BIG update!
The mines have appeared! Keep picking away at the wall until you find a mineral! Bring them to the forge, and forge awesome items such as the Obsidian Pot, which multiplies the dollar gain from feeding a creature by 1.5x.
Also, I have set up a shop on these forums, Trinkets of the Codfin Sea. The reason I'm mentioning this is because special items will appear in there that benefit you on TCKAS, such as the item that is in there right now, so check it out!