The third novel in the cycle about Vovets Menschikov. A team of gemstone hunters tries to find an emerald deposit in the vicinity of Yekaterinburg. But emeralds are also of interest to many others—new Russians, bandits, adventurers of all kinds, the police, and state security. A clash is inevitable. Against the backdrop of the beauty of the Ural nature, a real war breaks out. The main hero of the novel—Vovets Menschikov—thanks to his abilities not only gets out of a bloody mess, but also finds something more precious than emeralds. He finds love.