Boston was the capital of Massachusetts. How should one put it? Though it was not as prosperous as New York, as another East Coast city situated at a slightly higher latitude, it had developed quite well too.
The famous Plymouth Harbor lay forty miles south of Boston. The Mayflower had arrived there back then, bringing the warmth of white people to North America's indigenous peoples.
The Boston Tea Party that sparked the Independence War had also taken place in Boston. The city had quite a long history.
Its local specialty was lobster. Although that species should originally have been called Maine lobster, Boston had been an important commercial transit hub since the century before last, and lobsters caught in Maine had to be sold here as well. As a result, those exported afterward were collectively called Boston lobsters.
It also had an interesting nickname, "Beantown," much like New York's "Big Apple." This was because a local dish had once swept the entire United States: baked beans stewed with molasses. It was said that when it was at the height of its popularity, the entire city had been filled with sweetness.
Su Ming, clad in full armor, had naturally not brought Wanda here for a seafood feast or baked beans. It was already midnight, and no good restaurants were open at this hour.
They had actually come to find another school.
Boston also had the highest average education level in the United States. It was home to prestigious institutions such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and was known as the "Athens of America" or the "Center of the Universe." Here, there was another little-known school for Mutants.
At least, ordinary people did not know about it.
"Massachusetts Academy?"
As Wanda walked down the road, she rolled the somewhat awkward string