Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 6 Touching the Golden Talisman

After Big Gold Tooth and his friends had eaten and drunk their fill, they addressed Hu Ming and his two companions as "Master Ming, Master Hu, Master Fatty!"
"Rest assured, we're cooperating. If I, Big Gold Tooth, ever harbor the slightest disloyalty, may I, Big Gold Tooth, die a horrible death, struck by lightning!"

Big Gold Tooth looked excited and full of confidence. Big Gold Tooth knew that these three men were all capable, and even the least capable one, Fatty Wang, had his own specialty.

At this moment, Big Gold Tooth seemed to have thought of something and said to Hu Ming, "Master Ming, look, these are the things I received from some people a few days ago. Let's go to my place and take a look."

Hu Ming and the other two agreed, and after Da Jin Ya paid the bill, he took Hu Ming to his shop.

Then he took something wrapped in a handkerchief from a box and placed it in front of Hu Ming.

"Mr. Ming, look at this. If you like it, I, Big Gold Tooth, will give it to you without hesitation."

"What's this?" Hu Ming looked at what Big Gold Tooth had taken out and opened it on the spot without any ceremony.

Then, a dark golden, tooth-shaped object appeared before them.

"A tomb raiding talisman?" Hu Bayi asked in shock, not expecting that the gift from Big Gold Tooth was actually a tomb raiding talisman.

Hu Ming glanced at it and said indifferently, "This is fake."

What? This is fake?
Everyone except Hu Ming couldn't believe it.

"Mr. Ming, how could that be? I've had many people look at it," Big Gold Tooth said, still unwilling to give up.

"Mr. Ming, but they all say it's absolutely genuine, and those people have a very good relationship with me, and they'll need my help in the future. They wouldn't lie to me about this."

Seeing that Big Gold Tooth was still determined, Hu Ming knew that if he showed some real skill, Big Gold Tooth probably wouldn't give up.

"Big Gold Tooth, do you know that this Tomb Raider Talisman is made by soaking the sharpest claws of a pangolin in wax for forty-nine days, and then burying it a hundred meters underground under the Dragon Tower to draw on the earth's spiritual energy for about eight hundred days?"

The real "tomb raiding talisman" is a little over an inch long, with a shiny black exterior and an extremely hard texture. It is engraved with the two ancient seal characters "tomb raiding" and is used for protection and is extremely effective in warding off evil spirits.

Look, this thing of yours seems to lack a certain spiritual quality in its visual perception, and the colors are somewhat different.

Although it's also called a "tomb raiding talisman," it's not a true tomb raiding talisman in the traditional sense.

Hu Ming continued, "This thing can be considered a fake tomb raiding talisman."

"A fake tomb raiding talisman?"

At this moment, Hu Bayi, Fatty Wang, and Big Gold Tooth were hearing about the fake Tomb Raider Talisman for the first time.

"That's right. This fake tomb raiding talisman can only be used as an ordinary decoration. However, when used to ward off evil spirits during tomb raiding, it has no effect whatsoever, and it doesn't even have any calming effect. So, it's not an exaggeration to say that it's fake."

However, Hu Ming also knew that this item was something Big Gold Tooth had collected at a high price. Although it was fake, Big Gold Tooth hadn't actually lost out, because its collectible value was quite high.

After all, such things were usually objects of play for emperors and generals, so in many cases, they are not wrong.

Then, Hu Ming continued, "Big Gold Tooth, although your tomb-raiding talisman has no practical value for tomb raiding, it still has value as a collectible, so you haven't lost out." Big Gold Tooth smiled wryly, "Master Ming, don't try to comfort me. I never thought I, Big Gold Tooth, would be fooled."

Now, Big Gold Tooth wished he could find a crack in the ground and bury his head in it.

Seeing this, Hu Ming chuckled and said, "Hehe, Big Gold Tooth, something like yours comes from the hands of a big shot. Don't underestimate it."

"In the hands of a big shot?" After Hu Ming said that, Big Gold Tooth and the other two became even more interested and urged Hu Ming to continue.

Hu Ming looked at the group and said, "Hehe, if I'm not mistaken, this kind of tomb raiding talisman should be a kind of authority token, a kind of token that can command the tomb raiding captains."

Upon hearing this, the group exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"

Seeing that Lao Hu and the others were interested, Hu Ming continued to tell them about the origin of the Tomb Raider Talisman without reservation.

No matter what questions Lao Hu, Fatty, and Big Gold Tooth asked, Hu Ming answered them all fluently, even though his answers seemed both unreasonable and reasonable.

At the same time, it cleverly opened the hidden mechanism inside the tomb raiding talisman, allowing everyone to see everything.

At this moment, Hu Bayi and the other two were all impressed by Hu Mingyuan's extensive knowledge.

Hu Bayi couldn't help but exclaim, "Mingzi, you truly deserve to be called a top student in the history department!"

At this moment, Big Gold Tooth and the other two thought to themselves: This kid is definitely no worse than those big names in the industry. He's so young, he's a prodigy!

"Master Ming, if that's how you put it, then this thing is neither called a 'treasure hunting talisman' nor a 'treasure hunting talisman'?" Big Gold Tooth seemed to understand something, but was also a little embarrassed.

Hu Ming had thought that the Tomb Raider Talisman would be useful, but he never expected that it would just be a decoration.

Big Gold Tooth said, "Master Ming, what do you think of these tomb raiding talismans...?"

Seeing that Big Gold Tooth seemed a bit embarrassed, Hu Ming smiled and said to him, "Big Gold Tooth, since you're going to give this to me, then I, Hu Ming, won't be polite. I'll accept this Tomb Raider Talisman."

Also, when we become rich in the future, you will definitely get your share.

Although Hu Ming was a person who had transmigrated and been reborn with a system, he still knew the principle of not hitting a smiling person.

In the world of antiques, Big Gold Tooth is a rare talent with a vast network of connections, and we will definitely need his help in the future.

Big Gold Tooth felt a little better after hearing what Hu Ming said.

Big Gold Tooth then assured him, "Mr. Ming, what are you saying? As long as you don't mind, I, Big Gold Tooth, am willing to devote myself wholeheartedly to cooperating with you."

Hu Ming smiled and didn't mind. He looked at the sky outside and said to Big Gold Tooth, "It's getting late, let's go back first."

Upon hearing this, Big Gold Tooth noticed that it was indeed getting dark outside. He hadn't expected that the group had chatted all day, so he decided not to insist that they stay any longer and got up to see them off.

(End of this chapter)