Chapter 22: The War Shepherd Boy

"In short, the paladin is also a human being, and emotions are still human emotions. www.biquge.info Paladins are just a profession, and not being a paladin makes you emotionally different from humans......" Canian said, opening the door to see Martin out of his room.

"It's a matter of human nature. So have you ever experienced it in your adventure......" Martin asked.

"Yes," Cannian replied. Then, standing in the doorway, he continued to tell Martin, "If you and your teammates are on a mission and you go behind enemy lines and you suddenly run into a wounded soldier of your own side and he asks you for help, and you find that his wound is cursed and cannot be treated. There's no way you can send him away. What should you do?"

"Well, if it's me...... Probably ......," Martin said dodgingly.

"You're trying to kill him. Probably because of who I am, I'm embarrassed to say that to me. But I can tell you that killing him was the right thing to do. Canian said.

"What?" Martin almost misheard.

"Yes, tell you, killing him was the right thing to do. This incident comes from my own experience. This happened to me during that mission. Of course, I knew the right thing to do was to kill him. But I didn't do that, because I'm a holy warrior. I figured out how to hide him. But it didn't work, the enemy finally found him and learned about our whereabouts from his mouth. The enemy caught up. After a desperate battle, we destroyed the enemy. But we also sacrificed two teammates and almost missed the mission. But when I found the soldier's body, I must not have hated him for betraying us, not at all. Because I saw the new wounds on his body, and he told us only after he had been tortured. I will not blame a person who is tortured like that, no matter what he says. Canian said.

"Really? really miserable......" Martin lowered his head.

"Then let me ask you again, if you led a team into an enemy building during a battle to carry out a covert infiltration. Suddenly a ball jumped out, followed by a little girl who was bouncing around to pick it up, and then she saw you and was about to scream, what should you do? ”

"This ......" Martin felt very uncomfortable. I refuse to answer this question. ”

"Then I'll tell you. This is my personal experience. At that time, one of the team members shot an arrow, and the arrow was accurate to the neck of the innocent little girl. She fell without saying a word, and her life was gone. The big round eyes were not closed, and the word "bewilderment" was written all over the face. ”

"......" Martin was silent.

"But I want to point out one point. It wasn't me who shot the arrow, nor was it any paladin. Rather, a "gray guard". But I have no objection to him shooting the little girl. If I had the same experience again, I would still acquiesce. If you ask why I do it. The answer is simple, because for the first time, the entire crew of our squad was paladins. Not the second time. I can't kill my non-paladin teammates because of my humanitarian complex. I won't stop my teammates from protecting themselves because of my humanitarian complexes. His actions may not be right, but I won't stop them in that case. ”

"If they were all paladins, that means the little girl wouldn't have been shot?" Martin asked.

"Yes, because we are paladins. Canian said.

"So what's the matter, if not, I'm leaving......" Martin said. It's uncomfortable to listen to this kind of thing.

"Yes! I have one more experience to tell you. At one point, I was on a mission in the area of a hostile side. Wounded in battle. He was under a deep curse and couldn't be treated for a while, so he hid in the home of a reliable family. Then the enemy searchers arrived, and the hunger and thirst along the way made them intend to fill their stomachs before searching. So they asked for water and food. The mistress of the house was naturally poisoned. If you don't poison them, you'll definitely be able to find me in a while, after all, I'm just hiding in the box. But there was an enemy who was very vigilant, and I heard him asking the mistress to eat the meatloaf first. I couldn't see the mistress's expression when I was hiding in the box, but I think she must have eaten it calmly, because she didn't arouse the suspicion of the enemy because of the look of her face. But the evil enemy, he still didn't feel at ease! He saw the child playing on the side, and asked the child to eat the meatloaf too! At that moment, I was afraid that the sound of my heartbeat would be heard by the enemy. I know how much a mother loves her child, and she may be fearless in sacrificing her life. But when it came to her children, I was desperate. No, I'm not afraid of death. But I was on a mission that involved a lot of human lives. I know what happens when I fail. But then I heard the mother coaxing the child to eat the patty, and in this way, she sacrificed her beloved flesh and blood. When the enemy saw that the child had also eaten the meatloaf, he gave the order to allow him to eat. Then they fell to the ground...... After coming out of the box, I saw the dead mother and son. At that time, I almost collapsed......"

"This ......," Martin said again.

"It can be said that I am able to stand here alive and tell you this story, which is based on the dead body of this completely innocent child. But there was another thing that happened to me with a clear conscience. In a similar situation, I escaped wounded after completing a mission. Ran into a reliable family. At that time, the man's idea was to let me hide and then let his son put on my armor to lure the enemy away. I rejected his offer. In that case, his son's life would undoubtedly be in danger, and I could not base my escape on the sacrifices of others. You know, generally speaking, it's always the paladin behind the palace. ”

"Yes, I know, it does. Martin replied.

"It was a lucky occasion, the enemy was chasing very few people, and I defeated the enemy with the young man, and then fled together. This time, no innocent people died for it. ”

"I'd love to hear that, really. Martin said. "But it looks like you still have experience to tell, right? Then I'm listening. ”

"The next one is not my business. On that occasion, a certain paladin and a warrior went to the temple at the top of the mountain, and when they arrived, they found no one in it, and there was a note in it that the priests in the temple had temporarily gone to a neighboring town. They are very bored, just from the top of the mountain to watch the scenery. They looked out to sea, saw the villagers together, and they saw that all the people in the village were holding a grand ceremony to celebrate the smooth relocation of their villages, who had just turned into fishermen. They also saw huge waves rushing towards the coast, and the villagers knew nothing. If it was too late to inform the villagers, but they were too far away to report to the villagers. At this time, the warriors came up with an idea - to burn down the temple! When the temple was on fire, the villagers would surely run up. Martin, you are not a religious person, and you probably don't understand the status of the temple in the eyes of a pious believer! The paladin was very pious, and he angrily rejected the warrior's proposal. He then knocked the fighters unconscious and ran down the hill, trying to warn the villagers before the tsunami arrived. He's running towards the waves, and he's risking his life. When he ran down the mountain, the waves also hit. He was swept up by the waves along with the villagers...... In the end, he and a few villagers survived. ”

"I definitely don't approve of that paladin's actions, probably because I'm not a cultist. I don't think a temple should be worth more than so many lives!" Martin said.

"You haven't heard me done yet. Later, the paladin found out that he had been abandoned by the gods. He could no longer use his magic skills, and he had lost those abilities that were unique to paladins. In short, he lost his divine favor. It drove him mad, he had been so religious. He can risk his life to maintain a temple. But God forsook him, and the church drove him out. After a period of heavy drinking, he stood on the other side. Became a Black Guard. Finally, in one of the battles, I cut off his head with my own hands. ”

"......" Martin had nothing to say.

"One more thing. A paladin leads a team on a mission. It's in the middle of a desert. As they were on their way, they came across a shepherd boy. It was a confidential mission, and I ran into such a shepherd boy in a place where no one should have been. What to do with the shepherd boy became a problem. If you let him go, there is no guarantee that he will not leak the news. But to kill him? would be a clear violation of the spirit of the Holy Warrior. It's a choice......"

"And what is the end of this matter?" Martin thought he had guessed.

The paladin beckoned to the child, put candy in his hand, and smiled. The kid smiled innocently, too. Then the paladin waved his hand and let him go. The child turned away and fell. There was a crossbow bolt on his back, which trembled conspicuously. ”

The answer to "......" came as a surprise to Martin.

"What's so strange. The paladin had been involved in an operation and had encountered something similar, but it was a grown shepherd. Against all odds, he persuaded his teammates to let the shepherd go. The result was that they were ambushed. He was the only one who survived. Moreover, he also participated in the operation I experienced, the one I told you about when he encountered his own soldiers. He felt at the time that he had to be accountable to his teammates. Before he left, he met his team's fiancΓ©e, how the maiden knelt in the temple and prayed, praying for her lover to return safely. He also met the child of another member of his team, and saw the adoration of his father in the eyes of that child. He also met the gray-haired old mother of one of his team members, and he knew the pain of the white-haired man sending the black-haired man. He had vowed to bring his team back safely. ”

"Can't they just tie up that shepherd boy or something?" Martin questioned.

"Tie him up and put it where he is, it's in the desert, do you think it's better to let the sun burn him slowly, so that he doesn't get his hands dirty? and, in that case, it's hard to avoid that the tribe won't come and find the shepherd boy. It is much easier to dispose of the corpse if the shepherd boy is killed. If you say you're carrying a shepherd boy on your back, I can tell you that the conditions don't allow it. Canian said. ”

"It's terrible. That's all Martin can say.

"Yes, but this time, the god did not abandon the paladin, but the paladin voluntarily renounced his identity as a paladin after his return. Originally, according to the requirements of the other paladins in that mission, he was still going to be executed. But for the sake of his past merits, he was spared. He later became a 'Grey Guard'"

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"Actually, the 'Gray Guard' also has the benefits of the Gray Guard. The characteristic of the Gray Guard is to counter violence with violence, and they are using all kinds of disgraceful means. For example, the story of this former paladin. On one occasion an evil organization took hostages and demanded that we release one of their leaders. As a result, this former paladin, now the Grey Guard, is here to deal with the matter. After learning more about the situation, he pulled the leader over, and then cut off the leader's ear in front of the other party. Then he shouted to the other side, 'If we don't release the hostages and surrender, then cut off a part every once in a while!' and the other side quickly gave in and agreed to all our demands. Canian said.

"This ...... I think it should be the other way around. Torture hostages to force the other side to submit. Isn't that what the wicked are supposed to do?" Martin said.

"It's a question of outcome versus process. We holy warriors generally believe that the results and the process must be in line with the spirit of goodness. But the Grey Guard is different. In their view, as long as it leads to an outcome conducive to justice, then any means can be used. Although many times I don't agree with their approach. But their approach is undoubtedly effective. For example, when the enemy coerced innocent civilians as shields, the Grey Guard's reply was: Eliminate the accomplices! Even if they were forced! Seriously, their ruthlessness is sometimes most effective in the face of the despicable acts of the wicked. ”

"It's dangerous. "In that case, I believe they are only a piece of paper away from the evil side." ”

"That's true, so they're all under close surveillance...... Canian replied, "but a lot of the time, I really envy them." There are also some cases where there is no heart and no lungs, and it is also a good thing. Hey, I probably didn't tell you about it. A loiterer has set a trap to stop the evil army's advance. Seeing those innocent villagers being killed by the traps they had laid by themselves, the heart of the kind-hearted wanderer could be imagined. ”

"Okay, okay, don't tell me about this tragedy anymore. Martin said, "I've understood, and I understand why you regret letting Lyukrisia become a paladin." ”

"Yes, every time there is some special mission, it is always handed over to the paladin. Physical danger aside. What a torture it was to experience those things. Fortunately, I have been carefully selecting tasks, and that kind of thing has never happened to Liukrisa once. ”

"If nothing happens, I'm leaving, I'm going to go for a walk outside to lighten my mood. Martin said.

"Well, okay, goodbye. Canian said. Then he closed the door, then extinguished the light, plunging the room into deep darkness.

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Some of those things are real, and some of them are works of art. I've seen it all over the place anyway. I adapted and processed it. For example, there are two examples of what is said to be the entrance oral examination of special forces, and if you delay the answer for one second, you will be disqualified.

Someone talking about Operation Red Wing said that the natural enemy of the special forces is the shepherd. I don't think that's necessarily true. The special forces can completely sudden, but if the paladin encounters such a situation......

I haven't seen "War Shepherd Boy", but I've heard people in the jar talk about it.

In addition, "The Bullied and the Insulted" has been read. The author's ability to portray characters is really strong. Reveal the hearts and minds of the characters......

PS: Up to now, the cartoon Haruhi Suzumiya has repeated the same plot 4 times. I'm really curious about their purpose......

Finally, book reviews, book reviews, with book reviews, I have the motivation, and it will be updated and accelerated!