D Kreich stared intently at Carina King.
His expression looked calm and composed, without the slightest ripple of emotion.
But in truth, D Kreich's heart was already in turmoil.
It could even be said that stormy waves had been stirred within him.
They had noticed a secret centuries ago.
A secret concerning those Secret Texts.
At the time, the TCG220 Civilization where D Kreich belonged was already a Level 4 Civilization in the Carina Arm Tenth District.
It was one of the ruling civilizations.
Their scientists had discovered that TCG220 Civilization's Secret Texts might actually be something like keys capable of unlocking a certain secret.
Thus, for centuries, the TCG220 Civilization had continued researching this matter.
While researching its own civilization's Secret Texts, the TCG220 Civilization had also steadily developed and grown stronger.
They had not expanded their influence through annexation.
Instead, they established an alliance, uniting all civilizations within a certain region of the Carina Arm to form a new district.
That was the present-day Carina Arm Tenth District.
On the surface, the ruling civilization of the Tenth District was the Tenth District Civilization Alliance.
But in reality, it had long been the Level 4 Peak TCG220 Civilization, controlled by D Kreich.
After the Carina Arm Tenth District Civilization Alliance was established.
Scientists from the major civilizations joined forces to conduct research and eventually confirmed that the Secret Texts in their possession were actually the key to advancing a Level 4 Peak civilization into a Level 5 Civilization.
As long as they gathered the Key Fragments and combined them into a complete key, they could elevate the entire Tenth District Civilization Alliance into a Level 5 Civilization.
Now, the scientists of the Tenth District Civilization Alliance had concluded that there were still more fragments to collect.
Their assessment was