Alpha Prime star system. The political system is a military dictatorship. The amount of biological resources available on the planet to support the life of the population is close to a critical level. A tropical planet discovered near the main star routes in the Eridanus system should become a new home for Enclave settlers, but the local residents of Epsilon, the Khmers, are actively preventing colonization. After an unsuccessful five-year military campaign, the Enclave command is reconsidering the strategy of using an expensive army in favor of well-trained, but still few sabotage and deep reconnaissance units. The three main characters of the story are on Epsilon at the height of the war as part of the first special forces brigade from the New Urals. In the past, a swindler who traded in petty scams, urbanite Tony Po from the industrial Urb, is trying to get rich on Red Lotus drugs accidentally captured from the Pathet Dao partisans. His bosom friend, Russian Sergei Pirsov from the New Urals, unwittingly becomes a participant in the scam. Their commander and stern mentor, Captain Mac Milan, goes in search of ancient artifacts to prevent the looming threat of universal destruction. Bloody battles with the Khmers of Epsilon. Cunning intrigues of Enclave officers. Unusual military adventures on a distant planet. This is a story about the courage of people who remain human even in the most difficult and hopeless situation. That meanness and selfishness will be severely punished, and courage and self-sacrifice will be immortalized in the hearts of grateful descendants. If your motto is “Death is more precious than dishonor,” there are few things in the world that can stop you from achieving your desired goal, even if for some the goal is murder, and for others it is saving the lives of others.