Adams was indeed a responsible receiver, inspecting every critical part of the hull, and along with his inspections, he would occasionally give indirect to the trainees who were on the receiving mission with him.

For his dedication, Ai Li can be said to be very puzzled.

"Mr. Adams, Your Excellency the Governor misses you very much, and has set up a dinner party for you in the Governor's Palace, which I hope you will attend."

"Well, thank you for your concern and enthusiasm, I will definitely be here." Adams replied with a smile on his face, he didn't need to think about it to know that Fan Dimen's real intention was nothing more than to take out the secret of how to transform the steamship, but I was afraid that he had hit himself with his idea, and I was afraid that he had made a mistake.

The transformation of the steamship is such a confidential matter, in the words of the Australians, it is a national weapon, how can it be easily revealed, not to mention that his identity is so sensitive, how can he let himself see those important things.

"Then I will take my leave and wait for your visit at the Governor's Palace." Eli said with a smile.

Looking at Eli who was walking away, Adams recruited one of the students, "You go to the embassy and tell Commander Wang that I was invited to go out to the Governor's Mansion tonight." ”

The student nodded in understanding, and although there was a hint of suspicion in his eyes, he didn't dare to ask more.

Over the next few hours, Adams and the students examined the problems of several other ships, and the fact that he was able to sail long from Europe to Batavia showed that there was nothing wrong with this ship, and after inspecting all the ships, Adams went directly to the Doge's Palace, for it was close to evening.

"Hey, Adams, my old captain, it's a pleasure to see you, you know, when Eli said I wanted to get you back when I saw you, you can't go this time."

Governor Van Dimen came out of it at the notice of a soldier, hugged Adams with open hands, and then took his hand very warmly.

"Dear Mr. Governor-General, I miss you very much in Australia." Adams sat down and replied respectfully.

Van Dimen looked at Adams with a smirk, not entirely believing his words, although he was his savior, but the information that Eli brought back had to make him suspicious.

"Mr. Adams, you have lived in Australia for so long, can you tell us about the customs there?" The Governor's wife asked with a curious look on her face.

Adams, who was holding a knife and fork in his hand, cut off a small piece of steak and put it in his mouth, and after chewing it, he replied, "It's a magical place, ma'am, and I think you'll love it if you get there, ma'am." ”

"Yes, Adams, tell us about the wonders of Australia," said the Governor's wife, curious, looking forward to how amazing he was talking about.

"Well, ma'am, have you ever seen a cart that can run without a horse, and they have a device at the dock that can lift thousands of pounds of cargo, and they also have all kinds of delicacies there, which you must have tasted."

"That's right, we did taste a lot of food, by the way, do you know how their big iron ship was built, it's really amazing, such a big steel ship can actually float on the water."

The Governor's wife asked with a look of surprise, and the seemingly casual question was actually implicit.

Adams is not a show-off fellow, so he can't hear that this is a cliché.

"You're talking about shipyards, I know a little bit about this, but I don't know how to build it, I've just seen them use hammers to beat pieces of steel into marine iron sheets, but how to assemble and manufacture this is Australia's secret, that is, ordinary Australian citizens and government officials are not qualified to enter the internal knowledge."

Adams is actually right, the shipyard in Australia is divided into two parts, the outside can be visited, the inside is a secret zone, and ordinary people cannot enter without the signature of the executive committee leader.

"Oh, that's a shame, Mr. Adams." The Governor's wife had a regretful look on her face.

"Hehe, no, madam, if I see you, I won't be able to see me today, according to my understanding, Australians are very strict about some of their secret bases, and without special permission to break in, they are all regarded as stealing state secrets, and they will be shot."

"Is it true, shot," said the Governor's wife, covering her mouth in surprise, before exclaiming, "Mr. Adams is honored." ”

"Madam, there are still many secrets in Australia, their territory is almost the size of the whole of Europe, but the population is very sparse, which is one of the reasons why their products have been seriously in short supply, so they need to recruit more migrant workers from Daming. Another reason for this is that their local labor costs are too high. ”

"Come, Adams, you eat more steak, it's unique to our Batavia, and there must be no milk in Australia." Van Dimen greeted Adams with a smile, and the cows imported from Australia knew that there should not be many cows in Australia.

"Yes, Mr. Governor, all cows in Australia are imported through Batavia, where no cows are produced."

"I've heard that Mr. Adams is now working at a naval military college in Australia, and they all let you teach something."

Brown smiled and raised his glass to Adams.

"Yes, Mr. Brown, they asked me to teach them how to handle a sailboat, and it is said that they didn't handle it very well, so they hired me."

The technology of maneuvering sailboats, it is no wonder that Australians use large ships that move without sailboats, and now that they have bought so many boats, they must need a batch of people who will know how to override.

Fan Dimen and others thought so in their hearts, in fact, it is not difficult to guess.

Just asking so many questions may seem like nothing to gain, but at least one thing is certain, Australians are very strict about military-related things, and the population is sparse, and it seems difficult to send someone to Australia to explore the secrets of building a big ship.

Is Adams really not going back to Batavia, and as dinner was about to end, Van Dimen asked seriously.

"Well, yes, Mr. Governor, I'm old, and it's time to live a life on land after a lifetime of wandering at sea, so I plan to immigrate to Australia and continue teaching and retirement there, and I like this life very much."

"What a pity, Mr. Adams, I would like to ask you to continue to command our merchant ships, and since you are prepared to live on land, I will have to hire someone else." Van Dimen raised his glass apologetically and touched it with Adams.

"Mr. Governor, you are welcome to come to my Australian home as a guest, maybe soon, or next year, Australia will open tourist visas, and then you can come to Australia by applying to their embassy."

Adams's news can be said to be a blockbuster for Van Dimen and others, if it is true, it will be much easier for the shipbuilding technology to visit Australians.