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The Empyrean Talons were not the only ones preparing for the group stage of the United Cup.
The top guilds and huge organizations within the game were already making their respective preparations. Given their resources, the range of their information network was much larger than the Empyrean Talons, especially when they had a fully established system.
Compared to Arthur and the others, who were only relying on their connections, the teams supported by these guilds and organizations had a more detailed and organized set of information.
But that did not mean the information that Arthur and Cloe had that much inferior. After all, Arthur could just ask for some help from Shiella if he wanted or buy detailed information from the Assassin Union.