'System, activate the Basic Mage Class Guide Book card.'
Ren had free time, so he decided to read the Basic Mage Class Guide Book because he had read the Basic Warrior Class Guide Book.
[Ding! Basic Mage Class Guide Book card activated.]
Ren grabbed the book instantly.
'I'm suddenly feeling excited.'
There was no mage in his previous life, so his heart beat with excitement because mage was completely foreign to him.
'Let me see it.'
He skipped the part when it described what mana was or what magic core was because his system had informed him about it.
"Mage class is divided into nine ranks. From the lowest to the highest, it's 1-star, 2-star, 3-star, 4-star, 5-star, 6-star, 7-star, 8-star and 9-star." Ren suddenly remembered the ranks of magical beasts.
'It's like magical beast ranks. They even have the same name. Is this just a coincidence?'
He asked his system, but his system had no information about it.
Ren stopped thinking about it and turned to the next page. "Magic Tier?"
'Oh, it has ten Tiers?'
Unlike skills, which were divided into four classes, magic was divided into ten ranks.
From the lowest to the highest, it was Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4, Tier 5, Tier 6, Tier 7, Tier 8, Tier 9 and the strongest, Tier 10.
Tier 1 and Tier 2 were non-combat magic.
They were magic to assist daily life, such as cleaning magic, sweeping magic, etc.
Combat magic started from Tier 3 to Tier 10.
'I suddenly wonder what Tier of magic that woman used to kill those ten magical beasts earlier?'
He suddenly remembered Evelyn because it was the first time he saw someone using magic.
Time went by quickly and without realizing it, it had been two hours since he started reading the Basic Mage Class Guide Book.
Ren suddenly stopped reading the book because he was lonely.
Even though his system also talked to him, but his system did not have a physical, so he felt like he was talking to himself.
'Ah, right. Ice Clone card.'
He remembered one of the cards in his system.
"System, activate Ice Clone card." He uttered.
[Ding! Ice Clone card activated.]
Memories related to the Ice Clone magic suddenly appeared in his mind, and he felt as if he had mastered Ice Clone magic for a long time.
"Ice Clone." right after his voice stopped, two ice clones appeared on his left side.
Ice Clone magic was Tier 5 magic.
Not only would the clone have the same appearance as the original body, but the clone could also use magic and skills.
The clone could even talk and had the memories of the original body.
If someone saw Ren and his clones, they would not be able to distinguish which was the original and which was the clone because everything about them was the same.
Even though Ice Clone magic looked perfect, but it had two drawbacks.
First, the clone only had half the strength of the original body and lastly, it was easy to be destroyed.
Awakeners above his rank only needed one punch to destroy his clone, while people of the same rank needed less than ten attacks to tear it down.
Of course, Ren was fine with this because, from his point of view, Ice Clone magic was very useful, especially in a fight.
'Now, I'm not feeling lonely anymore.'
Even though they were only his clones, but it could get rid of his loneliness because he felt like he was not alone in the cave.
'Hmm? So, my new appearance is like this, huh? No wonder that Lily girl called me angel. It's because my face and body look exactly like an angel.'
Ren had black hair and dark grey eyes.
His hair was coiffed to perfection, and the lineaments of his face were in perfect proportion to each other.
If he had a pair of wings on his back, no one would doubt him if he said he was an angel who descended from the highest heaven because he was too perfect to be a human being.
'Not bad. Not bad.'
He was as perfect as he was in his previous life, so he nodded his head in satisfaction.
'This Ice Clone magic is inde- Wait.'
He suddenly thought of something.
"System, if my clone learns something and manages to master it, can I master it too?" he asked curiously.
[No, Host. Your clones will melt into water when they are not needed anymore, not return to your body.]
'I see.'
It would be so amazing if that was the case because, with this, his clones could help him get stronger or learn many things.
'Well, it can't be helped.'
Shortly after that, Ren talked with his clones.
He wanted to test their memories, so he asked many questions related to his previous life.
"Of course! Because I was an unparalleled genius in my previous life." The clone number 2 stated.
The corner of Ren's lips twitched when he saw his clone boasting about himself.
'It feels weird to see my clone boast about me.'
Sometimes, he also boasted about his talent, but seeing his clone boasting about himself made him feel embarrassed.
"That's right." The clone number 1 added. "If that damn lightning did not strike me, I would have become the Ruler in my previous life."
"Un, un." Clone number 2 nodded his head.
"Ehm!" Ren pretended to clear his throat. "My clones, I know we have great talent, but you guys need to pay attention to your behavior, especially when we are in front of other people."
He then continued, "We are candidates to be the Ruler, so we have to maintain our good image. We have to look cool and amazing all the time. Do you understand?"
"Makes sense, makes sense." Clone number 1 said as he nodded his head.
"I agreed." Clone number 2 added. "Otherwise, other people won't treat us like idols when we rule this world."
Ren was at a loss for words.
'They are not my clones. I don't know them.'
He felt so embarrassed, so he did not acknowledge them as his clones immediately.
[Host, it feels weird to see you talking with your clones.]
"Well, it can't be helped because we can't communicate telepathically." Ren discovered another drawback of Ice Clone magic. And that was that they could not communicate telepathically.
They had tried to communicate telepathically earlier, but it did not work.
After talking with his clones for several minutes, he entered his tent to rest. He ordered his two clones to guard the tent before stepping into his tent.
Even though he had checked the cave earlier, but someone or a magical beast could enter the cave at any time, so he needed someone to keep watch.
"I suddenly felt glad that big old man tried to rob me." If Casen hadn't attacked him, he wouldn't have had a tent.
'Alright. I better sleep now because I need to look for a city tomorrow.'
Shortly after he shut his eyes, he fell asleep.
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The following morning, Ren looked for edible magical beasts after waking up.
Unlike usual, he did not grill the magical beast right after killing it.
He wanted to eat and relax in a good place, so he went to a lake and grilled the meat on the lakeside.
'It will take around thirty minutes for the meat to be cooked. I will take a rest first.'