Nereus had lived a truly long life and during it had come across all manners of curiosities, discoveries, and wonders.
Ranging from ferocious beasts, scientific breakthroughs, ancient relics, to forgotten powerful skills and techniques, thanks to his fantastic memory characteristic of the Leviathan race, he not only remembered but had recorded all of this information within his mind.
As such it was an easy task for him to recall the ancient cultivation technique of the Sharpfin Megalodon.
Known as one of the most powerful variant of the fearsome Megalodon race, in ancient times the Sharpfin Megalodon or as they were better known as the 'Swords of the Sea' were notorious for their fearsome strength, size, battle prowess and uniquely sharp sea essence and blade like offensive capabilities.
There was many a time that Nereus and his ancestors clashed against the mighty sea creature, and he could personally attest to their skills in combat.
However due to internal strife and other factors eventually the rare bloodline died out leaving only the basic megalodon bloodline which he assumed still ruled this Char sect Jonny spoke of.
Before their extinction however some experts of the race thought it prudent to record the species' cultivation method, whether this was for posterity or self gain Nereus did not know but he was grateful nonetheless.
As mentioned by Johnny earlier, complete cultivation methods are hard to come by and such was the case even in Nereus's time.
This was due to just how valued and how hallowed the information within them were.
Some came complete with complimentary offensive and defensive Sea Arts and some with even more valued secrets that could change even the DNA of it's users.
In fact it was no exaggeration to say that a quality cultivation method could take an ordinary Sealocke from a nobody to an expert as long as the requirements were met.
As such they were highly guarded and were often worth more than money to some sects, and considered hallowed inheritances to others.
With all of this being said Nereus was very fortunate to have his hands on such a high grade cultivation method as the Sharpfin Megalodon's.
Only through calling in a favor and winning a wager against the late head of the Megalodon race was he was able to get a copy, otherwise there was very little chance this would be the case as Sea Sea Monsters were even more secretive of their cultivation methods as they were considered bloodline secrets.
With the specifics of the cultivation method fresh in his mind, he looked deep into Jonny's childlike sapphire blue orbs before speaking slowly and earnestly.
"Before I transmit this method to you, you must first promis- no you must swear to me a few things. First, swear on your life that unless I agree you will never share this method with anyone else. Next, you must never betray or become my enemy, and lastly, you will never tell anyone of this deal, not even your parents."
At this moment the atmosphere around the two friends had suddenly become deathly serious causing the often jovial and relaxed Jonny to become quite shaken.
"Jonny I cannot stress the severity of this matter enough, if you were to break any of these 3 promises then I would have no choice but to kill you and whoever you shared this information with. If this method were to get out the consequences could shake all 7 seas to their very cores, therefore even if a Sea God were to protect you I would still have to do as I said on this day. Do you understand?"
Jonny looked deep into his friend's cobalt blue eyes and saw a seriousness he had never seen from Argent before, and with that one look he knew that the other Mer meant every word he said.
For a moment a stretch of quiet contemplation lingered between the two, Jonny understood that this was a very serious decision he was making and one that could have potentially lifelong repercussions.
But after several breaths he finally responded with,
"I promise Argent, you have my word to adhere to all 3 stipulations."
'Smart choice!' Neres thought to himself pleased.
"You will look back on this day in the future and you will see how wise of a choice this was, I promise!"
Wasting no time Nereus then grabbed Jonny's wrist in another firm yet gentle grip before mentally transmitting all of the information on the Sharpfin Megaladonic Records to him.
As a Sealocke it was no secret that the mental strength of any creature would be enhanced and as such abilities such as thought projection at close quarters became possible.
Although mental abilities, or Seaonics as they were called, were not a particular strength of the Leviathan race they were also able to perform such a bare minimum Seaonic ability such as close quarters thought projection.
Fatty Jonny wore a serene yet serious expression as he carefully mentally digested every facet of the cultivation method from Nereus.
Despite his slackerish appearance Jonny had all the mental aptitude of a genius Sealocke which showed in moments like these.
However even as the heir to the Vanderbilt family fortune, as Jonny absorbed the complexities of the ancient cultivation method from beginning to end he worried that if he made one slip up then he wouldn't be able to understand this cultivation method in its entirety.
Luckily he had a great teacher.
From simple to complicated, from shallow to deep, Nereus made sure to share his own thoughts and comprehensions of the cultivation method to ensure Jonny's proper comprehension of the material.
In this moment a thought that there was no way this could be the same Argent he once knew appeared at the depths of Jonny's mind.
He felt his friend had to have been replaced with some great sage or Sea God!
This process lasted for half a night before finally Nereus explained all that he could.
The Sharpfin Megalodonic Accords had been fully transmitted to Jonny.
Releasing a dizzy Jonny's wrist from his grip Nereus then said,
"I have fully transmitted all three sections of the cultivation method in it's entirety to you. Your comprehension and implementation of it's teachings remain up to you. I must warn you though, after your completion of the first stage of the cultivation method physical and noticeable changes will appear on your outward form. Many of these changes will be unconcealable, as such I must caution you to exercise prudence as you matriculate in your cultivation journey."
Nereus's voice then took on a gentler tone as he then stated with a smile,
"But as your friend and your ally, rest assured I will assist and defend you always in any way that I can. I can't wait to see how strong you become! "