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>Perception flooded all of the lines in the metal. The formless barrier between the metal disk and the power case seemed to break right up, with the first shapeless energy immediately penetrating the disk.</p>

<p>The sky became suddenly dark, and everyone seemed to be plunged into night. That abrupt misfortune took everyone aback. Xi Weide and the rest looked as though they were facing a powerful adversary, never having seen such a weird phenomenon. Bo Wen and Cheng Ying directly activated their energy cloaks, one of them white, the other emerald green—both very eye-catching in the dark.</p>

Misfortune