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

Will arrived at the number 2 comprehensive training room with his heart full of anticipation. What would a card made by a card master having an "A" level of contribution points be like? Chen Mu looked very young, which stuck out among card masters where so much stress was put on qualifications and experience. But getting to the "A" level was something that even the so-called high-level card artisans couldn't match.

Hadn't Bo Wen said that there were only five "A" level card artisans on the base? Will knew the principle that rare things are expensive.

No matter how he looked at it, everything made Will extremely enthusiastic about that card which would be his.

The Hundred Blades