Ben, a laid-off biology PhD, returns to inherit his grandfather’s run-down farm. Planning only to grow corn and pay off debts, he stumbles upon a century-sealed greenhouse beneath the barn. Inside are no crops—only several hatching dragon eggs. Strangely enough, the young dragons feed on fertilizer, breathe fire to till the soil, and react strongly to rare metals. Government agents, black-market hunters and pharmaceutical corporations soon swarm in, eager to seize these biological marvels. Ben is dragged into a fierce battle over dragon blood, genetic technology, and hidden family secrets. While learning to be a dragon keeper, he uses dragon fire for plowing, dragon manure to boost crops, and aerial patrols to guard his land, quickly outcompeting agricultural giants. As the farm rises to fame, he uncovers his grandfather’s research: these dragons are the atavistic revival of an ancient species. The pharmaceutical firm shifts from acquisition to kidnapping, even hiring armed mercenaries. When the largest young dragon runs amok and nearly burns down the town, locals demand he hand the dragons over. In the end, Ben grows into a true guardian. He exposes the company’s conspiracy behind its life-extending drugs and discovers the dragons’ real ancestral home. He makes the townsfolk understand dragons are not disasters, but creatures driven wild by human greed. The farm becomes the world’s only legal dragon reserve, and Ben transforms from an unemployed doctor into a legendary dragon keeper.
