Xia Yu had transmigrated. It was normal; after all, who hasn't transmigrated these days? It's just transmigration, no big deal.
Moreover, his transmigration happened just by sleeping. Compared to being hit by a car, electrocuted, struck by lightning, hacked by a blade, drowning, being crushed by a flash flood, answering 'yes or no'... and so on, it could be called the easiest transmigration ever.
Being able to live another life was already very lucky. As for which world he had transmigrated to, a few years ago he thought it was just a parallel world, until he met... "Hey, Xia Yu, what are you doing leaning against the railing all by yourself?"
A youthful girl wearing a blue-grey tank top, khaki military pants, and a ponytail walked over. After leaning against the railing next to Xia Yu, she asked casually.
"Hmm..."
Xia Yu looked at the girl and smiled slightly, then turned his head to look at the boundless sea. The blue ocean was rippling under the breeze, appearing very calm.
"Nothing, I'm just a little worried about this trip. I have a feeling we'll encounter some things that will subvert our worldview."
"Xia Yu, actually you didn't have to come with me. This was my own decision..."
"Don't say such silly things." Xia Yu interrupted the girl and reached out to pull her into his arms. "We're dating. What kind of boyfriend leaves his girlfriend alone? Even if I can't help much, I won't let you face all this by yourself."
"Mm, thank you."
The girl leaned into Xia Yu's embrace, somewhat moved. After they snuggled for a moment, a shout interrupted the moment.
"Hey, Xia Yu, can I borrow your little Lara for a moment? I have some things I need her help with."
Before Xia Yu could respond, Lara had already shyly left his embrace, muttering in a low voice, "Roth really is something, why did he have to shout so loud?"
Then Lara looked up, staring at Xia Yu with her beautiful large brown eyes and said, "Sorry, Xia Yu, I have to go help Roth. Let's talk later."
"Okay, go ahead and get busy. I'll stay here and enjoy the sea breeze for a while."
Watching Lara's petite figure leave, Xia Yu leaned back against the railing, staring blankly at the sea.
They were currently on a ship named the 'endurance,' a well-equipped salvage vessel. Roth, who had just called Lara away, was the old captain of this ship.
Upon graduating from university, the 21-year-old Lara longed for an adventure. Since she was currently researching the history of Yamatai, she used her family's assets to organize an expedition team, hoping to find the lost Yamatai in the seas around Japan.
Xia Yu had also joined this expedition. As for why he joined, besides being Lara's boyfriend, there was another reason.
And that was his system. That's right, not only did he transmigrate, but he also had the essential cheat for transmigrators.
This system only successfully activated when he got into university. It was called the Tomb Exploration System, a system that grants rewards by exploring various ancient tombs.
Though simple, it was a cheat nonetheless.
The system's panel was also very simple, recording Xia Yu's personal data.
[Host: Xia Yu]
[Profession: Archeologist]
[Essence: 15]
[Qi: 17]
[Spirit: 12]
[Main Mission: Explore Ancient Tombs]
[Value: 114]
[Skill Mall]
[Skills: Medical Lv3, Cooking Lv4, Parkour Lv3, Eagle Eye Lv4, Feng Shui Lv1, Detection Lv3, Firearms Mastery Lv2, Language Proficiency Lv4, Driving Mastery Lv3, Survival Instinct Lv3...]
It was a very simple system. As long as he explored ancient tombs, he could obtain values. These values could be used to upgrade Essence, Qi, Spirit, and various skills, or he could go directly to the Skill Mall to buy new skills with the values.
Because of this system's existence, Xia Yu chose to major in archeology. And because of his archeology major, he met Lara, a girl who could be called a walking natural disaster. It was impossible for him not to recognize her; he had played the tomb raider series.
He was all too familiar with this girl whose constitution was practically superhuman and who caused collapses wherever she went, destroying countless tombs. After all, she was one of his gaming goddesses.
As for how Lara became his girlfriend, that's a long story.
He and Lara met in the archeology department of University College London. At that time, he had just entered university. Coincidentally, at the same time he received his admission letter, the system successfully activated. Knowing the specific function of the system, he chose the archeology major without hesitation.
After all, archeology is the profession most likely to come into contact with ancient tombs. He hadn't thought about becoming a tomb raider yet.
After entering the archeology college, he saw a very familiar person. Of course, it was the kind of familiarity where he knew her very well, but she didn't know him at all.
Lara Croft, the protagonist of tomb raider, and one of the game characters he used to control.
The moment he saw Lara, Xia Yu was certain which world he had come to: the world of tomb raider 9, which was also the first part of the rebooted tomb raider trilogy.
The Lara from the trilogy, the Lara from the old Core era, and the Laras from other versions could be said to live in completely different parallel worlds. Not only were their faces different, but even their backstories were entirely different.
But the one thing that remained the same was that Lara Croft could never escape the attraction of ancient artifacts.
As the protagonist of tomb raider, Lara would definitely encounter countless ancient tombs in her future life, and then bring about unintended disasters, turning the tombs into ruins.
Xia Yu, who possessed the Tomb Exploration System, naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass. As long as he could stay by Lara's side at all times, exploring ancient tombs would no longer be a problem in the future.
Moreover, Lara was the eleventh-generation Countess of the Croft Family, a genuine little rich girl. It just so happened that his stomach wasn't very good, and he couldn't handle "hard rice" (meaning he didn't mind being supported by a woman).
Therefore, knowing Lara inside and out, he catered to her interests and managed to win her over. The face model for the Lara in the 9th game was a blend of Asian and Western features, which perfectly suited his aesthetic.
Knowing the plot, Xia Yu also knew that when Lara was 21, she would graduate from university and then choose to take a ship to find the lost Yamatai.
After that, she would encounter supernatural entities in Yamatai, subsequently entering a mysterious supernatural world and beginning her life of causing collapses wherever she went.
Therefore, Xia Yu also came on this trip, not only for the ancient tombs around Yamatai but also to enter the mysterious world with Lara.
During his university years, he had visited several ancient tombs with his archeology professor and successfully obtained significant values.
His originally single-digit Essence, Qi, and Spirit had also become double digits through upgrades. Although not exceptionally high, they had certainly surpassed those of ordinary people.
He had also purchased some skills from the Skill Mall. Although they weren't used during his university days, they would definitely be useful when exploring tombs in the future.
Because he had his own goals, his university years passed quickly amidst tomb exploration and studying, until he reached the present, when Lara was 21.
At this age, Lara had just left campus. She was still a youthful girl with her innocence intact, not yet the female demon who would kill and slaughter her way across an island without blinking.
But even though the current Lara was very green, she still longed for adventure. So she created the exploration team and began her first expedition in life.
With everything ready, the endurance began its voyage.
Lara... hehe... my Lara... the youthful and fresh Lara...