"Oh! So they're ship materials!" That makes sense! ...Sort of! ...Okay, no, but Ven's taking Cid's word for it. "They've got ships here, but they're not the kind that can leave this world -- just ships for the water, and airships that don't fly high enough to leave." Believe him, he's asked.

"You might be able to find somethin' useful at the port, though," he adds. That's his best guess, anyway. "Maybe someone there has heard of 'em."