493 Hostage and railroad

It was now September, and the nights at Fortress 178 were already getting chilly. The residents working outside the fortress began to return home with a rich amount of pay. Due to the generous wages received from working outside the fortress, many residents would return home to rest after working for half a year outside. For the rest of the winter, they would be on break.

Of course, that was also because winter in the Northwest was freezing cold.

A lot of residents were still working in the factories outside the stronghold. By the end of October, the roads outside would be blocked by snow.

At that time, only the soldiers of Fortress 178 would be left outside to guard the border outposts. They would be manning their positions throughout the winter without any entertainment and would also have to perform sentry duty. As such, some people would teach themselves a craft, learn the harmonica or accordion, as well as pick up many other strange skills while on duty.