Ron Finist is an ordinary guy living on a peaceful planet. One day, Ron and his friends are kidnapped and, among thousands of the same unfortunates, taken to Cerberus - a planet that has become a testing ground for creating thoughtless and cruel soldiers out of peaceful people, with the help of which the ambitious ruler Kerby Morpheus wants to conquer the world. Monstrous living conditions, extreme physical exertion and constant humiliations that suppress the will are all nothing compared to the main method of Morpheus. By influencing the subconscious, he destroys the personalities of his captives, killing human feelings in them and inspiring only one thing - boundless devotion. The Earth is experiencing a crisis. Colonies one after another declare independence. The planets no longer want to accept colonists who can’t do anything and don’t want to work. They are charging crazy prices for food, and the Earth, shocked by the “hunger riots,” decides on direct expansion. A military space fleet is approaching the food planets to forcefully ensure food supplies. What can a distant agricultural planet oppose to the fleet in order to protect its right to a free life?