On 112, I had 8 heroes and reached the conflict village on lava in the treasure zone.
On 113, I wanted to take the Dwarf dwelling with a scout hero, but there were 20 with Griffin Conservatory. I had to split Ciele off to the external tavern. It was still a tough fight; they got morale boosts, and I only had Gogs :). I lost 3 of them.
On 114, I invaded the treasure zone on the rocks from two directions. I also entered a third treasure zone on the desert through a shifted guard. Nothing particularly great visible anywhere yet. Rare Dragon Fly Hives, boxes, small artifacts...
115 — on the rocks I reached the town and scouted the area. There's a Dragon Utopia next to the town and several Air Elementals. No one to really fight; I split Ciele off, and he wandered into the desert.
On 116, I scouted here and saw the Sword of Justice and a couple of Dragon Fly Hives. The Sword is guarded by Naga Lords, located somewhat off-road — an excellent target for an attack on 121. Nila got a boost, receiving Log Cabin in the rocks.
On 117, Ciele moved up toward the Sword. I also wanted to take both Dragon Fly Hives, but it didn't work out in the end; the desert is hard to force through. I built Efreeti and a Castle; seemed to have enough money to buy.
121 — the Nagas were easily killed; I split off to the Workshop and Pandora's Box for Swordsmen.
122 — I took a couple of Dragon Fly Hives along the army's path to Ciele. They gave 12 Wyverns. Pandora's Box turned out to have 5k gold, which isn't great, since Earth magic isn't being leveled. But it gave a Log Cabin. I entered the Workshop — there were 30 of them. I lost one Efreet. I sat down to replenish mana.
123 — without Mass Earth, I was afraid to go after 50+ Thunderbirds for Pandora's Box. Plus, I didn't want to get a magic spell without Wisdom (there was 20k experience, and about 60 birds; I could have broken through). I fought my way to the opponent's computer. There was a Griffin Conservatory right at the entrance, so I led Ciele toward it. It gave 2 Angels, but I lost a Wyvern; I was much slower on grass due to speed :). I sat down in Rampart, where 2000 was built; I saw another Griffin Conservatory and dragged Loriel to it. I did some fishing around there, but it worked out.
124 — the Griffin Conservatory turned out to be a minimum one, so I took it right away with a scout hero. I returned the army and burst through the portal into the far zone. It turned out to be Snow. Another Griffin Conservatory right at the entrance. Maximum one, excellent. I also killed a horde of Pit Fiends for the Banner of Courage and a Scroll of Mirror.
On 125, I returned through the portal back home. I ran to a horde of Wyverns for Boots +2 All and a Dragon Fly Hive. The army was already enough for the Dragon Utopia, so I planned to break it soon.
126 — the Boots are mine, a couple of Dragon Fly Hives at 6 and 8; I took position at the Dragon Utopia. I also considered snatching it from the opponent's plane, in case it gave something valuable. I prepared an invasion with Nila having Expert Log Cabin.
127 — I spent the entire timer on this day. I captured the Dragon Utopia. It turned out to be a level 2 one with a Tome of Air, a 4-4 Hat, and Manacles. An excellent Dragon Utopia — need to steal it. Ciele ran to the village, breaking several guards along the way, took it, and split off for mana. I bought and dismissed a bunch more heroes, took 2 Air Elementals for 10 Cyclopes. Then I checked if Nila was running to the right place. It turned out she was. I transferred some minor stuff to her, broke a couple of guards, and took position at the portal. On the same day, Loriel scouted an important area, which showed that the Dragon Utopia might not have been taken (well, at least the Boots with the Dragon Fly Hive were definitely not taken).
On 131, I checked the gold situation. Obviously, the opponent hadn't taken the Dragon Utopia. So I bought the army, gave everything to Nila, and grabbed the village on the opponent's plane. The Dragon Utopia was unguarded, but intact inside :). Ciele easily took it, although it was already unimportant. Nearby stood a zero-level Shiva with the entire army, and in the neighboring village sat Cragg on a couple of Angels. I reached both places and killed them all!
Thank you for the game!
Осень-Зима 2013-14.