Chapter 78: Language Genius

"Fang Lian." Ma Shao read the name and said slowly, "It seems to be him."

"He, what happened to him?" Chieftain of the Twin Wolf asked a little stutteringly. Although the Twin Wolf Clan no longer existed in name, many people still called him Chieftain of the Twin Wolf.

Ma Shao: "Not long ago, the Comanche Forest Tribe claimed that I had violently annexed the Twin Wolf Clan and asked me to let you go. This should be what the missing Square Face said."

The Twin Wolf Chieftain suddenly became nervous: "I think there might be some misunderstanding. Square Face wouldn't do this."

"Maybe." Ma Shao said nonchalantly, then changed the subject and looked directly at him and asked, "You have joined Mianxiong for half a year. How do you feel?"

"It feels good. Life here is stable, food is plentiful... and there are many things we don't have. We are very satisfied, yes, very satisfied." Chief Twin Wolf said, but it was obviously not the truth, at least not all of it.

"Tell me the truth." Ma Shao said lightly, still looking straight at him.

Under his gaze, Chief Twin Wolf couldn't help but look a little embarrassed. He was silent for a moment before he stammering, "There are some things I'm not satisfied with... Mainly the language. Many people can't learn Apache."

"It's not that I can't learn, it's that I don't want to learn." Ma Shao pointed out. For a teacher, this sentence is almost the most common line.

The Twin Wolf Chief paused for a moment, then nodded awkwardly: "That's right."

Ma Shao took a deep breath and then sighed: "It's human nature. No one wants to abandon their mother tongue. I understand your thoughts."

Chief Twin Wolf said nothing.

The air was quiet for a moment, and Ma Shao stood up: "Call all Comanches, I have something to say."

About half an hour later.

All the Comanches were gathered together, more than a hundred people, young and old, standing around an open space.

Ma Shao looked at them and said, "People from Comanche, I called you together today to talk about language. I know you are reluctant to learn Apache. This is human nature and I can understand it."

Before he had finished speaking, the Comanches began to murmur, not because of what he said, but because of his language.

Horsewhistle spoke Comanche.

Although not yet proficient.

He has spent a lot of time in the past six months learning Comanche, more than English. After all, he has some basic knowledge of English, but he knows nothing about Comanche.

Fortunately, he is much more diligent than in his previous life. Now he can almost maintain a high level of concentration for a whole day without interruption, and his learning efficiency is far beyond that of ordinary people.

So after half a year of study, his Comanche language had reached a level that was suitable for daily conversation, which was at least much higher than his English before his rebirth.

With the help of the small piece of paper in my hand, it was more than enough to say a few words to the Comanches.

The Comanches were naturally very surprised, including Chief Two Wolf, who couldn't help but open his eyes wide when he heard the Comanche language in the horse whistle.

The Twin Wolf Chieftain looked at the long-haired man beside him: "He..."

As Ma Shao's main Comanche language teacher, Long Hair naturally knew this: "Surprised, right? I was also surprised at the beginning."

Chief Twin Wolf whispered, "He has only been learning for half a year, and from what I know, he didn't spend much time with you learning Komanchi, did he?"

"That's right. He studies with me for a maximum of three hours a day. Sometimes he doesn't come to study for several days in a row, but the learning effect he gets in one day is as if others have studied for half a month." Changmao said.

"It took me ten years to master a language, but he could probably do it in another six months."

As he said this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Maybe this is a genius. I used to think that such people only exist in stories..."

Ma Shao ignored the whispers and continued with his speech.

People who master multiple foreign languages ​​are often full of charm. If this person is also a leader, the charm brought by the language will be super doubled.

Ma Shao knew this very well because he knew such a person in his previous life, who was versatile, humorous, able to chat and laugh in multiple foreign languages, and was widely worshipped among young people.

The current scene is the same.

Some Comanches didn't even care what Ma Shao said. They were just surprised by his Comanche language and talked about his level and some strange accents with people around them.

"...As I have always said, indigenous peoples must unite, we must unite. Only in this way can we gain a foothold on this continent and in the world."

"If we want unity, a unified language is essential. This is a simple truth."

"I mean no disrespect to the Comanche language. I'm speaking Comanche language."

"The reason why I let you learn Apache instead of Comanche is that this will allow most people to have more time to work and provide more food, clothing and housing for the entire Sleeping Bear City. Moreover, I have created a written language for Apache, which makes it easier to learn..."

Ma Shao first gave a long explanation.

The logic is not difficult to understand, but it is not very convincing either.

Expressing these ideas in Comanche and setting an example to encourage the Comanche people to learn a foreign language would be much more persuasive, but it would still not be enough.

From ancient times to the present, the most convincing things are only gold, silver and swords.

So, after explaining the reasoning, Ma Shao brought out these two ultimate truths: "You spend extra time and energy learning Apache, which is essentially a contribution to uniting the indigenous people. In order to subsidize and reward your efforts to unite the indigenous people, I declare-"

"The first two people who pass the Apache language test will each receive a reward of one hundred dollars."

"Third to fifth place winners will each receive fifty dollars."

"The sixth to tenth place winners will each receive a reward of thirty dollars."

Sleeping Bear City had already started using US dollar coins, and people knew the value of the US dollar. Even the lowest prize of thirty dollars was a nice extra income.

"The next ten people who pass the test will each receive a subsidy of $10," Ma Shao said. "In addition to the subsidy and bonus, I will also personally present you with a 'certificate of honor'."

"What is a certificate?" someone asked.

"This is it." Ma Shao took out a golden-red page with his autograph and words of encouragement on it - to commend Changmao for his contribution to uniting the indigenous people.

In front of everyone, he gave the first certificate and a bonus of $100 to Changmao, who had naturally passed the exam long ago.

People looked at the shining US dollar gold coins and beautiful certificates in Changmao's hands, and envy appeared on their faces.

After talking about the reward, Ma Shao changed the subject and raised his voice and said, "Adults over 30 years old do not need to go to school to learn Apache, as long as you are willing to give up subsidies and rewards, and are willing to give up the convenience of communication."

"But maintaining unity is the most basic law of the tribe. Anyone who dares to split the tribe and prevent others from learning the Apache language is guilty of betrayal."

"As the chieftain of the tribe, I will personally execute the traitor in front of everyone!" His voice was cold and stern.