The secret order of Admiral Kolchak and the no less secret order of the Bolshevik leadership, connected with the biggest secret of the former Russian Empire, incredibly intertwined the fates of the main characters of the novel - the White Guard officer Rostislav Artseulov and the Red commander Stepan Kosukhin. A difficult journey from frosty Siberia to distant China. Resistance from enemies - humans and non-humans. Help from friends - living and dead. And an unexpected ending, which turns into the beginning of a new round of a fantastic story.