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

By the time the three of them were completely calmed down, they realized they still faced quite a few issues. That was certainly a huge sum of money. But at that time, even if they had money, they couldn't spend it. Pomelo was completely cut off from the outside, and the economy in the city was already collapsed. The stores were all closed, and goods from outside had no way to be transported in.

Before the dispute could be resolved, the money couldn't be put to any use. Moreover, that case full of cards couldn't be exchanged for money. Thinking about that, it didn't seem as though the situation had even changed.

"It's always good to have money," Bogner said to comfort himself. He didn't mention the ridiculous notion of Chen Mu going to rob the storehouses of the other two academies.

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