Uhhhhhhh!
What appeared on the paper was a round-headed figure with three pairs of thin whiskers, mostly blue, and a small bell tied around its neck. It resembled a cat, but lacked ears, giving it a unique appearance.
Lorna glanced at the drawing. This style was quite different from Xu Mo's previous and new comics, showcasing a fresh approach.
Gali was a bit puzzled. The cat-like figure seemed somewhat odd but undeniably cute.
"Doraemon, come and help me," the second page depicted a boy with glasses running home, tears in his eyes, and shouting.
"Doraemon?" Lorna muttered. The name sounded unusual. How did Gali come up with it, and who was it referring to?
As the next page revealed, the cat-like figure spoke. Lorna quickly realized that this was indeed Doraemon—a mechanical cat, as Xu Mo had mentioned earlier.
The comic introduced Doraemon as a robot cat from the 22nd century, sent back in time to assist Nobita, the boy in the story, with various problems.
Lorna was intrigued by the concept of advanced technology from the future and wondered what kind of innovations awaited in the story. What could a world a century ahead look like?
Gali, however, was less impressed. With her advanced family background in the Universe, she felt that Earth would never achieve intergalactic travel by the 22nd century, let alone become a divine entity. To her, the concept of a robot cat seemed trivial.
Despite this, Gali continued to watch, as the comic was still a future creation.
However, as she progressed, a bead of cold sweat formed on her forehead. The so-called "high-tech" was making her question its legitimacy. Doraemon's Memory Bread, which allowed Nobita to memorize text by pressing it onto the bread, was particularly striking.
"Nobita, since you begged so much, I'll give you this Memory Bread. Press it on the book, and after the text is imprinted on the bread, eat it to remember the content," Doraemon explained as he held up the bread.
Seeing Nobita use the bread to effortlessly memorize text made Lorna envious. She remembered her own struggles with studying as a child and wished she had such an advanced tool to make learning easier.
Gali, on the other hand, was bewildered. "This isn't just high-tech; it's black technology! Such bread can't possibly exist!"
Gali had never encountered a concept like this in her advanced Universe and felt it was too far-fetched.
Xu Mo found Gali's reaction amusing. It was ironic that she, surrounded by Marvel's own black technology, considered this Memory Bread as blacker than most.
He laughed, "Seriously?"
Although he chuckled, Xu Mo recognized that this was indeed an extraordinary example of fictional black technology. The props in Doraemon, like the Memory Bread, defy logical explanations and lack causal connections, which made them seem implausible even in the context of Marvel's advanced technologies.
Marvel's technology, while complex, adhered to the laws of physics, like Vibranium and Adamantium, where the material properties were grounded in some form of logic.
Doraemon's tools, such as the Anywhere Door—a device connecting two spaces using warped space—did align somewhat with Marvel's Space Gem, but they were still fantastical.
Returning to the present, Xu Mo continued working on the comic. Gali, though initially skeptical, found herself drawn to the interesting characters and low demands of comic drawing.
"Do you want to try drawing?" Xu Mo asked.
Gali, captivated by the characters, eagerly replied, "Yes! Let's draw a Doraemon and bring it to life."
"I'll send you a real one later," Xu Mo teased.
"Don't brag!" Gali shot back, excited to get started.