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

The silence in the transport shuttle was interrupted by the image on the screen.

"We got caught after all," Not even the slightest hint of worry could be seen on Bogner's face. He was still looking nonchalant, "This Dawei Card Artisan Team does actually have quite a few capable Card Artisans."

Xi Ping was rather familiar with this lazy-bones. Normally, if this guy was acting this way, it meant that he was very confident. But Xi Ping normally only acts as a backup, he never intervened the Card Artisan's job. So he did not know of the specifics of the proper measures.

"Agreed," Jiang Liang who was sitting straight remained his composure.

In the battlefield, over 50 people were left and they were all doing the Coaxial Spinning Attack. Five of the Card Artisans who were not used to flying had died while forcing themselves to do this difficult move. To a Card Artisan, forcing himself to do a skill which was out of his capabilities was extremely dangerous.

A Sharp Blade is Unsheathed