I Picked Up Talents in the Interstellar Battlefield

Among these dozen or so Rune Guns, 4 were over 5000 military points, and 5 were between 1500-2000, none of which were within Qin Tian's consideration.
Therefore, he only had 4 options.
Desert Rose, Frost, Pyroblast, Hidden Kill.
Desert Rose was a beautifully crafted golden revolver, with built-in armor-piercing and overspeed runes, characterized by a fast rate of fire and bullets with inherent armor-piercing effects, with a phantom rose appearing at the muzzle with each shot.
In the introductory video, a heroic beauty held the Desert Rose, moving among several wolf beasts, her steps agile, like a dancing butterfly, effortlessly dodging the wolf beasts' pounces.
Her slender fingers pulled the trigger, and vivid phantom roses bloomed one after another, accompanied by the wails of the wild wolves, blood and roses intertwining, creating a strange beauty.
"Forget about the Desert Rose, it's purely for show. Reloading is an issue. I estimate only some rich young ladies would like such a flashy but impractical item," Xiao Yunlong pointed out the truth.
"Mhm."
Qin Tian nodded and continued to look down.
Frost was a Rune Laser Gun, with built-in rapid freeze and overspeed runes, capable of firing rapid-freeze rays that could reach as low as minus two hundred degrees Celsius, and its penetration power was also quite impressive.
Pyroblast was a close-combat hand cannon, with built-in pyroblast and shockwave runes. Its range was slightly shorter, but its power was immense, with bullets like cannon shells, highly destructive.
Frost and Pyroblast each had their own characteristics, and both were priced around 2000 points.
However, what Qin Tian favored most was the last gun.
Hidden Kill.
This was a pure black sniper rifle, with a long and sleek body, every line meticulously carved, showcasing extreme craftsmanship and a cool aesthetic.
Hidden Kill, valued at 2600 military points, had built-in stealth, armor-piercing, and acceleration runes. The fired bullets would undergo secondary acceleration from the acceleration rune, greatly increasing kinetic energy, and came with an armor-piercing effect. Most critically, the bullets would make no sound upon exiting the barrel or during their flight.
Not only that, Hidden Kill also came equipped with multiple devices such as an over-the-horizon scope and an infrared scanner, achieving a perfect blend of technology and runes.
However, this gun had a flaw: its extremely high difficulty to control.
Sniper rifles were already weapons that only master marksmen could wield.
And as a Rune Sniper Rifle, Hidden Kill's operational difficulty increased by more than tenfold.

To activate the runes, one had to inject spirit energy, but the amount and stability of the injected spirit energy would greatly affect the balance during shooting.
This led to a problem.
Only the most skilled snipers were qualified to wield this gun.
However, Spiritual Energy Users were almost never seen among snipers.
Those who could become Spiritual Energy Users either developed in the direction of martial artists or mages; who would explore their sniping talent?
This contradiction meant that Hidden Kill was rarely sought after.
Normal three-rune firearms should require over 4000 military points for exchange, yet due to Hidden Kill's unique nature, its military points were directly reduced to 2600.
Even so, this gun had been gathering dust in the warehouse, after all, 2600 military points was not a small sum, and no one would waste precious military points on a Rune Gun they couldn't control.
But for Qin Tian, Hidden Kill was simply tailor-made for him.
He himself was both a Spiritual Energy User and a sharpshooter; Shadow Muscle and Bones + Shadow Leap ensured his flexibility and stealth in the dark, and Burning Ashes Critical Strike could further elevate Hidden Kill's destructive power.
If he was lucky enough to trigger a high critical strike multiplier, even a high-tier Fourth-Order Spiritual Energy User might not be able to withstand his headshot.
"This is it, Hidden Kill."
Qin Tian made a decisive choice.
"Hidden Kill, huh? I also think it suits you best."
Xiao Yunlong approved of Qin Tian's choice, then added, "Oh, right, 2600 points only exchange for the Rune Gun itself. Special bullets require additional military points."
Qin Tian opened Hidden Kill's exchange interface, and sure enough, special bullets needed to be exchanged separately, 1 military point for 1 bullet.
Qin Tian no longer hesitated and directly clicked to confirm the exchange, exhausting all his military points.
One Hidden Kill 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 lit up, "Quick, let's look at the cultivation techniques and martial skills."
Qin Dadi and Liu Zhaozhao also showed expressions of curiosity and anticipation.
"Okay."
Qin Tian had just seen on his personal backend that he could freely choose one Bronze-tier cultivation technique and two Black ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) Iron-tier martial skills from the military's online treasury, without consuming military points.
First, he opened the cultivation technique section, filtered for Bronze-tier cultivation techniques, and entered keywords—dark element, thunder element.
Soon, 7 cultivation techniques were displayed on the interface.
Several people read the introductions of the cultivation techniques one by one and searched for information about these techniques in various forums. Combining Qin Tian's needs and characteristics, they finally selected one cultivation technique.
Nether Shadow Thunder Prison Skill.
This cultivation technique focused on the stealth of the dark element and the destructive nature of the thunder element. Once mastered, one would move like a phantom, silent and swift as lightning, fiercely unparalleled, which greatly matched Qin Tian's various abilities.
"Actually, I think that Thunder Tribulation Dark Devouring Art is also good, it can even devour others' spirit energy," Xiao Yunlong said.
"Things that aren't your own will eventually have hidden dangers."
Qin Dadi said seriously, "Qin Tian's choice is correct; what suits you is best."
"Alright."
Xiao Yunlong shrugged, "I was just saying. Next, let's look at martial skills. Qin Tian, have you thought about what kind of martial skills you want to exchange for? Blade techniques? Fist techniques? Or movement techniques? Or perhaps a spell?"
In terms of martial skill selection, Qin Tian had given it some deep thought.
Firstly, blade techniques were definitely necessary and would become his primary means of attack in the future.
However, he was truly conflicted about whether to choose fist/foot techniques or movement techniques for the second martial skill.
But after careful consideration, he still made a decision.
Choose a movement martial skill.
There were two reasons.
Firstly, he had the Space Sack talent, allowing him to carry several blades with him, ensuring he would never be without a weapon in combat. This made the priority of fist/foot martial skills not as high.
Secondly, movement martial skills of the same level were much more expensive than fist/foot martial skills, almost several times the price, so if conditions allowed, it was natural to choose the more expensive one first.
Fist/foot martial skills could be considered later.
"Choose a thunder-type blade technique and a dark-type or thunder-type movement technique," Qin Tian said.
"Mhm, that makes sense. Movement techniques are more important than fist/foot techniques." Everyone approved of Qin Tian's choice.
After setting the direction, everyone helped Qin Tian filter for suitable martial skills.
After detailed discussion and analysis, two martial skills were finally decided upon.
Blade Technique—Thunderclap Blade.
Movement Technique—Ninefold Lightning Flash (incomplete).