My situation is getting worse

Hello, there.

Well, It's been 5 days since I wrote last blog and as you can see below, my situation is getting worse.
I'm still struggling to upgrade my skills, and my neighbors are getting stronger and expending their territories.
I don't know what to do and worried about what can be happened after battles start.
One of neighbors already found one rare and one common, and then he can expand faster.
You can see he expanded around me. I'm wondering why near me. why he didn't expand to left side. T.T so sad.
I'm curious about his plan. He is trying to stop me playing??
Should I quit this, then find another one?
I still need at least 10 days to complete the skill of ship. T.T so sad.