Gab Newell felt ignored, and indeed he was. Everyone remembered only Solam, the Balor king, and had nothing but contempt for him, the demon goblin lord. Gab Newell had not cared much about such empty fame; at heart, he was merely a merchant. Merchants cared about profit, while reputation came second.
But it became a problem when even his own subordinates thought that way. It meant his control over his faction was weakening! Merchant or not, he still needed those people to generate profits for him. If they all turned against him, what use would he be as a commander without an army?
Of course, that was not even the deadliest problem. Gab Newell had anticipated such a situation and was mentally prepared for it. At the time, he thought he could simply endure it until it passed. Solam was only a visitor, after all. Once Solam left, everything would return to normal, and he would still be the master of the Forgotten Land!
Unfortunately, things did not unfold as he had expected. After Solam helped him repel the invaders and killed Karzarano, Solam showed no intention of leaving the Forgotten Land. Instead, he continuously summoned his subordinates there and even requisitioned a great deal of material needed for spellcasting rituals.
Gab Newell had no idea what Solam wanted those spellcasting materials for, but he could tell that it was definitely nothing good—at least, not for him. More importantly, Solam had absolutely no intention of leaving. On the contrary, he planned to settle here permanently!
What depressing news. What depressed Gab Newell even more was that he could neither drive Solam away nor had any way to do so! How could he? Taking on Karzarano with Gab Newell's strength would have been suicide, and he wanted to deal with Solam?