Originally, they had land for farming, which allowed them to survive without going broke. That was just a way of expressing how happy one could be to do something righteous.
"Have you lost some of your stiffness as you've gotten older?"
Abel thought it was possible to interpret it that way. After all, the field officer who used to cause frostbite was nowhere to be found. But when the decisive moment comes, this person will surely act according to principle.
"There hasn't been a fire yet, has there?"
"Yes, that's right."
"How does work go?"
"The surveillance team is up on the watchtower in four shifts, 24 hours a day."
"How do you communicate with the field?"
"For urgent or simple matters, we use flags. For more detailed information, we send out messengers. At night, we send signals by covering and then opening our lights."
