The outdoor arena, after the conclusion of the 5000-meter freestyle swim, quickly moved on to the next event.
When this event was announced, everyone realized it might be the most unique competition of all.
"The next event will be the equestrian competition."
"And equestrian is the only event that requires both humans and animals to participate together."
"We now invite our contestants to enter the arena."
As the host's voice faded, figures began to appear at the entrance of the arena.
There were human athletes dressed in professional equestrian attire, as well as spirited professional racehorses.
Everywhere exuded an elegant aura.
However, what drew the most attention was not the contestants at the front, but the last figure to emerge.
Upon seeing this familiar figure, the entire audience erupted in excitement.
"It's the director! The director is participating this time?"
"Is the director representing the animals this time?"
"You can say such a ridiculous thing, but it's not impossible."
"Heh heh, human contestants ride horses, animal contestants have horses ride them, that's more reasonable."
"You mean the director is going to carry a horse to compete?"
"Speaking of which, the other contestants have horses, why doesn't the director have one?"
"Brother, why are you still insulting people?"
"I'm not insulting anyone, there's really no horse next to the director."
"It really seems so, the director indeed has no horse."
As the focus of the crowd shifted, they quickly noticed something different.
All the other contestants were leading their own horses, but Yang Lin's side was empty.
People even suspected that Yang Lin intended to perform equestrian events on foot.
"By the way, does Xihong Zoo have any horses?"
"It seems they don't, only two zebras."
"Never mind the zebras, these are not very suitable for riding and competition. I saw it in a documentary."
"I agree with that. In the documentary, zebras were too lazy to run even when chased by lions, they were silly and temperamental."
"Don't you know that although zebras are called horses, they are more closely related to donkeys? They are very stubborn."
"Then what will the director ride this time?"
Just as everyone was wondering what animal Yang Lin would bring out for the equestrian competition, all the racehorses at the venue suddenly became restless.
The crowd was initially confused by this scene, until a colossal figure appeared at the entrance of the arena.
With black fur, a stout body, and a long protruding snout, it was clearly a wild boar.
Judging by its swollen face, this wild boar was one of the four previously beaten by Mama Bear.
Upon seeing the wild boar enter, people in the arena felt an urge to flee.
They clearly remembered how those four wild boars had chased the human athletes.
Yang Lin obviously realized this and quickly walked to the wild boar, explaining:
"Don't be scared, everyone. This wild boar has mended its ways and is now a part of Xihong Zoo."
"I'm truly sorry, but our zoo really couldn't find a suitable animal for the equestrian competition. After all, you wouldn't want to see me compete against you riding a lion, would you?"
As soon as Yang Lin finished speaking, the equestrian contestants present repeatedly shook their heads, a wry smile appearing on their faces.
"A wild boar is fine, a wild boar is fine."
"Yes, yes, equestrian is just a form, as long as you can ride it, it's fine."
"I support Director Yang riding a pig."
"I support it too."
These contestants were not fools. If Yang Lin had brought out a lion to compete in equestrian, would they still be able to compete? The horses present would likely all collapse.
Compared to that, what threat could a wild boar pose?
And compared to these generous contestants, the audience was even more indifferent.
The moment they saw Yang Lin leading a pig, the concept of rules ceased to exist in their minds.
"By the way, does the equestrian competition rule specify that the contestant must ride a horse? Does anyone know?"
"I looked it up. There are requirements for the participants and equipment, but not for the horse. After all, no one would imagine someone would ride a pig in an equestrian competition."
"If you haven't heard of it, pretend it doesn't exist."
"The audience has no objections, the contestants have no objections, and the judges don't seem to have any objections either."
"I advise the judges not to meddle."
"Exactly, just change the rules on the spot. Today's competition should be called 'pig-riding' instead."
"Director Yang is the pioneer of 'pig-riding' competitions."
"I'm from the countryside and I've ridden pigs as a child. They ran so fast, I hit my head on the ground and almost died."
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As everyone tacitly accepted Yang Lin's participation with a pig, Yang Lin then took a saddle from the side and placed it on the wild boar's back.
While the other riders mounted their horses, he also straddled the wild boar.
To everyone's surprise, the wild boar, which had been unusually agitated before, was now remarkably calm under Yang Lin.
Apart from being significantly shorter than the other contestants, there were no other issues.
As the competition officially began, the other contestants started their performances according to the planned events.
Short sprints, obstacle jumping, all exuded the elegance and agility of the racehorses and their riders.
It was somewhat astonishing to those watching an equestrian competition for the first time.
But when it was Yang Lin's turn, the atmosphere suddenly became peculiar.
Even riding the wild boar, he could sprint at a considerable speed, but the scene could hardly be described as elegant; it was even strongly comical.
However, that was not the end of it. When it came to the obstacle course, everyone thought the wild boar's physique would make it impossible to complete.
But the moment the wild boar leaped high with Yang Lin on its back, everyone in the arena was stunned.
The obstacles on the track were at least over a meter high. For this pig to jump over them with Yang Lin on its back, it was truly a flying pig!
If the relay race had proven the speed of pigs, then this equestrian competition once again refreshed everyone's understanding of the jumping ability of pigs.
Of course, the shock was temporary. After the shock came the unrestrained laughter from the crowd.
No one could remain calm while watching a wild boar rider gallop across the field.
Even the riders themselves were laughing so hard they were losing their strength.
It was only then that they realized Yang Lin might be employing a very new strategy.