Fang Xiang

This is both a work of science fiction and an exploration of the meaning of life, love, literature and art. Brainpower is no longer the main ingredient for being human in this far distant future world.  Spirituality, physical balance, and diligence all come together as integrity for Chen Mu, the Card Apprentice.  The cards which Chen Mu masters in his own scrappy way, distill all the powers of the cosmos –  human and nonhuman –  into something that is not a book, not technology, and neither art nor magic, but is these and more.  Learn about these strange cards, which can embody everything you might imagine for the future of technology, but also a future beyond technology which promotes the best, and sometimes the worst, from mankind’s past.

The Card Apprentice

Hong Tao shook his head, "Apparently they essentially haven't made any progress."

Zuo Tingyi said coldly, "Based on their strength, the probability of success is about nil."

'Why do you say that?" Wang Ze couldn't help asking. After those few days getting along, he was starting to understand Zuo Tingyi's temperament. He knew that he was extremely serious in his attitude toward anything regarding the handling of cards. Hong Tao knew him even better, and he was also astonished at Zuo Tingyi.

Zuo Tingyi didn't know what he thought, and his expression was a little odd, "I've studied that card play set, and it's not as simple as it looks on its surface."

Hong Tao and Wang Ze looked at one another in dismay, and then turned toward him in unison waiting for the next step in the explanation.

Grand Revelations (2)