[Thoughtfully, like the idea was immediately distracting:] ...That would have been much easier. With an existing energy pattern to measure and replicate, months of our trial and error process would have been rendered unnecessary.

[Then he quickly shook off the idea, because building a teleporter had not in fact ended particularly well.]

Even if limited in range, the accessibility alone must be an incredible benefit. Little wonder you find your world more advanced in such things, in that case.