After the secretary brought in the tea, he left and closed the door behind him.
The atmosphere was slightly awkward, as Xue Yuanzheng had summoned Bai Zhizhan and Liu Xiangzhen to come, yet he himself had not appeared; after the secretary left, only the two Navy Major Generals remained in the room.
The intent of Xue Yuanzheng was all too clear.
He hoped the two of them would set aside their previous grievances and cooperate fully in the upcoming battle.
The primary question was, were there any old grievances?
In the view of Bai Zhizhan, such a question simply did not exist.
Both he and Liu Xiangzhen were officers of the Empire's Navy, serving the Empire, and that was all that mattered.
Moreover, thus far, the two had only been competing, sparring, without calculating against each other for personal gains.
At least, not too overtly.
If anything, it was that Bai Zhizhan had changed a lot; he was hardly the same person.
