"Black Rope Corps? Black Cord Mercenary Group?" Negris's face showed an awkward expression.
Indeed, they are old acquaintances—so familiar that even the Old Immortal, if he knew, would jump out of his grave to erase the memory—but Anthony mentioned 'Corps' and not 'Mercenary Group,' which carries a significant difference in the Universal Language spoken by humans.
"The Black Rope Corps is the outer organization of the Black Cord Mercenary Group. When a mercenary group has been around for a long time, they inevitably accumulate a pile of idle personnel, like members' parents, wives, kids, lovers, and such. These people need proper arrangements; one, to stabilize morale, and two, it also..." At this point, Anthony curled his lips and continued:
