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

"A Method for Training Perception"

The caption made Chen Mu feel as though lightning had struck him dumb as a wooden chicken in that instant. Perception! My God, a method for training perception! Chen Mu felt as though he'd been engulfed by wild joy, and was tightly wrapped in a wellbeing which reached the heavens and covered the earth.

His hand was trembling uncontrollably, and his brain was raging and buzzing as though something had exploded inside him.

After who knows how long, Chen Mu felt as though he were slowly coming out from a dream, though he still felt as though he were walking on clouds, and couldn't help mocking himself that he was a complete novice who knew nothing of the world.

Enjoying Agony