Although the main focus was still on the internal strife within the civilization trial, this did not mean that vigilance towards other civilizations had been relaxed.
After all, they were competitors.
Even without much hostility toward other civilizations, as two powerful contenders ranked first in both lists, they still needed to be cautious.
"Currently, our most observed area is Planet No.3," Dong Gong continued to report. "The civilization on that planet had suffered heavy losses in the previous trial, and their technological strength is lacking. Even the strength of the extraordinary elements is only around Level 6 or Level 7. Moreover, we haven't observed any effective prevention measures against the blizzard crisis. It's as if they are completely unaware of it..."
This planet was the one Ellie had mentioned, where they could wait for the trial to occur and, in their moment of despair, step in to conquer.