If you land in another reality and make a brilliant career, you might not need to worry about bread and butter. Rest on your laurels? Not a chance!
Ivan’s efforts don’t go to waste, even though the empress and her entourage misunderstand him. Factories and plants smoke; armored vehicles are delivered to the troops; work on new developments doesn’t stop. The arms race can’t be halted, because the enemy doesn’t sleep. The Russian Empire is being pressured on all sides using every possible method. War threatens— the Alliance of Four is looming—on the borders there are clashes of arms, and even an internal enemy has raised its head. Something very, very bad is brewing, something that could push the empire toward a bottomless pit. The capital—one that has torn apart nearly all diplomatic relations with Siberia—suffers a blow. The governor of the Urals rushes to the empress’s aid with his people and equipment. They must suppress the uprising and strengthen Russia as fast as possible. Will they manage? Can they? Judging by everything, there are no other options…