Vanya Elagin knew his destiny from early childhood - a kind of “connecting link” between his fellow Russians and the arrogant inhabitants of the Zhongguo Protectorate. And all because the planet Hession, which in ancient times became the fiefdom of the Averin agrarian clan, was not lucky enough to belong to the Iddia system. The question is, what is good about being on the border of the Protectorates? And especially as a result of political games? Our own people are far away, but the Vaigoren, who don’t consider the laowais to be people, are close. And all logistics are in their hands. It's a shame, especially to the powerful of this world. So they push the most unpleasant work onto those who are weaker. The main thing is to name the position something more fancy, for example, ambassador, extraordinary and plenipotentiary. Which, in fact, is just a repeater, and a one-way one, using the “nipple” system. And my great-grandfather was an ambassador, and my grandfather, and my father. So what fate can await the next one on the list? The only catch is that Vanya himself does not intend to put up with this state of affairs...