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 Garden Above the Center was floating in midair. Surrounding it, were floating fortresses which formed something like a complete necklace. Every card artisan who entered here needed to be checked strictly. No one was exceptional.

An energy shuttle approached the Garden Above the Center at an alarming speed, causing the card artisan on duty to immediately turn anxious. Recently, Dongrui City had become more atrocious, so they dared not let their guard down.

"Please slow down. Please authenticate yourselves, thank you for your cooperation!" In front of the card artisan floated several white mirrored energy forms, each of them was about 20 centimeters. This energy form was made by an amplifier card. The voice of a card artisan could be transmitted afar through these mirrored energy form. Some skilled card artisans could even project their own voice to specific areas, while people in other areas couldn't hear it at all. This was the case with that card artisan.

The Recruitment