Two thousand five hundred bottles of "Loyalty" clearly could not satisfy the Inquisition's appetite.
But if the Inquisition wanted to haggle with the Ecclesiarchy over this, reaching an outcome satisfactory to both sides would inevitably involve complicated exchanges of interest and prolonged wrangling. That clearly did not suit the Inquisition's plans.
Usually, the Inquisition would choose to win over the key person, such as Chen Xi.
The Black Ship and the title of Lord Inquisitor were the price they had offered, but the Inquisition had clearly realized that its offer was too low.
Even with an Astra Militarum Regiment establishment slot included, those terms still could not compare to the ten million Throne Gelt and nearly an entire Order of the Sisters of Battle that the Ecclesiarchy had thrown at Chen Xi in cold, hard cash.
Not only could one Astra Militarum Regiment not defeat an Order of the Sisters of Battle, but Astra Militarum establishment slots were limited and counted as Tithes paid to the Imperium. Sisters of Battle, on the other hand, could be piled on in massive numbers as long as Chen Xi was willing!
Moreover, the Order of Sisters was stationed on this planet and would not leave easily without a special reason.
From that perspective, as long as Chen Xi did not fall into heresy or do anything to profane the God-Emperor, these Sisters were effectively his private army.
This left the Inquisitor who had come to negotiate with Chen Xi utterly helpless, while also leaving him stunned by the Ecclesiarchy's lavish spending.
The Ecclesiarchy was truly rich! The Inquisition had money too, but it did not dare spend so extravagantly.
Especially after learning that the Ecclesiarchy had also ordered three Lunar-class ships for Chen Xi, he was even more numb. Could these things really