At Li's words, a large crowd instantly gathered around. Most of the people here had never seen a dragon before; after all, Acnologia was the only living dragon left in this world.
And no one could say for certain whether that guy even counted as a dragon or a human.
However, there was no doubt that he was incredibly powerful—perhaps even somewhat stronger than the monarch-level powerhouses of the four continents. Of course, that was only Li's speculation. Moreover, he was extraordinarily brutal; basically everyone who had seen him was already dead, while the people in this mercenary association were not particularly strong.
This was probably their first time seeing a dragon's head—and one this large at that.
It was the head of an ice-element dragon. According to Serena, he had two ice-element dragon heads on him, which was why he had been willing to hand one over to Li. But to Li, this thing was merely evidence.
After the appraisal, the branch president glanced at Li before saying, "That's right. This is indeed the head of an ice-element dragon, not an imitation made through alchemy."
At the branch president's words, the gazes of all the mercenaries toward Li immediately changed. Every one of them looked as though they wanted to rush up and ask him for an autograph.
Li was currently using August's appearance. His looks were admittedly rather hard to praise, but in the mercenary business, strength came first. If he had truly slain a dragon, then Li had to be at least an A-rank mercenary... at least, that was how these people saw it.
The branch president gave Li another look before telling a staff member, "All right, handle the handover procedures for them."
Then the branch president took a black notebook from his pocket, wrote a