By the end of the twenty-second century, torn apart by internal contradictions, the united human state is building relationships with other intelligent civilizations of the galaxy. The ringing echo of the conflict for the third sector, protracted disputes over border systems with aggressive neighbors in the galaxy, a deep structural crisis, dependence on an enslaving alliance with the overwhelming unstoppable power of the Holy Imperium are tearing apart the weakening Confederation of People. Trying to maintain control over the situation, secret forces within the state are making a desperate attempt to seize the initiative and knock their political enemies out of the game. A huge mechanism of global change is set in motion by the irresistible force, while people, immersed in solving internal problems, balancing on the brink of a new civil confrontation, do not pay attention to the signs of an impending storm...Contains obscene language.