The Russian Empire is one of the most technologically advanced states on alternative Earth. However, there are also plenty of large anomalies in the territory of which the so-called Wilds rule the roost - mutated animals and birds, possessing all kinds of magical skills and standing at the top of the food pyramid. Yes, with a very strong desire, these natural enclaves can be destroyed. But the use of properly prepared concentrations obtained from the carcasses of representatives of the animal world gives a chance to assimilate these skills and, with due persistence, turn into a powerfully gifted one. That is, to climb one or more steps of another pyramid - the social one. True, the closer to its top, the fiercer the competition, but sometimes there is simply no alternative. Except for inglorious death...