If the Dingyue Tribe was not for the fabricated longevity medicine, what else could its real purpose be
The fruit of witch luck!
Yan Mo and Yuan Zhan thought of this possibility almost at the same time.
As for how the Dingyue Tribe knew that the Fruit of Witch Luck was related to the mermaid tribe living near the Black Forest, Yan Mo could not speculate for the time being. He could only guess that it might have something to do with the divine blood ability of the Dingyue Great Witch.
Of course, this kind of speculation may be their overthinking. Maybe the mermaid tribe really has that kind of longevity medicine, maybe the Dingyue tribe has other purposes for looking for the long-tailed mermaid tribe, or there may even be another black forest in this world.
But Yan Mo firmly believes that all accidents and coincidences are a process leading to inevitable results, that is, any accidents and coincidences can reverse the cause connected with the result.
Now, Yan Mo faces two choices, to tell the truth or to make up.
Tell the truth or not, they will all be targeted by Ding Yue.
Making up nonsense, knowing that there are mermaids near Jiuyuan, Qi Yuan will become a rope around their necks from now on.
How to do
Yan Mo felt that he seemed to have encountered the biggest difficulty since the establishment of Jiuyuan. He raised his eyes and was about to speak, when he saw Qi Yuan on the opposite side smiling at him behind that elder Mogan.
Yan Mo regarded this as a threat.
The time Yan Mo meditated seemed to be very long, but in fact it was only the blink of an eye.
The shoulder was pinched, and Yuan Zhan's slightly surprised voice sounded from the tent: "Black forest? Is there such a forest?"
Yan Mo's thoughts turned, and he almost wanted to reach out and slap his head. Qi Yuan knew that there were mermaids near Jiuyuan, but he didn't know that there was a black forest near Qingyuan Lake! Really, sometimes he just thinks that things are too complicated, so he might as well be as transparent as Yuan Zhan.
Besides, even if Qi Yuan knew that there was a black forest near Qingyuan Lake, so what
Even if the Dingyue tribe really came for the fruit of witch luck, would they tell other tribes about the fruit of witch luck? Certainly not.
There is only one Dingyue tribe showing off their might in the lower reaches of the river. Do they need to be afraid
Do not! This is the primitive period of the barbaric era. There are no well-built roads for you to walk on. Beasts, poisonous snakes, poisonous insects, swamps, poisonous fog, dense forests, high mountains, deep water, savages... Ding Yue wants to attack Jiuyuan. They suffered a great loss, perhaps their manpower would be exhausted on the way before reaching Jiuyuan.
So even if they want to get the fruit of witch luck, they will only use the elite soldier strategy, that is, send a few dozen powerful characters to find the target and carry out a sneak attack. And would he be afraid of a sneak attack? Not to mention Yuan Zhan and Jiu Feng who were always by his side, the man-eating bee could make them drink a pot, and he himself was not weak.
And Qi Yuan wanted Jiuyuan's red salt, so he probably didn't dare to offend Jiuyuan too much, and he wouldn't secretly tell the Dingyue tribe about the mermaid before he broke up with Jiuyuan, because once Dingyue came to Jiuyuan , Jiuyuan will immediately know who betrayed them.
As for whether Qi Yuan will use this matter to threaten Jiuyuan, so as to gain more benefits from the transaction
Please, only they own the red salt exclusively, and the price is set by them, if Qi Yuan dares to lower the price, they dare to break his supply! They could find any other great tribe for a new trade, but could the Morgan find other tribes to offer red salt
Will Morgan attack Jiuyuan for red salt
Even if there is no Dingyue tribe, they have been thinking about this, right
The only thing to worry about is that Morgan will join forces with other tribes and even the three cities to deal with Jiuyuan, but how can this kind of alliance be decided so quickly
Besides, Jiuyuan's current overall strength is a bit weak, but once someone attacks Jiuyuan, can the nearby mermaids and dwarves just stand by like this? A friendly neighbor and a very aggressive neighbor, how stupid would they be to choose the aggressor as a friendly neighbor
There are mermaids, dwarves, Yuanzhan and Jiuyuan's own power, Jiufeng, man-eating bees, and his poison. It can be said that even if the people who invade them can win, they will definitely win a miserable victory. The price is three cities I'm afraid it will be extremely painful!
The worst outcome is nothing more than Jiuyuan being defeated and the territory being robbed, but as long as he survives the battle with Yuan, these enmities will naturally be repaid.
That being the case, what is he afraid of
When Yan Mo made a rational analysis of the severe situation facing Jiuyuan, everyone in the tent was discussing the Black Forest.
Surprisingly, the name of the black forest is found in many places. For example, the Huangjing tribe said that they also have a black forest that spreads over an unknown number of hills and occupies an extremely large area. Even the snake tribe said that they live nearby The forest is also called the Black Forest, and there are several Black Forests near the Three Cities.
The long-haired youth was dumbfounded.
Yan Mo almost laughed out loud. There were quite a few such things in his original world, such as Dragon Cave, Immortal Cave, Immortal Peak, Shadow Valley, and so on. Nowadays, there are fewer adjectives and the expression of horror concepts is more uniform. Once encountering a forest with a vast area and dense vegetation, it is easy for people to call these forests black forests because of fear.
Thinking of this, he pretended to be contemplative, tapped his fingers on the armrest of the chair, and waited for the discussion to come to an end before raising his head and saying, "The location you mentioned is too vague. There are many black forests in this world. I remember that the great witch of the mermaid race told me It is said that there is a very large forest by the seaside where their ancestors lived."
The long-haired young man frowned fiercely, but he didn't expect to find the target so quickly, nor was he disappointed, he just asked: "You have seen the mermaid, so can you tell me the exact whereabouts of the mermaid you have seen? "
Yan Mo looked rather embarrassed, and dragged his voice: "Although the bone tools are good, I don't know what they are for, but if I tell you the whereabouts of the mermaid, I will offend the mermaid. A very large tribe, their warriors are very powerful and they have a large number of people, and their great witch is an old monster who has lived for many years."
"Monster?" Many people didn't understand.
"Hey, even a great witch who has lived for a long time and whose divine blood ability is unknown."
"Maybe there are nine levels, maybe even ten levels." Yuan Zhan said plainly.
"Wow!" There was a gasp of surprise in the tent, "Tenth level?! Mother God is on top! Are there tenth-level blood warriors in the three cities?"
The topic was completely twisted, and everyone began to discuss whether there are tenth-level blood warriors, and the elders of the snake people clan were asked the most. The elder of the Snake Clan's answer was very vague. He only said that he had heard that there were high-ranking blood warriors of the ninth level, but he didn't know whether there were any of the tenth-level ones.
Seeing that everyone seems to have forgotten his question, the long-haired young man simply turned his head and asked Qi Yuan, "My lord, it seems that Jiu Yuan is unwilling to reveal the whereabouts of the mermaid tribe they know, so can you tell me? "
The long-haired young man looked at Qi Yuan with hope. He no longer expected to get the correct answer from Jiuyuan. Fortunately, someone in Mogan who had a deal with them knew about it. If they knew this, they would directly trade with Mogan secretly. It's a pity that the upper layer of Mogan they came into contact with didn't know the whereabouts of the mermaid at all.
Qi Yuan also secretly said in his heart that it was a pity that it was his stupid, lecherous and greedy elder brother who had been in contact with the Dingyue tribe before, and it was supposed to be his elder brother who came to participate in this small trade fair today, but that guy felt that he had already left the Dingyue tribe. He got a good thing in his hand, but he didn't bother to make another trip, he would rather fool around with a woman in his arms. And he had heard about Ding Yue's strength a long time ago, and wanted to get in touch with him, so he found an excuse and followed the elder who was in charge of seeing the goods.
Fortunately, he came here, not only met the visitors from Jiuyuan, but also got a bone vessel, but now it might not be so easy to get the second one.
Qi Yuan was in a dilemma. He didn't know if the great witch of the mermaid tribe had the ability of divine blood above level nine, but he had seen the strength of those mermaid warriors with his own eyes, and he could deduce that they had a large population, even seven levels. Jiuyuan of the blood warrior is not willing to offend that mermaid clan, so will he dare? This is not his business alone. And once he answered, he would offend not only the mermaid clan, but also Jiuyuan who provided him with red salt!
At this moment, Yan Mo turned to the long-haired young man again. He seemed to rescue Qi Yuan and said: "Brother Ding Yue, don't embarrass us. How about this? I have a suggestion, see if you can accept it."
"What suggestion?" The long-haired youth also saw that Qi Yuan was unwilling to answer, so he had to face Yan Mo again.
"My tribe has some contacts with that mermaid tribe. I can mention your matter to them next time I trade with them. If they are willing, you can arrange a place to meet."
"What if they don't want to?"
"I will work hard, but I can't guarantee it. The price is one of the three bone vessels."
"Impossible!" The long-haired young man flatly refused, "My condition is the exact whereabouts of the mermaid tribe, if you can't tell me, you won't be able to exchange bones."
"Didn't I invite the mermaid here to meet you to tell you the exact whereabouts of the mermaid?" Everyone could see Yan Mo's displeasure.
Others also felt that the Dingyue Tribe was a bit aggressive, but they didn't want to offend the powerful Mermaid Tribe, so it was normal for Jiuyuan to have some scruples. Qi Yuan, who hadn't seen Morgan Gan, didn't answer either
Things have come to a standstill.
The long-haired young man was furious, he didn't want to be led by the nose by Jiuyuan, but at this moment, the Bianxi tribe, who had only said a word so far, had another trouble.
The leader of the warrior beside the elder of the Bianxi tribe suddenly raised his voice: "Guests from Dingyue, if your request is only to ask about the whereabouts of the mermaid, wouldn't we also lose the remaining three bone vessels?"
"Of course not! The mermaid clan can only exchange one of the four bone tools, if not..." The long-haired young man squinted at Yan Mo, and he didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant.
But his goal was not achieved, because it was Morgan who took advantage of that, not Jiuyuan who took advantage of the language loophole of the long-haired youth.
Yan Mo sat on the chair, with a smile that was not a smile, "It seems that you Dingyue will not let us go if you don't kill a tribe in the middle and upper reaches of the river today, right?"
It was the first time for the long-haired young man to realize that he was so indifferent to verbal disputes. He was already very good at speaking in the tribe, but in front of this young man, he realized that he might not be able to learn the common language well enough.
"We're just here to participate in the market and establish friendship." The long-haired young man desperately endured.
"Oh, so your Ding Yue has no intention of attacking the middle and upper reaches of the river? Do you dare to swear to the Mother Goddess with your own soul?"
Yan Mo knew that he didn't dare to make such an oath, and he didn't want to force him to go too far, so without waiting for his answer, he immediately said: "Since you have other conditions, then say them together, don't procrastinate, who If you can meet one of the conditions, you can replace the bone vessel, and if you drag it on, it will be dark!"
Who is dragging? The long-haired youth hates it very much.
The Bianxi tribe was the first to respond: "That's good."
Other races also joined in.
The long-haired young man looked at Shu Yi, who nodded slightly.
"Okay, four bone tools, four conditions, as long as any one of them is met, you can exchange for a bone tool. First, tell us the exact whereabouts of the mermaids. If it is the whereabouts of the mermaids living at the edge of the Black Forest, you can Exchange two bone implements. Second, tell the detailed purpose and usage of any of the four bone implements. Third, the middle-level to advanced-level training method of the Holy Blood Warrior, which can also be exchanged for two pieces. Fourth, we Looking for a place to produce this stone."
After the long-haired youth finished talking about the four conditions, he took out a stone with a large mottled rust-red color for everyone to see.
Yan Mo immediately guessed that the stone might be the raw ore of copper, but he remembered that copper ore is usually green or green gold, and this kind of mottled red one does not know whether it contains iron, or it is relatively rare red copper mine
Because his knowledge of ore comes from medicine and stone science, he is not proficient, and he is not sure what the ore is in the hands of the long-haired young man. He can only be sure that it is indeed a metal ore.
"These four conditions are exchanged for four bone tools of unknown use. Tsk, this tripod axe is really an empty-handed wolf." Yan Mo sighed in a low voice, who said that primitive people are honest and simple
The others were far away and did not hear Yan Mo's exclamation, and those who heard did not understand what he was talking about.
But the four conditions put forward by Ding Yue really made several tribes laugh. Qi Yuan felt that Ding Yue people were too good at dreaming, so he wanted to change to the high-level blood warrior training method with just a few bones? This Dingyue tribe is probably also a savage tribe that has just become stronger, without any common sense.
The long-haired young man could also feel the faint ridicule of the crowd towards him, but he insisted on maintaining a calm look. Anyway, he put forward the conditions, and those who can meet the conditions can be exchanged, and those who cannot be met cannot be exchanged!
The members of the Huangjing Tribe sneered, "If someone can meet the third condition, I will also take out the bone tools in exchange for ten bone weapons made by the big bone maker in Zhongcheng, plus one hundred sixth-level Yuanjing currency!"
The snake people joined in the fun, "We are the same, but we don't have so many high-level yuan crystal coins, but we can add our snake slough."
The warrior leader of the Bianxi tribe directly said coldly: "Whoever makes me a high-ranking warrior, the Bianxi tribe will join his tribe!"
These words are very important, and let everyone guess the true identity of the leader of the warrior. This person dares to say such a thing, and the elder next to him is not at all different. He is not the current head of the Bianxi clan, but also his sure successor.
Yan Mo sat up straight, his heart moved, the Huangjing tribe and the snake people said otherwise, but if the Bianxi tribe can be brought into Jiuyuan...
Yuan Zhan slapped him on the head, and Yan Mo turned his head angrily.
There was a chuckle on the other side, and the elder of the Yeqiu tribe said maliciously: "You Jiuyuan know the whereabouts of the mermaid tribe, so you don't happen to also know the training method for the middle-level and high-level blood warriors?"
Everyone present could tell that Yuan Zhan must be a high-level blood warrior above level six.
We do know! Yan Mo laughed.
Rabbit Roar frowned and fought back, "How many of the tribes in this tent do not have high-level blood warriors above level six? Could it be that they have also obtained the training method for high-level warriors?"
The Huangjing tribe and the Snakeman tribe also have high-level blood warriors, but they are all elders sent from above. They themselves do not know the training methods of high-level blood warriors. After being sent to the Three Cities for training, they will basically never return to their own clan in the future, and even if they do, they will keep it secret.
This is also the biggest reason why they speculate that Jiuyuan is related to Sancheng. They all think that Yuanzhan is also a warrior from Sancheng sent by Sancheng to establish a new affiliated tribe.
"Everyone, we may not know the training method of the high-level blood warriors, but..." Yan Mo pointed at the bone vessel held in Elder Mogan's arms and said, "I know the purpose and usage of the bone vessel. It can be exchanged for a bone vessel, right?"
"Do you know the purpose of this bone vessel?" Elder Morgan was surprised.
Others were also surprised. The long-haired young man didn't believe it at all, even the big witches couldn't tell, so why would this young man dare to say that he knew? If it was another elder who was older, he might still believe in one or two, this brat? snort!
The elders of the Snake Clan and Bai Yan looked at Yan Mo with thoughtful eyes, others didn't know, but they knew the identity of the young bone tooler very well. Since the boy said that he knew the purpose of the bone vessel, he probably wasn't lying.
The long-haired young man raised his hand, "If you can say it, and it is true, then you can exchange for a bone vessel." He wanted to see how the young man would respond with his nonsense.
Shuyi was more interested in the young man, he wondered if Chun himself didn't realize it, now that the topic had completely moved away from the whereabouts of the mermaid tribe, he was indeed being led by the nose!
Yan Mo didn't whet everyone's appetite too much, and quickly explained the purpose of assembling the bone tools.
"This thing has a name called Guibiao. Look at the size of this model, you can carry it with you when you go out, and its function is to tell the time." For the convenience of expression, he directly referred to this analogue as Guibiao.
"What do you think?" Elder Morgan fiddled with the watch.
Yan Mo motioned for him to put the watch on the ground, "See that bone stick inserted into the head of the bone plate? As long as the sun comes out, you can judge the time based on the projection of the bone stick on the bone plate. The notches on the bone plate are... the division of time, and the patterns next to it are probably the characters of that family, representing the names of each time."
What follows is his speculation. The gauges he saw in the museum in his previous life, whether portable or standard, are not the same as this one, and can only be said to look similar. He is not afraid of making mistakes, anyway, the people here cannot find fault with him.
Everyone looked together and found that it was so.
"There are twelve notches on the bone plate, which means that this tribe divides the time of day...at least the daytime into twelve equal parts. This is consistent with the inheritance I got. I don't know if other tribes have the same. inherited knowledge?"
Yan Mo was quite surprised when he saw this gauge, not to mention whether this gauge is a real gauge, because real gauges are usually used to determine the winter solstice and formulate solar terms, that is, to divide according to the projection of the sun. seasons, and use the periods of the shortest and longest projections to calculate the reincarnation time for a full year.
But there are twelve notches on this gui plate. Does this mean December or twelve hours? Is this a coincidence, or a precise calculation
But if it is to indicate the time, because the shadow will move in an arc shape according to the shift of the sun, it seems impossible to use a standard watch, so disc-shaped sundials will appear in later generations.
But if it represents twelve months, with the size of this standard, can its projection really perfectly represent the division of twelve months
Perhaps this bone vessel has other oddities? After all, ordinary gauges or sundials can be made of stone or even wood, so why use bone tools
Just as he wanted to introduce the concept of time here, he used this to say that a day can be divided into twelve or twenty-four equal parts.
Yan Mo remembered that both the Yuanji Tribe and the Yanshan Tribe had their own way of judging the time. They already knew exactly when winter came and when spring solstice, there were four seasons, and they also had a concept of the month.
If some tribes in this world develop faster, then they can indeed come up with the concept of about 365 days in a year, and then calculate that there are about 29.5 days in a month based on the moon, so it can be inferred that there are a little more than 12 months in a year .
Since there are twelve months in a year, most people will naturally divide a day into twelve equal parts for convenience or uniformity, or because they think that the number twelve has any special meaning.
This is how China divided time back then, while ancient Egypt separated day and night, adding 12 hours during the day and 12 hours at night to form a 24-hour system. After that, Western society followed the ancient Egyptian timekeeping rules.
China and ancient Egypt, although their locations are far apart and their cultures are completely different, have both conducted detailed statistics and investigations on astronomy and even reached the same results.
When he was a child, he still wondered why the world is so big, the cultures are different, and the time is the same. It was not until he was in junior high school that he figured out this very simple question.
Huaxia also created a lunar calendar for convenience and better farming. The lunar calendar is actually a combination of the solar calendar and the lunar calendar. Calculated according to the cycle of the moon around the earth, in terms of farming time and farming, the lunar calendar is actually more accurate.
The shadow of the bone stick was illuminated by the light of the illuminated torches.
Someone asked if it was okay to look at the light of the torch.
Yan Mo shook his head, "The light of the torch is useless. If you want to know the correct time, you have to look at the sun. In fact, Guibiao is not the most accurate tool for telling time, because..." There is also the problem of latitude and longitude.
"Because we are in different places, the range that the sun can shine is also different." Yan Mo could only explain in this way, "It's very simple to know whether what I said is correct or not, just wait for the sunny day to verify it."
No one said that Yan Mo was talking nonsense, not even Zhichun, a young man with long hair. Even if you want to refute, how can you refute when they don't understand at all? And they also felt that it didn't seem like something a teenager made up casually.
Morgan was very happy to know the purpose and usage of this bone vessel without paying any price. They have a concept of time, but they didn't subdivide it. They only roughly divided morning, noon and evening. Now that they have this standard, not to mention anything else, the priest will definitely be satisfied.
The other tribes were a little jealous of Morgan, and even felt that they had taken advantage of Jiuyuan.
Qi Yuan himself also felt that the slave trade with Jiuyuan must give the other party some benefits, otherwise he would not be able to justify it here.
With everyone's acquiescence, Yan Mo walked to the stone platform and picked a bone vessel as a matter of course.
However, he didn't choose the fishbone fossil he was looking at before, but took the bone stick, "Just this one, it looks pretty strong, and it's easy to carry. It's really useless and can be used to beat people."
Everyone else thought that Yan Mo might also want to choose that watch, but Morgan took the lead, so he had to choose one at random. The disc is also good, but it looks too heavy, so it's normal for a teenager to choose the bone stick.
Only the elders of the snake people don't think so. She felt a little strange about the bone stick at the beginning, but after a long time of identification, she didn't notice any cleverness in it, so she thought she was wrong.
But now... she swears that bone stick must be weird! Unfortunately, the bone stick is now in Jiu Yuan's hands.
There are still two bone vessels left on the stone platform.
The long-haired youth Zhichun waited for a while, wanting to see if there was anyone who could meet the other conditions, but no one spoke at this time.
And Qi Yuan, whom he placed his hopes on, is not even willing to meet his eyes now, obviously he does not want to offend Jiu Yuan by revealing the whereabouts of the mermaid clan.
And this undoubtedly also shows that the mermaid tribe that Qi Yuan knows has a great relationship with Jiuyuan, and it is very likely that it is the same one that Jiuyuan knows.
Zhichun is helpless, he doesn't want to lower the terms and agree to Yan Mo's suggestion, but if he doesn't agree now, they may completely lose the chance to know the whereabouts of the fruit of witch luck.
In desperation, Zhichun had no choice but to ask the boy again, "You just said that you can invite mermaids to see us?"
"yes."
"Well, if you can invite the mermaid to meet us, I can exchange another bone vessel with you."
"Two."
"What?!" Zhichun was furious.
Yan Mo stretched his waist and stood up, "Do whatever you want, we can't satisfy the other conditions you mentioned, in this case, it's pointless to stay any longer, Ah Zhan, let's go back, I heard that the rain outside seems to have stopped, Just in time to change something before dark."
"Okay." Yuan Zhan followed Yan Mo and walked out of the tent. As soon as they left, the chair immediately turned into dust and shattered and disappeared.
Rabbit Roar watched the excitement, and immediately said hello to Morgan and left.
Then the Yeqiu and Bianxi tribes also left the tent.
The Huangjing Tribe and the Snake People stayed behind to ask Zhichun if they could exchange the Yuanjing for the remaining two bone tools.
Thinking of what the great witch said, Zhichun shook his head.
Seeing this, the Huangjing Tribe and the Snake Tribe didn't force it, and they all left.
In the end, only Morgan and Ding Yue remained.
Zhichun still wanted to work harder, he asked Qi Yuan again, and even expressed his willingness to exchange the two bone tools together.
Elder Mogan was very tempted, but Qi Yuan thought again and again, comparing the two bone utensils that were of no use to him with Jiuyuan, who had red salt, would trade a lot of slaves with him, and was of great help to him, the weight would naturally be less than that of Jiuyuan. Tilt towards Jiuyuan.
The rain had stopped, but the sky was still gloomy.
After walking out of the tent for some distance, Yuan Zhan looked back and said, "Morgan stayed."
Yan Mo smiled, he had expected this to happen.
"Aren't you worried that Qi Yuan will make that deal with Ding Yue?"
"Are you worried?"
Yuan Zhan lowered his eyes, and that look made people want to beat him up.
"If Qi Yuan was just a small person, he might. But from the looks of it, his status in Morgan should be quite high, so there is a 90% chance that he won't betray us. If he does..."
"We also just have a reason to fight with them, and then rob them..." Yuan Zhan suddenly stopped.
"Amo, wait!" The snake-human elder and Bai Yan caught up with the two, and opened their mouths: "You know the function of the watch, can you also refine it? If you can, can you make one for us?"
Huang Jing Tribe, who was about to walk over, immediately slowed down and stopped after hearing the words.
How could Yan Mo refuse when a business came to the door, and the model is not difficult to make, "Yes, but it is more difficult to make a model accurately, we only have Yuanjing."
People from the Huangjing tribe raised their eyebrows, this young man can make bone tools
The snake elder agreed: "Yes! How many Yuanjing coins do you want?"
"How many Yuanjing coins does a bone vessel like Sancheng cost?"
The elder snakeman thought for a while and answered honestly: "General weapons among bone vessels are more expensive, but Guibiao is something that has never appeared before. I can give you a fifth-level Yuanjing coin according to the value of a fifth-level bone vessel. "
Yan Mo didn't know whether the price was high or low, but he thought that the elders of the Snake People clan would not lie to him, or even make the price slightly higher, so he readily agreed to the exchange price.
Seeing this, the Huangjing Tribe decided to make another one.
Tuhou laughed, he wanted it very much, but Tuya didn't have many Yuanjing coins.
Yan Mo patted him, "Give me your bones and furs, and I'll make one for you too."
Rabbit Roar is overjoyed!
Yan Mo has not fared away after completing these three deals, he still has to wait for Qi Yuan to come out and finalize the slaves he had previously ordered.
"Jie!"
Jiu Feng seemed to have been hovering in the sky for a while, and when he saw Yan Mo, he rushed down immediately, "Jie! Momo, the fast-running two-legged monster can't run fast anymore, he's been hung up!"