They say that trouble does not come alone. Before the imperial court of Skartis had time to take a breath after an attack on one of the provinces of old enemies, repulsed with heavy losses, the messengers carried new, even more terrible news: a huge army was invading the empire from the dominions. Border towns are lost, the Sixth Legion is defeated. It is still not clear who exactly dared to attack. For the first time since its founding, Skratis comes under such a powerful attack from the outside. The fate of the empire hangs in the balance. But, as usual, what is happening on Asalentai is just an echo of the big game being played on Earth. After all, the group of “cowboys” has not yet been discovered, which means that the creation of time breakthrough equipment by Russia’s enemies is a matter of the near future...