All Gods: I Became a God by Loading Templates

The template's progress has also jumped to level one.

The only cost was the depletion of forty points of energy within his body.

"This template seems pretty good~ After upgrading to the later stages, it should be able to forge some divine artifacts, and it's not impossible to use wind as a forging material."

Lin Bei looked at the small hammer in his hand and immediately felt that it had delicate features.

Looking around, I realized this was a forest.

The surrounding area was a deep crater created by its own landing.

"Having made such a commotion, surely someone should come to investigate~"

Besides, the elves in this world are quite good-looking; maybe I could recruit a few to my own ranks.

"Waiting here like this isn't going to solve anything. Let's go find some elves and broaden our horizons first."

As Lin Bei spoke, he walked out of the deep pit.

Heading in one direction.

The small hammer in his hand never stopped striking the soil, grass roots, and stones.

Various weapons, or rather toys, were also found on the ground.

the other side.

Gandalf received orders from his superiors and rushed to the spot where the meteor had fallen.

Soren, who was hiding in Dogurdu, also sensed the arrival of the outsiders.

The nine Rings he controlled were summoned by Sauron.

Arrived in Dogurdu.

An enormous eyeball emerged from the void, accompanied by the wails of the dead.

"Go and kill the outsiders brought by the meteor."

Kill him!

Nine Ringwraiths sat astride black horses, silently disappearing into the Shadowlands.

They rushed towards Lin Bei's location.

Six days later.

Gandalf arrived at the spot where Linbei had fallen.

Looking around, he wondered, "Where is everyone?"

But Lin Bei was nowhere to be seen.

"This is?"

Gandalf crouched down, picked up an exquisite weapon ornament from the ground, and slowly raised his head.

A path strewn with weapons and ornaments pointed in the direction where Lin Bei last disappeared.

Lin Bei had already put away the small hammer at this time.

They appeared at a hotel.

Through asking around, Lin Bei also learned where he was.

Laketown is a settlement built by the remaining humans and the dwarves who were driven from the kingdom below the mountains after Smaug attacked Dale.

"So the distant mountain peak is Lonely Mountain~ I heard there's a lot of gold inside, didn't you even consider it?"

And it also contains priceless treasures, such as the Arkenstone and the legendary Heart of the Mountain!

"Has no outsider ever made a move?"

Lin Bei chatted with the redneck bartender while holding a beer.

The bartender had also had a bit too much to drink. "How could I not have thought of that! But there's no entrance to Lonely Mountain anymore."

Moreover, Smaug's power is beyond our ability to resist.

No one could take a single gold coin from Smaug's hand.

As for those greedy people you mentioned, they probably won't even get a chance to enter; they'll be eaten by Smaug for a snack.

Lin Bei couldn't help but ask curiously, "Didn't you guys ever think about forming an army to fight Smaug?"

After all, it was just a dragon.

The bartender shook his head and said, "Back then, I was a resident of River Valley City."

Smaug's power is beyond your imagination; he can breathe fire with a temperature hot enough to melt steel.

Its scales are so thick that even the most powerful crossbow bolts can't penetrate them.

Otherwise, Smaug would have been able to occupy the Lonely Mountain without anyone coveting his treasure.

After the bartender finished speaking, he looked at Lin Bei meaningfully, his eyes glazed over, and said, "I think I've figured it out. You're just a wandering knight who wants to get treasure from Lonely Mountain."

Since you bought me a drink, I'll tell you a secret.

Legend has it that when Smaug attacked Dale, the last lord, Girion, shot off Smaug's scales with a black arrow.

and···"

The bartender glanced at Bard, who was sitting in the corner, and said, "And Bard, our hunting team leader is a descendant of Girion."

He always believed that his ancestor had wounded Smaug, and he mentioned more than once the black arrow that had been passed down in his family.

If you want to deal with Smaug, you can talk to him.

Lin Bei raised an eyebrow, thinking: So taverns and inns really are spawn points for quests and important NPCs. How could I run into them? Or was this all arranged by Hylia?

It's good to get a feel for it, though. An arrow that can wound a dragon is, after all, a minor artifact.

Lin Bei rolled his eyes, picked up his wine glass, and sat down opposite Bard.

Bard looked up at Lin Bei with a serious expression. "Stranger from out of town, is there something you need?"

Lin Bei smiled and said, "I want someone who is familiar with the surrounding terrain, especially a hunter from Lonely Mountain."

Bard frowned and said, "Sorry, but I would be happy to help if you're here to buy furs."

But if they want to hire me to enter Lonely Mountain, ..."

"boom!"

A large piece of gold was smashed in front of Bard.

“I think you won’t refuse my offer! After all…” Lin Bei glanced at the food in front of Bard: a glass of cheap beer, a piece of dry bread, and, in cross-section, broken grains of bran.

They clearly live on very little.

"You wouldn't want your whole family to go hungry or not have enough to eat, would you?"

Looking at the gold that reflected his face, Bard said in disbelief, "Is it just to take you for a stroll around Lonely Mountain?"

"Are you sure you don't want me to fight Smaug to the death?"

"It seems you overheard my conversation with the bartender," Lin Bei said with a smile, looking like he had Bard completely under his thumb. "I can handle Smaug by myself. You just need to show me around the Lonely Mountain area."

Bard pondered for a moment and said, "If you want to enter Lonely Mountain to find the so-called secret passage, you shouldn't come to me, but to the dwarves."

Perhaps they will find out.

If you can really handle Smaug, you can just enter through the front door.

Don't listen to that bartender's nonsense; he's never been to Lonely Hill.

Although Smaug destroyed most of the entrances, the Gate of Ereborg, the main gate of the Lonely Mountain, was preserved.

Bard's words suddenly made Lin Bei realize that he had thought he had to find those secret passages to enter Lonely Mountain.

I didn't expect the main gate to still be preserved.

"Then, can you lead me through the main entrance? Of course, you just need to take me to the front of the main entrance, and then you can leave."

Bard hesitated, glancing at Lin Bei and then at the gold bar on the table, which was larger than the palm of his hand. With this gold bar, his family could live a wealthy life, and he wouldn't have to risk going into the Black Forest to hunt every day.

Seeing the hesitation in Bard's eyes, Lin Bei reached into his pocket and threw another gold bar in front of Bard.

Bud was startled and quickly pulled off the black scarf around his neck and covered it up.

He glanced guiltily at the few patrons in the tavern, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no one had noticed what was going on.

"Let's get this straight, I can only take you to the vicinity of the Eribor gate." Bard had no choice but to succumb to Lin Bei's gold bar offensive.

“Of course! But I have one more condition.” Lin Bei revealed his true purpose. “I want to see, and preferably be able to study your ancestral black arrows. I’m very curious about arrows that could wound Smaug.”

Bard pondered for a moment and said, "Sure! If you don't mind, I have some spare room at my house. You can stay here tonight, and we'll set off for Lonely Mountain first thing tomorrow morning."

Lin Bei downed the drink in his glass in one gulp. "Let's go then. I can't wait to see the legendary Black Arrow."

Bud looked at the two remaining slices of bread on the plate, stuffed them into his mouth in a few bites, swallowed them with cheap liquor, and carefully wrapped the two gold bars with a black scarf, holding them to his chest.

"follow me!"

He then led the way.

Carrying dozens of kilograms of gold, Bard hurried home.

"Hey~ Bard, why are you going back so early today? Want to grab a drink? It's on me!" a guard in thin leather armor called out to Bard as he hurried past.

Seeing that Badr ignored him completely, he asked in confusion, "Why are you in such a hurry today?"

Bard's companion was also staring at him, his eyes gleaming as he watched Bard's departing figure. "Well, I suddenly remembered something important. You can drink first, put it on my tab."

"Hey, where are you going?"

"Find the town mayor!"

Watching her companion walk away without looking back, she thought, "What's all this about? But if you said you'd put it on your tab, don't be surprised tomorrow!"

The guard walked into the tavern with a wicked grin.

"Old Bob, give me a bottle of Dorindu beer! And a venison steak, too."

The bartender looked at the guard in surprise, "You've struck it rich?!"

"No, it was Chad who treated us, and he said he'd put it on his tab."