Mnemonic comic for 东

Mnemonic symbol: the Pudong 浦东 Oriental Pearl Tower.

The Pudong Oriental Pearl Tower lies in ruins just east of the engine. Doggy Dog wants to unearth it and starts by cutting down all the daisies overgrowing it with a seven-branched laser sword.

The futuristic seven-branched laser sword is inspired by the Nanatsusaya-no-Tachi. A central obsidian-black hilt extends into a primary vertical plasma blade, with six shorter secondary energy tines—three on each side—curving outward at symmetrical intervals. The blades are composed of unstable, crackling cyan ion energy with a white-hot core and soft outer glow. The hilt features glowing hexagonal power cells and matte carbon-fiber textures.

A daisy is a simple, cheerful flower with bright white petals radiating around a golden-yellow center. Its round, symmetrical shape and fresh green stem give it a clean, natural charm.

Doggy Dog is a small anthropomorphic Jack Russell terrier, pear-shaped body, white fur with a chestnut heart-shaped eye patch over left eye, floppy ears, large amber eyes, wearing a chunky mustard yellow turtleneck sweater and a brown leather messenger bag, with a friendly expressive face.

Scene setting: in the vast expanse of a sun-scorched desert, waves of heat shimmer above the golden dunes. Towering in the background stands a colossal steampunk engine — a marvel of brass, iron, and spinning gears, its pistons churning with rhythmic power. Steam hisses from ornate pipes, and the scent of oil mingles with dry sand as the mechanical giant hums like a living creature beneath the relentless sky.