Theoretical research is a long-term endeavor, especially when it involves complex mathematical constructs. Achieving even a small breakthrough requires a great deal of time.
If Huang Zhong, Zhang Qican, and Ruan Wenye were to look, they wouldn't even know whether their research and ideas were perfecting the theory or if they had gone down the wrong path. Any progress could only be queried from Zhao Yi.
This is the problem with theoretical research.
It's like a very complex maze. When several people explore it together, each facing numerous intricate forks, they have their own ideas but don't know if their judgments are correct.
So, is the path they find a throughway, or a dead end?
The biggest concern of theoretical research is the fear that the results are incorrect. Not only could this result in wasted effort, it could also lead oneself and others in the wrong direction.
Zhao Yi had no such worries.