Elias was a "Watt-Tracer," a man who made his living brokering the one thing the universe promised to eventually run out of: the ability to do work. In physics, you don’t "buy" energy like a physical object; you buy the
Elias sighed, pointing to the glowing heat vents in the floor. "The Second Law of Thermodynamics. The 'Entropy Tax.' No matter how much energy you buy, you can’t use all of it. Some always leaks out as heat. You’re paying for 100% capacity, but you’ll only get about 40% of the actual work. The rest belongs to the universe now." what you buy energy in physics
"Physics is a tough landlord," she said, turning to the door. Elias was a "Watt-Tracer," a man who made