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

"Yang….. Yangshan Fei…." The artisan stammered, staring blankly at the man with the green scar. He suddenly returned to his senses, " The old artisan is here!"

"Not at all!" The artisan was busy shaking his head.

"Haha, I am just messing with you," Yangshan Fei flew back to the masked man.

"Su. You see, there are a lot of clever people here!" Yang Shanfei smiled.

The man called Su silently continued to fly at high speed with the rest of the group. The card artisan carefully peeped at Su, secretly guessing his identity.

The team looked serious as this trip was dangerous. The chances of survival were slim. The card artisans of Desert Camp was ruthless and rarely accepted surrender. While their main army was recovering, hundreds of small hunting teams had already begun to clear off the remaining artisans in the area. They were all killed even before they managed to surrender.

The Battle Begins