Chapter 1232: True Attunement
Zac first noticed that the Yphelion's upgraded integration of Life and Death had gone much further than expected inside his cultivation chamber. It had triggered a hunch, but he didn't even get the chance to investigate before Galau approached him with the same idea. He'd been pouring over the Yphelion's schematics and blueprints when the eye appeared, and he'd successfully seized the final seal for himself.
Having the Yphelion in the back of his mind while awash with Ultom's clarity had triggered a notion there was something different about the ship beyond the obvious. Confirming the hunch had proven surprisingly hard to confirm, but it looked like Galau had finally uncovered the secrets.
The reborn Yphelion was actually an attuned Cosmic Vessel.
Galau was probably right about its rarity if what Karunthel said about such crafts was true. Relying on other Daos than the Dao of Space to create a Cosmic Vessel was incredibly difficult. Just creating normal Cosmic Vessels was a rare skillset, which was why Zac had become such a hot commodity with his shipyard.
An Attuned Vessel was out of the question. It required far greater skill and deeper understanding, to the point it was impossible to find on the frontier. Even if a craftsman capable of such a feat appeared, he wouldn't be able to gather the necessary materials. An Attuned Vessel was hundreds of times more expensive than a normal Cosmic Vessel of the same grade.
They were rare even in the Multiverse Heartlands, which was no surprise considering the awful price-to-performance ratio. The only way they'd encounter one on the frontier was if the outsiders had brought it.
"It's really an attuned ship," Zac sighed with amazement, feeling like he'd won the jackpot. "We're traveling using the Daos of Life and Death now?"
Attuned Vessels did have certain advantages that could warrant the usurious price tag. For one, they weren't Spatial Treasures, so they could be stowed in a Spatial Ring without needing to turn off the main arrays. Zac wasn't sure if that was the case with the Yphelion, though, since it appeared to be a hybrid vessel.
They were also extremely suitable for exploring inhospitable regions, providing the attunement matched. A fire-attuned ship could freely travel and possibly draw power from fiery environments that would burn normal vessels to a crisp. The aspect that was most important for Zac was that they weren't as susceptible to spatial turbulence as a normal Cosmic Vessel.