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"I wonder, Young Master Lu, what kind of battle blade would you like?"
Lu Qing thought for a moment and asked, "Elder Ma, how much does a battle blade cost?"
"It's hard to say," Ma Gu replied, somewhat embarrassed.
"A regular battle blade might be purchased for a few silvers, while a better-quality Hundred-refined Battle Blade would likely start at several tens to a few dozen silver."
"As for blades with other requirements, like those mixed with special metals, those could well cost upwards of a hundred silver."
"Then there are the luxury aficionados who prefer to inlay their hilts and scabbards with pearls and jade—their prices are even harder to gauge, with some costing thousands or even tens of thousands of silver for a single blade."