For the first week, I played normally, but towards the end, I decided to focus on defending my castle instead of exploring. It turned out to be quite amusing – in a key location for progressing, there was a chest containing an artifact, but it was guarded by 18 Necropolis creatures with low health, which could be easily defeated by basic units. I bought some Psionicists and took a chest worth 10,000 gold – birds became available. Then, we paused (we played for about 2 months) and in the second week, I played like a headless cockroach, without any plan. We paused again. In the third week, I was in a good mood again – I managed to reach the treasury, but I ran out of roads on the second day, so I didn't know where to go. We paused. On day 14, Charna arrived with weak troops and mana, but in the final battle, I lost control of the flow of the battle due to the long wait for the opponent's turn (not a complaint, just what happened), and in 2 rounds, I cast spells at the wrong time, exposing my attack stacks to skeletons. I decided that the result of the battle would not be representative and I left.
Thanks for the time.