Find the event area
- At the start of a Contest, locate the earthquake epicenter near the Royal City. The surrounding dangerous territory is the Cursed Land. Regular map areas outside it are the outskirts.
- Distinguish the Cursed Land boundary from resource rings: the three shades of grey describe gathering zones and their relative yields, not a guarantee that a location is safe.
Option A — safer gathering outside Cursed Land
- 1. Locate the event area and keep your sanctuary outside Cursed Land.
- 2. Activate your normal sanctuary shield. Shields work normally in these regular map areas.
- 3. Find a special event gathering object: a brown Healing Kit bag, a horned Ancient Beast Bone skull or a green-glowing Runic Idol stone. These are not ordinary food, wood, steel or fuel tiles.
- 4. Send troops to gather the event resource and earn Cursed Potions. You do not need to relocate your sanctuary into Cursed Land or attack another player to participate.
Tip: This is the recommended approach if you want points without exposing your sanctuary to direct attacks inside Cursed Land. Do not assume it makes every gathering march immune to competition.
Option B — Cursed Land: higher risk, extra production
- 1. Prepare your defenses, then relocate your sanctuary from outside the area into Cursed Land. This initial entry consumes 0 City Relocation Items. Do not assume subsequent moves or an escape are also free.
- 2. While inside, your sanctuary automatically generates 40 Cursed Potions per second. You can also gather event resources to increase your earnings.
- 3. Watch incoming attacks and nearby enemies. Other players can attack and breach your sanctuary here; do not rely on the outside-area shield advice inside Cursed Land.
- 4. Keep City Relocation Items available in case you need to escape. A breach can cost stored Bones or Idols and reduce future Potion production.
Example — five minutes inside
40 Potions × 300 seconds = 12,000 Cursed Potions. Over an uninterrupted 30-minute round inside Cursed Land, sanctuary production alone totals 72,000 Potions, before gathering or returned-resource bonuses.
The three resource zones
- The event map has three gathering zones around the central Royal City, identified by shades of grey. Gathering yield per second and completion rewards increase toward the center.
- Exact zone-adjusted rates are not listed here. The sanctuary relocation bonus stays at 40 Potions per second; moving closer to the Royal City does not increase that bonus.
Tip: Higher-value spots can attract more competition. Choose a reachable resource and weigh the reward against travel time and risk; exact locations and availability depend on the event map.
| Zone | Map shade | Relative gathering yield |
|---|---|---|
| Outer — farthest from Royal City | Light grey | Lowest |
| Middle — between outer ring and city | Medium grey | Higher than outer |
| Inner — closest to Royal City | Dark grey | Highest |