As the saying goes, good people don't live long, but the wicked live for a thousand years.
Commodore Norrington could absolutely be considered a promising young man. In his early thirties, he was already the highest-ranking military officer in the British Caribbean. Besides his strong family background, his own abilities were also outstanding.
To say nothing of other things, his fighting skills even allowed him to gain a slight advantage when facing the two male leads, Jack Sparrow and Will Turner.
In this era, due to technological limitations, cannons and firearms were not very effective. Unless it was a naval fleet battle, the real deciding factor in winning or losing a war was still personal combat skills.
However, this guy's biggest mistake was falling in love with the female lead!
You say you're a supporting male character, yet you want to get with the female lead? Isn't that just asking for death?
Pirates of the Caribbean and female pirates of the Caribbean are completely different. One less word makes a world of difference. Norrington actually wanted to marry Miss Swann; he really hadn't seen how to court death so directly.
According to the original plot, this promising naval officer would, a year later, become a pirate because of Miss Swann. Then, after finally redeeming himself, he would be killed by a mob, again because of her.
This story teaches us:
No matter the era or status, simps always meet a bad end!
It was precisely for this reason that Li Qingyuan felt he should allow Commodore Norrington to die with a shred of dignity; it would be a more honorable death.
"We have to save Will! He was captured by those pirates!"
As soon as she stepped onto the deck of the HMS Indomitable, Miss Swann began to nag Governor Swann.
However, neither Governor Swann nor Commodore Norrington seemed interested in rescuing Will.
Will Turner was just an orphan Governor Swann had found at sea when he first arrived in Port Royal. Currently, he was just a blacksmith. For everyone to go to the trouble of traveling across the ocean to rescue him, and also to go to war with the most notorious Black Pearl in the Caribbean, neither of them had any intention of doing so.
After all, there are differences between people. For Miss Swann, Will was her childhood sweetheart, but to others, he was just an insignificant nobody.
It wasn't worth the effort to go to such lengths for that kind of person.
"Please, if you don't save him, he's a goner!" Miss Swann was still putting on a show, but Li Qingyuan had already decided to act.
"Sir, this isn't a place you should be," the First Mate said, blocking Li Qingyuan, who was preparing to go upstairs on the second deck.
"I'm here to give Commodore Norrington a gift. I have some special products from The East that I want to give him!" Lifting the suitcase in his hand, Li Qingyuan gave everyone a kind smile.
"What treasures do you have?" Governor Swann and Commodore Norrington were immediately interested when they heard it was a special product from The East. In those days, the great Eastern nations still dominated Western society. Porcelain, silk, and other items from The East were treasures in the West.
They were already getting a headache from Miss Swann. Going to war for a blacksmith, how could that be possible?
So, when they heard Li Qingyuan say he had a gift, they immediately went along with it, letting him onto the second deck, ready to use the gifts from The East to calm Miss Swann down.
"What I'm giving you is this!" Li Qingyuan opened the suitcase and pulled out the MP5, the safety already off.
"Tat-tat-tat—"
Blue flames erupted from the submachine gun's muzzle, and Commodore Norrington was turned into a pincushion before he could even react.
The British soldiers on the deck were all stunned, none of them expecting the other person to dare assassinate the captain in this situation.
Even Jack Sparrow, who knew he was going to make a move, was shocked. A submachine gun was completely beyond their imagination, accustomed as they were to flintlock pistols. Didn't guns only fire a single shot?
While the people on the deck were still stunned, Li Qingyuan had already turned the gun and started sweeping the British soldiers on the deck.
The HMS Indomitable was already a remarkable ship for its time. Over fifty meters long, thirteen meters wide, and with a displacement of nearly two thousand tons, it could absolutely be considered the overlord of the sea.
But this antique from hundreds of years ago was completely useless against modern firepower. If Li Qingyuan didn't want the ship, he could have simply tossed some C4 to turn it into a historical footnote.
The total area of the HMS Indomitable's main deck was less than four hundred square meters. Just a sweep of the MP5 Submachine Gun covered the entire deck.
One person managed to suppress the fire of nearly a hundred people. This was the power of equipment!
Compared to the flintlock rifles, which took dozens of seconds to reload after each shot, the MP5 submachine gun, capable of firing three hundred rounds per minute, was practically a divine weapon.
In just one minute, there wasn't a single person standing on the deck!
When the gunfire ceased, the deck of the HMS Indomitable had become a scene of hell on earth. Countless limbs and blood covered the entire deck, while those who were lucky enough to survive were writhing in agony.
Some fortunate individuals hadn't been injured, but they were now trembling with fear, their eyes glazed over, as if they had lost their souls.
The Native Americans had had the same expressions when they first saw cannons, and now it was the British soldiers' turn.
Good deeds and evil deeds will be rewarded, and Heaven's Way/Fate will bring retribution!
As members of the British Royal Navy, these soldiers were undeniably among the world's finest. However, even the most formidable soldiers lost their will to fight after enduring this ordeal.
"Devils!"
The remaining soldiers screamed in a frenzy, with several leaping directly into the sea.
Even being eaten by sharks was preferable to facing the devil.
Ah!
The First Mate yelped, dropping his pistol. He had fought down his fear and pulled out his pistol, intending to shoot the devil. Because he was on the second deck, he had escaped injury from the machine gun fire.
But the moment he drew his gun, the First Mate felt a sharp pain in his wrist, so intense that he couldn't even hold the weapon.
"HE-TUI!"
李清远 turned his head and spat at the First Mate. The spittle landed squarely on the man's face.
'Boom!'
A ball of fire erupted from the First Mate's face. The headless corpse wobbled for a few seconds before tumbling down the stairs.
"I'm taking command of this ship now. Does anyone have any objections?" Turning to Governor Swann, who was trembling but still protecting his daughter, Li Qingyuan took two steps forward and stood at the front of the second deck, addressing the remaining British soldiers.
"No, long live the captain!"
Jack Sparrow emerged from behind the mast, shouting with his hands raised to the sky.
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