The Benefits of Being on the Payroll, and a Well-Practiced Cash Collection Move

Watching Jessica and the other two leave, Aaron casually picked up his phone and found Coulson's number in his contacts.

"Hello, Coulson?"

"Aaron?" Coulson asked excitedly. "Did you finish this month's order ahead of schedule?"

"What are you dreaming about?" Aaron rolled his eyes irritably. "Making medicine takes time too. Besides, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s order isn't small. I'm practically counting the samples in the shop toward it."

"Your medicine works, that's why!" There was a trace of satisfaction in Coulson's voice. "Agents on field assignments can get hurt if they're unlucky, even lose arms or legs.

Your Skele-Gro can regenerate bones. In a sense, it saves an agent's career.

Quite a few agents also suffer psychological trauma during missions. The Calming Draught, Soothing Agent, and Draught of Living Death help them tremendously. Continued use can help them emerge from their psychological shadows.

The moment those three medicines arrive, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s psychologists scramble for them. Even the research division can't compete.

Thanks to these medicines, ten percent of agents with psychological issues have been cured and returned from desk jobs to the front lines.

The most outrageous one is the All-Purpose Potion. It boosts vitality, neutralizes toxins, and heals wounds. The success rate of field missions has gone up by twenty percent, while the casualty rate has dropped by ten percent.

The importance of these medicines to S.H.I.E.L.D. speaks for itself. They're just a little expensive."

"The fact that I haven't raised my prices already proves I have a conscience. Compared to surgery and hospitalization, my medicine is far more cost-effective.

Besides, the raw ingredients are expensive, and there are labor costs too. I need to eat."

"Uh... the R&D department has tested them many times. Most of the ingredients can be bought on the market and aren't expensive at all. Only a very