Zero-Sum Game and Willingness to Cooperate

After a brief negotiation, the two teams reached a consensus—to set aside their differences and prioritize clearing the Instance together.

This was also within Lin Yu's expectations—he had spotted Gao Shan among the opposing team at once and judged from Gao Shan's expression that he had definitely recognized Li Nian.

At the same time... Li Nian should have realized that her identity had been exposed.

However, since Gao Shan had not acted up immediately and Li Nian had not done anything excessive, Lin Yu could conclude that...

The two sides were nowhere near a fight to the death—this also aligned with the information he had received from the Order.

Within the Instance, clearing it took priority.

As long as they did not encounter someone so evil that killing them would directly raise the safety of the entire Player community or even the level of public security, cooperation could take precedence.

The Order was not an inhumane organization.

Of course, this was also why Lin Yu had chosen to conceal his identity and distance himself from Li Nian. Li Nian's reputation as a "master thief" was rather well-known, while his identity as "Zhu Ming" was not at all clear.

If he could stay hidden, it was still best to stay hidden—this would also reduce the three of them's wariness during the cooperation to come.

After all, Lin Yu knew all three people on the opposing side and was aware of just how strong they were.

There was no need to say much about "Gao Shan." In his identity as "May May," Lin Yu could even be considered friends with him.

He was one of the Order's core forces, a Tier 2 team captain. Although he had retreated earlier when facing the four members of the Freedom Alliance, he was absolutely no