Merlin led Yuan Shikai into the hidden passage.
Five hundred meters was not all that far, and the two soon reached the end.
Unlike the narrow passage, the space at its end opened out into an enormous hollow.
Yuan Shikai looked at the immense stone pillar in the center of the Great Hollow, with a metal door set into it.
According to Merlin, that metal door was the entrance to the Tower at the World's End.
And the spot where he now stood was probably halfway up the Tower at the World's End.
That meant the entire Tower at the World's End should have been around a thousand meters long.
A magic circle surrounded the stone pillar, laid out by Merlin.
It seemed that this magic circle was what allowed Merlin to draw on some of the Tower at the World's End's power.
Merlin said, "About fifteen hundred years ago, Lia's death marked the definitive end of the Age of Gods. Earth's surface was no longer suitable for the survival of mystery."
"Morgan and I joined forces, using Lia's remains to forcibly activate some of the Tower at the World's End's power and bring Britain into this fairy realm."
"This realm ruled by fairies was well suited to Britain's survival at the time, and the fairies warmly welcomed the humans."
"At first, everything was fine. The two sides lived together peacefully. But as time passed, the differences between our races finally erupted into irreconcilable conflict."
"At the time, I advocated restraint. I wanted to resolve the conflicts between humans and fairies and find a way for us to coexist."
"Morgan, however, was a radical. She chose to conquer this continent by force, ultimately sparking a war between humans and fairies."
"The average fairy wasn't particularly powerful. Of course, some were