The "Labyrinth of Minos" was exciting and exciting for many nobles, and although the riot that burned the stands caused a lot of trouble, it was this unexpected situation that made the spectators, who felt that there was no danger, more involved in the battle.

At this time, the duel between François and Chen Mu was not expected to be even more exciting, which was also the psychology of the spectators.

François is regarded as a great hero of the French Overseas Legion, but it is rare for everyone present to see his real skills, and this time it can be regarded as an opportunity!

The small friction before the duel seemed to be brewing the atmosphere for the duel, and everyone entered the state early.

However, at this time, Consul Trio stood up and said to François and Chen Mu: "Everyone is a gentleman, I hope you can maintain your sanity and restraint, and never hurt your life, understand!" ”

Since the beginning of the banquet, until this time, Consul Trio has always given people an amiable impression, but now he reminds everyone very seriously, but everyone has a different mind, because they know that François will never let Chen Mu go, and Mr. Trio will emphasize it so much!

François smiled and said, "Your Excellency, rest assured, I will not stain the floor of the consulate." ”

Trio frowned, and no longer mentioned the matter, but said to everyone: "In addition to the labyrinth of Minos today, I have also prepared a surprise for everyone, please gather in front of you." ”

When the people heard this, they all came forward.

They are all either rich or expensive, even ordinary businessmen like the Baptistes, the family background is very thick, and they don't have much expectation for the surprise in Trio's mouth.

Although the interest of the dignitaries was not very high, Consul Trio kept a smug smile, snapped his fingers behind him, and the old butler walked back, and after a while, he heard a "click", as if something had been touched, and then there was a clearly audible rumble, and the whole floor seemed to tremble!

At this moment, it was like a sun rising overhead, shining brightly, and this light was very intense, dazzling and hot!

Silver candlesticks have always been used to illuminate the ballroom, and a large crystal lamp is hung overhead, and the surrounding area is only decorated with candle flames.

However, at this time, the crystal lamp suddenly lit up, and the blazing light penetrated the crystal lamp, and after the refraction of the crystal lamp, it sprayed a dazzling and brilliant light!

"It's an electric light!"

The VIPs immediately cheered, and their eyes seemed to be even more brilliant than this crystal lamp!

Tang Tingfang had seen the world, but he still couldn't help but be shocked, as for Sun Youlin and the others who returned to the banquet hall, they had never seen this thing, and they were so frightened that they took a few steps back and hid back in the corner!

Chen Mu had heard from his brother that when his brother went to Guangzhou to run errands, he had seen this kind of electric lamp, and it was not a foreigner, but a Chinese named Huang Bingchang bought it from Citigroup, and later used a generator to provide electricity for more than 700 electric lamps in 40 streets in Guangzhou.

Hearing is better than seeing in the end, when Chen Mu heard his brother talk happily earlier, he only thought that his brother was talking nonsense to fool him, and he didn't have a specific concept in his heart.

Seeing this electric light tonight, his face is calm, but his heart is extremely shocked, no wonder foreigners can cross the world, their technology is simply the power of gods and ghosts!

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a small engine generator that I purchased from the Westinghouse Company in the United States, and it is currently only being tried in the Consul's Manor, and then I will negotiate with the Qing government to build a power plant in Xinhui, if you are interested, then after the banquet, you can come to me to discuss."

As soon as these words came out, the VIPs suddenly burst into thunderous applause!

Electricity is an emerging industry, for such an ancient country as the Qing Dynasty, it is definitely a huge impact, perhaps ordinary people can not afford to use electric lights, but Guangdong is the richest place in the Qing Dynasty at this time, with the resources of foreign businessmen, many Chinese businessmen have unimaginable wealth.

This part of the high-end people is enough to bring rich returns to the power plant, and the investment in energy is sure to make a profit!

It's no wonder that Mr. Trio said that this is a surprise, in comparison, what a Minoan labyrinth, what a duel, that can only be a foil!

These explorers have traveled across the seas, and even fought everywhere, in the final analysis, just to plunder the wealth, in the savage realm, they can burn and loot, but in the civilized world, they want to change the way, that is, bandit commercial trade!

The crystal lamp above the head splashed with light, like a cornucopia overflowing, in the eyes of these guests, it was not the light that fell, but the real money in the sky!

This is the typical relationship between a businessman and a consulate, and to put it badly, it is to act in cahoots, take advantage of each other, and ultimately get a win-win situation.

This is also the ultimate purpose of foreigners' gatherings, any entertainment is just to help the fun, and the final highlight is to put it bluntly, it is still the word profit, that's all.

Although Chen Mu is a reading seed, his brother is an outgoing character, and he has been exposed to new things since he was a child, so he is not repulsive to these Western things, but in it, he can feel the greed in the eyes of these foreigners, which makes him very uncomfortable.

Perhaps the innovation brought by electric lighting will also rejuvenate this ancient country, but for some reason, Chen Mu always feels that the benefits brought by these foreigners are always so impure.

Still muttering in his heart, Consul Trio on the field had already spoken.

"Let our warriors, then, duel under this electric lamp, and their victory will witness another great victory for us!"

Trio is a veteran of the social circle, first released the bait of interests, and now he has raised his hand with words, and the guests in the audience are thunderous!

Francois's mood also relaxed, as if his anger towards Chen Mu was not so fierce.

Chen Mu can also see that perhaps François wants to marry Trio, also because of the power plant project.

Although the consulate is in the concession, foreigners cannot interfere in mining affairs, that is to say, if the power plant wants to be built and operated, it must have coal resources, and Guangdong's minerals are not too rich, and foreigners cannot get enough coal resources from the inland, so the source can only be by sea.

And François's fleet is the best choice!

It can also be seen that the French fleet at sea is not only François, he also has other strong competitors, otherwise he would not use the bone crusher to win Isabella's heart and want to win this political marriage.

In any case, Chen Mu has his own plans, François is the captain of the Countess Duccaly, and it is very likely that Chen Mu is the enemy who killed his father and brother, and Chen Mu will not let him go at all!

What's more, Chen Mu has to rely on his intelligence to find out the traitor and rebuild Hong Shuntang, so he can't lose!

Thinking of this, Chen Mu took the lead and walked under the crystal lamp, and the old housekeeper hurriedly led some foreign slaves and maids to put on protective gear for Chen Mu.

After all, this is the banquet hall of the consulate, not the savage and bloody Minoan labyrinth, and everyone must return to the role of gentlemen and ladies on such occasions, and they must not spill blood on the spot.

However, Chen Mu shook his head and said to the old butler in Latin: "I don't need it. ”

As soon as Chen Mu said this, everyone was also surprised, but thinking about what happened in that room, everyone also fell silent.

They really can't see through the young people of this Eastern Continent.

He has a handsome face, elegant and generous demeanor, and has qualities and virtues that they think all Orientals should not have, compared to the insensitive, humble and introverted Qing people, Chen Mu's self-confidence is as dazzling as the sun in the dark night!

François also came to the front and said to the old butler: "He is going to kill himself, and do not stop him!" ”

Obviously, he is also expressing to everyone that he will not lose to Chen Mu, he doesn't need protective gear!

His right hand holds the jeweled handle of a Western sword, while in his left hand is a short, sharp Arabic scimitar.

"Huh!"

François drew a long, narrow, slightly curved sword, similar to that of the Royal Musketeer, but more curved, in the style of a sailor's sword.

The tip of the sword touched the ground, and François said to Chen Mu: "You can start your attack." ”

Obviously, he still didn't take Chen Mu in his eyes, he was arrogant and had no one in his eyes, as if a teacher was talking to a student who had just started, such a sure victory, as if Chen Mu could easily resolve how Chen Mu attacked!

When everyone saw this, they were also silent, they cared about the outcome of the situation, but not because they were worried about the safety of the two.

Whether François's maritime fleet can become a partner of the Trio power plant is directly related to the interests of these investors in the future, and the victory or defeat becomes even more important!

From this point of view, Isabella is sacrificing her father's interests to pursue her freedom of marriage, which may not be common in Eastern countries, but foreigners should be accustomed to it and take it for granted, otherwise Isabella would not be so messy.

In the face of the arrogant François, Chen Mu didn't draw his knife at all, retreated half a step, and after gathering momentum, he hurried forward, and hit the knife with the sheath!

Lu Shengwu didn't teach Chen Mu a complete set of sword techniques, but this old Taoist priest who was in the fighting room, beating broken bones and Viking pirates in the blink of an eye, passed on his most quintessential sword skills to Chen Mu in the prison temple and labyrinth one after another!

Such an intuitive teaching is more effective than a routine of one move and one style, because at that time, it was between life and death, and Chen Muneng imprinted the essence of his sword technique in his soul!

François was arrogant enough, but he didn't expect Chen Mu to be even bigger than him, and he didn't bother to draw his sword!

While everyone was stunned, they were also sweating for Chen Mu.

As everyone knows, Chen Mu has already seen through the so-called swordsmanship of the foreigners, and their moves are the same as those of the royal musketeers, like parts cast in batches in a furnace, which is the disadvantage of systematic education.

Chinese martial arts are broad and profound, although the view of the portal hinders the development of martial arts, but also maintains the mystery and diversity of martial arts, each school has its own unique secret arts, and even the apprentices handed over by the same master, because of different comprehension abilities, different personal opinions, the number of ways to fight is different.

Don't say anything else, just say that Chen Mu's Dahong Boxing is the first of the five fists of the thirteen Lingnan five fists, Lingnan kung fu is a variety of martial arts, and folk martial artists according to their personal understanding, or creation or improvement, various categories and routines are more like stars in the sky.

And Chen Mu's cultivation of Dahong Fist is like soaking in the source of a big river, absorbing the purest and most original nutrients, how can he be afraid of a little foreign devil like a mud pit and pond!