Feudalism meant a king chose a handful of feudal lords and gave them land. A king could not manage a large piece of land by himself. Therefore, the king gave a small number of people the right to collect taxes from the land given to them and make it their duty to provide protection to the tax payers in return. Thus, the lords appointed by the king and the blood relatives that succeeded them were in a contractual relationship with the king; they carried out the king’s orders when necessary.

“Medieval Europe, China in its early history, and Japan had a feudal system,” said Sung-Woon.

“They’re all too different to lump them together, but sure,” replied Eldar.

“But, Eldar, isn’t it weird for an Elf to know the countries on Earth?”

“I am an Elf who crosses dimensions.”

“...That’s your concept?”

The advantage of feudalism was that there would be less of a burden on the king. The feudal lords did have the duty to protect the land the king gave them, but the feudal lands belonged to the lords, not the king. Thus, the feudal lords put in lots of effort to protect their territories. Each manor would be thoroughly protected by the ramparts the feudal lords built, which also served as an opportunity for military architecture to develop.

‘On the other hand, a disadvantage that stands out is…’

Things would be okay when the feudal system was initially introduced, but as time went on, the king would grow distant from both the meritorious servants and those who took over the fiefdoms by right of blood. In addition, although the feudal lords and the king were bound by contracts, that was not the...