Near the Castle there was a stable, an external market, and a couple of Griffin Conservatories, not a single external dwelling; the first week I hung around the respawn, placing knights at the Citadel.
At the start of the second week, I took the Griffin Conservatory and rode to the secondary.
For the second week and half of the third, I roamed the secondary zones, nothing good there...
At the end of the third week, I entered the second treasure zone, took 3 Dragon Fly Hives and 2 dragon external dwellings.
On day 141, I bought two more dragons and on day 142 the finale: in terms of battle stats, I was better + I had expert arms, but he had 120 mana and Lightning Bolt for 265,
4 crystal dragons, 4 angels, 6 knights, 38 marksmen, 9 fanatics, and 18 griffins against
2 angels, 7 knights, 12 pegasus, a handful of dendroids, and ~450 skeletons
thanks for the game!