Former military xenopsychologist Pavel Garanin, an introvert with an unbalanced psyche and a penchant for violence - in general, a very nice guy - vegetates on a remote planet and makes a living by fighting without rules, and did not imagine that one day his life would change dramatically. He was given an offer he couldn’t refuse – to be the coordinator for working with passengers of the “Magnificent” raider. I had to agree. And then it began: disagreements with the Triad, a rescue raid on Acheron, contacts with intelligent pseudo-dolphins and the AIs of the First Ones, mysterious “valuables” in underwater caves, showdowns with the Yakuza, the opening of ancient tomb ships and hyperjumps into the unknown... And to add to the load, Captain Vigneron’s hobby - mysterious Ark. In which, in fact, lay the root of all the troubles that befell the brave team.