"So that incident happened less than 40 hours ago?" Edward asked.
"Yes, Mr. Smith," Jimmy replied.
"Can you find that guide again? Could you convince him to go with us one more time?" Edward continued.
"I can find him, but he absolutely won't go again. I already asked him if he'd be willing to make another trip once reinforcements arrived. The guy refused no matter what I said," Jimmy replied with certainty.
"Then can you find the place?" Edward wasn't surprised by the answer. He was also very pleased with Jimmy's conduct. The fact that the young man hadn't taken the money and run at the first opportunity already showed great loyalty.
Sending a message from the Rainforest Country's Magic Tower to the White Hawk Duchy cost at least 10 gold coins. Together with the extra money Monica had given him, that was enough to let him live it up for quite a while. If he wanted to settle down, he could take the money home and start a small business. He might even be able to live in peace from then on.
"I can! I've been a mercenary for years, and I'm a hunter by trade, so I've always been the one responsible for finding the way! I went with the guide this time, too. I'm confident I can find the place!"
"Good. Can you read a map?" Edward pulled the most detailed map of the area around Marala City from his Spatial Ring. He'd paid Mr. Gonzalez of the Rainforest Merchant Guild a hefty sum for it.
"I can, sir." Jimmy nodded.
"Then mark the place on the map." Edward handed Jimmy a red-and-blue pencil.
Jimmy was fascinated by the pencil. It was the first hard pencil he'd seen that could draw in color. He carefully estimated the