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.

her hobby," the Opposer said, feeling his dignity being

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

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

Gravis' mother had a hobby. If she had nothing to do for her entire life, she would

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 owner in the past has

mistreat you, but I will ruin the life of anyone that

the face. "Mom, I'm not

her face. "Oh, I know, honey," she said warmly. "I was

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.

can you help

"20%," his mother said.

was a

want 20% of

still confused. "What are shares?"

create a business

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

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,

my help, I want to own 20% of your company," she

his mother. He needed her, and she knew that Gravis knew that he had no other

sighed. "Okay,"

his mother and found himself in

to do business with you," his mother

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

needs to give you

with her smile. "Take this as your first lesson. Inform yourself before you make any major decisions, or you

inform myself when I don't know

as she stopped speaking for

…

to be you, I guess," she said after some

Whooop!

parchment appeared in front of Gravis. Gravis looked at it and saw that the