According to the information provided by the system, the standard levels of regret events, from lowest to highest, are D, C, B, A, and S.
D-rank regret events are the baseline, no question about it.
S-rank regret events, however, are not the upper limit. Under special circumstances, even higher levels like SS and SSS can be unlocked.
The rewards for resolving SS and SSS-rank regret events remain unknown for now.
For D to S-rank regret events, the fixed reward is a corresponding level of magical item fusion opportunity.
For example, resolving a D-rank regret event grants one D-rank magical item fusion opportunity.
If the regret event is resolved exceptionally well, the system may award additional fusion opportunities, though these additional rewards will not exceed the fixed reward.
In the best-case scenario, if Dudley perfectly resolves a D-rank regret event, he could receive up to two D-rank magical item fusion opportunities—one fixed and one additional.
Generally, if a D-rank regret event is resolved well but not perfectly, the fixed reward remains one D-rank fusion opportunity, while the additional reward might be one or two E-rank or even F-rank fusion opportunities.
Unlike regret events, the lowest level for magical items is not D but F.
Magical item levels, from lowest to highest, are F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, and SSS.
Each level of magical item fusion opportunity can be converted up or down at a ratio of 1:3.
For example, one E-rank fusion opportunity can be split into three F-rank opportunities, and three E-rank opportunities can be combined into one D-rank opportunity, and so on.
The system's fusion opportunities allow Dudley to directly integrate a magical item of the corresponding level into himself, granting him its properties and abilities.
Dudley can control whether these properties and abilities are active or dormant. If a magical item has undesirable traits, the system will automatically deactivate them upon fusion.
Dudley can also transfer his abilities and traits to other living beings through physical contact, which is the foundation of his confidence in turning his parents from Muggles into wizards.
In addition to unlocking regret events and awarding fusion opportunities, Dudley's system can also identify magical items and protect his memories.
If powerful wizards like Dumbledore, Snape, or Voldemort attempt to use Legilimency to probe Dudley's memories and thoughts, anything related to the system or his past life will remain hidden.
However, other memories and thoughts unrelated to the system or his past life can still be accessed.
Moreover, the system ensures that none of Dudley's memories or thoughts can be stolen, deleted, or altered.
While Dudley's system has its advantages, it also has its pitfalls.
For instance, the system only provides fusion opportunities for magical items. Dudley must obtain the actual items himself.
There are no physical rewards, not even a system storage space.
Additionally, the system only describes the details of regret events and does not provide solutions. Dudley must figure out how to resolve them on his own.
Furthermore, the system's ranking of regret events does not correlate with the difficulty of resolving them.
For example, The Tragedy of the Freak Sister is only a B-rank regret event, yet resolving it would likely require resurrecting Aunt Lily—a nearly impossible task!
It's utterly baffling!
Similar examples abound.
Turning his mother Petunia from a Muggle into a wizard would, at most, grant two D-rank fusion opportunities.
Ensuring Harry has a happy childhood, however, could yield an S-rank fusion opportunity.
The system offers no clear explanation for this.
Dudley suspects that the level of a regret event might be tied to the character's role in the original Harry Potter story and the degree of emotional impact they had on readers and viewers.
Of course, this is just speculation.
At this stage, of the five regret events Dudley has unlocked, only The Unspoken, Tangled Love (D-rank) and The Dark Childhood of the Boy Who Lived (S-rank) are feasible to resolve.
Among these, Dudley has spent years working on resolving The Dark Childhood of the Boy Who Lived.
Drawing on his life experiences from two lifetimes, he has patiently guided Harry's growth, brightening his childhood.
Compared to the Harry from the original story, this Harry is more rational, confident, and decisive, with vastly superior magical abilities.
More importantly, his childhood is far happier and filled with more love!
Dudley believes that the ancient protective magic of Sacrificial Love cast by Aunt Lily is far more potent in this timeline, having been recharged more frequently and powerfully.
In essence, as long as Harry is underage, he is virtually invincible—no one can take his life.
Thinking of this, Dudley couldn't help but smile.
In this life, Dudley has lived a remarkably happy life, filled with warm and joyful memories almost every day for the past eleven years.
He has parents who dote on him excessively and a cousin who admires and cares for him deeply.
To Dudley, the Dursleys and Harry are no longer just characters from a fairy tale but real, flesh-and-blood family.
He is determined to protect his family at all costs, ensuring they are no longer manipulated or left in the dark.
Dudley's eyes grew sharp and resolute. He would grow stronger, step by step, until he became the most powerful being in this world.
Having lived two lives, Dudley has come to understand life differently. Life is a journey, and its breadth matters more than its length.
His system does not force him to resolve regret events or become a wizard.
He could easily follow the Dursleys' original path, accepting Dumbledore's arrangements and living a peaceful life as a Muggle.
But Dudley refuses to live an ordinary, uneventful life. He wants to experience the wonders he never could in his past life, to gain the absolute power needed to protect those he loves, and to leave his mark on this magical world as Dudley Dursley!
Filled with determination, Dudley stood up and moved to a clear space in his room. He went through a set of boxing drills to warm up, then practiced the refined techniques he had learned and improved over the years from countless encounters with petty thieves.
Today was July 7, 1991. He needed to be fully prepared for the events of July 31.
The success of this operation was crucial!
It would determine whether his future strategy would be aggressive or cautious.
Given his personality, Dudley naturally leaned toward aggression. Barring unforeseen and insurmountable obstacles, he was determined to succeed!