Stardew Valley’s Farming Master

By the time Leon realized what had happened, Marlon had already slipped away.

“I can’t shake the feeling that Mr. Marlon is really into making money,” Leon muttered as he searched for the entrance to the first level of the mine. Before long, he spotted a hole about a meter in diameter under an electric lamp.

A short flight of stairs was embedded into the sides of the hole. The iron steps looked a little worn but not rusty. Leon gave them two solid kicks, and they didn’t so much as wobble—clearly, they were sturdy.

He descended the ladder, feeling the cool draft from below brushing against his backside and sighing in disappointment.

If you asked most Stardew Valley players the most efficient way to go mining, about 80% would say explosives, while the remaining 20%—the mod players—would tell you to use a tractor.

Leon was both a regular player and a mod player. Without considering the convenience of the tractor mod that converted the stable into a mining machine, the only option left to him was blasting.

Though he hadn’t unlocked any bomb recipes yet, Leon was, after all, a civilized man with nine years of compulsory education. Aside from using gunpowder, there were other ways to achieve similar results.

For example—dust explosions.

But before he even reached the first underground level, just in the stairway between the surface and the mines, he could already feel a noticeable airflow. That meant the conditions for a dust explosion weren’t quite right.