I started - thought the payout would be very poor, but each turn I opened one Dragon Fly Hive at a time, though they were heavily scattered. I leveled Deesa until I hit morale during the split. Then I switched to Valeska. Valeska got a Pandora's Box for 10k experience and leveled up a bit. By the time I gathered the Zephyr Hives and Dragon Fly Hives it was already day 123, so I maxed out Earth magic. And on day 125 I met the opponent with a big stat advantage in the center. We traded. Well, "traded" as in I killed what I could of the opponent's forces. And I surrendered. Thanks for the heated match. Good luck for the rest of the tourney.