Was commonly theorized to be square like the Geo Oculi because of the "solid" and "sharp" nature of the elements.
It's not, Zhongli continues to have the only square oculus, and the Liyue the only square vision (Monowheels are also circular, Linchpins that are not circular relate to the third descender)
There is new readable leaks from the upcoming quest here.
but the first part is intresting :
This part precisely :
Let's correlate this to Zibai's Character story :
Zhongli being referred to as the "heaven's star" and his being described by Zibai as a strange being, him teaching her the art of Tri-factor excision (which he himself could perform, meaning he was quite close to humanity and bore human desires before an angel could and it's also interesting to mention that it took a long time for Zibai to reach that point), and him telling her that the Heaven's will shift, nearly predicting her future.
It seems like in fact Zhongli seems to have always been there, he knows Teyvat well enough, humans well enough, the Celestial Atlas, how a name might shift someone's fate (Xiao) that Irminsul and the record of the world can be tempered, and seems to knows HP very well too, at least well enough to tell an angel, than in in distant future, disaster will befall .
Excited to see what the writers are gonna cook with all of that.
I saw people on X talking about Nicole saying that when the Archons were appointed she found some of them "easy one the eye".
And as an unapologetic Zhongli glazer I'm here to claim unequivocally one of those seats for the geo archon.
Proof? the other playable angel, Zibai, told straight away :
>昔日茲白以月使身份降臨人間，曾結識了一位神異之人。他為人類之姿，面目不凡，卻能騰雲駕霧，搬山填海，震岩碎玉。可身具如此神通，卻又並非天使一族，令茲白十分驚異。一日，二人相約在山間切磋仙法，時候到了，不見其人，卻聽著天邊隆隆。茲白循聲而去，便見著雲間有三道雷同的身影，正彼此相伐。刀兵碰撞間，她隱隱聽得，雲中傳來「岩主天星」的攻喝聲。
>Translation : Long ago, when Zi Bai descended to the mortal realm as a lunar envoy, she met a man of extraordinary powers.
He appeared as a mortal, one with an extraordinary appearance, yet he could ride the clouds and mist, move mountains and fill the seas, and shatter rocks and jade.
Yet, despite possessing such divine abilities, he was not of the angelic race, which greatly astonished Zi Bai.
In the official English translation :
Case closed, Zhongli is canonically beautiful enough to impress angels.
