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

It was about thirty centimeters in diameter, likely a plate-shaped pedestal. It didn't have a very complicated design, just three pieces of interlocking framework. Among all the parts scattered around, it didn't stand out, though its existence had still caught Chen Mu's attention.

Chen Mu was drawn over to it because there were three cards placed on it.

The three cards were separately placed on the three metal arms, each of which had a card slot. Among the three cards, one was a power card, one was a jet stream card, while another was a three-star fantasy card.

Dual Compostion