Azur Lane: I took the graduation port area through time

Chapter 323 The Origin of Essex’s Obsession (2900 words)

"Did I really... beat the corporate seniors?"

At this time, Essex was still standing there dumbly on the track. After taking off her helmet, she looked at her name in the championship column on the big screen and forgot to get off the car for a moment.

She had just used this move with passion, and she thought she had arrived at the finish line at the same time as the company's seniors.

But when she learned that she actually defeated her corporate seniors, even if it was just in the motorcycle competition, she still felt like she was dreaming.

"Congratulations to you Essex. That move just now was very beautiful. Even I didn't expect that you could overtake me with such a dangerous move."

At this time, Enterprise had also taken off his windshield helmet, supported the motorcycle on the ground, and walked to Essex with a smile to congratulate him.

"Ah... Senior Enterprise, that was just a fluke, you must have let it slip..."

Seeing the sassy corporate senior with long silver hair flying in front of him standing in front of him to congratulate him, Essex's face instantly blushed, and he turned his gaze and whispered.

"No, Essex, the company will definitely go all out and not give up. This victory is the result of your hard work."

At this time, Lin Lan also led Anchorage and others down to the audience stand and walked from the track.

He just happened to hear the conversation between the enterprise and Essex, and smiled and said what he wanted to say for the enterprise, which made the enterprise smile knowingly at him.

As expected of the commander who knows everyone best, he said everything she wanted to say for her.

Seeing the commander arriving, Essex jumped out of the car with a flash of panic on her face. She was completely unprepared for the fact that she could actually win.

What's more, she just saw the commander's expectant gaze, so she didn't choose to give up and used this counter-attack method that she had silently practiced countless times.

Even she herself was not 100% sure that it would be successful. She just decided to use it because she wanted to live up to the commander's expectations.

"commander……"

Hearing Lin Lan's affirmative words, the light purple twin-tailed dumpling's face turned as red as a ripe apple, and those who didn't know thought she was the loser.

"Essex, sister, you were so handsome just now!"

At this time, Anchorage jumped into Essex's arms and hugged Essex tightly.

Morrie also gave Essex a thumbs up and said with a smile:

"Stop being modest at this time, Essex, just enjoy the victory openly and openly. Sister Enterprise is also sincerely happy for you."

Essex looked at the enterprise and then at Lin Lan. When she saw both of them giving her congratulatory smiles, she blushed and nodded, then touched Anchorage's head.

"Well, Senior Enterprise... Although I won this time, there are still many things I need to learn from you. I will continue to follow your example in the future!"

"I'm always waiting for you to challenge Essex. It's just having a positive junior like you that will push me to be even better."

Enterprise smiled and raised his fist at Essex. When Essex saw this, he took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to fist bump with Enterprise.

"Come here, everyone, look over, three, two..."

At this time, Gridley's voice suddenly came, making everyone look away.

"...One, eggplant!"

"Crack!"

Along with the sound of the camera, the expressions and movements of everyone, including Lin Lan, turned their heads and were captured by Gridley, who was holding a camera, along with the name of the champion on the big screen behind him.

"Hey hey~ It's a perfect angle, Commander, I'm not taking a candid photo this time, right?"

Gridley came bounding over and smiled happily at Lin Lan.

Regarding Gridley, whose quality has improved significantly compared to before, Lin Lan smiled, patted the cute little Gridley's head and praised:

"Okay, your professionalism has been significantly improved, and you are finally no longer a candid reporter."

Since Gridley's candid shot in the morning almost caused Essex to actually use the firing restriction, this little White Eagle reporter also learned a lot.

She was not allowed to secretly take photos next to the commander, otherwise there was a high chance that she would be unable to survive in the White Eagle camp like the little profiteer Akashi.

After this episode, Lin Lan boldly proposed to the company and Essex whether they could take him to experience the feeling of racing on the track.

Watching the two people's extreme speed competition during the game just now made him interested in it.

Although he didn't dare to drive a lap with his three-legged motorcycle skills, it should be no problem with an experienced driver driving him in front.

"Well...Commander's request must naturally be fulfilled by the winner of this competition."

After hearing Lin Lan's request, the company couldn't help but feel happy, looked at Essex and smiled.

"Ah? Shall I take care of the commander?"

He had no idea that the company senior would actually give this opportunity to him. Essex was stunned and actually asked in a cute voice.

Seeing that the always aloof Dumpling was running out of brains, Lin Lan smiled and joked:

"This is indeed the case. After all, it would be more reliable for our junior champion, Essex, to lead me, so I'll do my best to help you."

"Since it is the Commander's request... Essex is honored."

Essex looked at Lin Lan with a shy smile on her face, and suddenly felt the corners of her eyes sore.

She couldn't remember that when she joined Minato a few years ago, the first person she saw was this big boy with a shy smile.

Although she had seen the young commander in simulation exercises at that time, she did not pay too much attention to him when she actually joined him in the port area.

Almost all of her energy is focused on chasing the company. Even if she is arranged to attack by the commander, she still has the ultimate goal of catching up with the company.

After all, she is the first ship of the Essex class, the new aircraft carrier of the White Eagle camp, but since her birth, she has been overshadowed by the glory of the predecessors of the White Eagle Ares Enterprise.

When everyone mentions the White Eagle aircraft carrier of that period, the first thing that comes to mind is the legendary Pacific Queen Enterprise, not the Essex class that was born later.

This is Essex's biggest obsession, and it's also her lingering... knot.

She hopes that she can prove the strength of the Essex class and outright surpass the enterprise.

But at the same time, I am full of sincere admiration for this senior who is shrouded in all kinds of legendary auras and can't even feel a trace of jealousy.

As the commander named her to serve as the secretary ship, in her daily work life, she gradually became familiar with this commander who liked to touch everyone, but they could never touch them.

At the same time, she was also very curious. She worked so hard to catch up with her predecessors in the company, and why did this commander work so conscientiously at his job every day.

Is it just for the sake of treating all the sisters in Minato City equally without any distinction at all?

What an old pervert commander.

She entertained the idea until that day came.

During the aircraft carrier exercise held in the port area, she finally tied with the company, but she was caught in the suspicion that the company deliberately let the situation go to a tie in order to take care of her.

It was the commander who discovered her negative and entangled mentality, took her to relax in time, and called the company to explain to her the truth that there was no deliberate leakage during the exercise.

It was precisely because of this incident that she discovered that this commander, who looked like an old pervert, turned out to be extremely attentive to everyone.

Until the day when he put on the oath ring, Essex, who was caught in the sudden happiness, even thought that as long as she could stay with the commander, she would never have to prove anything in the future.

As long as the two of them can support each other and keep going, that's enough.

This innocent expectation gradually changed as the commander's physical condition became worse and worse, but she was unable to do anything.

Until that day, the commander disappeared from the port area...

After that, she was so depressed and desperate that she even locked herself in the dormitory and fell into isolation for several days.

If she hadn't vaguely sensed that the commander was still alive and had the goal of finding him in her heart, she would have felt that the whole world had fallen into darkness.

At the same time, a thought also arose in her mind:

If we could catch up with the company seniors who remained extremely strong even after the Commander disappeared, would we be able to overcome the pain of missing the Commander?

So after that, Essex once again targeted the enterprise and was more persistent than before.

It wasn't until a few nights ago that the unconscious commander was actually brought back.

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"Why are you so dazed, Dumpling, come here quickly? Can your motorcycle seat two people? Speaking of which, do I need some protection measures? My body is not as strong as yours, hahaha!"

The brief memory in Essex's mind was interrupted by Lin Lan, who had walked to her motorcycle and looked at it carefully.

At this time, Lin Lan was taking Anchorage with him, and the two of them looked at Essex's motorcycle curiously.

To be honest, this perfectly maintained competitive motorcycle should be funded by him.

After all, it cost him dozens of dollars - that is, hundreds of red-pointed "huge sums of money".

wrong.

Lin Lan shook his head. The motorcycle company had told him that it was borrowed from Jamaica.

But it was obvious that the blue streamlined car shell was a replica of the one he originally bought for Essex in this outfit.

It seems that Essex still can't forget the day he bought him a change of clothes.