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 power-cards they produced were beyond Chen Mu's imagination, making it difficult for Chen Mu to identify the number of the stars on the power-cards. However, he was able to quickly set aside this technical question as there was no use to spend his time here pondering on these questions.

It was a better option for him to spend his time on the training.

The power of the power-cards had exceeded his expectations. He probably would not need to worry about finishing the power-card for a long period of time. Meanwhile, he could focus on returning to his normal training routines. Previously, he had to forego his regular training because of the lack of power-card, as training required the consumption of the energy form. He could only do the practices of the careless sect. However, Wei-ah was not around, yet the demonic woman's training method was not suitable for his physique.

Eastern Wei