"Is this Metropolis? Ugh."
Kara said, quickly shutting off her five senses.
For someone with senses as sharp as hers, Metropolis was practically torture.
There were gum stains everywhere on the streets, and the alleys smelled like bathrooms...
Worst of all was the subway. The moment they reached the entrance, a stench hit them.
After that, she refused to go down.
No wonder rich people didn't use public transit.
Li Ang and the others felt the same way.
They'd thought Gotham was the only city this bizarre. They hadn't expected Metropolis to be just as bad.
This was the biggest city in all of America?
That was it?
There was nothing for it. They had to turn back; driving was safer.
At least they wouldn't have to worry about some mysterious smell wafting into their noses.
When you visited a big city, naturally you went to see the skyscrapers.
Only Li Ang and Kara weren't interested. Ciri and Rachel both wanted to see them.
Back in Ciri's homeland, the tallest buildings she'd seen were castles.
How could those compare to skyscrapers?
Rachel had been born here, but she'd lived in Detroit before.
Detroit had long since fallen into decline, with countless one-dollar villas left unwanted...
Now it had become a city of Black folks in every sense of the word.
Anyone with even a little money had left.
How could it compare to a prosperous city like Metropolis?
Li Ang drove to Manhattan.
Manhattan was the smallest borough, but also the most densely populated.
It was known as the world's financial center, and it was the wealthiest part of Metropolis.
Most of the world's Fortune 500 companies had a branch or headquarters here.
So, after crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, which stretched for more than a thousand meters, they saw skyscrapers