Floral left with the archbishop of the Second Order. Perhaps the situation was the other way around.
After all, it was impossible to say which side was truly being exploited… But regardless, as long as the other party still held the identity of Holy Tree Duke, the other party still held the initiative in Holy Tree City.
Fortunately, Remides didn't come alone.
Including the personal guards of the Phoenix Guards who protected the Ava State governor, an elite force of about 300 people secretly landed in Emerald Province before the main fleet on an ancient holy relic, the Sun Ship, that had been passed down from the King of Mist's era.
With the help of the teleportation beacon left behind by William, they teleported to the hinterland of Ravenwood, outside Holy Tree City. Although the few magisters who opened the portal fainted from exhaustion, this elite team made up of Transcendents arrived.