According to Libbitcoin, you don't even need a mempool!

https://libbitcoin.info/

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How come? You need a mempool to estimate fees.

Ser you assume the node runner wants to transact #HodlTilYouDie

Yeah, sure, you don't really need a mempool... but Bitcoin Core also has that option, called `-blocksonly`.

Maybe he means libbitcoin does not require an UTXO set. I remember Eric has stated that a bunch of times.