He was dying, they were all dying, and only his knowledge could save them.
And the knowledge he had gained then could save the Wayward now.
"The collective knowledge comes together and saves them time that they can spend on their cases."
Undeniably, that knowledge had saved him from a chilling death.
I suggest here that knowledge will not save the world.
"Not that the knowledge will necessarily save you," Matthias went on.
Only the knowledge he had earned with years on the steppe saved him.
Our race knew space travel already one million years ago but this knowledge could not save us from the catastrophe.
The knowledge that can be gained from it could save lives in a future disaster.
In war, any intelligence is valuable; that knowledge alone could save millions, if not billions, of lives.