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

Chen Mu came shooting out of the water hiding his pleasure with some difficulty, though he was such a calm and cool person. Wei-ah remained impassive as though nothing had happened and saw Chen Mu without looking at him.

"What did you just discover?" Chen Mu couldn't help but ask.

"There was someone hiding in ambush by the window, and I scared him off." Wei-ah turned about and walked toward the quiet-room while dropping a phrase, "Don't bother me unless something's wrong."

Chen Mu smiled bitterly to himself, only then understanding where that murderous aura, which seemed dropped from an icehouse, had just come from. Wei-ah's power had once again stunned Chen Mu, with the murderous aura so heavy and cold. It was hard to imagine how terrifying that move would be if Wei-ah used all this strength! Wei-ah's power had so stunned Chen Mu it had broken right through his recent excitement and made clear to him what a little rookie he still was.

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