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>Having returned to normal, Chen Mu finally explained, "It's a metal separator. The composition of this purple fluorescent ore is just too complex, having at least 40 or 50 elements. My ability is limited, and I could only separate out the ten with the most content. But it looks like there are few useful ingredients in the purple fluorescent ore. You can only extract such a tiny amount from such a large piece of raw ore."</p>

<p>"Oh, so this is what gets separated out from the purple fluorescent ore?" It suddenly dawned on Xi Ping. Looking again at the parts scattered all over, he finally understood what the boss had been doing those last few days.</p>

Business Comes to the Door