Guys, let's not nitpick over minor details. 1. The brother-king's quest is a side quest; it's not necessary to complete it for the locket. Just deliver the seal and return to the king. As soon as I got the locket, I immediately went to get Slim. And once he has his "Awesome Flaw," I can do Zeroc's test. It's possible to do it without the flaw, but I haven't tried, because I'm not into masochism. And for me, this wasn't the beginning of the Walkthrough, but rather closer to the middle. 2. Regarding the Castle in the Vampire Lands. I already wrote that the Walkthrough isn't perfect. I was just afraid and didn't want to try. I was short on money throughout the game; I only got rich with the undead, so I thought – I won't have enough money to buy an army. 3. You haven't completed the brother-king's quest yet, and you haven't been to Arlania and the Swamps (the frog quest). Please read my Walkthrough carefully. I didn't explain everything in detail, but "I go to my brother-king (i.e., the royal quest for the seal), and on the way, I visit the Count, take on the quest for the frogs, and get griffins." Immediately after that, I return to the king, take the next quest to deliver the locket, rush to the Vampire Lands, get the locket, buy spiders in the nearest Castle (I think – I'm writing from memory), rush to the king, and don't give him the locket. I feed Slim, and one spirit is ready. I think that's how it was, but I don't remember about the leadership; maybe I had to turn it in first, then run back to the Vampire Lands for the spiders. And then I rush to the Greenworth Coast... Sorry for the omission in the description. 4. Regarding avoiding monsters... Kyle, I won't make a video, but just try changing direction sharply. I don't abuse this; I killed those evil eyes in front of the cave. But inside, there are way too many snakes for my tiny army. Fortunately, they're quiet. The only problem is the snake in the passage. It can actually move away from it; you can lure it into the cave and run past. In general, I only found out before the tournament that you can avoid monsters like this, and I learned a little bit during the process. If it doesn't work, I'll come home in the evening and make a video. P.S. I don't mind explaining all the possible points, but there might be mistakes in my description – because I wrote it from memory, looking at the saves I made, and I only saved before battles.