Chapter 679: Housing Market (2/2)
Gravis thought about this for a while. If he stayed 5,000 years in the highest world, he would probably forge for only around 500 years or so. This meant that he would pay only 5% of the purchasing price of the shop. Sure, buying a house, renting, and then reselling it would make more money, but not in this city.
If Gravis were willing to continually work and keep the shop running, buying a shop would definitely be the better option. Yet, he was not planning on forging all day for such a long time. Gravis' goal was not to become rich. His goal was to earn enough money to quickly learn useful Laws. Cultivation in the highest world needed money and time.
”Alright,” Gravis transmitted. ”Then I will get one for a century. How much money do I need to prepare and what shop should I get?” he asked.
”There is a good one up for auction in a year. I don't want you to waste your materials yet. You can get far more money out of them if you transform them into weapons. Everyone can get money, but finding the right materials is difficult for a lot of people. They would be willing to buy a weapon out of these materials at a premium.”
”So, for the first century, I will rent it for you,” she said. ”You can pay me back for that later. It shouldn't take much time for you to earn that much.”
Gravis nodded. If his mother were to gift him the shop, he would adamantly refuse, but accepting a loan was no problem. If his mother were in a financial crisis, Gravis also wouldn't accept the loan, but she wasn't. Being afraid of taking out a loan was only relevant if one couldn't pay it back.
”Okay,” Gravis answered. ”How much will it cost, roughly?”
”Somewhere between 500,000 and 750,000 Immortal Stones,” she said, making Gravis gasp.
”Shops are that expensive!?” Gravis asked. ”Then, wouldn't buying the shop cost over 50 million Immortal Stones!?”
”Shops in this city are expensive, Gravis,” his mother answered with a chuckle. ”If you sell all of your ore, except for your Middle World Core, you would be able to get around 20 million, but you can easily make 50 million out of that by converting it to equipment.”
Gravis released a sigh. It was far more than he had expected, but it was better this way.
Gravis had not even considered converting the materials into equipment without a client. Sure, he could sell the finished weapons, but Cultivators at his level had precise requirements for their weapons. It would be difficult to find a buyer for an already forged weapon. Because of that, the weapons would only sell for a little more than their material was worth.
”What about an apartment?” Gravis asked. ”I want to have my own place together with Orthar and Yersi. It should also be big enough for us to feel comfortable.”
”That would be a three Immortal all-inclusive apartment,” his mother answered. ”That would cost around 1,500 Immortal Stones per year. So, for a century, that would be 150,000 Immortal Stones. You guys can stay at our place until you have had your first customers. After that, it shouldn't be an issue for you to rent a place. In comparison to shops, you don't need to visit an auction since there are enough apartments to go around.”
Gravis scratched his chin. ”Would a place like this have enough space?” he asked.
”Gravis,” his mother said with a chuckle. ”The owners of the apartments are Cultivators themselves. They know what an Immortal wants. Such an apartment is not of the cheap kind, so you can expect for it to be more than good enough.”
Gravis also chuckled a bit. ”Okay, maybe that was a stupid question from me. Anyway, I will be waiting for a year until Orthar and Yersi are ready. After that, we can relax for another year until it is time to open our shop.”
”Have fun!” his mother transmitted with a kind voice.