Luck always accompanies treasure hunter Ilya Potekhin. A randomly found birch bark letter leads to a hidden temple of ancient Novgorod pagans, on which a cauldron with silver coins is hidden. However, a charmed treasure and a frantic gypsy curse force the hero to flee the city. He goes to the remote taiga in search of the legendary gold of the Evenk shamans. The brave adventurer cannot be stopped either by the intervention of evil otherworldly forces or by a special rapid response squad sent to the camp region on a secret mission.