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

Originally wanting to ask about the background of the Southern Star Firm, Chen Mu realized that wouldn't be keeping with his new character. Arrogant and domineering—what a headache!

"Oh, we can give it a try. But I want to be clear at the outset that if any adversary's power is beyond mine, I won't just go off to die." Chen Mu spoke calmly. With Wei-ah there, what did he have to be afraid of?

Ah Sang was delighted. "Of course! If even you have no way to withstand someone, sir, it will be Ah Sang's fate."

By that time, the money card had been sent. Ah Sang was quite generous. Without thinking twice about it, she had put an additional 500 million Oudi on the card as an advance.

Soon, one of the servants led Chen Mu to the baths. Since he had been fighting in the forest for so long, Chen Mu's whole body was either bloody or covered in mud; he was as filthy as a savage.

The Ugly Guy