The world of the Empire, which has been colonizing the galaxy for many centuries, is huge. Hundreds of systems, thousands of planets and orbital stations. The highways stretched between them make it possible to travel from one end of the galaxy to the other. Neurointerfaces, artificial intelligence and the terraforming of planets have become commonplace, and among those who hold the fate of ordinary people in their hands, there is an ongoing secret war for the possession of ancient technologies that will revolutionize man's understanding of the universe. A young aristocrat named Victor is looking for the trace of a mysterious project. He tries to find out the secret of immortality, but over time he realizes that he is far from the only one who wants to know this secret. And for such knowledge you can pay with your life.