France currently had no medicine capable of treating Cholera either, but over the past few months, Darius had discovered through using Saline and Glucose that these two "medicines" were practically universal cures!
As long as they were slowly injected into a vein with a syringe, nearly 80% of patients would quickly regain their spirits. At least half of them could recover without using any other medicine.
Of course, the drawback was the cost. Glucose in particular could only be shipped from mainland France, and each bottle was worth more than 10 Francs—even after the Paris Pharmaceutical Factory had begun mass production.
Still, this expenditure on medicine was worthwhile, because hiring a male Xhosa warrior cost only 5 to 15 Francs a month.
And this priestess of the Oku Tribe had "contributed" ten warriors in one go, each to "serve" for three months.
The native peoples of South Africa were physically very strong—those with weak constitutions had mostly been weeded out by nature in childhood.
After receiving two injections of Glucose and five of Saline, the priestess regained her strength. In the end, her own immunity defeated the bacteria, and she stopped having diarrhea.
Four days later, she was able to eat liquid food. Darius instructed her to drink clean water as much as possible after returning home, then watched as she solemnly swore an oath before declaring that she could be discharged.
The Xhosa attached great importance to oaths sworn before the gods. Those ten warriors would certainly report to Mossel City afterward.
The priestess offered a prayer before the gates of the "hospital," lavishly praising Darius's superb medical skills before reluctantly departing.
Once she returned to her tribe, the story of this journey would surely spread far and wide among her people, drawing more Xhosa tribes to seek treatment.