It was only because Solam had entrusted the construction of the magic array to Queen Laeral Silverhand that his workload had been greatly reduced. When the grand plan had first been established, Solam had not even known that Queen Laeral Silverhand was in the Abyss. Originally, he would have had to complete this task himself!
Queen Laeral Silverhand's presence had also greatly improved the odds of success for the grand plan. One should never underestimate a Chosen of Magic who had dominated the Faerun Continent for thousands of years! What made Queen Laeral Silverhand formidable was not merely her unfathomable spellcasting ability, but even more so the knowledge she possessed. As a Chosen of Magic, her grasp of magical knowledge could only be described as vast as the sea. There was virtually no aspect of magic that she did not understand.
As for magic arrays and alchemy, those were even more Queen Laeral Silverhand's specialties. That much could be seen from the fact that she had been able to repair Silverymoon's mythal alone. Thus, handing the matter of the magic arrays to her was undoubtedly the best choice. If Solam had handled it alone, it would likely have taken at least three times as long.
Of course, that did not mean Solam's own work was easy. No matter what, he was facing the most powerful army in the multiverse—the devil legions! He could not leisurely stroll through devil-occupied territory as though he were on a spring outing. The situation he faced was anything but relaxed!
Fortunately, no one had discovered Solam's intentions so far. The plan was simply too insane—so insane that no one would imagine Solam would actually do such a thing. As a result, no one had focused all their attention on him.
After all, compared to Solam,