The 10 Days

Having found a commonality between some of the ingredients, Alex decided to focus on that. It was a breakthrough in his attempt after 3 days, but it was going to take more than just that to make the pill.

He needed more.

If Alex was to be honest, making new pills wasn't hard at all. All you had to do was use different ingredients in a way that their elemental energy didn't become violent all of a sudden. 

As long as one could maintain that and reach a level where the energy was stable, that could be considered a pill.

However, that pill was more than likely going to have an unusable effect. No one wanted a pill that grew your body hair by 2 centimeters everywhere. No one wanted a pill that could turn your muscles into bones. 

A pill needed to have a good effect to be considered a good pill. So, considering what sort of ingredients he was being allowed to use, Alex decided to start by thinking of what a good effect the pill could have.