Much of it is thanks to Reeve. She is largely responsible for the Mako reactors, which provide us with clean power. That was how Shinra was able to expand so far, so fast, and make so many new scientific developments in such a relatively short time.

There are at least two businesses here: the gun shop and Seventh Heaven. If you could think of a service to provide others with, that could prove an interesting way to spend your time.

You could write things down for me, but listing Materia and their effects might prove more dull than you'd like.