Ophelia had indeed failed to give Thor a rejection within a day.
So, starting at noon the next day, Shaquille received Thor's order to begin the relocation.
With a long face, he passed the news along and told his people to take as many instruments and materials as they could move.
He had never considered openly defying Thor. When he saw Thor announce his decision to everyone from high above, Shaquille knew that Thor would never allow anyone to challenge him.
At the very least, Shaquille would never be the first to stand up and oppose him.
The Wizards in Sky City had grown used to the City Lord Ophelia's iron-fisted rule. Lower-ranked Wizards obeyed higher-ranked ones almost without question. They knew that even carrying out an order a little too slowly could earn them a beating, or even cost them their lives.
So when Thor issued this almost unbelievable order, he faced surprisingly little resistance.
Some people grumbled in private, but most seized every moment to complete their assigned tasks as well as they could.
Thor didn't need to worry about where they would be relocated.
When he told Mentor Gorsa about his plan, the mentor had already made it clear that the Eskaper Continent, now home to far fewer Wizards, was willing to take in everyone from Sky City.
That included the ordinary people.
By dusk on the eleventh day, the last Airship had left Sky City's port, sailing toward the Eskaper Continent.
Thor left White Glaze Castle and landed directly on Flower Path.
He spread out his Mental Power, confirming that there was no one nearby and no Grudge Spirits lingering about. Then his entire body instantly transformed into a mass of twisting, tangled Silk Threads, floating above Flower Town.
Thor's main body, formed from Fate Lines,