Explore the real-world places that appear in Dragon raja by 江南. Each location on the map shows what happens there in the novel, the real history of the place, and what's there today. Featured locations include Cassel Academy, Chicago Station, Chu Zihang's Home District, Beijing, Shanghai, The Nibelungen and 5 more.
Secret Ivy League school for dragon slayers
Lu Mingfei, an unremarkable Chinese student, receives an admission letter and arrives at Cassel Academy. There he meets Professor Schneider, Dean Angel and his mentor Chen Mo, and is given the title of S-class student. His roommate Fingel and the ruthless Chu Zihang shape his new life.
Founded by the secret party to hunt Dragon descendants, Cassel is where Hybrids train. It hides behind the facade of an elite American college.
The place where Lu Mingfei sheds his loser identity and discovers his bloodline. It represents the choice between normal life and destiny.
Cassel Academy's Chicago operations base
Lu Mingfei is dragged into operations underground, where he first confronts Dead Spawn in abandoned tunnels. Caesar Gattuso leads the team while Chu Zihang uses his Blood Link ability. The group learns that dragons are real.
The station sits on old subway lines abandoned since the Great Fire. Its tunnels were once linked to a Dragon Lord nest.
The first real mission that proves the world's secret, forcing Lu Mingfei to face fear and responsibility.
Capital and childhood home
Lu Mingfei remembers his time in China, when his uncle and aunt raised him. Chu Zihang returns to meet a former friend, learning about his bloodline in a dark alley.
Beijing hides old dragon temple sites beneath its ancient districts, linked by imperial dragon veins.
Represents Lu Mingfei's old life and the normal world he must leave behind.
Major port city on the Yangtze delta
Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang investigate a rogue Dragon Lord clue. A mysterious girl named Nuonuo is encountered while they visit the old shipping docks.
Shanghai's skyline was built atop old river-dragon shrines. Sailors tell of a dragon sleeping beneath the delta.
Shows how modern civilization is built atop ancient dragon power.
Underground dragon nest in the Dragon King's throne
Lu Mingfei and his team descend into the Nibelungen to find the Dragon King's secret. Caesar and Chu Zihang fight Dead Spawn while Lu Mingfei confronts Sakura and the legacy of Dragon King Norton.
Dragon Lord Nidhogg built this underground city as a throne room. Legend says the world's first dragons slept here.
The ultimate test of Lu Mingfei's courage and true identity, tying him to dragon destiny.
Sacred mountain of the Dragon King
The team climbs the peak to find the Dragon King's tomb. Lu Mingfei meets Chen Mo's old mentor and gains new power from the dragon's blood. The group barely survives a flood of dragon fire.
Dragons first appeared here, born from the world's first fire. Ancient emperors performed rituals at its summit.
A turning point where Lu Mingfei embraces the dragon within and accepts his destiny.
Secret Japanese Dragon Lord front
Lu Mingfei meets Sakura and the Kasumi clan. Sakura reveals her ties to the dragon bloodline and the Japanese mafia, and the group faces off against Rabbit Studio's enforcers.
The Kasumi clan has guarded dragon secrets for centuries, hiding them in anime studios and underworld businesses.
Illustrates the blend of modern pop culture and ancient dragon conflict.
Frozen ancient dragon lair
A Cassel expedition led by Professor Schneider explores a buried nest. Lu Mingfei feels an unnatural pull and wakes ancient Dead Spawn while Chu Zihang rescues the team.
The oldest nest of Dragon King Nidhogg, its ice walls preserve dragon eggs from a forgotten age.
Shows the vast, ancient scale of the dragon war and the stakes for the protagonist.
Ruined temple lost in the swamp
Lu Mingfei and Fingel follow a map to an abandoned temple to find a relic. They fight swamp-dwelling Dead Spawn before discovering a hidden Dragon King scroll.
Local villagers say the temple sank into the marsh when a dragon wept. Its walls still carry mysterious runes.
A quiet, haunting place that tests loyalty and reveals more of the dragon legacy.
Where the river meets the sea
Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei track a fleeing Dragon Lord agent along the delta. A boat chase ends with a dramatic fight in the shallows, and Lu Mingfei saves Nuonuo from drowning.
Fishermen long believed the river dragon's tears fed the delta. Floods are said to herald dragon awakening.
Marks the moment Lu Mingfei acts as a true protector, choosing bravery over fear.
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