Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 1 Hu Ming
"Clatter..." A green train is heading towards the capital, Beijing.

Inside a train carriage, a handsome man was reading a book on a lower bunk, while a man on the lower bunk opposite him was fast asleep.

The handsome man closed the book, sighed, and thought to himself: I have been in this world for twenty-eight years.

The man is now 28 years old, and his name is Hu Ming.

Hu Ming rubbed his head and lay down as well.

In his previous life, he was a college graduate who couldn't find a job and lived a aimless life. He had no relatives and grew up in an orphanage.

The reason he came to this world was simply because he had a car accident while riding a bicycle in his previous life. He didn't end up like the protagonist in the novel, who was trying to save someone or was struck by lightning.

He was simply riding his bicycle on a sidewalk when he was hit and killed by a female driver who mistook the accelerator for the brake.

He was unlucky, but also lucky. Because he came to this world of tomb raiding, he had the fatherly and motherly love he longed for in his previous life, as well as other relatives to accompany him.

Not only that, but he awakened a cheat ability as soon as he arrived in this world, just like other novel protagonists.

His cheat code is a system called the Tomb Raiding System, where rewards are only given for raiding tombs.

Therefore, in the past twenty-eight years, Hu Ming only received the initial experience gift package from the system, which gave him the bloodline of a primary five-clawed golden dragon, mastery of Bajiquan, and the lifelong knowledge of an archaeologist. In the end, Hu Ming was also given a one-cubic-meter system space.

And so, the system only gave Hu Ming these four items. Hu Ming had never been into a tomb in the past twenty-odd years, so he never received any further rewards from the system.

Because of this, Hu Ming joined the army immediately after graduating from the History Department of Beijing University, and even asked his family to help him find connections to be assigned to Hu Bayi's unit.

Hu Ming's parents were extremely unhappy about him joining the army, but knowing their son's stubborn nature, they used their connections to arrange for him to be assigned to Hu Bayi's company, hoping for some support. However, after arriving at Hu Bayi's company, Hu Ming didn't tell his comrades that the company commander, Hu Bayi, was his cousin. Hu Bayi also didn't publicize this.

Hu Ming rose to the rank of deputy company commander in the army thanks to his excellent skills and marksmanship, and the soldiers under him were all very convinced of his abilities.

This time, Hu Bayi returned because he shot prisoners on the battlefield, leading to his own withdrawal from the army. Hu Ming, seeing this, knew that the story of the Jingjue Ancient City was about to begin, so he also chose to retire with Hu Bayi. The army leaders had no choice but to let him go.

Just as Hu Ming was lost in thought, he suddenly heard someone shout "No!" from the other side. Hu Bayi sat up in a cold sweat, and everyone around him was shocked by his reaction.

Seeing this, Hu Ming handed Hu Bayi a bottle of water and then said to everyone, "I apologize, everyone. My brother just came from the battlefield and is having nightmares because of some things. I'm really sorry." Hu Bayi then said, "I'm sorry to have disturbed you all."

When everyone heard Hu Ming and Hu Bayi apologize and learn that both of them were former soldiers, they nodded in understanding and then dispersed.

Seeing this, Hu Ming turned around and said to Hu Bayi, whose face was a little pale, "What's wrong? You're dreaming about the past again?"

Hu Bayi nodded silently and said to Hu Ming, "Mingzi, I'm going to have a smoke to calm down."

Seeing this, Hu Ming nodded and said, "Go ahead, but come back as soon as you're done. We're almost at the station."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi nodded, picked up the cigarette case and matchbox, and left the private room.

Hu Ming started packing his things, as he would be getting off the bus soon.

(End of this chapter)