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9 What a great reward!
"A sound field controller?"
Zheng Ning was taken aback upon hearing this.
"What is this?"
"A force field controller that can control the field, volume, intensity, etc. of sound."
The system's answer was simple and powerful.
"For example, you can install it in your bedroom and let me set its operating range."
"That way, no matter how loudly you sing or practice the piano, the sound won't escape the room at all."
Similarly, not a single sound from outside can get in.
"Huh? Holy crap, isn't this just creating an absolutely silent karaoke room?"
Zheng Ning's eyes lit up. He knew how much of an impact practicing singing would have on the surrounding neighbors.
Especially the musical instruments; those guys really disturb the peace when they use them.
I had a senior in college who really loved playing the drums. The school bought him a set, and his family bought him another set.
It's okay at school because it's in a music room.
But his apartment kept getting complaints from upstairs and downstairs neighbors, and the property management and police came to his door frequently, forcing him to sell it.
Once I have the system, I'll definitely develop in the direction of becoming a singer, and I'll inevitably practice my voice and play instruments at home.
That's great! With this device, I won't have to worry about disturbing my neighbors anymore.
Speaking of disturbing the neighbors...
Zheng Ning raised her right eyebrow, suddenly having a bad feeling!
"Thump, thump, thump!"
Before his eyebrows could even fall, heavy, loud footsteps echoed upstairs!
Then came the sounds of heavy objects hitting the ground, such as "thud," "bang," and "thud."
"Those bastards are here again! Can't a person have a moment's peace and quiet?!"
Zheng Ning's forehead veins bulged, and his brain started to ache!
He was about to go to his neighbor's house to argue, as he did as usual.
Suddenly, he snapped his fingers with a bright look in his eyes!
"Oh right, didn't I just get that sound field controller? I can use it to block out noise!"
"System, activate the sound field controller!"
"The affected area is my bedroom!"
"Buzz!"
A barely perceptible sound spread outwards like ripples on water.
In an instant, the noise upstairs vanished without a trace!
The room was as quiet as a karaoke room with lots of soundproofing; you couldn't hear a thing from upstairs!
"Sigh, keeping them quiet isn't enough. If only these noisy dogs could be punished too..."
As Zheng Ning was muttering to himself, he suddenly heard the system mention again:
"This force field generator does indeed have this acoustic wave reflection function. Would you like to enable it?"
"Huh? Really? That's great! Let's open it right away!"
"I'm going to let that family upstairs know what it's like to be relentlessly attacked by noise! Wait, won't that disturb the other neighbors?"
"Of course not, please rest assured, host."
"Sonic wave anti-vibration function is activated."
Because this place is completely soundproof, Zheng Ning couldn't hear what was happening upstairs.
But he didn't dwell on those thoughts. Instead, taking advantage of the quiet in the room, he took out his phone to check the download status of "Rice Fragrance" on Feixing Music website.
"Wow? Not bad. It was only 10248 downloads a moment ago, and now it's almost 3000 more?"
As soon as Zheng Ning tapped the screen, she opened her mouth in surprise, her eyes and the corners of her mouth curving into a smile.
"Wow, that's really fast! It must be the viewers in Xiaoyanzi's live stream supporting me again..."
He rested his chin on his hand, pondered for a moment, and then realized this.
"Of course, it's also possible that tourists who saw me busking took the videos and posted them online."
"And with so many downloads in less than a day, I think it should at least get a ranking on the new song chart, right?"
He also thought of the "Newcomer Champion Ranking" that his sister had mentioned before, and immediately clicked on the list with great excitement to take a look.
"Let me see how far I rank... Hmm? Jingjing, what brings you in? Don't you know how to knock?"
Just as Zheng Ning was about to check his ranking, he suddenly felt as if someone was standing in front of him, and he abruptly raised his head.
"I knocked everywhere! I've been knocking for ages! You just didn't hear me!"
Zheng Jingjing pouted in dissatisfaction and said with her hands on her hips.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't hear you..."
Zheng Ning then remembered that he had activated the sound field controller, and now not a single sound from outside could get in, so it would be a miracle if he could hear anything.
"What is it, Jingjing?"
"It's Aunt Chen from upstairs! She's banging on the door like crazy, saying we're using a noise-generating device downstairs to disturb them!"
"Huh? This noisy dog has the nerve to come looking for us? Wait, when did I ever use a noise-control device to bother them?"
He looked around but couldn't see what kind of vibration device he was using.
"That's right. I also told him that we put away our 'house charm' when Aunt Wang downstairs came looking for it last time."
Zheng Jingjing also had an angry expression on her face.
These shameless guys upstairs are not only making noise themselves, but they're also trying to shift the blame. What kind of logic is that?
"Exactly, how could we possibly ignore the people downstairs just for our own revenge... Oh, wait... I think I know why."
Zheng Ning slapped his fist, suddenly realizing what had happened.
I was so focused on enjoying the quiet of scrolling through my phone that I didn't realize I had just enabled the anti-vibration function on the system!
According to the system, wherever the noise comes from upstairs, that's where the vibration will be reflected.
The louder the noise from upstairs, the louder the recoil.
"Hehe... Ignore her, let her knock."
Zheng Ning waved his hand dismissively.
"Oh? If she keeps making a scene like this, we won't have any peace either!"
Although Zheng Jingjing was also furious, she was helpless. There was no other way. The family upstairs was just too difficult to deal with. They seemed to be convinced that if they continued to torment her like this, her family would have no choice but to sell the house.
I don't know how they were so sure that even if my family had to sell the house, they would definitely sell it to them.
"Alright, alright, she'll get tired of banging and go home on her own soon. The more you pay attention to her, the more energetic she gets. Okay, let me have some peace and quiet."
Zheng Ning pushed her sister's shoulder and pushed her out of the house, where she looked incredulous.
"System, extend the silence and counterattack functions to all rooms in our house!"
"Okay, host, the scope has been adjusted!"
……
Quiet, utterly quiet.
This quiet lasted until the afternoon, when Zheng's mother came home from get off work.
"I'm not arguing with you, you rude and ill-mannered jerk! Not only is your own house disturbing the peace, but you also slander others as rude as you! Being your neighbor is the worst luck I, Ren Yuhuan, have ever had!"
Ren Yuhuan cursed back at the top of the stairs a few times, then stormed into her home and slammed the door shut.
"Huh? Why didn't the door slam sound suddenly? Xiaojing, did you and your brother install some kind of soundproofing on this door?"