In the Epsilon Eridani system, the damage assessment for the Oumuamua attack begins. Much to the annoyance of Commander Lupos, the surviving fragment of the Skun ship continues to exhibit dangerous activity, and what's worse, it drifts towards the Fold, thus posing a real threat to the installations located around the anomaly. The cruiser's commander decides to immobilize the wreck and tow it to the orbital shipyard. People want to obtain raw materials and new technologies from it.

Meanwhile, the situation in the system gets complicated again. The Skun form a new fold, this time near the moon of Sigil, from where they attack the Autonomous orbital infrastructure and a Medical Corps hospital station. The group under the command of Admiral Kravchenko, which after many vicissitudes has finally returned to its home system, receives information about the disappearance of a mining convoy, a large expedition sent towards the asteroid field, rich in raw materials, located far beyond the outer limits of the system.

Black clouds gather over the inhabitants of the Epsilon Eridani system. As the Skuns destroy subsequent elements of the technical infrastructure, the specter of the destruction of the young colony becomes more and more real. This can only be prevented - as has happened many times in the past - only by the ships of the fleet.