Chapter 334: A Makeover

Chen Ke left the coffee shop and wanted to stop a car to go to the Psychic Research Institute, but suddenly realized that he was still wearing the clothes of a sea smuggler. His clothes were all wet, so he stayed on the boat.

The streets of Monhattan were extremely lively. This was not the central business district. The sidewalks were crowded with people, and the cars on the road were lined up in a long line, and they were stopped by the red lights at the intersection and slowly crawled on the road.

Many buildings on the street were old-style buildings from the 1980s, but they were well maintained. Looking to the end of the street, you can see more imposing buildings in the distance.

It was June. Summer in the Western world came earlier than in the East. The United Federation is a country in the northern hemisphere. Summer is mainly concentrated in June, July, and August, and the temperature is higher.

Many white women in cool clothes can be seen on the street, as well as black guys holding basketballs. There are also some children playing basketball in Gongli opposite. Just the scene on the street made Chen Ke feel the vitality of this city.

To be honest, Chen Ke didn't think the summer here was particularly hard to endure, because the summer here was dry and hot, not wet and sticky. Before crossing over, the city he lived in was close to the Yangtze River. As soon as summer came, he felt like he was wrapped in a layer of oil...

He looked at the life countdown. In order to ensure that the ship could dock smoothly, Chen Ke consumed twice the time. Counting the consumption of the battle, he still had more than 20 hours of life left.

He stretched out his hand, moved his shoulders, pretended to practice grip strength, and crushed a soul. In a flash, his life limit was immediately restored to full and expanded to 156 hours.

He still had 32 souls left in his hand. He had consumed 6 of the 42 souls he had obtained from the 2006 timeline.

The total life limit that these 42 souls can increase is 168 hours, and when he first used these souls, he only had a life limit of 20 hours.

In other words, if the remaining 36 souls were used together, his total life span could reach 188 hours.

At present, his upper limit is 156 hours, which means that the remaining 32 souls can bring a 32-hour upper limit of life.

These souls are small pieces, each piece is 1 hour long, and the previous large pieces of souls have all been used up.

While the soul increases the upper limit of life, it can also restore the current unsatisfactory life to the full value, so the best time to use it is definitely when you are running out of time and can't absorb the murderous aura.

Change clothes first!

Chen Ke took out his wallet and looked at the cash. There were more than 2,000.

His money was all in the offshore account, which was not very convenient to use, because the United Federation in 2009 did not have a very convenient online payment solution, and all credit cards were used.

Chen Ke did not have a formal job in the United Federation, and all his documents were fake, so he could not apply for a credit card at all, and the phone card could only be a debit card.

The offshore account itself only supports remittances, not cash deposits and withdrawals. Not to mention the painful handling fees, the money in it can only be used in limited places, such as buying a house, a car, and arms... It is really troublesome to use his money.

"I'm so rich... I haven't spent much..." Chen Ke said to himself.

It seems that I can't spend lavishly on suits anymore. I still have to keep some cash in hand for emergencies. Clothes still need to be changed, so he turned to look for some cheap clothing stores on the street.

Coincidentally, next to the coffee shop is the largest discount clothing chain in the Federation: Bob's Stores.

Chen Ke pushed the door and entered this small store. Although it is a discount store, the decoration inside is still quite exquisite, and the clothing styles hanging on the shelves are also very simple and complete.

It's summer now, so Chen Ke must change into seasonal clothes. Although he doesn't know whether he is cold or warm, it's not good to let others think he is weird.

He chose a pair of olive green overalls, a pair of brown hiking shoes, and a blue round-neck sweatshirt.

However, this outfit can't cover the holster, so there is no choice but to bring a black zipper sports jacket.

Including brand new underwear and socks... these things cost him a total of 200 Union coins.

Chen Ke walked out of the store wearing new clothes and carrying a paper bag full of old clothes, then turned around and went into the barber shop next door.

Chen Ke had taken care of his facial hair himself, basically shaving it all off, but there was really no way to change his hair, so he could only let it grow wildly for 2 months.

He wanted to change Lin Mo's hairstyle to his own. At that time on the boat, he saw the phantom of his former self, which touched him greatly.

Chen Ke didn't know whether he really wanted to return to his original world. If he really had this opportunity, would he choose to go back?

He couldn't tell. The countdown of life seemed to be tailor-made for this world. Only in this place full of strange creatures could he absorb murderous aura, collect souls and prolong his life.

What should he do when he returns to that peaceful 2018? Thinking of this, he was a little irritated. There were more important things to do at the moment, so he didn't think about this for now!

"Master, fix it." Chen Ke sat on the chair.

"No problem." The black guy shook his head.

Ten minutes later, Chen Ke's medium-length hair disappeared and turned into a neat short hair. Not as elegant as before, but more neat.

He passed a box, threw the paper bag in his hand into the trash can, pulled the zipper halfway down, hailed a taxi and got in.

Originally, I thought the Psychic Research Institute would be a very grand and large academy, but when the car stopped in front of the mobile 12-story office building, Chen Ke thought the driver had made a mistake.

"Uh... are you sure this is the Psychic Research Institute?" Chen Ke stuck his head out of the car window and looked at the building on the street curiously.

This building is located in the central block of Monhattan, which is inconsistent with what Wang Ailin said about being located in the Queens District, and no matter how you look at it, it feels that this building is too shabby compared to other buildings.

As the forefront of global psychic research, it is hard to imagine that the Psychic Research Institute of the United Federation is so shabby.

"This is the research institute building, sir." The driver said.

"Shouldn't it be in the Queens District?" Chen Ke asked.

"The place you are talking about? Oh... That's a restricted area. If you are not a researcher or don't have a military background, it is impossible to enter." The driver said.

"Really..." Chen Ke was skeptical and paid the fare and got off the car.

He stood in front of the building and looked up at the top of the building. The building revealed a sense of oldness from the 1970s, and it was completely impossible to tell that this was a building belonging to the research institute.

He took out his cell phone and sent a text message to Wang Ailin, explaining the current situation.

Not long after, the other party sent a reply.

"I forgot to tell you that you have to leave your visitor information at the office now, and then fill in the invitation code, so that you can be taken to the institute by a special vehicle. Sorry, I'm too busy. Remember my number, 0451."

Chen Ke put the phone in his pocket and walked into the building.