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

Wei-ah suddenly turned his head, his gaze falling onto Jiao Si.

A powerfully murderous aura densely filled every corner of the training field as though it were tangible. It was oppressive to the point of stopping everyone's breath. Everyone's complexion changed, and they went stiff as though the tip of a knife were being held to their throats.

Jiao Si's eyes contracted as he stared closely at Wei-ah. Scholars who were familiar with him clearly grasped that there was a surge of battle lust in the academy president's constricted gaze!

That guy had actually provoked the president's battle lust! The Origins Academy scholars were stunned; the adversary's strength had been affirmed by the president, no matter how they looked at it. Good lord, could that place be the camp where monsters gathered?

"Would you care trade some tips, my lord?" Jiao Si made his invitation with a solemn expression while the battle lust in his eyes grew stronger and stronger.

Preparing for War (VIII)