Transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms as Lu Bu: I Have a Pseudo-Apocalypse System

次日清晨，卯时（05:00-07:00）三刻（1刻钟＝15分钟），吕布醒了过来。

He immediately focused his mind on the system panel.

Sure enough, after safely surviving the first night, he was able to collect his daily supplies reward in the level 2 safe zone.

"Claim." Lu Bu clicked the "Claim Supplies" button behind the safe zone with his mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for receiving the daily reward for the Level 2 Safe Zone: 2 skill points, 67 taels of silver, 56 shi of millet, 21 jin of refined salt... The reward has been automatically stored in your storage space.]

Lü Bu was overjoyed.

二级安全区每日奖励的粮食在10石到99石之间，今天的56石（按汉制1石≈30kg），足够一千多人一天的口粮了。

This is equivalent to receiving most of an army's daily rations, drastically reducing the pressure.

Looking at his skill points, he had a full 2. Without hesitation, he added them all to archery, bringing his archery skill to the maximum of 100.

However, once the skill is maxed out at 100, the plus sign becomes unclickable. According to the system's explanation, all skills need to be maxed out at 100 before it can be unlocked and you can continue to add more. Moreover, at that point, it won't be one skill point increasing one attribute, but rather 10 skill points will be needed to increase one attribute.

After all, those were attributes that transcended human limits, and Lu Bu could understand them.

After archery skills are improved to the maximum of 100, a more refined muscle memory and understanding of archery skills flood into the body and mind, as if one has practiced millions of times.

He felt that the bow in his hand was like an extension of his arm. Within the effective range, as long as there was no external interference (such as strong winds or blocking), he could almost hit the target with every shot.

"Excellent!" Lu Bu thought to himself.

With his archery skills at max level, combined with his powerful strength and perception, his long-range sniping ability will reach a terrifying level.

He wouldn't have the same outdated idea as the original owner that one must fight enemy generals head-on and kill them in battle.

Modern people value efficiency. If they can defeat the enemy in the least effort and safest way, why risk their lives?

Having improved their skills, the next issue is the more practical matter of resources.

The gold, silver, grain, and military equipment piled up in the storage space must have a legitimate source before they can be used.

At 07:00-09:00 AM, Lü Bu summoned Meng Cheng, Zuo Feng, and several dozen of his trusted personal guards.

Lu Bu sat upright in the main hall of the county government office and said to Meng Cheng, "Magistrate Meng, I need to requisition the county government's military supply warehouse."

Meng Cheng quickly cupped his hands in greeting: "General, please feel free to use it. I will have someone bring the key over immediately."

"Hmm." Lü Bu nodded, then looked at his personal guards and said in a steady voice, "Now that our army has just been established, food and supplies are of paramount importance. I am allocating you with 1,000 taels of silver and 3,000 strings of five-zhu coins. Go separately and purchase grain, cloth, salt, ironware, and all other usable items from merchants and civilians in the city at high prices."

The guards were somewhat surprised to hear this.

Lantian County is not wealthy. Even if it spends so much money to purchase at high prices, how much can it actually buy?

Ignoring their doubts, Lü Bu continued issuing orders, his tone stern: "Remember these points: First, regardless of the quantity purchased, upon returning, you must use horse-drawn carts to appear as if you've returned fully loaded, to reassure the army and the people. Second, act independently; do not inquire about the quantities or types of others' purchases. Third, this matter concerns military secrets; anyone who leaks information or privately discusses the quantities purchased by others will be punished according to military law!"

"Yes, sir!" The guards, though puzzled, carried out the order without hesitation.

Soon, the guards received their gold, silver, and copper coins and left the county government office, scattering into the city to begin purchasing.

Lü Bu personally went to the military supply depot to oversee operations.

The warehouse had been emptied. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he thought for a moment and took out some millet, wheat, refined salt, dried meat, as well as some leather armor and ring-pommel swords from his storage space. The quantity was not large, and he only piled a small part of it in the corner of the warehouse.

After a while, the first wagon carrying the supplies returned. It was indeed loaded with some grain and cloth, but it was far from being fully loaded. The guards, following orders, directed the men to move the goods into the warehouse.

While Lu Bu was inside the warehouse, he secretly took out some supplies from his spatial storage and mixed them in during a break in the moving process.

This continued throughout the morning, with guards constantly returning in horse-drawn carts, each time bringing back some supplies. Lü Bu, like an ant carrying food, would take supplies from his storage space each time to replenish the actual military supply depot.

By noon, the county government's military supply depot was already overflowing with all sorts of supplies!

Millet, wheat, and hay (for the horses) were piled up like mountains; linen and leather armor were neatly bundled; salt blocks and dried meat were sorted and arranged; and there were also many pots, pans, and other miscellaneous items.

Meng Cheng, who had been helping with coordination and registration, and Zuo Feng, who was in charge of security, were dumbfounded.

Meng Cheng was puzzled: "Where did Marquis Wen get so many supplies? There's no way the merchants in the city could have so much grain and weaponry! Especially these standard leather armor and ring-pommel swords, they definitely don't belong to the common people."

Zuo Feng was also full of doubts. Having been in the military for a long time, he knew better than anyone that the value and origin of these supplies were questionable.

But he remembered Lü Bu's warning—this was a military secret, and he was not allowed to ask or speak about it.

Seeing the two men's surprised and uncertain expressions, Lü Bu said calmly, "Magistrate Meng, Commandant Zuo, you two can simply check and record the supplies in the warehouse. Don't ask how they came to be there. Remember, keep your mouths shut, including between yourselves."

The last sentence is quite meaningful.

Meng Cheng and Zuo Feng tensed up and quickly bowed, replying, "Your subordinates understand and will not say another word!"

Although they were puzzled by the source of so many military supplies, they felt more at ease.

With so many supplies in hand, the army will not lack food or weapons for at least a short period of time, and Lantian County and Bahe Camp will be safe.

Lü Bu immediately ordered that some men be drawn from Zuo Feng's garrison and some laborers be conscripted to organize a caravan to transport some of the grain, weapons, and medicine from the warehouses to the Bahe camp for Zhang Liao to distribute.

On the south bank of the Ba River, Zhang Liao, Hao Meng, Cao Xing, and others led their soldiers and surrendered troops in a busy morning, reinforcing the camp, digging trenches, and setting up barricades.

Although the initial camp had been established, people's hearts were not at ease.

The more than a thousand surrendered soldiers, in particular, were eating the meager rations and filled with uncertainty about the future. They didn't know if this Marquis Lü Wen could really feed them and hold off the army that Li Jue and Guo Si might send to pursue and kill Lü Bu.

Around noon, the entire Bahe camp was in an uproar when they saw the long convoy coming from the direction of Lantian County, with mountains of grain sacks and supply boxes on the vehicles.

"Look, it's a grain cart!"

"Lots of provisions, and also armor and weapons!"

"It was sent by Marquis Wen!"

"My God, so much food! That's great! We can finally have enough to eat."

The veterans from Bingzhou breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, while the surrendered soldiers were filled with surprise.

They originally thought that following Lü Bu would mean enduring hunger and hardship, but they never expected that the other side would have such a strong logistical capability!

Zhang Liao personally stepped forward to receive and inventory the items, looking at the list: 100 shi of millet, 20 shi of wheat, 30 jin of refined salt, 50 jin of dried pork, 200 pieces of leather armor, 100 ring-pommel swords, 300 spears, 200 crossbows, 3,000 arrows, 10 jin of hemostatic powder...

There are also a large number of cloth shoes, straw sandals, pots and pans, and other daily necessities.

"General Wen Yuan, this is the first day's supplies. Marquis Wen said there will be more to come," the escorting officer reported respectfully.

Zhang Liao patted the officer's shoulder heavily, his face beaming with joy: "Good, excellent! Tell the general that Wen Yuan will definitely hold the Bahe camp for him!"

He immediately ordered that these supplies be registered and distributed according to need. Especially the food; cooking was to be done immediately so that all soldiers, including surrendered soldiers, could have a full meal that day!