The Empire of a Billion Stars collapsed under the weight of its own contradictions, breaking out in the war with earthlings. It would seem that humanity can breathe freely and begin to explore deep space, but in place of the former enemy, hundreds of new states have appeared that are going to compete for primacy in the Milky Way galaxy, and there is no unity between the earthlings themselves. The Soviet Union and the United States are also ready to cling to leadership. Therefore, only three years of peace remain before a new galactic war, and during this time it is necessary to have a lot to do and prepare for new wars that will shake the Milky Way for a very long time. But Valery Kiryanov has a very difficult task: he will have to combine his studies at the university and work for the special operations department of the galactic department of the GRU.