The rise of a new overlord in the Western Wastes was a piece of very distant news for Sleepless City.
The distance from the Western Wastes to Sleepless City normally takes a flying boat two to three years to traverse. Simply put, many members of the Myriad Gold Pavilion's group retreating from the Western Wastes are still on their way.
As for communication, that's riddled with all sorts of problems. Whether it's the Western Wastes or the Nine Provinces, there are various forbidden areas and strange phenomena everywhere. Some places don't even allow light to pass through, much less various forms of interference, making something like wireless communication impossible.
The only viable method resembles the sending of messages via flying swords, but even with this method, it's necessary to have predetermined routes to avoid certain existences; otherwise, the message might get intercepted, and as for flying swords crossing tens of thousands of miles, forget about it.
