How can there be a monopoly... Wang Linchi conducted an online search, only to uncover a severe problem: the Transcendental System showed certain monopolistic tendencies.
If you failed to successfully summon a Heroic Spirit and become a Summoner, you would be unable to access any channels related to Heroic Spirits, whether on the network or through information circulation. The two simply weren't part of the same circle.
However, the monopoly pertained only to Transcendent matters. Ordinary people still lived comfortably, enjoying advancements like the internet and social welfare. Conditions weren't as extreme as in Great View, nor was it a society where might made right. On the contrary, most Heroic Spirit Summoners possessed a strong sense of social responsibility.
Those who successfully summoned Heroic Spirits were a tiny minority, even rarer than Awakeners in Great View. On average, only about one in a hundred thousand people became a Summoner.
