Oh Scrooge wasn't expecting little in return. Acting as guardian of the area was guaranteed to be a fulltime job. And without having to keep an eye on the area himself, it freed him and his people up to keep the economic ball rolling.

Everybody won in some way.

Scrooge grinned at them. "Well, things have a way of working out one way or another. Speaking of, I've been doing some thinking and wanted to run some ideas by you, but I couldn't help noticing the technology in this house is a bit dated. Is that because you couldn't afford anything newer or is this what you're used to?"