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>With the issue of Sang Hanshui's card resolved, the power of the four-man team had increased by another step. Chen Mu had Bogner transmit a specific training plan, which he then gave to Sang Hanshui, making him responsible for its implementation. Sang Hanshui was doing the bidding of Chen Mu by then and guaranteed he would never compromise in vouching for Chen Mu. He loved that Bomb he had just gotten so much that he never let it out of his hands. He had a rich knowledge of cards, so of course he recognized the mark on its surface.</p>

<p>It was from the famous numbered series of cards! In his mind, the value of that card could only go straight up. The number 029 had never before appeared among the known numbered series of cards, but Sang Hanshui had no doubt about that card's identity. Apart from the numbered series of cards, he had never thought any kind of Bomb card could reach that level.</p>

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