87 TTW Chapter 87: Shiganshina District

A great merchant arrived in the Shiganshina District.As a naturally small region, it was evident that there was a scarcity of daily necessities.Lin Yi's arrival was warmly welcomed, and due to his fair prices, he quickly became known as an honest businessman among the locals."This is the Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear."Inside an inn, Lin Yi played with two rectangular devices in front of him. He had purchased them at a considerable cost from a soldier in the Shiganshina District.Being at the edge of the region, the regulations here were somewhat relaxed.After studying it for a while, Lin Yi roughly understood the principles of the Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear. It relied on gas to power the fan and generate force, while the launching anchors controlled direction.With this device, humans could move swiftly and glide through forests and structures, giving them the ability to fight against Titans."The potential of humans is truly remarkable."Lin Yi sighed, and just then, someone knocked on the door."Come in."Entering the room was a teenager in his teens, an employee, and an orphan. Like others who worked at the grain and oil store, they were all handpicked by Lin Yi.Before this, they had almost no hope of survival and relied entirely on Lin Yi's assistance and job opportunities for their current lives.In return, they showed absolute loyalty."Sir, we've got some results from the investigation you asked us to conduct.""The Ackerman family lives on the outskirts of the forest in the Shiganshina District. However, during our investigation, we noticed someone has been secretly following them."This employee's name was Herys.Lin Yi nodded, instructing him to keep a close eye on them and report any unusual incidents in advance.He quite admired Mikasa, who, in the original story, always stood by Eren's side no matter what happened.Unfortunately, she was still too young now, and Lin Yi didn't have any specific fetishes.However, laying the groundwork for future events was still feasible.Immediately, he focused on the Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear again. For him, this gadget might be somewhat redundant.With his strength, he might not even need the Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear to defeat ordinary Titans easily.But he didn't want to reveal his trump card too soon.This place was different from the world of the Titans. If a "superhuman" suddenly appeared, it might not be a good thing.Lin Yi concentrated and looked at the task given to him by the system.Material Collection (0/9).No further explanations were provided; he had to figure it out himself. However, he already had a hunch that these nine targets were likely related to the Nine Titans' powers.Lin Yi rubbed his forehead in frustration. If it were just a task to hunt Titans, he might have found a quick way to complete it.But the powers of the Nine Titans, some of them hadn't even arrived on Paradis Island yet.Before that, he couldn't expose his hand."Herys, spend some money and rent a training ground from the city guards. I want to learn how to use the Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear."In this decaying world, there were pros and cons.For Lin Yi, money could solve everything here. As long as the rewards were generous enough, the leader of the city guards wouldn't care about military secrets and might even treat Lin Yi as an honored guest and invite him over.In such an environment, the other side of the Shiganshina District was very dark, with endless cases of robbery, rape, human trafficking, underground black markets, illegal transactions, and gang influences."Understood."Herys replied and went off to take care of it.That afternoon, the person in charge of the Shiganshina District's city guards sought out Lin Yi, welcoming him with a smile and personally sending a training officer to assist him.In his eyes, this was just a hobby of a wealthy person, and if he played along well, there would be benefits."The Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear is the pinnacle of human wisdom, but becoming proficient in it is quite challenging. It requires excellent body balance and skillful use...""Is that so?"The training officer was explaining, but Lin Yi interrupted him. He had already equipped the Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear and stood steadily in the air, using several burst wires to maintain balance.The limits of the human body weren't just about strength and speed; Lin Yi had reached "superhuman" levels in terms of balance, reflexes, hearing, and sense of smell.Adapting to the Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear was simply a matter of familiarity and technique."Cough, cough, cough..."The training officer's mouth hung open as he coughed repeatedly, choked by his own saliva. After a moment, he looked at Lin Yi, who was as stable as Mount Tai, and his mouth twitched. He immediately put on a flattering smile and complimented him."Boss Lin, you're truly a genius. It took me over half a month to barely stand like that when I trained with the Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear.""Fortunately, Boss Lin is a businessman. Otherwise, we wouldn't have our livelihoods.""You flatter me."Lin Yi's response was indifferent. In fact, even without the training officer's guidance, he probably would've figured out the techniques after a couple of tries.However, he needed to lay the groundwork for the future, or he'd have to waste time explaining himself later.On that day, the training officer was deeply shaken. Lin Yi had taken just half a day to go from standing steadily to proficiently using the Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear.Seeing Lin Yi effortlessly maneuvering in the training ground, he had a fleeting thought that Lin Yi shouldn't be a mere merchant but a born warrior.But he quickly shook his head, laughing off his ridiculous thoughts. This was the renowned wealthy businessman of the entire Maria region. His idea was preposterous.~~~Patreon.com/Bleam— 50 Advance Chapters!Discord Server: — https://discord.gg/JPwBJPcUzR(I post Trial Chapters of FanFic I think I would post or not in Discord. We also have Minecraft Server for "Reborn with Steve Stand")