Wlk777
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That's why scouting is necessary. Since the blockade will last for about a day and a half, by day 112, you should have a clear picture of the situation and know what to do. You need to scout the roads first. If you do everything systematically, it will become a habit. And there's no need for the main hero to run around off-road without scouting when there are roads available.
I also want to add the following: it's clear that things don't always work out perfectly as planned, and plans often change. You might get wiped out in the Crypt, or in a dungeon, but if you manage to pull it off, you'll maintain a good pace. Remember that game when I came to you with the Book of Earth and the Power artifact? Did you ever wonder why I came to you without any troops, and why I built a Dungeon, which you saw? That means I had decent magic support. At that time, you had much more troops, so you should have focused on clearing the Treasure Chamber instead of attacking me, because you had more troops. While I was wandering around your republic looking for your Castle, you could have cleared the Treasure Chamber and possibly found some magic or good items. Then, at the end of the week, you could have come back, taken back your Castle, and lost nothing.