The chapter opens with a description of Volscian Krasnodar, a fortress city built to fight against the Russians and the Americans. It is rumored that the city's ruler, the mysterious Seer, fled from the city after escaping from the revolution. The Seer is rumored to have influenced the government and merchants of the city to turn it into a Russian colony. The only solution to this problem is to capture the Seer and his gang. The plan is to seize the city and the Russian region and then use this information to find the location of the group.