The Earth, if you look closely, is very small, and the Arctic is very close to Antarctica. At least in the fate of Colonel Verbov, they stand next to each other both in time and in terms of the goals of the new raid of his special group. An artifact similar to the one found in the subglacial Lake Vostok was discovered in the area of the North Pole, which is why its study was entrusted to submariners and officers who performed their previous task perfectly. What complicates the situation is that Russia’s strategic opponents seem to have no intention of retreating this time and, in order to take possession of the mysterious instrument for changing reality created by the ancient Hyperboreans, are ready to use the dirtiest methods and even start a war.