Before heading to the Well of Darkness, Solam had never imagined things would develop this way. According to his original plan, he would build good relations with Malcanthet, Demogorgon, and the Queen of Chaos, then use their influence to help himself enter the Blood War.
At first, this plan had not included the Queen of Chaos. Solam's initial goal had been to win over Graz'zt, Malcanthet, Demogorgon, and Obox-ob. Later, the facts proved that Solam had been thinking too simply. The hatred among those four ran far too deep, and Solam himself had no ties whatsoever with Graz'zt or Obox-ob. They had not even crossed paths.
Later, Solam realized that forming a secret alliance with Graz'zt was impossible. That fellow seemed convinced Solam was Malcanthet's diehard supporter... That was why Solam had turned to cooperate with the Queen of Chaos, helping them obtain the complete Rod of Seven Parts. This had been an accident. Otherwise, Solam would not have announced the matter of the Rod of Seven Parts from the start. Wouldn't it have been better to quietly make a fortune?
Then Obox-ob had inexplicably come looking for trouble with Solam. Solam swore that he truly had not offended Obox-ob in the slightest. (Even now, Solam did not know that Kostchtchie and Obox-ob had once reached an agreement.)
Solam had nearly died that time. With Solam's petty nature, there was no way he could simply let that grudge go. His plan to win over Obox-ob had died in the womb. What Solam had not expected even more was that his previous series of unintended actions had made the Queen of Chaos's need for him even more urgent, allowing the Well of Darkness to reap enormous benefits!
As a result, his gains now were astonishingly huge! Leaving aside everything else, every