Dreams and deals are bigger in America's energy capital of Midland, Texas. In the fast-paced world of tomorrow, college students at the new Midland University are the hottest investment, selling shares in their future income on a groundbreaking Human Capital Market. With billions to be made in human capital, power-hungry investors of all stripes are hoping to double down on oil profits and corner this new market...at any cost. As escalating crises threaten to reveal the city's dark secrets, enemies both new and old have plans to make their catastrophic mark on the nation's new financial paradise.