"only XL-2"

We started quickly, had a few restarts, and conceded a triple to our opponent, but seeing 4 cans and many various crypts, dwarves, and nagabanks on the map, I decided to play. The lack of potential main heroes was a concern. On day 115, I captured a Pando fortress behind the trolls and received 40 max-level creatures. On day 117, I found Gurnisson in the tavern. In my castle, I had angels and a Stronghold. Meanwhile, my opponent was actively capturing computer-controlled towns. On day 121, I captured a tower in my mini-treasure map. The distances were large, about a week's journey on foot. On day 131, I captured a second town in another mini-treasure map, again about a week's journey from my home castle. A town portal was sorely missed. These chains of 7 heroes are very vulnerable, especially since they were traveling in close proximity to my opponent. On day 135, I took my first Utopia, which turned out to be a minimal one (+10 speed). Although I was ready to take any, my army consisted of 12 angels and some minor units. On day 136, I took a second Utopia, again a minimal one (+4 speed/+4 knowledge). Then, I acquired a bunch of various Pando fortresses and scrolls, but they gave me mostly useless items. In the tower's secondary building, I built a level 5 structure with a library. There was no control skill, but I had Impulsion with a teapot. On day 145, I took my third Utopia, and again it was a minimal one (+10 knowledge). Then, I finished off the remaining high-level Pando fortresses. On day 211, a plague occurred. I didn't find anything good and headed towards my opponent. Seeing that my army was stronger in the tavern, but I was twice behind in combat stats, on day 217, my opponent hid in a castle. I checked for a red ball and attacked, assuming that even with the lightning damage of about 900, I should win. Not to mention the large advantage in numbers. And if he didn't have a cloak, Impulsion with 3000 damage would do the trick. That's what happened in the end. As it turned out, my opponent had rage-quit somewhere in the game, exiting the battle with 1 wyvern. Thanks for the game.