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 Eternal Night' ranked third among all the cards in Chen Mu's hand.

The top card was the mysterious card from Master Rosenberg. Although this card was still an enigma, its importance to Chen Mu was self-evident. It could be said that without this card, Chen Mu wouldn't be the person he is today.

Card making, perceptual exercise, body building skills...

The importance of each step could not be underestimated.

Rosenberg's disciples disguised the card as a one-star power-card in order to escape Heiner Van Sant's search. These disciples have long become ancient legends, disappearing into the river of time. Nobody knew their original intention, but they probably did not expect that the card they took great pains to pass down miraculously created a legend.

This card's top position among all of Chen Mu's cards was unshakeable.

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