He stared at the machine with the expression of a toad seeing the sky beyond its well for the first time, his face full of uncertainty and suspicion.
Though Machi said nothing beside him, she was also staring fixedly at the machine.
[The Mochi Maker]!
"This is the [Mochi Maker]."
Mog, who had invented it, could not help but clap his hands lightly as he said,
"Didn't you want Sticky Rice Cake? So I invented this machine."
Invention: [Mochi Maker] Source: Doraemon World—Future Technology Company.
Many of Doraemon's gadgets had been invented by Future Technology Company and famous scientists.
And as everyone knew, anything that could be sold on the open market was within controllable limits.
"An invention? You call a machine suddenly appearing out of nowhere an invention?"
Uvogin's eyes bulged. He was not completely ignorant.
He understood what the word "invention" meant.
But—
He had never known an "invention" could be something like this!
"Don't worry about those details."
Mog waved a hand. "The important thing is that we can eat Sticky Rice Cake, isn't it?"
"You're right..."
Uvogin nodded instinctively, then froze.
Mog's abrupt act of "invention" had exceeded his ability to process it, leaving him unsure how to judge it.
Uvogin instinctively looked toward Machi and found that she was still staring straight at the [Mochi Maker].
Well, with him bringing out a machine like this, there was indeed no need to worry about any ulterior motives.
Because Uvogin could sense that after producing this machine, the kid seemed to have grown a little weaker.
"So how does this thing make Sticky Rice Cake?"
Uvogin's huge hand slapped the maker, producing a dull thud.
"Sticky Rice Cake is naturally made from glutinous rice."
Mog gave him a strange look.
"So this piece of junk can't just make Sticky Rice Cake out of thin air?"
In Uvogin's eyes, the [Mochi Maker] instantly dropped to the level of scrap metal.
"I don't know what sort of machine it is out there, but if it still needs glutinous rice..."
Uvogin looked the machine up and down. "Forget glutinous rice—we don't even have the rotten husks of brown rice."
"But if we take this thing apart, this sheet metal might fetch a decent price."
There was obvious eagerness in Uvogin's eyes. This unusual haul immediately put him in a better mood.
He even turned around with interest. "What do you think? Once I sell it, I'll give you a share of the profit... huh?"
Looking at the things that had appeared in Mog's hands again, he could not help but pause.
"What are these now?!"
"Things for growing glutinous rice."
"...You invented those too?"
"What else?"
Mog spoke as though it were obvious. "Without glutinous rice, you can't make Sticky Rice Cake. Naturally, we have to grow the glutinous rice first."
Grow... glutinous rice?!
Uvogin felt that hearing those words in a place like Meteor City was wrong no matter how he looked at it.
Was there even such a thing as "planting" in Meteor City?!
And didn't growing things take a very long time?!!
"What are you standing around for? Hurry up and plant the rice!"
Mog casually tossed a long green capsule at Uvogin.
The latter caught it in a fluster.
"This is called the [Seedling in a Capsule]. It contains the materials needed to grow rice."
Before Uvogin could ask, Mog explained first.
Then he pulled out another small green tube.
He gave the pull cord beneath it a light tug.
Whoosh~~~bang.
A fiery red artificial sun soared into the air and bloomed.
Right before Uvogin and Machi's astonished eyes, it formed a miniature sun.
This was the [Indoor Sun], which helped the seedlings grow.
Perhaps because this was his first time inventing them, aside from the [Mochi Maker], many additional matching gadgets had been included as bonus inventions~!
Under Uvogin and Machi's stunned gazes, Mog took out the [Cloud in a Bottle] and directly opened its cap.
And most importantly—
"[Cloud Scarecrow], and..."
Mog spread a wet rice paddy blueprint over the floor with both hands.
"[Super Mini Rice Field]."
The rice field even came with fertilizer already prepared.
"That completes the initial preparations~~~"
Mog wiped the sweat from his face and let out a slight sigh of relief.
Hmm, inventing so many gadgets had also surprised him and taken quite a toll on him.
But on second thought, Uvogin's request had been for Sticky Rice Cake as food.
And the things he had invented were not machines that simply conjured Sticky Rice Cake out of thin air.
They still had to grow and cultivate the rice themselves before feeding it into the maker to obtain Sticky Rice Cake.
The many additional tedious steps in between had made the cost of so many inventions something he could afford.
"In other words, inventions that directly achieve the intended goal consume more, but if I have to personally do the work in between, then the cost of inventing is somewhat lower~~~"
Mog gained a little more understanding of his own ability.
"But even so, the consumption is still high. I need to find a way to use [Restriction and Vow] to reduce it..."
Taking Uvogin and Machi to Plant Rice Seedlings
That was what he was thinking, but his hands did not slow down in the slightest.
After laying out such a large patch of fertile field, Mog glanced at Uvogin and Machi, who were still standing there in a daze.
"What are you still standing around for?! Hurry up and plant the seedlings!!"
Uvogin: "???"
Before he could react, Mog had already walked over, opened the [Seedling in a Capsule] in his hand,
Then divided the seedlings into three portions, handing two of them respectively to Uvogin and Machi.
"Like this, plant the seedlings into the ground."
Mog demonstrated first, rolling up his trouser legs, stepping into the muddy rice field, and planting the seedlings.
Uvogin: "..."
They were really planting seedlings on the spot?!!
Could people actually do something like this in Meteor City?!
This was completely at odds with the survival rules Uvogin had lived by in Meteor City, and it was the first time it had clashed with his way of thinking.
As a result, he looked at the small bundle of seedlings in his hand, which he could grasp in one fist, and had no idea what to do.
"If you don't know how, learn by watching her~~~"
Mog immediately noticed Uvogin's awkward uncertainty over where to put his hands and feet, then pointed at Machi beside him.
Machi?
Uvogin instinctively looked at his inseparable partner.
He saw Machi's slender body already stepping into the rice field.
Though her movements were clumsy and unfamiliar, she followed Mog's example and planted the seedlings in her hand with reasonable form.
Uvogin fell silent for a moment at the sight, then bared his teeth.
Wasn't it just planting seedlings?!!
That fool and Machi could both do it, so why couldn't the great Uvogin?!!
He immediately stopped hesitating and strode into the rice field.
"You're too big. Plant yours over there."
"Plant them properly—don't leave them leaning all over the place!!"
"There needs to be enough distance between the seedlings, or they won't have room to grow!!"
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