What is the laziest path to power?

[noob]

theres acfs that give bard an animal companion at full druid level. from there you can get more abusive. i was working on a bard that uses metamagic reducers to get fell animate up by level 3 for a zombie army. just an example.

i think a bard with 1 to all stats can take a barbarian with 1 to all stats. animal companion is strong and expendable.

What is the proof you will meet an animal and not be eaten by it before you turn it into an animal compagnion?
It does not make sense to say you can not find a devil and not get killed by it but that somehow you can find a strong animal and not get killed by it.
Also your bard will never use metamagics because metamagics needs the ability to cast spells to be used which is not possible with 1 charisma as a bard: you will need a lot of levels and stat increases to get enough charisma.