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There are a lot of materials for you to discover inCaves of Qud. This includes simple food and drinks to complex chemicals with a variety of effects. One rare liquid that you may come across is Neutron Flux, which has a nice blue, white, and black name.
What exactly is Neutron Flux though? In this guide, we are going to cover what this is, as well as how you can get some. Overall, this item is extremely dangerous and if it happens to cause your death, you’ll get the achievement called Starry Demise, which can also be obtained by taking damage in a large explosion.
What Is Neutron Flux?
Neutron Flux is a liquid that has both benefits and consequences if used wrong. The main use for using Neutron Flux is cooking. By cooking with it, you will have a chance to permanently gain one AV. The downside to this is that there is a ten percent chance of instant death.
While using Neutron Flux, there are a lot of situations in which it can just explode. Below, you may see some of the main things that cause it to explode.
When the Neutron Flux does explode,it will cause a lot of damage, but not instant death.Of course, the explosion can deal enough damage to kill you or enemies, butit doesn’t trigger automatic death.
Neutron Flux will not explode whenpouring from any container into a Magnetic Bottle.
You can use this explosion to your advantage if you are careful. For example,by keeping the Neutron Flux in a Phial, you’ll be able to throw it,which causes an immediate explosion as it hits the ground.
How To Get Neutron Flux
If the effects of Neutron Flux didn’t scare you off, there are a few ways to obtain it. Firstly,the Alchemist in Bethesda Susa is guaranteed to sell it.This is a merchant thatsells a wide variety of phials,including some that hold simple things like salt or wine. You can alsopurchase empty phials here.
To reach this merchant, you’ll need totravel to the Ruined Ward in Bethesda Susa, which starts at the sixth strata down.On theeighth strata, you can find theAlchemist’s workshop.If you speak to this NPC for the first time, you’ll also get an achievement calledQuiet This Metal.
Some other merchants in the world will rarely have Neutron Flux for sale. This includesdromad traders, chefs, ichor merchants, and kippers.When you run into one of these merchants, be sure tointeract with them to see what ware they have for sale.
Merchant stockrefreshes occasionally.If one of these vendors does not have Neutron Flux for sale, come back in the future. When you enter back into the area with the merchant,you may see a message stating that their shop has been restocked.
Lastly, you can get a Phial of Neutron Flux bycompleting the questline in Bey Lah. Here, you’ll betasked with settling the dispute.During this quest, you’ll be asked to accuse a thief based on different motives.If you accuse Askhind with the motive of illness,then you will receive one Phial of Neutron Flux.
