Humanity has always and everywhere sought to comprehend the Mystery. It doesn’t matter that this is the mystery of the death of hundreds of civilizations, or a self-developing AI that came from nowhere. And we, the Gunsmiths, as the most progressive part of humanity, are simply doomed to war with riddles. It's okay, it's our job. And your problems are our problems, for an appropriate fee, of course. But you won’t have to get involved in a virtual war, fight with all sorts of dubious characters, wander through alien catacombs and communicate with unbalanced AIs. Attention! Text in the author's edition!