Favorites, to battle! - 7 - The Battle of Favorites! - 7

I got a nice-looking respawn (in the sense that the Castle isn't embedded in the mountains and without awful blockers), not far from a stable and a Fairy external dwelling, Air elementals are standing. Gelare and Lora arrived with 11 Griffins. We dug up Aislin. Hoping to find a better main at some point later, we keep scrolling. On the move, I see the blue player has Gunya :smile05: There's a decent amount of gold lying around, there's a Ring of Life, I observe the flailing of my Necromancer opponent's computer near my respawn, which was slightly revealed by a scouting view, I don't take 112.

I practiced necromancy and the timer almost immediately ran out :smile04: I was short on time for practically the whole game. I was especially worried on 117, when I was fighting for the Mercury near the Dwarves — I still needed to capture it and build. The computer blocked 20-49 Genies for the Cap. I beat the Necromancer's Cloak at my own respawn. On 121, I attack the Genies with birds, then the computer's hero, who gives me the Pendant of Speed and a Ring for two rounds of spells! Aislin gets Slow and Earth. I take the Castle, learn the Resurrection spell from a Shrine of Magic Thought next to it.:smile20: Griffin Conservatory level 3 at the Necromancer's respawn. Around 500 Skeletons. I need to find the opponent while there are no Archangels and a smaller chance that he found artifacts neutralizing Rain of Fire. So, after the Griffin Conservatory, I transfer troops to scout heroes, they explore other zones, take an external Wyvern dwelling, beat a nasty Dragon Fly Hive guard, find a Swamp Village. I place a Tavern, split my forces between Aislin and the Necro to clear small guards with Berzerker. I find a Griffin Conservatory - level 1. I take a mini Dragon Fly Hive. I buy from the external dwelling — 6 Wyverns and minus Morale. I give 2 birds to Ciel. She finds a computer Dungeon and Boots of Speed. I build a Mage Guild there. In the zone with the main, I find a Dragon Utopia. But I thought to run not to it, but into other zones to find the opponent. At night, he himself comes with a scout through a portal. I take the Dragon Utopia - level 1 with only Skeletons and Resurrection. I got KV and Ribs. I break into the Dungeon, double my Mana (260) and put on Boots, break into the Swamp Village and cast Dimension Door to the portal the blue player came from.

Ciel runs into the empty Castle of purple Conflux. I bring birds and Psychics, a few Fairies to the main. I dive into the portal: there's a road into the Underground and somewhere along the swamp. I scout the swamp zone with Lora, and choose Aislin to go into the Underground. I ride a bit there, chase away Stracker, then cast Dimension Door and who do I see? Gunnar. Since during the fight with Stracker anti-morale hit the birds and angels, I decided to dismiss the Wyverns before the fight. I attack.
Aislin: 5 2 8 (200+). 1+5 birds, 4 angels, about 600 Skeletons, 8 Psychics, 1-stacks of Skeletons
Gunnar: 9 6 5 (40). 33 Wyverns, I don't remember how many angels, a few Wizards and the rest.

I came just in time, otherwise level 1 Dragon Utopia would have been taken, level 3 Griffin Conservatory built on the way, and Archangels made. Also, zones with Peasant dwellings, Stracker, Xi, and 2 more Necromancer computers, not counting my native one, threatened to turn into something terrible in the long run. Without Aislin, the Necromancer's Cloak, and the early encounter, I would have had no chance.

Thanks for the game.