Using an item for a summons naturally could not be done inside the inventory.
Linsey took out a small box of ashes. No one present recognized them; they merely watched what he was doing.
When he took out the Staff of Corruption, no one realized what he intended to do.
But some people began to speculate.
For example, the evil god currently merging with the Law System felt that Linsey was planning to use some strange item to do something to it again.
"Linsey, give up."
"Unless you are determined to bury this world in the Sea of Wandering, everything is futile. Besides, your female companion's power is very important. We can reach—"
Smack—
Linsey cut off the evil god's temptation with his actions.
A staff that awakened the dead, and the required "corpse" for the summoning. Once he had both, Linsey held the Staff of Corruption level in his hand, then spent Source Material to try awakening the ashes before him.
"Tsk—"
Linsey's expression shifted, and a trace of gravity appeared on his determined face.
As he tried to awaken the corpse, a powerful pull traveled through the staff in his hand, as though it wanted to drain him into a dried-up corpse!
Bena's ashes did indeed qualify as a corpse.
But this first king of the City of Law had been at the peak of the Eighth Stage before his death.
Whether in the past or the present.
Reviving such an unquestionable powerhouse in his entirety required an astronomical amount of Source Material.
And Linsey himself?
His earlier series of equipment synthesis operations had already consumed a great deal of Source Material.
Now, trying to revive a complete Eighth Stage Awakened—even with the power of a Game Player—was absolutely impossible!
"..."
"No, there's still room to work with!"