As the head of the Lusitanian clan of exiles, Cort, Nick-Sigariets, is forced to prepare his charges for the decisive battle against the rivals from a hostile clan. The only way to stand up to a strong enemy—by restoring defensive mechanisms and increasing the number of fighters—is to reveal themselves to earthly governments and ask for help in exchange for alien technologies. The world powers are thrown into panic when they learn that the Lusitanians who arrived from space are taking mass citizenship of the Russian Federation.