Blood Elves were quite common and Elves were one of the strongest race in the Alliance .
What was surprising Was that the System did not consider them to be enemies, so they couldn't attack one another .
How could a Blood Elf and a High Elf not be enemies? This was something that shouldn't have happened in Dustwallow Marsh since the map did not belong to either the Alliance or Horde .
Usually, when an Alliance and Horde player encountered each another, there would be a blood-red glow around them, signifying that they could be killed for honor points .
Lu Li quickly realized why this was the case before the other Thief did .
"Raven…"
" . . . Holdt" the Blood Elf finished the word in a husky voice .
"Nice to meet you . I'm Lu Li," he said as he put his daggers away .
Besides special maps or scenarios, the only time when an Alliance player could be friendly with a Horde player was if there were in the same sub-faction . Additionally, they had to also be attempting the same quest given out by the sub-faction .
"Hehe, if it isn't older brother Lu Li . I've lost to you before . I'm Song of Sorrow from Peacetime Dynasty; do you remember me?" the Blood Elf Thief asked with a laugh .
"Ah, such a coincidence . " Lu Li remembered this guy very clearly .
Song of Sorrow was from the major guild Peacetime Dynasty . When they were in their prime, he was ranked as a top 3 player in the guild . However, they had recently some expert players and were no longer the powerhouse they once were . Song of Sorrow's position in the guild naturally rose with the decrease in members .
He was a famous star player in the gaming scene and was known to dominate with Thief or Assassin classes, earning him the nickname 'God of Thieves' .
In the Shadow Cup, Lu Li had the privilege of fighting in a 1v1 against him and won with an edge in his mechanics and equips .
Their match went down as an instant classic . Many new Thief players would re-watch the recordings and study their positioning and skill rotations .
"I accepted the quest from Ravenholdt and it told me to collect some Moon Grass, but I accidentally aggroed the Black Dragon and died," Song of Sorrow sighed .
"I was told to collect Moon Grass as well . Why don't we work together?" Lu Li suggested .
It was better to make friends than foes, otherwise, they would be competing for the Moon Grass and end up fighting against each other . Besides, if they accidentally aggroing the Dragon would be bad for either party .
If it weren't for the quest, Lu Li would have liked to have a rematch against him .
Lu Li wouldn't underestimate him, even though he had defeated him once . Even after such a long time, he wasn't able to detect Song of Sorrow's positioning while they were both Stealthed . This showed that Song of Sorrows had similar Stealth and Detection attributes to him .
Song of Sorrow had previously lost because Lu Li had better Stealth and Detection, so he was able to get the first strike on him .
"Sure, the monsters around here stay in groups so it'll be easier for us to deal with them together . What about this Moon Grass?" Song of Sorrows asked as he pointed towards the one they had been fighting for .
"You can have it first since you found it first," Lu Li quickly conceded .
"Ok, the next one we find is yours then . "
Song of Sorrow was very courteous as well; they were both well-mannered .
He needed a lot more than Lu Li, but he had been gathering around this area for a while now . If they rotated the Moon Grass harvesting, they would finish at around the same time .
Their efficiency greatly increased when working with each other . It became so easy that they were able to multitask and have a conversation while killing the mobs .
"This feels so weird . A Horde and an Alliance player are working together to kill monsters . "
"No one will see . " Lu Li didn't care .
"Oh yeah, can't you transform into a Blood Elf? Let's see you do it," Song of Sorrows suddenly asked .
"I'm not your slave . Why would I listen to you?"
Lu Li picked up the drops and placed them into his inventory, then bent down and harvested the second Moon Grass .
"What's there to hide? Everyone knew that you transformed into a Blood Elf to get closer to Sorrowless, then decapitated him with ease . Let a brother see your trick, in case people see this and spread rumors," Song of Sorrow said .
"You're so annoying," Lu Li sighed, but reached for the Deception Orb in his inventory .
A Blood Elf Thief appeared before Song of Sorrow . He inspected Lu Li and commented, "I now understand why Sorrowless was tricked . This is almost a perfect replica; there's no way anyone could tell . "
"Stop trying to reveal my secrets . It's not like we're really good friends," Lu Li said . He refused to reveal any more of his secrets .
"That's not true . We can form an alliance together," Song of Sorrows laughed . "Just because we're in different factions doesn't mean that we can't work together . It's not like there's a law that prevents us from doing so . "
"Stop trying . What does Peacetime Dynasty have left to offer?" Lu Li asked .
They had lost around 70 to 80% of their professional players, the guild resources were running dry and their sponsors were nullifying the contracts . Peacetime Dynasty was the Titanic waiting to hit the iceberg .
The current scene of the guilds in the Alliance and Horde were completely different . There were multiple major guilds in Alliance and everyone competed, but had a fairly good chance at thriving .
However, for the Horde, it was Glory Capital that dominated the entire faction .
The game had only been opened to the public for three months . After two more years, the only surviving guild would be Gale Legion . Peacetime Dynasty, Stellar Union, Brotherhood and Kingdom Eternity would all be completely dominated by Glory Capital .
There had been many changes in his current life such as Sorrowless, who had returned back to the professional scene . However, Lu Li felt that changes like these would not alter the fate of those guilds .
"Peacetime has been in the gaming community for almost a hundred years . How could it fall because we lost out on a single game?" Song of Sorrows was pissed off, but he knew that Lu Li was right .
"I don't mind working together to be honest . Glory Capital is developing too fast for us to keep up with . "
Although they were called a top 10 guild, Lu Li reckoned that combining the nine others together would still not make them as large as Glory Capital .
Sorrowless was a great Mage player, however, he was even greater at running guilds .
Song of Sorrow knew what Lu Li meant and smiled while nodding . He began thinking about the potentials of having a cross-faction alliance .
Many players had already left Peacetime Dynasty, however, one of the biggest reasons why he hadn't left was because of sentimental reasons . Additionally, he also held a share of the guild .
By working with Song of Sorrow, their efficiency greatly increased and Lu Li managed to gather the 5 Moon Grass he needed .
Song of Sorrow finished earlier than him but waited until Lu Li was finished .
Lu Li watched as Song of Sorrows disappeared into the shadows . He felt quite sympathetic towards him because, though he doesn't want to admit it, Peacetime Dynasty was a dying guild .
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