Everything is calm at the outpost! But the universal pilot Tony Gardner, after the Army Reserve School, was thirsty for adventure - after all, it’s not a big trick to “hang” in space and guard the Main Frontier - the entrance to a parallel world. However, work for Gardner did not take long to arrive: the patrol ship was attacked by a gang of space smugglers. Tony was able not only to survive, but also to become a mechanic on a bandit ship - can a simple pilot do this? Or maybe this guy is not as simple as he seems at first glance?..