After Gab Newell was captured by Solam, he had been forced to sign a River Styx contract and become Solam's subordinate. At the time, Gab Newell felt his entire life had turned gray. This guy had had at least dozens of masters, but that did not mean he enjoyed being enslaved. So after returning, Gab Newell gave serious thought to how he could overthrow this new master above him, just as he had done dozens of times before.
For an experienced Gab Newell, such a thing was not difficult.
But Gab Newell soon set the matter aside, because Fat G discovered that his current boss was still tolerable. Solam did not meddle much in Gab Newell's affairs. All he required was for Gab Newell to regularly deliver soul crystals to him.
Aside from the ten thousand Hobgoblin Marauders that made Fat G's heart ache a little, Gab Newell truly did not feel that Solam had much of an impact on him. As for those soul crystals? Heh. Fat G, who aspired to become the Abyss's greatest merchant, really did not care about such a trivial amount.
What was more, Solam had risen far too quickly. He had personally killed Kostchtchie, defeated Yeenoghu, and even snatched the artifact, the Flail of Ages. During this time, Solam's name had spread throughout the Abyss. Quite a few people knew that Kardum, the former King of Balors, had become ridiculously formidable after changing his name to Solam.
For a rising newcomer like this, any demon with half a brain would try to curry favor with him. Gab Newell was one of them. He felt that spending a little to find himself a powerful master who would not interfere too much in his affairs was actually not bad.
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