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>The wave of probing fluctuation was just too sensitive! The bogus borderline breath control method, which never failed, actually could not escape from the adversary's detection. It caused Chen Mu an enormous headache. Concealment was his greatest advantage, and almost all of his battle tactics branched off from that point. Once it was removed, his situation would be rather far from good.</p>

<p>Such was precisely the disadvantage of extreme tactics. Chen Mu hadn't been aware of how extreme his own tactics were before. He realized that when he could no longer keep himself concealed, he lacked other means of counterattacking and was completely caught in a false position.</p>

Luring Beasts