Three travelers successfully reach the Commonwealth - the first stop, by chance, becomes the militarized Haman, and here the paths of temporary fellow travelers diverge. Jacques and Michael accept the offer of the military department of the conglomerate and go for a contract in the Haman Aerospace Forces, and our compatriot Kolya, who does not particularly like army, navy and other people's orders, decides to fly to another state of the Commonwealth, where he is going to accept his citizenship. The best and cheapest way to do this is as a passenger on a convoy that regularly flies between two star formations, but the flight suddenly takes a little longer...