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>Seeing Chen Mu, Lu Xiaoru ran over to him in a hurry. She had been waiting for the past two days; Sue Lochiro had told her Chen Mu had been injured and needed to recover. She didn't really bring up Chen Mu's injury. She had guessed something must have been wrong when Chen Mu brought her there. Who would go to the hospital if there wasn't something wrong, not to mention seek out a high-level medical card artisan? But, she well understood her own position, and she kept her mouth shut and didn't ask any questions. She obediently played with the little girl while she waited.</p>

<p>Now, she finally breathed a sigh of relief seeing Chen Mu come out. Her life depended on others; if something were to happen to Chen Mu, she didn't know what would happen to her.</p>

The Call (I)