Among these dozen or so rune guns, there are four that cost over 5000 military points and five that are between 1500-2000, none of which are within Qin Tian's consideration.
Therefore, he can only choose from four options.
Desert Rose, Frost, Blazeblast, Stealthkill
Desert Rose is a gold revolver with a lavish design, built-in armor-piercing and super-speed runes, known for its fast firing rate. Each bullet comes with an armor-piercing effect, and when shot, a rose phantom appears at the muzzle.
In the introduction video, a heroic young woman wields the Desert Rose, maneuvering among several wolf beasts, her steps agile, as if dancing like a butterfly, easily dodging the wolves' pouncing bites.
With her slender fingers pulling the trigger, vibrant rose phantoms blossom with the howling of the wolves, blood and roses intertwining, creating an unusual aesthetic.
"Forget about the Desert Rose, it's just for show. Reloading is an issue. I reckon only some rich girls would fancy such flashy but impractical things," Xiao Yunlong pointed out the truth with one sentence.
"Hmm."
Qin Tian nodded and continued to look down.
Frost is a rune laser gun with built-in Rapid Freeze and super-speed runes that can shoot freezing rays capable of reaching below two hundred degrees Celsius, and it also has considerable penetration power.
Blazeblast is a close-combat hand cannon with built-in Blazeblast and shocking runes. Although its range is quite short, its power is immense, with bullets like cannonballs, delivering substantial destruction.
Frost and Blazeblast both have their own characteristics, and both are priced around 2000 points.
But Qin Tian was most drawn to the last gun.
Stealthkill
This is a sniper rifle with a pure black design, with a sleek and smooth body, every line seems meticulously crafted, embodying ultimate craftsmanship and a cold aesthetic.
Stealthkill, valued at 2600 military points, has built-in stealth, armor-piercing, and acceleration runes. The bullet undergoes a second acceleration via the acceleration rune, greatly enhancing kinetic energy, and comes with an inherent armor-piercing effect. Most importantly, the bullet makes no sound when fired or in flight.
Not only that, Stealthkill is also equipped with an over the horizon scope, infrared scanner, and various other devices, achieving a perfect fusion of technology and runes.
However, this gun has a flaw, which is its extremely high control difficulty.
Sniper rifles are weapons that only experts in spear techniques can master.
And Stealthkill, being a rune sniper rifle, has its operational difficulty increased by more than tenfold.
To activate the runes, one needs to inject spiritual energy, but the amount and stability of spiritual energy injected greatly affect shooting balance.
This results in a problem.
Only sharpshooters with the most exceptional gun skills have the right to master this gun.
However, among the sniper community, spiritualists are almost nonexistent.
Those who can become spiritualists either develop toward martial artists or mages; who would explore their sniping talents.
This contradiction leads to Stealthkill seldom being noticed.
Normally, a gun with three runes should require over 4000 military points for exchange, but due to Stealthkill's unique characteristics, the points directly dropped to 2600.
Even so, this gun has always been sitting in the warehouse gathering dust, as 2600 military points is no small number, and no one would waste their precious military points on a rune gun they cannot master.
But for Qin Tian, Stealthkill seems tailored just for him.
He himself is both a spiritualist and a sharpshooter. The combination of [Shadowbone Physique] + [Shadow Jump] ensures his agility and stealth in the dark, and [Burning Embers Critical Strike] can further enhance Stealthkill's destructiveness.
If he's lucky enough to trigger a high critical hit multiplier, even a Tier Four High-rank Spiritualist might not withstand a headshot from him.
"This is it, Stealthkill."
Qin Tian decisively made his decision.
"Stealthkill, huh, I also think it's the best fit for you."
Xiao Yunlong agreed with Qin Tian's choice, then added, "By the way, 2600 points only get you the rune gun itself, special bullets require additional military points."
Qin Tian opened the exchange interface for Stealthkill, and sure enough, special bullets needed to be exchanged separately, 1 military point for 1 bullet.
Without further hesitation, Qin Tian clicked confirm on the exchange, exhausting all his military points.
One Stealthkill Rune Sniper Rifle, 125 special bullets.
"The rune gun and bullets are in the warehouse, it will take some time to deliver them here."
Xiao Yunlong's eyes gleamed, "Quick, check out the cultivation techniques and martial techniques."
Qin Dadi and Liu Zhaozhao also displayed curiosity and anticipation.
"Okay."
Qin Tian had just seen in his personal backend that he could choose any Bronze Level cultivation technique and two Black Iron Level martial techniques from the Military Department's online treasury without consuming military points.
First, he opened the cultivation technique section, filtering for Bronze Level techniques, and entered the keywords—Dark Element, Thunder Element
Soon, seven techniques appeared on the screen.
Several people read through the techniques' introductions and searched online forums for information about these techniques. Considering Qin Tian's needs and characteristics, they finally chose one technique.
"Shadow Thunder Prison Technique"
This technique focuses on the stealth properties of the Dark Element and the destructive attributes of the Thunder Element. Once mastered, it allows one to move like a shadow, silently and swiftly like lightning, unsurpassed in explosiveness, making it highly compatible with Qin Tian's abilities.
"Actually, I think that 'Thunder Tribulation Dark Devouring Technique' is good too, since it can devour others' spiritual energy," Xiao Yunlong said.
"What isn't yours will always have hidden dangers,"
Qin Dadi said seriously, "Qin Tian's choice is correct. The best technique is the one that's most suitable."
"Alright then."
Xiao Yunlong shrugged, "I was just saying, now let's take a look at the martial techniques. Qin Tian, have you decided on what kind of martial techniques you want to exchange? Sword technique? Fist technique? Or body technique? Or maybe a spell?"
In terms of martial technique choices, Qin Tian had given it some thorough thought.
First, a sword technique is definitely necessary, as it will become his primary attack method in the future.
But as for the second martial technique, he was quite torn between choosing fists or body technique.
However, after careful consideration, he made a decision.
To choose a body technique martial technique.
The reason being twofold.
Firstly, with the talent of having a spatial bag, he could carry several swords with him, ensuring that he would never be unarmed in combat, thereby reducing the priority of fist and foot martial techniques.
Secondly, martial techniques for body techniques at the same level are much more expensive than those for fists and feet, with prices often several times higher, so if the conditions allow, naturally one should choose the more expensive.
Fist and foot martial techniques can be considered later.
"Choose a Thunder Element swordsmanship, then a Dark Element or Thunder Element body technique," Qin Tian said.
"Yes, it makes sense. Body techniques are more important than fists and feet." Everyone agreed with Qin Tian's choice.
With the direction set, everyone helped Qin Tian select the martial techniques suitable for him.
After detailed discussion and analysis, two martial techniques were finally decided upon.
Swordsmanship—"Thunderbolt Saber."
Body Technique—"Ninefold Thunder Flash" partial manuscript