"Because," Elias said, "I need to upgrade my credit rating. I’m going to go plant a tree, Kael. And I’m not going to leave until I’m part of the asset class that survives."
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Elias looked at the screen. The price of the Rhino credits was plummeting. The sensors hadn't come back online. The species was likely already gone. "Because," Elias said, "I need to upgrade my credit rating
Elias stared. It was a glitch. It had to be. The algorithms sometimes auto-generated targets for potential conservation areas. But usually, they targeted impoverished regions where land was cheap, and rewilding was cost-effective. They didn't target high-rise apartments in Manhattan. They work best as part of a mitigation
"Sir?" Kael asked. "The Rhino?"