Proficient players were quite popular with guilds and often received offers to join guilds. Their value had increased significantly due to the rise of Stronghold battles.
Normal guilds wouldn't be able to produce professional-level players. They might not even be able to produce a core-elite-tier player. However, most guilds had enough funds to hire top-tier talent for Stronghold battles once. Even if they couldn't defend it afterwards, at least they would manage to get exposure to the public.
In his previous life, Lu Li had entered the game at a much later stage. Coupling this with the matters that he had to deal with in real life, he had no chance at becoming a pro, so he never received an opportunity like this.
At that time, his goal was just to improve his strength gradually, until he could become a hired hand for Strongholds. In the end, he was told that Druids weren't wanted. He was screwed over because of his class.
