Almost a thousand years have passed since the Crisis. Humanity has spread across different star systems and galaxies. But the diversity of political systems and ideologies did not disappear; moreover, they continued to develop. However, the peaceful skies of the Russian planets are vigilantly guarded by the imperial fleet, amphibious armored infantry and planetary defense forces, which are ready at any moment to engage in battle with any enemy. The hero of the book, after graduating from the imperial flight school, gets an internship in a squadron of space fighters stationed in a remote, backwater star system. No one yet knows what sinister secret is hidden on the planet where the imperial pilots are based.