After orbital bombardment, Earth lies in ruins. Ninety percent of the population has died, and the rest faces starvation. Remnants of the aliens’ robotized detachments roam Earth, creating a threat to surviving human enclaves. Ordinary life has collapsed overnight, and now millions of people with hope turn their gaze to the Moon, Earth’s natural satellite. There, beneath the surface, industrial clusters, food farms, and, most importantly, specialists who can breathe new life into a ruined world have survived. After the Council of the Earth Federation is revived, Mikhail Volkov joins it and begins—both openly and secretly—to influence global processes. But he also doesn’t forget his pet project: the company ROS and the “Steel Wolves” unit, continuing to create new weapons and technologies. The threat of another invasion hasn’t gone away, and events are moving fast. Soon, Mikhail will have to play a key role in the fate of humanity—and not only humanity.