Chapter 1044: line with translation of chapter title

Special medical card ah, Zheng Ren thought, then smiled. Also, Zou Jia Hua likely spends a lot each year at Mayo Clinic; this so-called special medical card is probably just another name for a VIP card.

However, the professor from Mayo Clinic who came to greet him had a poor attitude, wearing a look of contempt.

Hurry up and finish the quest, then fly to Germany, Zheng Ren thought, he basically dislikes trouble.

Ding dong~

The System Quest's voice sounded in Zheng Ren's ear.

Huh? A quest? Could there be other patients? Zheng Ren curiously glanced at the System Panel.

【System Quest: Head-on Blow.】

Quest content: When facing provocation and hostility, retreating only makes the other side more arrogant. Please deliver a head-on blow to lay a solid foundation for becoming the best surgeon.

Quest reward: Mastery of the common language (all languages in the current world), reputation +1.

Quest duration: 1 day.

Note: To better complete the quest and become the world's best surgeon, the common language reward is issued before the quest; please understand and give the system your sincerest praise.

Zheng Ren hesitated a moment.

This System Quest seems different from usual.

Usually, quests give rewards after completion, but this Head-on Blow quest first grants mastery of the world's common language. This isn't even the strangest part; Zheng Ren noticed the teasing language in the final note.

Is this System Big Pig Trotter finally starting to joke with me?

In Zheng Ren's understanding, the Big Pig Trotter should be akin to some kind of artificial intelligence, certainly a high-level civilization's AI, with a civilization level surpassing Earth.

But how could it speak to him in teasing language? This gave Zheng Ren a feeling like dancing on a grave.

Once an artificial intelligence gains wisdom and self-awareness, can he still fully trust the System afterwards?

Zheng Ren felt a bit headache.

Such machine ethics matters, probably few people in the world understand them. Zheng Ren only thought about it a bit, then gave up deeper thinking. With that time, he might as well go read in the System Library.

As he was thinking, countless information suddenly appeared in his mind, Zheng Ren faintly heard a crackling sound.

Especially the left cerebral cortex area, it felt hot and burning. Zheng Ren even had the illusion that his own skull was about to melt.

The language center is a feature of the human cerebral cortex, mostly on the left. Clinical practice shows that right-handed people have their language area in the left hemisphere, most left-handed people also have their language center in the left hemisphere, with only a few in the right hemisphere.

The hemisphere containing the language area is called the dominant hemisphere.

To master all languages, perhaps his brain couldn't handle the load.

Zheng Ren's worry did not become reality; soon that wave of heat subsided.

"Boss? Is this jet lag or were you scared stiff by someone's attitude?" Seeing Zheng Ren silent, Su Yun swayed slightly twice, then retorted.

"It's fine." Zheng Ren immediately returned to normal, his smile a bit stiff.

"Impressive." Su Yun said: "If that person keeps nitpicking, I'll go retort him to death."

"Not worth it."

"Can't even do the surgery and still have the nerve to nitpick; really don't know who gave them the confidence." Su Yun, unconvinced, glared at Professor Rudolf Wagner, looking eager to try.

Also unsure whether letting Su Yun go for the Head-on Blow would count as completing the quest.

Zheng Ren had this thought flash through his mind, then he listened closely and realized he could already understand their conversation.

Before, he could only understand a small part, mostly having to guess.

But now, Professor Rudolf Wagner's American English with a slight Texan rural accent is like Northeastern Mandarin to Zheng Ren; he knows this is the Big Pig Trotter's advance benefit.

How could this guy be like Su Yun, willing to retort people? Zheng Ren thought, if Su Yun obtained the System, wouldn't she become like a tiger with wings, retorting all over the world?

He shook his head, Zheng Ren said nothing, just followed Professor Rudolf Wagner out of the airport and got into the car.

He kept a cold face, the car atmosphere a bit awkward. But Su Yun didn't care, just held her phone, complaining about Rochester's wireless signal being poor. Professor Rudolf Wagner, however, kept staring at Professor Danielo Acosta like a gladiator in an arena.

"Fugui'er, what are you doing?" Zheng Ren asked somewhat strangely.

"Boss, these people always think they're number one in the world, looking down on others. I guess inviting you to do surgery, they're feeling uneasy and resentful; if their momentum weakens, they're afraid they'll be pressed to the ground and rubbed." The professor said.

Zheng Ren shook his head, looking at Danielo Acosta and asked: "May I ask when the surgery can start?"

Hearing Zheng Ren speak fluent American English with a Texan accent, Su Yun raised her eyebrows and frowned.

Professor Danielo Acosta also blinked, his Texan hometown's drawl long, carrying a strong, wild, unruly western cowboy aura.

Although considered a somewhat rustic accent at Mayo Clinic, he takes pride in it, thinking the New York accent is overly affected, with a and o pronounced as aw, too strange.

Yet this Chinese person actually spoke fluent Texan, especially that unruly vigor; if he hadn't lived in Texas since childhood, it would be hard to learn.

He froze instantly.

"Boss, are you sick?" Su Yun unhappily blurted: "You can speak English, yet you still have me translate for you?"

"I think you're better at retorting people, but you're playing on your phone." Zheng Ren changed the subject, not directly answering Su Yun.

"Then you go; I'll handle the surgery with you. By the way, Mayo has an unwritten rule that surgeons often drop instruments." Su Yun's expression was a bit oddly strange; Zheng Ren felt she was setting him up.

"Drop instruments? Is the temper too big?" Zheng Ren said.

At this moment, Professor Danielo Acosta suddenly said: "Doctor Zheng, have you been to Texas?"

"No." Zheng Ren said: "However, language is much simpler than surgery; if one can't even master a few foreign languages, then surgical talent is probably just average."

Such forced reasoning sounds plausible at first but upon closer inspection is all nonsense; Zheng Ren rarely speaks like that.

"Better to do than to say," is Zheng Ren's principle.

But who would have thought the System Big Pig Trotter would actually make him retort people; considering the reward is still good, Zheng Ren temporarily stood in for Su Yun's role.

Professor Danielo Acosta's face showed an indignant expression: "I think language and surgery are completely separate matters."

Zheng Ren smiled, glanced at Su Yun.

"Professor Danielo, I think they're the same. Otherwise, why would you invite my boss to do surgery instead of you going up yourself?" Su Yun answered bluntly. Zheng Ren let out a breath; having Su Yun step in for things he's not good at feels not bad.