Board Thread:Question and Answer/@comment-24596086-20150324191911/@comment-887715-20150325154307

While having 3 Workshops makes things faster, it isn't actually needed. In fact, all the time I'm playing VC from 2 year ago, I have no need for another Workshop(yep, I only use 2 Workshop to work all my way to Lv.120! XD ). Time management is the key, though; you have to be really good at it. And if you're talking about Castle upgrade, nope, you'll only need one Workshop for that. It'll take days for higher level, though; be prepared therefore(you'll also be unable to take your free shoes at 10pm local time, too!). Also, be sure to keep 2000(2k) Jewels for the final Lv.10 Castle upgrade; definitely worth the Jewels you use on it ;)

Slimes can be obtained in many ways, but most of the time you'll get them as AW rewards(and in this event, from slots as well). You can also get them in regular Summon as well, but the chance is 1 to 100, though(unless you're really lucky). And yup, you have to level them up in the traditional way(you can use both Great Blessing and Training Arcana to make things faster, but that's not recommended, since you'll need them for SR/UR cards more than anything else; I only do this 'cause I got plentiful of medals. Well, it's the ranker's dillema, really ;P ). Some events do feature a bonus called Guaranteed Great Success, which effectively doubles the amount of EXP each time you upgrade; use that to the fullest(there's one running now until 31st March).

As the stats from the former maiden's state will be transfered to the next(5% for evolution bonus, 5% from max level bonus and 5% for the usage of Succession Arcana; that's 15% in total), it's important to follow the proper evolution order. Stats like ATK and DEF can be increased with arcanas of respective order, but SC(soldier count/HP) CANNOT be increased once you have done the whole thing(SR/UR-to-HSR/HUR). Check(then double check as well!) everything's in order, and be sure to include the Succession Arcana(the yellow card in the evolution section); that will give the bonus stat after the process. More info on this section:Evolution&Amalgamation You can check certain maiden's final stat firsthand before doing so. It'll give you a upper hand on doing the perfect evolution(and amalgamation soon):Cards(once clicked on the link, pick the one you want to check from there. It's a long list, but nicely arranged fortunately. Check the element too, or you'll get lost there ;P )

As long you got enough Battle Points(BPs; I prefer to call them "ammunition", hehe XD ), go ahead. Unless you get hit by the FAW's AOE attack or no one else kills them, try to avoid spending more than 1 BP per F/AWs. It'll be wasteful otherwise(unless you got plenty of swords in hands. And I mean, the light one). Buy Yggdrasil tress and Magic School(this one will need upgrade) to increase your BPs(if you're a free player, though, collect as much Jewels as you can; you'll need them real soon when the sales hits; it'll cut the sales amount of the mentioned buildings by half, effectively saving you all the troubles. Avoid Summons if you can; the cake's a lie, really. At least for me XP Use PSTs and USTs instead).