The accidental discovery of a ring of a legendary emperor who had passed into oblivion, an attack by space pirates on the base of an archaeological expedition, an escape into the depths of the swamps, as a result of which a graduate of an orphanage ended up on board an ancient imperial space yacht, an AI who recognized him as the heir of the emperor... Again escape, as a result of which he was brought to the reconnaissance and sabotage department of the Military Academy of the Russian Aerospace Forces, and upon its completion, fate again played a dashing trick on him, defining him as a deeply secret intelligence officer in the service of the interests of the Motherland. Bloodthirsty space pirates, dirty political games of the leading world powers, spies and thugs of all stripes have now become his life and at the same time targets, but not only... On the horizon loomed a large-scale invasion of an aggressive alien race seeking to enslave humanity, for which no one was prepared. Will Peter, aka “Beaver,” be able to withstand with honor the most difficult trials that fell on his young shoulders and win, because there is nowhere to wait for help and he has to rely only on his own strength and the strength of his faithful friends...