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For every level you land on, quickly do a run around of the level to find obvious ores (Things like copper ore and quartz sticks out compared to other rocks).

For every level you land on, quickly do a run around of the level to find obvious ores (Things like copper ore and quartz sticks out compared to other rocks).

Then, if you haven't found the stairwell yet, kill all enemies, as some of them will drop the ladder down (Killing enemies yield you with a stamina-free option, even if it takes some time, stamina tends to run out faster than in-game time). If all enemies are dead and you're still looking for a ladder down, start breaking rocks around until you do. If you have a lot of stone in your inventory, it might be worth it to make a staircase if you are short on stamina.

Then, if you haven't found the stairwell yet, kill all enemies, as some of them will drop the ladder down (Killing enemies yield you with a stamina-free option, even if it takes some time, stamina tends to run out faster than in-game time during early game). If all enemies are dead and you're still looking for a ladder down, start breaking rocks around until you do. If you have a lot of stone in your inventory, it might be worth it to make staircases  to reach the next Fifth floor if you are short on stamina.

Doing this, you can quickly achieve maximum yield for least effort/Stamina.

Doing this, you can quickly achieve maximum yield for least effort/Stamina.

The axe, scythe or pickaxe can be used to kill monsters in lieu of the sword, but they are weaker.

The axe, scythe or pickaxe can be used to kill monsters in lieu of the sword, but they are much weaker.

Alternately (If you want to skip all the fun) if you have tonnes of profit from farming, stone can be purchased from the [[Carpenter's Shop]] for 20g a stone, allowing you to skip all 120 levels for just under a quarter of a million gold. This does however cause you to miss out on tonnes of ore and other loot on the way down (unless you stop for that on each floor) meaning that its not the most efficient solution out there, but it's useful if you want to unlock all the levels in order to return to them at a later date.

Alternately (If you want to skip all the fun) if you have tonnes of profit from farming, stone can be purchased from the [[Carpenter's Shop]] for 20g a stone, allowing you to skip all 120 levels for just under a quarter of a million gold. This does however cause you to miss out on tonnes of ore and other loot on the way down (unless you stop for that on each floor) meaning that its not the most efficient solution out there, but it's useful if you want to unlock all the levels in order to return to them at a later date.