It depended upon the circumstances. The technology I brought with me was airships— Garlemald used them almost exclusively for war. When no one else has the ability to bring troops and weapons in such fast-moving ships, it can make an army nigh unstoppable. But that's not why I brought the technology to Eorzea— I brought it to them to connect the city-states, to give them a chance to connect with each other and fight back.

[He gestures enthusiastically.]

The others who joined the company have all had chances to work on technology so long as it betters others in some way. Wedge invented a kettle that can boil its own water, for instance. And he and Biggs also created single-rider airships, which are much easier to produce than the Tiny Broncos that fly between the cities.