Immortality of the mercenary. Collection. Shalygin V.

In the endless space there are many inhabited planets. Interstellar states, as always, are trading, try to get ahead of each other technologically and have a dispute for new territories. Humanity is changing, but it remains the same as many thousands of years ago. Excess confirmation of this existence of an illegal, but always demanded caste of mercenaries. Perhaps these soldiers are not as reliable as national troops, but what if there is no army on your planet, but it is necessary to protect it? If you are poor, it remains only to give up, but if you are fabulously rich, you can buy yourself an army of mercenaries. Why not? Will such an army stand or run away at the most inopportune moment? It depends on the commander. Or from the award? In an amazing way, our contemporary Leonid manages to look into the future and find answers to all questions. Even more - to influence the course of events that unfolded on the free planet did not, suddenly attacked by a powerful interstellar empire.