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

"Maintain formation, everyone! Those on the edges be on guard!"

"Fast! Faster! Don't worry about the power cards!"

"Keep up your spirits and don't fall asleep!"

Racing along day and night, and avoiding towns and cities along the way, the Wood Battalion went ahead toward Thousand Lakes at the fastest speed. Everyone in the entire Battalion only had three hours to sleep every day. The rest of time was all spent on the road. The forest shuttle cars were all used to load the injured, while Chen Mu used a jet-stream card along with the ordinary team members.

What Chen Mu was then using was a completely new jet-stream card, the four-star Fire Mudfish. That jet-stream card incorporated the best parts of the Rocket and the Big Mudfish, having both enough explosive power and superior swerving performance. And after being optimized, its performance shot up by another level.

The Fog of War