I finally got all the ore out of this immediate area and without getting shot by skeletons so many times that my armor gave in. That’s an accomplishment in my book. (And since this is my book, hey, accomplishment!)
Now, tomorrow, I dig another layer down in an area where I’ve never dug before. There could be diamonds! There could be ravines! There’s almost definitely skeletons.
I wonder if I could use their bones to build a ladder….