The hunt begins for a smuggler named Janki Devi: two of the most powerful people on the coast want his death. To get money and escape persecution, Janki is forced to take on a task that is too dangerous even for him. The last of the tribe of desert elves invites the smuggler to rob a secret base hidden in the hot sands of the Hich desert. The dwarves hide real wealth there - super-powerful assault spells. But it is necessary to attack on two levels at once, because in addition to heavily armed warriors, the base is guarded by the latest combat magic. And the former smuggler gets down to business, not yet knowing that this will only worsen his situation: now the burglar magicians, the same ones who control the Magic Network, invisible to mere mortals, entangling this world...