Collection Box
The 
Collection Box is a chest located outside of 
Small Gift Big Smile. The player will unlock the Collection Box after completing the "Terra Nul" quest series.
Information
The player can ask the 
Collector Hat 
Nul, 
Island Residents they are 
Best Friends with, or the 
Island Spirit ― for help in gathering various materials in the game. Once a request is made, all of that material is removed from the Island, and the items will be able to be collected from the Collection Box after the next reset.
Item Accumulation
Most basic materials that can be collected around the world will accumulate if they are not collected daily. A fixed amount spawns daily, and items accumulate until 3x the normal daily amount is available to collect. That means that collecting an material every 3rd day is as effective as collecting them daily.
Island Bouquet
If an Island Bouquet is used, the collected materials will become available on the island again. (If it does not appear in the menu properly, try 
fast-traveling to the region it spawns in first, then make the request.) An Island Bouquet cannot make the available items go beyond the normal daily amount, so it is recommended to collect all desired materials before using one.
If the player uses an Island Bouquet, the Collector Hat Nul at the Collection Box (or Best Friend) will NOT collect the materials that have regenerated — it will only collect the original amount that was available. The previously collected material will still be in the Collection Box after reset, but the new material must be collected by the player or an available character who has not yet collected something. (For materials that accumulate, normal daily amounts will stack on top of regenerated materials at reset, so they can also be collected the next day.)
Methods of Collection
Collector Hat Nul
The player can ask the Collector Hat Nul to gather one type of material for collection each day. To do so, the player must 
speak with the Collector Hat Nul, and select the "I'd like you to find..." option. A menu with the collectable material options will appear.
The menu has two categories of materials that the player can collect: 
General and 
Ingredients. General materials spawn around the island and are commonly used for 
crafting. Ingredients are materials spawn around the island and are commonly used for 
cooking. The player can also 
Filter materials by their 
Tag in the menu.
If the player attempts to ask the Collector Hat Nul to collect materials again, the Collector Hat Nul will reply with "You already asked the Nul to collect today. Check the Collection Box tomorrow for your items." The player will not be able to view the menu with collectable material options again until the next day.
Best Friends
The player can ask an Island Residents they are Best Friends with to gather materials in the game. Once the player has reached the maximum friendship level with an Island Resident ( Best Friend status), the player can ask the Best Friend will to collect materials around the island for the player in the same way as the Collector Hat Nul.
In order to access this ability, the player must speak to the Best Friend and select the dialog option: 
"Can you find something for me?" or 
"I have a question..." and then "Can you find something for me?" dialog option.
A Best Friend will refuse the request if they are currently busy with a quest. The player can ask a Best Friend to collect material even if the Best Friend is currently a companion.
Milk
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Milk will collect the player's 
Island Visitor residents each day. To do so, the player can speak to him near the Collection Box.
Island Spirit
After the player completes the "Besties, Assemble!" quest, the player can manage Best Friend material collection in one place by speaking to the Island Spirit instead of speaking to each Best Friend individually to request material collection.
To use this ability, the player must:
- Speak to the Island Spirit and select the "Choose what my friends collect..." dialogue option.
- A menu listing all of the player's Best Friends will appear.
- Each Best Friend will show
"Not Collecting" if they haven't collected anything that day
- Each
- After pressing
"Select", a menu with the collectable material options will appear. The player will pick the item they want collected and then select "Accept".
- The player cannot change the item selection that day because the item is collected immediately.
- After selecting the item, the player can choose to have the Best Friend "Collect Every Day" toggled on.
- If "Collect Every Day" is toggled on, the materials will be collected from the island the next reset. This means the player will not have any material spawns for manual collection as the Best Friend has already collected the items.
- If "Collect Every Day" is toggled on, the materials will be collected from the island the next reset. This means the player will not have any material spawns for manual collection as the
Note: The player must turn off the "Collect Every Day" toggle if they intend to change what their Best Friend collects the next day. Players cannot change what their Best Friends are collecting until the next day.
Collectable Materials
The following table shows the materials that can be collected. The maximum quantity shows the maximum number of items that can be collected, but the player may see a lower quantity if they have picked some items up already.
Gallery
A player asking
TOPHAT to collect materials.
A player asking the Collector Hat Nul to collect materials.
Milk's Collection Ability dialogue.
Island Spirit ability.
Material menu via Island Spirit's ability.
Notes
- ↑ Daily amounts for some items vary depending on how much of the region in which they are has been accessed by the player.
- ↑ There is a 1 in 16 chance of a "Moonbeam Magic" music disc spawning instead of a Moon Cheese on the Moon.