I mean, why doesn’t he just sell worlds with no life? It’s not like he seems to care about the life on the planets he conquers, by the time the conquering is finished there is nearly no life left. What is the purpose of going after planets with life if you consider life a nuisance? And why doesn’t he use planets with inteligent life for things like labor or trade instead of just killing everyone and pretending he did a good job?
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Not every planet is inhabitable so it’s easier to find populated planets and decimate that population
Habitable planets sell for more.
Which would sell for more, Hawaii or a barren chunk of rock?
He is likely selling planets to people who want to inhabit that planet. If a planet is already inhabited, that is proof that the planet is habitable. Uninhabited planets are essentially free, but they are also mostly worthless. He could operate an exploratory fleet that searches for uninhabited planets that are habitable, or he can let civilizations find them for him. And at the end of the day, he’s a conquerer, not a businessman.
It’s like asking, “Why do armies always fight over settled areas when there is so much undeveloped wilderness for free”.
Because killing is part of the fun for him.