Ant Mines

The Ant Mines are a network of tunnels interconnecting many of the areas in Bugaria. The main hub is located underneath the Anthill Palace and is accessible from there. Many of the Ancient Crystals are mined here for use elsewhere in Bugaria.
==Overview==
The Ant Mines is a new project started by Queen Elizant II to better connect the Ant Kingdom to the rest of Bugaria. The tunnels serve as fast travel shortcuts to various locations within Bugaria, including the Golden Settlement, Defiant Root, the Far Grasslands, outside of the Termite Capitol, the Rubber Prison, and Metal Island. Initially there are no tunnels available, but they are opened as Team Snakemouth progresses through the story, or they pay Diana a certain amount of berries to dig the tunnel.
The Ant Mines are staffed by several miners, including the ever-sleeping Nessa while the overseer greets visitors at the entrance. A hooded guide can also be found in the mine as she offers Team Snakemouth fast travel to certain locations throughout Bugaria, including Patton's Hut. There is a break room in the back with a map of Bugaria and six miners sitting around a table. Each miner is responsible for a tunnel as they are opened and can be found stationed in front of their tunnel once it is officially opened. Furthermore, an Ant Guard is dispatched to the other side of each tunnel where they stand guard and only grant passage to those with an Explorer Permit.
Currently, the Ant Mines are reserved for Explorers only. However, it is stated they may open up civilian travel to the public in the future.
==Fast Travel Locations==
Location 	Requirements
Golden Settlement	Either complete Chapter 2 OR pay Diana 15 berries.
Defiant Root 	Either complete Chapter 3 OR pay Diana 25 berries.
Far Grasslands 	Either complete Chapter 5 OR pay Diana 50 berries.
Rubber Prison 	Defeat ULTIMAX Tank.
Forsaken Lands 	Either defeat Zasp and Mothiva in the colosseum OR pay Diana 35 berries.
Metal Island 	Either pay for the trip to Metal Island, win the Spy Cards tournament, OR pay Diana 100 berries.
== Trivia ==
* The Ant Mines were revealed in the v0.2 roundup, where it has the same layout but with different icons for each area. It is inaccessible in the v0.4 playable demo.
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Category:Pre-release contents