\- There is no point in building a route to India until control over Kustov is taken, - the emperor said sternly, - Have you been there? “I’ve only heard so far,” I answer, “It seems like it’s a free city... in the sense that it’s not part of Russia.” “It’s not included,” the sovereign agreed, “And I don’t have enough free troops now to take Kustovaya by storm.” Here we need to act more subtly. \- Thinner, how's that? - I tense up internally, already anticipating that this time the Tsar-Father will send me to “take control” of an entire independent region. \- So, listen to me, Krotovsky, and remember... Krotovsky’s adventures continue