"I wonder what kind of War Blade Young Master Lu wants?"
After thinking for a moment, Lu Qing asked, "Master Ma, how much would it cost to buy a War Blade?"
"That's hard to say." Ma Gu looked somewhat troubled.
"An ordinary War Blade might cost only a few taels of silver. A better Hundred Refinements Battle Blade would probably start at ten or twenty taels, perhaps several dozen taels."
"As for special War Blades with other requirements, such as special metals mixed into them, those would likely cost over a hundred taels of silver."
"And those favored by people who loved extravagance, with jewels and fine jade set into the hilt and scabbard—their prices were even harder to estimate. Blades worth several thousand, even tens of thousands of taels of silver, were not unheard of."
Upon hearing this, Lu Qing immediately said, "I do not need any luxurious ornaments. Please help me buy a Hundred Refinements Battle Blade, Master Ma. A simple, unadorned style will do. As long as it is tough and sharp, I have no further demands."
"As for the price, anything under fifty taels of silver is acceptable."
With that, Lu Qing took a Silver ingot from his robes. "Here are ten taels of silver. Consider it an advance deposit."
Master Ma looked at the snow-white Silver ingot and thought that the Old Doctor truly doted on Lu Qing. He had casually allowed him to carry so much silver.
Even when Master Ma had been young, with his food and clothing provided by his clan, it had been difficult for him to have ten taels of silver on him.
But on second thought, he found it only natural.
With the martial talent Lu Qing had displayed, any great family would surely spare no effort in nurturing