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

Chen Mu did not stumble into any trouble as he was entering the city.

Qianhu was now flooded with foreign card artisans. Be it Moon Frost Island, or local influences like the House of Luo, none of them were able to carry out inspections on the foreign card artisans. Chen Mu predicted that approximately half of the elite card artisans from the Heavenly Drum Village District had gathered in this ancient city. It felt particularly odd as any card artisan one passes by could very well be a Grade Seven card artisan.

The only person unfazed by the situation was Wei-ah.

Reunion