Benefits

There was nothing more to say about what followed. After Jiaolong's people stayed aboard the Nanchang for two days, the Nanchang rendezvoused with the Type 071 and the supply ship, delivered all the expatriates to a nearby peaceful country, and then all the warships continued carrying out their missions.

Jiaolong Teams One and Two regrouped as well. The Nanchang and a supply ship set off on their return journey to China. As for Ivan and Natasha, they remained aboard the Nanchang, but they had no chance to meet Jiang Yan Hai and the others.

They were on a warship, where everything was under surveillance. Avoiding them was far too easy. After all, not every part of the ship could be opened to them, and Natasha had not recovered from her illness, so Ivan went to very few places each day.

Most of the time, he stayed in Natasha's sickroom. Otherwise, he pushed her wheelchair around the ship, showing her what he could within the permitted areas.

They were also allowed onto the deck to look around. China naturally placed great importance on Ivan. Since he had developed both the solid rocket fuel and the solid rocket engine himself, his abilities were unquestionably first-rate.

No country would refuse talent.

China was no exception. Ivan clearly understood what his future life would be like, so while caring for Natasha during this period, he studied Chinese. He had known some Chinese before, though not much.

But it had to be said that for someone whose intelligence had reached a certain level, learning a language was truly a simple matter, especially with the ship providing such a rich language-learning environment.

This alone showed that Ivan had positioned himself very well. He knew where he would be working, which was why he had taken the