Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 180: Isn’t This Enough?

"Ah!"

"What!"

"Why is he speaking Arabic?"

"It really is that situation!"

"Are they playing with our mainland universities?"

As soon as the first person who came on stage spoke Arabic, the universities from the mainland who came to participate in the exchange meeting understood everything. Indeed, their speculation last night was correct. Yuegang University used rare languages in this language exchange, and whether their own universities taught these languages was unknown. What to do now? Everyone had prepared under normal circumstances, but no one expected Yuegang University to throw such a curveball, catching all the mainland universities off guard. Should their university remain silent here, foolishly sitting and only serving as a backdrop to highlight the others?

The more everyone thought about it, the more stifled they felt. It wasn’t like this in the past. If it had gone according to the usual practice, their students would have shone very brightly. How could the topic suddenly change this year? If you had informed everyone earlier, wouldn’t everyone have been able to prepare? It wouldn’t have come to this embarrassing point. Had they known it would be like this, it would have been better not to come. Coming here was just to lose face, but now that it had come to this, they had to think of a solution; otherwise, it would be a tragedy. "Arabic," after all, was a language that few knew. What was to be done?

"I wonder if anyone could point out any mistakes in my speech about the history of Yuegang?" Chen Bing had finished his speech and looked at the group of mainland universities with a face full of pride. Now you know, sometimes learning these rare languages has its benefits. He guessed that none of the people from the mainland knew Arabic. This was a great chance for him to show off!

"Elder Chen’s speech was perfect; there’s nothing worthy of criticism," a male teacher, Wang Kun, also answered in Arabic. However, it was clear to everyone that he didn’t speak it as well as Chen Bing. This was an unavoidable situation for Wang Kun. He had learned some Arabic years ago, but had mostly forgotten it now. Being able to speak this much was already quite good. If it weren’t for the need to speak Arabic to save face in this situation, he wouldn’t speak Arabic at all!

Someone speaks Arabic?

That’s great; at least there’s no awkward silence.

Who is this person? So helpful.

It seems we should offer courses in this area when we go back.

Seeing that someone had finally picked up the conversation, the delegation from the mainland universities let out a long sigh of relief. It was good that someone knew the language; otherwise, what could they have done? Renowned mainland universities would lose all prestige if they were to remain speechless in the first round of questioning. How could the schools stand as a paragon for others in the future?

"Could this teacher please point out the specific mistakes?" Chen Bing looked at Wang Kun, surprised. To think there was someone who spoke Arabic! But with such limited proficiency, he guessed that this must be a second or third foreign language for him; otherwise, he wouldn’t be speaking this poorly. But to try to pass the test with this half-baked Arabic, that was too cheap; without presenting something convincing, how could he let them off so easily?

"Elder teacher, we are all awaiting your instruction."

"Yes, mainland universities are so excellent; they should know many such languages."

"Coming to Yuegang for a language exchange shows that they must have prepared well; there’s no need for everyone to guess wildly."

"Surely they have other people who can speak, this is just a warm-up."

Students from the Yuegang University delegation started chattering messily, their voices loud enough for the several schools in the front to hear, which really annoyed them. How had the Yuegang University students become like this? If they couldn’t respond, there was really no recourse; they’d have to watch helplessly as they lost face.

"I already said, it was utterly perfect!" Wang Kun, upon being further questioned by Chen Bing, felt sweat beading anxiously on his forehead. This might indeed be an embarrassing situation. Had he known, he wouldn’t have spoken. It was already difficult enough to come up with a few sentences; to find faults in the speech was just asking for the impossible. If he truly had the ability, he would not have spoken so poorly.

"Is there no other teacher who can offer guidance? Could it be that the proud mainland university language exchange delegation has only one person who speaks Arabic?" Seeing how Wang Kun reacted, Chen Bing realized that the man’s so-called Arabic was nothing more than a few cobbled-together sentences. As for understanding the content of his presentation, that was questionable. He seemed to be just muddling through, and with this, Chen Bing’s confidence soared even higher. It seemed today, without anyone else competent in Arabic, he would show these mainland universities how embarrassing they could be.

The mainland delegation truly didn’t know how to proceed. Who could have predicted a start with Arabic? Looking at each other helplessly, they were at a loss. Would the face of the mainland universities be swept to the ground today?

Ding Wan’er could no longer sit still upon seeing this. As a representative of the mainland universities, they couldn’t let the event fall flat; that would be a significant disgrace for all the mainland universities in Tianhai. With this in mind, she quickly pulled Leng Mei’s hand, signaling her to let Lin Feng take action.

Realizing the gravity of the situation and seeing Ding Wan’er’s gestures, Leng Mei could no longer sit still. Although she didn’t speak Arabic herself, Lin Feng beside her should, and if Lin Feng didn’t speak up, they would indeed lose face. With that thought, she disregarded everything else, gestured to Lin Feng, and beckoned him to step up.

"Is it necessary to embarrass someone to such an extent over deliberately mispronouncing two words?" Since Leng Mei signaled for him to step in, Lin Feng stood up and confidently spoke in Arabic, calling out the intentional mistakes. To be honest, he was quite annoyed with Chen Bing, who was showing off his Arabic skills and pushing others to their limits.

"Who are you?" Chen Bing, surprised to see someone stand up and explicitly point out his deliberate errors, was incredulous. Why didn’t this person stand up earlier and watch him perform alone? What was his motive?

"Yingbo University, Lin Feng. And your Arabic is not up to par!" Lin Feng spoke directly in Chinese, naming his school, and bluntly stated that Chen Bing’s Arabic was insufficient without giving him any face.

"What? You say my Arabic is not up to par, what gives you the right to say that?" Chen Bing was infuriated by Lin Feng’s comment on his Arabic skills. How old was this person, to have the audacity to criticize his Arabic, which he had been studying for more than ten years? Chen Bing considered it a joke, a severe disrespect to himself!

"Professor Chen’s Arabic is renowned throughout Yuegang."

"Yes, visiting Arab dignitaries always have Professor Chen as their interpreter."

"How old are you to be qualified to judge Professor Chen?"

"Young man, don’t be too arrogant."

...

People from Yuegang University were furious upon hearing Lin Feng’s remarks. How could this young man make such a bold statement? Professor Chen Bing was a famous professor in Yuegang, specialized in Arabic. To claim that Professor Chen’s Arabic wasn’t good was like an international joke!

"Is this not enough to prove it?" Lin Feng said, followed by reciting a passage from the Quran.

With the first sentence, the whole room fell silent.

Sometimes, it’s not necessary to understand a language to realize whether it’s spoken correctly, because only when a foreign language is spoken as fluently as one’s mother tongue can it sound extremely comfortable and pleasant to the ear. Lin Feng’s recitation of the Quran passage made everyone listen intently and comfortably, as though they were transported to the Arab world.

"This..." Chen Bing was pulling his hair, trying to prove that what he was seeing was an illusion. How could this be possible? This young man, how old could he be, to articulate such impeccable Arabic, better than his own, honed over more than a decade? How did he learn it? Don’t tell me he grew up in an Arab country, otherwise, it would be impossible to speak this standard.

How unlucky I am, to encounter a prodigy in Arabic like this. I had wanted to make a splash with a surprise showing, but never expected to be overshadowed by a young man in his twenties. How am I supposed to face anyone in Yuegang after this? A man in his forties bested by someone so young... it would be utterly embarrassing to speak of.

"Does the mainland university have such talent?"

"And to think he was brought here specially, isn’t it too much of a coincidence?"

"Professor Chen is really out of luck to encounter this situation."

...

The people from Yuegang University were looking at Lin Feng with disbelief. Was this Lin Feng even human? Everyone knew that Professor Chen was the authority on Arabic in Yuegang, but he managed to leave that Professor speechless. It was just too incredible. How old was he, and how could his Arabic be so good?

However, this young man said he was from Yingbo University, a school they had never heard of before. Could it be that this university was actually quite impressive, to produce such a talent speaking Arabic in such a way that he was indistinguishable from a native speaker? Could their teaching quality indeed be that high? No, they definitely had to investigate Yingbo University after this event to find out exactly what kind of place it was!

"That’s amazing!"

"Someone from Yingbo University?"

"Who is this young man?"

"How did he learn Arabic?"

...

The other members of the exchange group from the mainland, realizing that Lin Feng had left Chen Bing speechless, knew that they had won the first round. Fortunately, they weren’t completely outclassed. However, they were all soon filled with astonishment at Lin Feng’s prowess. So young, yet speaking such a rare language so well, he truly was a genius! How had Yingbo University found such a talent? Their luck was too good. Why didn’t their schools have such powerful talents?