I gathered boots + gloves, boosted them with Luna to 125, and ran around the stables with 3900 movement points. This didn't help me win because I didn't get control by turn 142. My opponent came through a one-way portal and captured a very important city that I needed for my strategy. He only had one more turn to reach the tower and see my main hero. I couldn't prevent this.
I explored some interesting objects in the 4th week, which gave 10k experience. I was really hoping for any element, but I only got experience.
I decided to surrender because my opponent had good stats, and I simply didn't have anything to kill him with.