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>At Binidia Mountains, all the vanguard forces of the Federation Comprehensive Academy were gathered. Not long ago, they received Lord Tang Hanpei's direct order. Eighty percent of them would be transferred back to the capital, while the remaining 20% would remain stationed there. It was only now that everyone realized that Tang Hanpei had only gotten them to retreat to the Binidia Mountains to have a better defensive position.</p>

<p>Binidia Mountains had a dangerous terrain. This coupled with the numerous forts constructed there made this an easily guarded and hard to attack place. Some of the high ranking officers were extremely dissatisfied with this decision. They believed that now was the perfect time for them to expand. And yet Tang Hanpei seemed dead set on defending instead. He lacked ambition.</p>

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