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>A conflict had arisen between the Qin household of the Nawen District and the aristocratic Lasorda family, with hundreds of casualties on each side. The ensuing conflict kept increasing, and the casualties kept mounting. The Nawen District was an ordinary residential district, and the two families wouldn't be considered such large clans. However, the conflict had attracted the attention of the entire Heavenly Federation. In people's eyes, the conflict was a lot more serious than the one in the Eastern Reaches between the Nings and the Zuos.</p>

Preparation