C15 Human Nature

The priest, Abiah, was holding a final ceremony on the stone altar.

The altar was in the shape of a U-shape, and there were two shoulder-length stones at the mouth of the altar. That was where the priest held it with his hands. The bull and the ram had already been slaughtered by Abiah in front of the crowd, and he had sprinkled his blood on the two stones in front of the altar.

The bull's skin was peeled off, and the meat of the two offerings was cut into pieces. Their internal organs and legs were washed clean with the river water, and the heads of the cows and sheep were placed on the altar. The blood and oil of the cows and sheep were sprinkled on the firewood.

One. After he was done with these things, the sun was already halfway up. Abiah was so tired that his whole body was covered in sweat.

But it was finally about to end.

Abiah took a deep breath. For the seventh time, he flicked the altar in front of him with the oil on his hand.

At that moment, red flames suddenly rose from the altar. That flame was like a living creature, causing the surrounding people to let out sighs of shock and mixed up with the noise.

"Prince Adonijah, please wait for the altar to be erected, and receive the ointment as king - -"

Abiah, the priest, called out in a loud voice.

Suddenly, the sound of drums and the sound of drums being blown could be heard from the crowd. The crowd moved, wanting to see Adonijah standing on the altar with the priest cast on him.

But in the next moment, a young man suddenly rushed over from the foot of the mountain and shouted loudly.

"Stop, stop, stop..."

His voice pierced through the crowd and raised loudly, "Solomon is going to be anointed as king!"

"Catch him!"

Adonijah did not hesitate. He ordered the army loudly, "Or kill him!"

The army obeyed and closed in. They suppressed from all directions, wanting to catch the annoying guy who was shouting loudly on his horse.

"Wait!"

Abiah panicked. "Wait a minute, Your Highness Adonijah! That is my son, and he is taking orders from me!"

"Father, quickly leave the altar!"

The young man, Jonah, rode on his horse and agilely avoided being captured by the army. He shouted loudly, "Solomon was taught to be the king in the foundation. It was King David's order! You will see it when you reach the top of the mountain! The Prophet, Na Dan, and Zadok are there... "

Na Dan's words caused the crowd to waver.

They did not want to gather on Adonijah's side. They did not understand any profound principles. They only knew that Solomon treated them kindly, and it was also King David. Adonijah would scold them at every turn.

After the drummer and drummer slowly stopped, a dull sound came from the other side of the mountain. The cheerful sound of the flute came, and the faint sound of high voices rang out.

"Long live King Solomon!"

"Long live King Solomon!"

That voice was so loud that even the rocks on the side of the mountain could hear it.

... "I think I heard it."

Someone looked hesitantly at the person beside him. That person also nodded vigorously. "Let's go and take a look."

Seeing that the citizens were beginning to hesitate, the young man rode his horse and rushed up the hill. At the same time, he shouted, "I'm not lying to you! All of you, follow me! You will see it when you reach the top of the hill!"

After saying that, he slowed down a little and ran towards the top of the mountain.

At first, there were only one or two people who hesitated to follow him, but in just an instant, everyone began to move.

Adonijah immediately panicked.

"Stop! I order you all to stop!"

He shouted loudly, but those people ran even faster.

They quickly ran to the top of the mountain. The young man, Jonah, pointed at the foot of the mountain. "Look! It's right there!"

"... It really is Zadok Priest. There's also the Prophet. "

"The inner guards of Royal City are also here."

"They will only listen to King David."

Someone in the crowd shouted, "It's true! We were tricked. Adonijah is not the king!"

"He is a traitor! I do not want to support him! "

Immediately after, voices rose and fell from the crowd.

The crowd instantly exploded as they discussed animatedly. Following which, under the lead of Jonah, the crowd raised their reeds and ran down the mountain while cheering.

"Joab, stop them!"

Adonijah shouted angrily.

Marshal Joab was silent for a while. He could not help but ask Adonijah, "Stop them? How can you stop me?"

"Use the army!"

Adonijah did not hesitate. He reached out and grabbed Joab's shoulder. He urgently said, "As long as they participate in my plaster ceremony, they will be my people! It does not matter whether Solomon or David will not forgive them. They can only help me!"

"It's useless, Adonijah."

Joab looked coldly at his accomplice and took a step back. "Wake up, Adonijah. I will not send an army... You have already lost. The facts have proven that Solomon is more qualified than you to be the king."

" What do you mean by that? Do you want to escape? "

Adonijah growled, "Stop joking, you will die too! Hurry up and think of a way. Either you help me stop them, or we die together!"

"No, you are wrong. The only one who will die is you, Adonijah."

Joab just looked at him calmly. "King David swore to me that he will never kill me in this life... Do you know what I mean?"

"You are betraying me, Joab!"

"I am not betraying you. I have always been loyal to King David and Israel. I am the Marshal. Solomon will definitely accept me. "

Joab said in a calm voice. He reached out his hand and forcefully pulled Adonijah's hand off his shoulder." Let's go. Follow me to see King David. Let me show you how I live... How did you die? "

" No! I'm not going!"

Adonijah suddenly took a step back and stared at Joab.

His right hand, which was grabbed by Joab, suddenly turned into a dark red flame. Joab let go of his hand in pain.

Adonijah immediately ran to the altar and cut his hand with his sword. He sprinkled the blood on the altar and grabbed the armrest of the altar tightly. He whispered the prayer in a low voice.

The next moment, the red flame quickly turned dark red. The sky began to collapse. An invisible willpower protected Adonijah within.

One. A satisfied snort came from the flame at the center of the altar. Countless fire walls rose from the ground, protecting Adonijah in the center.

"Tell Solomon -"

His voice pierced through the flames and became blurry and distorted. "Unless he swears to God, to King David, and to the whole country that he will not kill me, I will not go down from here!"

"If you want to go, then go, Joab! Let Solomon swear that he will not kill me, or else I will let the drought engulf Israel, until seven years -"

Marshal Joab gritted his teeth and took one last look at the altar that had been devoured by the demon god and the expanding flame domain. He quickly escaped from this place.

On the other side, Solomon glanced sideways at the crowd that was rushing over from the foot of the mountain. He was unmoved.

Zadok was still holding a ceremony for him, while the Prophet, whose real name was Fraulos, was standing beside him.

"You knew they would come down?"

Nattan asked Solomon in a low voice curiously, "Including Nattan, you only sent three people. Do you really believe in Nattan?"

"This is human nature, take the contract."

One of the most powerful motivations to human society is to not be isolated," Solomon said calmly. It is normal for people to change their actions because they are afraid of being isolated."

"Because they are stupid, they can easily accept hints. Because they're afraid of being isolated, they're easily contagious. At the same time, because their numbers are too large, they become cumbersome. Before the 'brains' of the group start to think, Most of the people who make up the group, which is their 'body', have already moved."

Solomon said softly, "I have arranged for two people to take the lead and shout slogans inside. That is enough. There are no intelligent people in there. They only know how to follow the clouds. "

"Take the order. I don't believe in taking the order, nor the two people I arranged to go in. I believe in myself, it's' human nature '..."

After saying that, he didn't say anything else.

Under the gazes of Nattan and Prophet Zadok, as well as the other Devil Gods, Solomon calmly closed his eyes and accepted the final paste and blessing.

Today, Solomon received paste as king from the foundation.