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

<p>The weapon that Chen Mu made shook the whole village. Everyone knew it was a stunning weapon with unprecedented power. If it weren't for the current state of agitation, Chen Mu's lab would probably have been engulfed by a water-tight crowd of villagers. But the weapon's ugliness was as famous as its power. All of the villagers who had seen the weapon from Chen Mu's lab exaggerated the same way with the same phrase: it was really too ugly!</p>

<p>Alfonso, who was familiar with its power, couldn't bear such a powerful weapon being so ugly. Alfonso was a good colleague with aesthetic leanings from any point of view. He clearly understood the function of every part from Chen Mu and quickly grasped the design of the weapon, apart from that little card.</p>

The Blue Moon Gun