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Macragge had many distinct community cultures. Titus's expeditionary force consisted of one hundred regiments, each with ten thousand infantrymen.
All ten thousand men came from the same community.
When these soldiers heard they could customize advanced weapons, they sent the news back to their communities.
After discussing it, the community tribunes decided they should pool their money to buy good weapons for their own sons and soldiers.
This expeditionary force was different from the previous ones. After setting out on expedition, their men had a high chance of returning home.
Furthermore, the merits and glory earned by the regiments their communities had formed on the battlefield could be brought back to their communities.
For these two reasons, the community citizens eagerly pooled their funds, wanting to outfit their own troops properly.
The tribunes also knew that interstellar trade generally did not accept physical currency, only items with real value.
Thus, the tribune familiar with Li Qinwu was chosen to ask what goods were needed. They would use their money to buy them from merchants, then hand them over to Li Qinwu in exchange for weapons and equipment.
There were a few things from Macragge that caught his eye, so he stated his demands:
"Unlimited premium olive oil, unlimited Macragge Silk, and one thousand tons of lavender perfume. That will do."
Macragge had a developed economy, but it truly did not have many valuable local specialties.
Olive oil counted as one, and Macragge Silk counted as another. Lavender perfume was not hard currency, merely a high-end luxury item.
High-end luxury goods had no practical use. On some worlds, people were practically starving to death, so there was no way they would spend money on them.
Therefore, Li Qinwu only