Wu Baiyi was stunned, then said no more.
Shi Zunhou, however, seemed unconvinced. "With the Sky Peng Horizontal's combat power, even against an ordinary Death Starship, it's still anyone's guess who would come out on top.
"Xu, from the way you talk, your enemy in the Tiangtang Empire isn't exactly a major figure.
"I refuse to believe we'd definitely lose if we really fought them!"
Xu Zhenzhi laughed freely. "My enemy in the Tiangtang Empire really isn't a major figure.
"But they do have a couple of Death Starships.
"That aside, the main thing is that my enemy is my personal enemy.
"How could I drag the Sky Peng Horizontal and everyone else into this?
"That's a matter of principle!
"I've been working hard to accumulate merit.
"Only when I've accumulated enough merit and the Sky Peng Horizontal has grown stronger will I make a proper request to you and everyone else to help me take revenge!"
Xu Zhenzhi's words earned the admiration of everyone present.
If they put themselves in his shoes, and they too were carrying some terrible personal vendetta, could they keep a clear head and restrain themselves as Xu Zhenzhi had?
Still, it was inevitable that they felt a little conflicted.
Just as Xu Zhenzhi had said,
the Sky Peng Horizontal shouldn't—and couldn't—be dragged into one conflict after another simply because of a crew member's personal affairs.
But at the same time,
emotionally speaking, no one minded taking on Xu Zhenzhi's enemy for his sake.
After all, Xu Zhenzhi was one of their own!
Reason was reason, and personal feelings were personal feelings.
When the two were set against each other, it was only natural for people with feelings to feel torn.
Just then,
Wang Dong smiled appreciatively and said warmly to Xu Zhenzhi, "Mr. Xu,