The seventh stage of the "Van Kanigem" tournament.

I was just thinking, why the hell didn't I fire him on day 3...? He would have caught up to everyone by day 4... I guess I'm just a Chilean idiot.

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The hero started on day 1 with an artifact that's just lying above the castle. Then he went straight up and to the left, just collecting resources, and then finished off the furthest runner on day 5.