Nikolai didn't turn. He knew it was just the hum of the cooling fans, but in the world of the 12 pages, the nations felt real. He moved his cursor to the "Next" button. Page 5 was done.
The screen flickered, casting a cool blue glow over Nikolai’s face as he scrolled. He was currently on .
The transition to Page 6 felt like crossing a border without a passport. The art style shifted from gritty realism to sharp, neon-drenched lines. Here stood the younger nations—the tech giants and the cultural powerhouses—clad in street fashion and digital masks.
"Every page is an era," Nikolai murmured. "And we're just the librarians."