The series was first published in Manke's Fiction Painting (小说绘, Xiǎoshuō huì) magazine, in the form of a serialized novel.
After its completion, it was compiled, shortened and partially rewritten to be published as a physical novel titled "Dragon Raja I: The Blazing Dawn" (龙族I火之晨曦, Lóngzú I huǒ zhī chénxī).
The series deals with themes of self worth, courage, persistence and the true meaning of friendship, and growing up in a world full of unexpected challenges.
While the letter is immediately dismissed as a scam, Mingfei soon learns that people in the college are determined to get him enrolled, forcing him to choose between his current life and the dubious academy.
Publicly embarrassed after a failed attempt to confess to his crush, he is rescued by Chen Motong (陈墨瞳) "Nono", a sophomore from Cassell College, who finally convinces him to enroll at the school.
During his first year's summer vacation, Lu Mingfei receives an invitation to a class reunion from his high school classmates that coincides with his birthday.
On their way back to the college, at the Chicago railway station, they meet a friendly girl named Xia Mi (夏弥) a freshman who intends to set up a tent at the park while she waits for the train.
Adding to his problems, Lu Mingfei learns of Nono's recent engagement to Caesar, the rebellious heir of the Gattusos, which sends him spiraling down into alcoholism.
To prevent the situation from developing into certain catastrophe, Hilbert Ron Anjou, the principal of Cassell College, appoints his three best students, Caesar Gattuso, Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei as special agents to resolve the crisis.
The situation quickly turns dire, mutated creatures attack the submersible, an army of undead hybrids threatens to rise up to the surface and on top of that, the three are completely unaware of an intruder in the submarine.
Mingfei leaves Cassell to figure the situation out, just when a series of attacks to the College take place, making him the prime suspect and the most wanted man in the world.
A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for mobile devices, titled Dragon Raja, (龙族幻想, Lóngzú huànxiǎng, lit.
[9] The novel was later adapted as Donghua series, firstly aired on Tencent Video in the mainland China on March 19, 2022 and in Japan in April 6th, 2024.