Since we got 10 cookies, and the maximum days that can cookies can be used are 7 only.
I might as well use this now so I can get 7 days of no troops upkeep

Evony Community,

It’s nearly Christmas, and that means the Special Christmas Chests and Santa’s Milk and Cookies buff that you can send to your friends is nearly over! Don’t forget to thank your friends this year by sending them their Special Christmas Chests and free Santa’s Milk and Cookies buff. Don’t forget, you get a free Christmas Chest yourself simply for sending a gift to your friend! But you’ll need to hurry, because this won’t be available until next Christmas!
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One of my co-alliance just spent $30, which in turn all of us in the alliance received some bonus items


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