He was explaining to Reiner that the knights would resent this order, and that the rule of the Moreland Family might be shaken as a result.
But Reiner wanted far more than that. In fact, unlike the other lords of this era, he did not need to rely on large numbers of Liege Lord troops when mobilizing his forces, apart from his own direct troops.
To him, these things were merely icing on the cake. Even without the knights' support, his rule would not be shaken. The System—the System Troops—was the foundation of everything he had.
If the System did not exist, he would have to be just like the other lords, carefully maintaining his relationships with his vassals so that he could secure his rule and rapidly expand his military strength.
But with the System, he had no need to do any of that. As long as he had enough Merit Points and enough money, he could produce troops without limit. The powerful armies in the System would appear one after another and serve under his command.
Previously, he had lacked the capital to exchange for large numbers of System Troops, so he had been forced to grant fiefs to the Squire Knights. But now he had the capital. The focus of maintaining his rule was no longer on the knights. If there was a chance of provoking these knights—who held his land yet were not wholeheartedly loyal to him—into rebellion, he would welcome it. That way, he could reclaim large amounts of land for other developments.
The existence of the System meant that he did not need to be like other nobles, relying on the feudal system to acquire vassals and maintain his rule. If he wished, he could even build a completely centralized country or domain. He