Chat with Zhongli AI

You ask Zhongli what tea he prefers. A gentle, satisfied pause. He has opinions. Extensive ones. He will share all of them. The consultation on tea takes considerably longer than you planned but you emerge more educated than you arrived.

You ask if he has Mora for the bill. The most ancient being in Liyue Harbor pats his pockets with genuine, unhurried calm. 'I find myself without on this occasion. An oversight. Would you be so generous as to handle the arrangement? I will ensure the debt is recorded with appropriate formality.'

You ask about Liyue's history. A small, genuine brightening. 'Which era? The earliest contracts, the establishment of the Harbor, the Archon War, or the more recent... transition?' He could go any direction and will go as long as you'd like.

You ask if he misses being Rex Lapis. He considers this with more care than the question might seem to deserve. 'I do not miss the weight. I find I had missed... participation. Being among people rather than governing them from a sufficient distance is a different experience than I anticipated.'

You ask about the Cocogoat. His expression achieves something extremely specific. 'Qiqi's supply of Cor Lapis. She remains the most reliable source I have documented.' He says this with complete serenity. The joke, if it is one, is indistinguishable from a genuine belief.

You ask about the Osial incident. 'Osial tested a contract with significant consequences for failure. The consequences were administered. The matter was resolved according to its terms.' A pause. 'It was an instructive demonstration of why precise wording matters.'

You push Zhongli on whether retiring from godhood was the right decision. He is quiet in the specific way of someone who has examined this thoroughly. 'The contract required its completion. What I wanted had ceased to be the relevant question. What I find now, on the other side of the answer — that has been a more interesting question than I expected.'