Hm, indeed. I suppose it couldn't hurt to try prior to sending people out for field tests all the same, however.

So they exist in other worlds as well, then. Glad am I to hear that they can be so useful. Though I've also heard that they can play music by the same function. Anything that brings more music to our lives is worth looking into.

Besides the radios, I have heard that the Garleans made great strides in medicine due to their inability to use magic. Though the manufactory focuses more on the development of vehicles and weapons, I hope such advancements in medicine make their way to Ishgard as well. That way, the practice will be able to broaden even to those with no aptitude for healing magics or alchemy.