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

"We will next demonstrate the card numbered 013, which is also the only four-star card in this series of cards, as well as the second four-star card in the series up until now. I believe the previous Super 007 has left each of you with a rather deep impression, and for Madam Zhi Lian to have personally bought it has proven its value from a different angle. What kinds of pleasant surprises will 013 bring? Let's find out!"

As the auctioneer's voice fell, Jiao Si appeared on the field.

No one was surprised to see him, but the crowd felt all the more certain the boss of the auction house had pretty good relations with Jiao Si. Those who had been entertaining a different idea all now dispelled that notion. They may have been uncertain before, but Jiao Si arriving the second time thoroughly awed them.

013!