The day of Mixcoatli has arrived, and a new Emperor sits on the throne. Long live Emperor Leonidas! He is destined to rule for the next thousand years. The imperial race ended, and the lives of the remaining surviving contenders immediately became worthless. Who knows how much benefit they will now bring to the Great Dominions and whether the newly-made ruler will want to settle scores with former competitors? And then the Trapper Network opened again on Earth, increasing the number of contenders in the galaxy. While the losers are licking their wounds, and the heads of the Dominions are minimizing the consequences for their people, journalists are trying to predict the first steps of the new Emperor. But Leonid is in no hurry to use Extervit’s powers. He doesn't seem to care at all about his new subjects. And it is not surprising, because the troops of the Ts civilization have already captured the ship of the Greatest Stella and the life of the girl that Lenya Voskresensky had been looking for for a whole year was again under threat...