need to waste time with him!"

The boss wasn't in a hurry and slowly explained, "Of course, in the past, what I asked for would have been very difficult to accomplish. After all, behind those powerful countries stands a transcendent church. With the church pressing down on them, there's no difference between us ordinary people and the kingdoms."

"Or rather, even if the kingdom's power is far greater than ours, in the eyes of the church, both we and the kingdom are just ants. The difference lies only in the effort it takes for them to crush us."

Adolf: "Therefore, the church is the root of all chaos. As long as the church exists, we will always be replaceable entities that cannot leave the bottom."

The boss suddenly shouted, "That's right! Those churches not only leech off the kingdom, but they also don't treat us ordinary people at the bottom as human beings!"

The honest man covered his ears and said with dissatisfaction, "Why are you shouting so loudly?"

The boss ignored him and continued, "Those churches even use flawed doctrines to proselytize. What they say and what they do don't match at all; their words and actions are completely inconsistent!"

The crew-cut youth paused, then countered, "So, you've always hated the church, but do you have any way to deal with it? They are God's representatives on earth; we are just mortals, nothing more than mortals."

The boss also got agitated and immediately retorted, "No! Not all churches are exactly the same, and there are differences between gods!"