Lightning Is the Only Way

"You don't need more money," the Opposer said.

Gravis was a bit surprised when he heard that. "But I need a shop, and I need additional resources to forge. I probably also need other things."

"Gravis," the Opposer said as he stopped him. "You have half a middle world of ore in your Spirit Space. That's plenty enough to buy a shop."

Gravis was taken aback. "That ore is worth so much!?" he asked in shock.

Of course Gravis was shocked. There were plenty of Immortal beggars in the city. This showed how expensive it was to buy a property in the city. He had expected that he needed much more. Additionally, a shop was more expensive than a house.

The Opposer sighed. "You have been in a natural world for far too long," he said. "Every ore node is worth incredibly much, and you have several of those inside your Spirit Space. You are sitting on several mountains of gold."

"Huh," Gravis uttered as he scratched his chin. "That makes things easier, but I still need to know how to create a business."

"Gravis," the Opposer said. "I might be nearly omnipotent, but creating a business is not something I have ever done. I only fought without a home or business until I became as powerful as the Old Bastard."

Gravis sighed. "Fuck, that makes things harder. Who am I supposed to ask then?"

BANG!

Gravis felt the powerful flick of a finger on his forehead.

"Am I only air to you!?" Gravis' mother asked with puffed cheeks.

"Mom?" Gravis asked in shock. "You know how to create a business?"

Gravis' mother seemed insulted, and she huffed. "Where do you think we get all our money from? Your father only sits on his ass all day, glaring into the room."

Gravis shook his head. "Wait," he said. "Does that mean you are earning all the money?"

His mother huffed again. "Who else?"

Gravis looked at his father with a weird expression.

because it's her hobby," the Opposer said, feeling his

and looked to the side. "So what?" she said. "I

loot all their belongings. Yet, there was no reason to do that. After all, at his level, money was irrelevant.

hobby. If she had nothing to do for her entire life, she would get

proclaimed with pride. "I can ruin all the businesses in this city with but a flick of my finger. Do you think every business owner in the past has been so deferential to you because you're

not do something to them if they mistreat you, but I will ruin

red in the face. "Mom, I'm

face. "Oh, I know, honey,"

had such a ridiculous amount of soft power? He had always thought that his mother

"Then, can you help me

"20%," his mother said.

a bit

of

was still confused. "What are

create a business but don't even know what shares

his face. Wasn't he just supposed to forge stuff

publicly trade the ownership of your business with other people. They give you money for partial ownership. Of course, since

if you want my help, I want to own 20% of your

but he had already felt the pressure of his mother. He needed her, and she knew that Gravis knew that he had

"Okay,"

pulled to his mother

with you," his mother said

watched this with interest. She still didn't exactly know what a business was, but she somehow felt like her father had just lost to

needs to give you advice without having to invest any money into your business. Like

and betrayal at his mother, but she held firm with her smile. "Take this as your first lesson. Inform yourself before

to inform myself when I don't know

mother said as she

…

you, I guess," she said after some

Whooop!

a ten-meter-long parchment appeared in front of Gravis. Gravis looked at