I would not know the full scope of our shared history or its details, but ultimately it was nothing but simple disparity. [To his credit, Viktor was exceptionally precise and careful; when it came to metal, he was practically a surgeon. Much as he didn't particularly want to consider the finer details of his hometown, it was better to keep talking as a distraction.]

Piltover benefited from the mining and other such labor that Zaun produced, and that was the extent of it; as topside grew more prosperous, so were we left behind as a result. In more recent memory, topside has generally considered us all criminals or otherwise dangerouss, while Zaun largely sees Piltover as selfish nobility in their own little worlds.