A handsome reward will bring forth a brave man.
If Claudius had only ordered them to intercept and seize the Avenger Flagship, these rebellious Knight Warlords might not have responded, not when faced with the legendary Vengeful Angels.
Their defiance of the Administrative Region's rule stemmed from a single, fundamental reason: the Battle Group reforms and the Governor System promoted by Grand Governor Sedon stood in the way of their carving out their own territories.
The Administrative Region governed three hundred worlds, yet it couldn't collect its Tithing. It was forced to rely on commercial taxes from the Capet Dynasty, all because these Knight Warlords stood in the way.
Unlike the ideological conflict between Reinhardt and Nelom, which had plenty of room for debate,
the conflict between the Imperial Administrative Region and the local Knight Warlords of the Ash Soil Star Zone had long since escalated into a life-or-death struggle.
