"A total of 1,500 bottles of Kerr Century label red wine? How's that even possible? After the last mass release, only a few dozen were found across the Empire."

News of the auction spread quickly. Lee Shin-Woo would've considered it a success if the hundreds of thousands of people in Kuroa's Glory got wind of it, but he had miscalculated.

Perhaps the Sun God Church had a hand in it. In two days, the lord and all the nobles had become aware of the auction, and by the fourth day, news of the auction had spread to the nearby cities.

"But the master sommeliers already took a look at them. Moreover, the Sun God Church is backing it. There's no way they'd lie."

"The Sun God Church is really particular about their wine because of the pope. If they're willing to sponsor this auction... Wait a sec. Transporting 1,500 bottles of wine and backed by the Sun God Church… Who exactly is the seller?"

"Lawrence. I've never heard of him before, but it seems like he's quite skilled."

"Hmm. He's probably a puppet of the Sun God Church rather than being skilled. If the auction goes well for them, the other churches will feel uneasy."

Kerr Century Wine had a lot more influence on the surface than Lee Shin-Woo had expected....