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 dignity being threatened

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

cultivator and loot all their belongings. Yet, there was no reason

Gravis' mother had a hobby. If she had nothing to do for her

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 owner in the past has been so deferential

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

the face. "Mom, I'm not

know, honey," she said warmly. "I was talking about the past, not

mother's true self for the first time today. His mother had such a ridiculous amount of soft power? He had always thought that his mother only lived her life in peace. Apparently, that wasn't true. She was also a scary

said. "Then, can you help me with

"20%," his mother said.

was a bit confused.

20% of your

still confused. "What are shares?" he

want to create a business

confused look on his face. Wasn't he just supposed to forge stuff and

of your business," she said. "You can publicly trade the ownership of your business with other people. They give you money for partial ownership. Of course, since you already have a

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

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

"Okay," he

pulled to his mother and found himself in

with you,"

didn't exactly know what a business was, but she somehow felt like her father

from his wife. "She only needs to give you advice without having to invest any

at his mother, but she held firm with her smile. "Take this as your first lesson. Inform yourself before you make any major decisions, or you will be taken

supposed to inform myself when I don't know how

she stopped

…

be you, I guess,"

Whooop!

a ten-meter-long parchment appeared in front of Gravis. Gravis looked at it and saw that the