Day 541-550/Day 548

Day 548 / 78th day
　Today, I went to the store to share information with the head of the Dwarf Chamber of Commerce about the revised plan. I was ushered into the same room as before, along with a young man with a sack of meat who seemed to have gotten used to it and was coming up with a lot of interesting ideas.
　The head of the store was already waiting in the room, but next to her was a strange man. He was a bee-kei Koumujin, a sub-race that looks like a bee turned into a person. He had a stocky body shape, giving the impression that he was a bumblebee. Its entire body is covered with a black exoskeleton, but the yellow hairs on its chest are very conspicuous. Its compound eyes are slightly slit and its head is large due to its wide forehead and chin.
　These Koumushijin are said to be fellow business chairmen who were invited by the female business president. The name of the business association is "Arisphere Fernisha". It seems that he mainly deals with magic potions, and because of the adhesives and reinforcing materials, he has been in contact with the female president of the company since he was a child. By the way, she is a female, and her hobby is making honey.
　As a token of our friendship, she gave me a jar of honey with the mark of the bees. The honey had a soft, sweet aroma and taste. The taste was good, but in addition to that, my body felt somewhat energized. 　Apparently, due to the fact that they deal in magic potions, the honey has the ability to temporarily strengthen those who eat it.
　If I ate it when I was tired from working, I would recover from my fatigue and feel better mentally. I was curious about the other products, so we put the main topic aside for a while and discussed this and that for a while.
　The chairman of the Koumushi Chamber of Commerce always seems to carry around sample products in his storage magic items, and he let us try out various magic potions. If there was a product we liked, we would order it and have it delivered later.
　After the business discussion was over, we got down to business. As I had guessed from the fact that the chairman of the women's business association was there with the chairman of the beetle business association, she seemed to want to get the chairman of the beetle business association involved in this matter. I had no objection to that. There is no doubt that magic medicine can be used in a variety of fields. I'm sure the potion can be used in a variety of fields, and just having an expert in the field will expand the scope of what can be done and help the workers. We need to determine whether the chairman of the Koumushi Trading Company is trustworthy or not, but the chairman of the Women's Trading Company will guarantee it, so we were not particularly worried.
　The revised plan was explained again, and the meeting was dismissed at a comfortable point. As I returned to my base, I felt that I was too lazy to exchange information. I want a means of communication that allows me to exchange information quickly even over long distances. For now, we should develop a communication golem to distribute to others. For now, the communication distance should cover the city, so what kind of system would be best?
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　“七十八日目　／　五■四■八■目”
　ドワーフ商会長により修正された計画について、今日は女商会長と情報共有するべく商店の方に出向く。
　最近は色々と慣れてきたのか面白い発案も多くしてくる肉袋青年と共に、この前と同じ部屋に通される。
　部屋には女商会長が既に待っていたが、その隣には見知らぬ男性がいた。
　蜂を人にしたような亜人種、蜂系甲蟲人だ。ずんぐりとした体形をしているので、見た目の印象はクマバチが近い。全体的に黒い外骨格で覆われているが、胸部にある黄色い毛がとても目立っている。
　複眼は少し切れ長で、額の広さや顎の大きさから頭が大きめだ。
　そんな甲蟲人は、女商会長が誘った商会長仲間だそうだ。
　商会名は≪アリスフィール・フェルニーシャ≫。主に魔法薬を扱うらしく、接着剤やら補強材やらの関係もあって女商会長との付き合いは幼少の頃からと長いらしい。
　ちなみに性別は雌で、趣味として蜂蜜作りをしているそうだ。
　お近づきの印としてクマバチ印の蜂蜜瓶をもらった。折角だから試食してほしいと別に用意されていた蜂蜜を試食してみたが、柔らかく甘い香りと味がする蜂蜜だった。
　味もよかったが、それに加えて体がなんだか元気になった。
　どうやら魔法薬を扱っている関係もあって、蜂蜜には食べた者を一時的に強化する能力を添加しているらしい。
　労働で疲れた時に食べると、疲労は回復するし精神的にも楽になるだろう。
　ほかの商品も気になったので本題は一旦横に置き、しばらくあれこれと話し合った。
　甲蟲商会長は常に試供品やらを収納系マジックアイテムに入れて持ち歩ているらしく、様々な魔法薬を試させてもらった。
　気になる商品があれば注文し、後日届けてもらう予定である。
　商談も一段落し、そこから本題に入った。
　女商会長が甲蟲商会長と共に居た事から察しはついていたが、女商会長は今回の件について甲蟲商会長を引き込みたいらしい。
　その件に関しては、俺も異論はなかった。
　魔法薬は様々な分野で活用できるのは間違いない。その専門家がいるだけでやれる幅は広がるし、作業員の助けもになる。
　甲蟲商会長が信用できるかどうかについては、一応こちらでも見極めが必要だが、女商会長が担保してくれるので特に不安もなかった。
　修正された計画について改めて説明し、区切りがいいところで解散となる。
　そうして拠点に帰るが、俺は情報のやり取りに億劫さを感じていた。遠距離でも迅速に情報交換できる連絡手段が欲しい。
　とりあえず、他に配布する用の通信機ゴーレムの開発をするべきだろう。
　通信距離はとりあえず今は都市内をカバーできればいいから、さてどういう仕組みがいいだろうか？
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