Roads are average, on turn 1 I scouted 3-4 Griffin Conservatories, got Mullich, nice. Then it got worse, the roads turned out to be quite long, besides the Conservatory nothing interesting was found over 3 turns, and Mullich got a choice between Cure and Navigation at level 3. But on turn 4, I suddenly discovered 3 Conservatories, 3 Hives, a Marketplace, and an external dwelling of Angels for 10-19 Wizards in different parts of the respawn. Mullich with Earth Magic. No artifacts.
On turn 6, I took the external Angel dwelling and placed them at home with the Citadel. (+Stables). Got Armor.
Turn 11 - Pandora's Box for 25 Swordsmen, a triple Conservatory by Mullich, zero-level Faafner goes into a 2-4 Conservatory, max outcome. -25 Swordsmen and 20 Marksmen. Forgot I moved the hero from the Marketplace and couldn't make a full chain to the distant Conservatories and Hive.
Turn 12 - Mullich boosts on the Angel before the GO (Earth Magic exp, GO Horde of Harpies). The army goes crookedly to the distant Conservatories.
Turn 13 - I only take 1 distant Conservatory with Tamika, a triple. Also break the Shackles. Total: 15 Angels, 10 Harpies, 40 Marksmen, I break the GO with Mullich, then immediately 20 Bone Dragons with Genie Scroll for a Box of 20k gold and a horde of Nagas for 15 Ogre Mages. Army returns home.
Turn 14 - I upgrade 6 Archmages, a mini-Hive, then 14 Energy Drakes for a Box of 15k gold and Aeris level 20 + scouting in the treasure zone. Aeris with Earth Magic and Pathfinding.
On his turn, Crag attacks his GO (20-49 Bone Dragons). I see it all from scouting.
Turn 15 - Hive to 8, all Fire with Aeris, Sandals of the Saint +2 to all, Enián level 20, a triple Dragon Utopia with this same Enián, giving Boots of Speed 15%, Shield of the Dwarven King +4 to all, and a Red Ball. I attack with Aeris (Mullich out of mana) but forgot to transfer the Shackles.
Crag: 4 Ghost Dragons, 3 Angels, 50 Wolf Raiders, 21 Ogre Mages, a horde of Orc Chieftains, Goblins, 3 Harpies.
Aeris: 6 Archmages, 9 Angels, about 20 Harpies and 35 Marksmen.
Stats are about equal, I have more mana, Crag has the tactics. Conducted the battle quite sloppily (though it didn't matter), lost 2 Archmages, Marksmen and a couple of Harpies, Crag bought back on Ghost Dragons and Wolf Raiders.
Then I finished off the treasure zone, got the Tome of Earth Magic, about 5 Hives, Gladius of the Inferno, a Box for 15 Thunderbirds, 2 Libraries. On the third I went to the opponent with Mullich, the Red Ball, and Shackles; on turn 134, a second Fireball, 17 Archmages, and 58 Harpies left no chance.
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