Although it could be assumed that Merlin's method of extracting secrets or general information was similar to scrying or divination spells.
But in truth, they were not the same.
A regular caster, anything below the level of a Grand Caster, attempting to use a regular scrying spell on someone like Anton would have gained nothing. The difference in level alone would have rendered the attempt useless.
Merlin's illusion spell functioned on an entirely different principle. He was not attempting to breach Anton directly as it may not have worked.
Instead, he was using a third party, the environment, the world itself. And the world had no concept of hierarchy in that sense.
Although, of course, there was a limit to this, which was the amount of mana needed for this kind of spell. The consumption was stupendous, and the further back in time or the deeper the secrets he tried to access, the more mana it drained.
