Butler Henry was there on the order of Imperial Princess Gianina.
At the age of six, the princess already knew of the problems regarding the corruption and spiritual power imbalance plaguing the Empire. And of the risks her big brother was taking as he joined their uncle in fighting on the front lines.
So, the Princess tasked the Butler to use her life savings if needed, provided he returned with some of the goods up for auction.
And that was what the dutiful Butler was doing.
It was just that he didn't expect it to be like this!
If anything, the Imperial family could actually requisition the goods they needed or wanted.
But even when they wanted to buy some of those popular fruits on Star Net, they knew it was rare for it to circulate and be available to the masses. And so they let it go in favor of the people who would only be able to afford those undeniably low prices.
All they could do was to ensure that it remained in the Empire.