The situation is tense again at the eastern borders. The Manchus are issuing demands to return the Amur Salient to them, threatening to start a military conflict. Nikita is actively working on an individual defense system for a fighter of the Russian army, and at the same time fully takes over the management of the family business. Responsibility for his loved ones and friends makes Nikita more cautious in his steps and actions. But the young volkhv has not forgotten the vow—to find Khazar in and punish him for the events that took place in Albazin.