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

Chen Mu planned to visit Amay City over the weekend, which was the nearest city to Eastern Shang-Wei City.

The shuttle train station was crowded. Chen Mu was bored looking at the advertisements being emitted from fantasy cards in the main station. The shuttle train was a convenient way to get to Amay City, only taking about six hours. It was too bad that he didn't have the capability, since it would be very pleasant to fly through the outer reaches by directly deploying the jet-stream card.

Since it was Chen Mu's first time on a long-distance shuttle train, he was enjoying the novelty when he finally got on the train.

The Way of Wealth