The victory of the Anemone Domain over their main rivals was a shocking outcome that spread through a large area of influence of high-grade rural settlements. Every rural settlement knew of the news.
In the decades-long stalemate that both high-grade rural settlements were forced to drag their rivalry on, a lot of people believed that the Snake Kingdom was the stronger side.
Despite the advantages that the mechs of the clownfish brought, the Snake Kingdom was the side that still had the deeper foundations.
Their snake elders were also seen as stronger, as all 5 of them were veteran Red tier predators that could go against any same-tiered opponent without worrying unless they went against freaks like Eliana.
The fact that the Snake Kingdom was the one who started the invasion first did not surprise a lot of spectators, this was only to be expected.
It was the outcome of the invasion attempt that shocked them stiff.