Flights to the stars and encounters with other civilizations turned out to be completely different from how science fiction writers described them. The earthlings were late - the Galaxy has already been divided between the Strong races, while other, younger civilizations are assigned the role of cogs in this complex and at the same time simple structure of the interstellar community - they can only do what they can do better than others, and not aim for more. And people were forced to accept the fate of space drivers, because their ships - primitive rockets, shuttles, shuttles - turned out to be the fastest ships in the Galaxy. It turned out that only people can survive the moment of “jump” - an instant jump over a distance of several light years. However, will humanity come to terms with such an unenviable role, will it be satisfied with trading in cosmic trinkets - or will it still try to find its own path and stand on a par with the Strong?..