Solam had been in an excellent mood all day. Even the demons could sense the laughter in Solam's soul.
For so many days, the demons had never seen Solam smile. At first, no one cared. This was the Abyss, after all, where every kind of monster existed. Not smiling was perfectly normal. But when Solam suddenly laughed—and kept laughing for an entire day—the demons inexplicably felt a chill run through them.
In any case, this abnormality made every demon tread carefully, afraid that Solam had gone mad.
In truth, Solam really was laughing.
Someone had actually handed such enormous benefits to him without any conditions attached. This was the best thing Solam had ever encountered in his life. More importantly, this deal truly was one where all parties rejoiced!
There was no need to mention Solam. He had gained a huge windfall for nothing, along with the allegiance of a considerable force. He was so delighted that snot bubbles practically came out of his nose.
Lanaya and Shami-Amor were also very pleased. Naturally, they believed that Solam had already fallen into the palms of their hands. They did not know how thrilled they were.
See? What else could this be but a situation where all parties rejoiced?
It was just that the "all parties rejoice" needed quotation marks—at least where Lanaya and Shami-Amor were concerned.
They had always believed that Kardum could never see through the tricks they had planted in the contract. Remember, Kardum. They were still judging him by their old impression of him, though that was also related to the fact that the soul within Kardum's body had been replaced.
Kardum had already been replaced entirely!
They had guessed correctly. Kardum truly could not see the traps in the contract, because only four people in the entire