[Ace POV],
Fortunately, I suppose that my efforts weren't in vain because, after spending hours trying to make rank 1 mana pills, I was able to make a set of pills three times out of ten times, which I took as a good sign.
As long as my performance did not decline more than it had already, it was good in my eyes because it was at least an improvement over my previous circumstance.
I decided to move on to another pill because I was already beginning to grow acclimated to concocting the rank 1 mana pill.
It was only a matter of time before my success rate at making the pill increased with the number of times I could construct a high purity pill.
Of course, I wasn't leaving the rank 1 pill behind to avoid making it again; instead, I was simply switching to another pill to obtain new experiences.
After all, I had to produce more than just the mana pill today.