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.

the Opposer said, feeling his dignity being threatened by

his mother again, who huffed and looked to the side. "So what?" she said.

the money he wanted. He only needed to kill some supremely powerful cultivator and loot all their belongings. Yet, there was no

had

"Your father's title might be in the name of the city, but I own this city!" she proclaimed with pride. "I can ruin all the businesses in this city with but a flick of my finger. Do you think every business

to them if they mistreat you, but I will ruin the life of anyone that mistreats my baby boy!" she said

face. "Mom, I'm not a

a kind smile reappeared on her face. "Oh, I know, honey," she

for the first time today. His mother had such a ridiculous amount of soft power? He had

Gravis said. "Then, can you help me

"20%," his mother said.

was a bit

20% of

still confused. "What are shares?" he

want to create a business but don't even

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

give you money for partial ownership. Of course, since you already have a large enough

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

this was a bit much, but he had already felt the pressure of his mother. He needed her, and

sighed. "Okay,"

to his mother and found himself

with you," his mother said with

exactly know what a business was, but she somehow felt like her father had

how she makes her money," the Opposer commented, eliciting a venomous glare from his wife. "She only needs to give you

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

myself when I don't know how to inform myself?" Gravis

said as she stopped speaking

…

to be you, I guess,"

Whooop!

in front of Gravis. Gravis looked at