So Chen Hong signed up for both! She decided to take a gamble.

No one has ever registered for all three competitions at such a high intensity before. Every spot on the national team is very precious, but Chen Hong still did it!

She felt she could trust the cat.

Even so, she was still very nervous, which is why she paid extra attention to the cat's physical and mental well-being these past few days.

The entire World Championships were broadcast live in high-definition cameras.

Chen Hong stood beside Maomao, constantly reminding her: "Maomao, you must remember to conserve your energy. After swimming the 400 meters, you will soon participate in the 800-meter freestyle, and there is also the 1500-meter race in the afternoon. So, please remember what I said."

Compared to her, the cat seemed completely unaffected.

"I know, I know, you've said it three times already."

Seeing how calm the cat was, Chen Hong was helpless. This decision was of great importance, and she was under pressure, so of course she was nervous.

"...Important things should be said three times, shouldn't they?"

The cat nodded again.

[Never mind! Go, kitty! Just keep going!]

[Shouldn't we be saying... friendship first, competition second at this point? Hang in there, kitty...]

[It's the World Championships after all, sigh...]

This is the first match, it should be alright, right? Hopefully it won't be too bad...

Netizens clearly lack confidence in the cat.

Cat's fans are very tolerant of her because of their fan filter, but some passersby say very harsh things to her.

[Even the swimming team has shady dealings? Could they have paid their way in?]

[With so many athletes refusing to participate, why put an amateur star on the field? The capital is outrageous!]

【I'm not saying this to be mean, but why do you guys always want to get involved in everything? I hate that kind of thing the most.】

[I'm speechless! Don't you even have any self-awareness about your own abilities?!]

[I'm asking you this: who's responsible if we lose? So you don't care because it's not just you who's lost face? What about our country's reputation then?]

Regardless of what netizens think, the competition is about to begin.

The cat put on its glasses and got into a ready position.

At the very instant the gunshot rang out, a resounding shout also came from the stands:

"Go, kitty!"

The cat instinctively looked over and saw Xiyuan, surrounded by several bodyguards, watching the game in the very conspicuous first row...

He was dressed very aristocratically, in a light blue suit, exuding an air of refined elegance.

In fact, his identity is already "noble" enough. As the ninth prince of Y country, he has been bedridden for many years, but today he suddenly appears here!

The media also gave him a lot of screen time, and at that moment, they captured the moment when he and the cat were looking at each other from afar!

Because of this glance, the cat didn't start diving the moment the starting gun fired.

Whether on set or on camera, her moment was too abrupt and too obvious!

Commentator: "Huh? What is the Chinese team's swimmer doing? The starting gun went off a long time ago, but she hasn't even dived yet... The fastest of the other swimmers has already finished a lap, touched the wall, and returned..."

[Holy crap! What is Jiu Maomao doing? This is the World Championships!]

[This is so frustrating! Are you only just realizing you're in the wrong place?!]

[Holy crap, I can't bear to look at this anymore!]

Chen Hong couldn't stand it anymore either. It wasn't because she was anxious about Maomao falling behind, but because this was a competition! She should take it a little more seriously.

So she yelled from the side, "Kitty! Get in the water! Stop watching!"

The other seven swimmers, even the slowest one, all swam a lap.

The cat looked at Chen Hong before jumping into the water.

"We see that the Chinese swimmer has already entered the water, she's at least thirty seconds behind... Wait, she, she caught up?! How is that possible? She actually caught up with the leading swimmer, Vina, how long did it take her for this lap?"

"I can't believe it! She caught up with him in about fifteen seconds!"

This reversal caught everyone off guard!

Holy crap! They actually caught up! Am I seeing things?!

Is this human speed? This is a mermaid!

[Go, cats! Rise up, cats! I'm so excited!]

"It's strange, Jiu Maomao seems to be swimming very easily, but she hasn't overtaken the leading Vina! She's staying right behind Vina..."

“We know that Vina is a favorite to win the 400m freestyle this year, and her performance in recent years has been very consistent…”

"Vina has started sprinting, and Jiu Maomao is still closely following her, looking quite relaxed?"

The commentator's expression was somewhat complicated, because Cat looked really relaxed! She was closely following Vina, while the other contestants were keeping a noticeable distance from them.

In the last fifty meters, the cat suddenly started to accelerate.

Because Chen Hong said that being one lap ahead is enough.

Then, in the high-definition footage, under the blue water, the cat suddenly shot out from the group, which wasn't too far apart, like a little rocket.

"Oh my god, what am I seeing? Jiu Maomao is sprinting! Her speed in the water is back! She's in the lead! Oh my god, she's reached the finish line!"

"Nobody expected this, right? This is incredible! Let's check the time. The referee announced it: 3 minutes and 20 seconds! A new world record has been set in the women's 400-meter freestyle!"

After Maomao got ashore, Chen Hong handed her a towel with a big smile. "Good job, Maomao! Great! Keep it up. Take a short rest now, then get ready for the 800 meters."

After the other contestants also made it ashore, they all stared at the cat in utter confusion. This was definitely an upset!

An athlete whose name they'd never even heard of set a world record in the preliminaries?!

[…I'm speechless, I'm kneeling down first!]

[World record! And by a wide margin! Almost forty seconds faster than the previous world record!]

Where are those who said cats are no good?

[He entered the water more than 30 seconds later than other athletes, yet he was more than 30 seconds faster than the world record! Amazing!]

[Now I understand! The cat wasn't unwilling to jump at first; she was just in no hurry! If she had jumped, the world record would have been more than thirty seconds faster, and that would have been embarrassing for everyone else!]

Chen Hong massaged the cat's arm to relax it, and asked, "Cat, are you tired?"

The cat shook its head. "I'm not tired, don't pinch me anymore."

She pulled her arm away.

Chen Hong stood aside, smiling broadly. This was a great start. As long as they kept it up, Maomao would definitely place in all three events she participated in.

"Then you rest for a while, and I'll call you when it's time to get ready."