This was just one of their objectives. They also wanted to use this incident to gauge the attitudes of the locals toward the Catellonians. They even employed internet trolls to stir up trouble, spreading rumors that Salt City officials were in the wrong and should apologize to them.
However, it was evident that the locals weren't buying it. The voices of justice overwhelmed the propaganda, swiftly drowning out the efforts of the Catellonian trolls.
There were even threats of planting explosive