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

<p>The bandits were horrified to discover that the tip of the Golden Ring Woodspear had transformed into a half-meter long azure blade. This peculiar man would carve a sharp azure crescent in the air with every swing of his Golden Ring Woodspear. One after another, the azure crescent waves struck with a deadly ice-cold sensation. They were so unbelievably sharp that anything that touches the crescents was divided into two.</p>

<p>The dexterous and sly azure intertwined with the intense red, forming an abstract painting of death. Chen Mu's eyes remained cold and indifferent, with no fluctuations. His mechanical movements were lethally accurate. State Zero's in-depth, formulaic analysis gave him significant advantages for every attack.</p>

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