The report then shifted to the family elder, Maenna Astoria, uncle to Margaret and Maria, known for his serious and composed demeanor and formidable strength.
He piloted a Nemesis-class Crusader Knight, a mech specially customized by the Mechanicus to control Knight Houses, loaded with a large amount of advanced equipment bordering on technological taboos.
The most striking feature was the Blessed Auto-Repair Icon, capable of self-repairing non-fatal damage during combat, granting the mech astonishing sustained combat capability.
For defense, it was equipped with an Ion Weave Deflection Field System, which could neutralize enemy kinetic attacks through sophisticated energy deflection principles.
Its main weapon was a pair of Hades Siege Claws, with twin-linked radiation flamers mounted beneath the claws, complemented by a long-range weapon system consisting of a Phase Ion Flintlock and a Lightning Cannon, enabling this mech to engage targets ranging from light infantry to super-heavy tanks.
The data summary indicated that the Nemesis-class could breach the most heavily defended enemy positions in mere minutes.
In this squad, he was not only the leader but also the spearhead of their attacks on the battlefield.
Finally, there was Zofia, nicknamed "Whiplash," a distant aunt of the Margaret sisters; though not bearing the Astoria surname, she was an experienced veteran of the family with unique tactical insights.
She piloted an Instructor-class Crusader Knight, which typically bore the responsibility of training new blood within Knight Houses.
This mech had a balanced and practical equipment configuration, wielding a Reaper Chainsword or Thunder Gauntlet as a melee weapon in one hand, while the other was equipped with a multi-functional pulse laser cannon that could switch between anti-infantry and anti-vehicle modes, enabling it to provide effective support at various engagement distances.
As a pilot, venerable veterans like Zofia were usually responsible for training young squire pilots, and even for recruiting and counseling Knight candidates.
Her participation in this mission was primarily to assist Maenna in instructing the Margaret and Maria sisters.
At the same time, she was also responsible for managing the Astoria Family's private soldiers accompanying the squad.
The report mentioned the Relic Maintenance Team, consisting of ten Tech-Priests and twenty specially trained Servitors, responsible for the daily maintenance, damage repair, weapon calibration, and the most sacred machine spirit appeasement rituals for the knight mechas.
These maintenance personnel possessed the unique technical parameters and maintenance arcana of the Astoria Family's knight mechas, serving as a critical guarantee for maintaining the combat effectiveness of the squad.
As for the Squire Mech Detachment, responsible for guarding the Knights on the battlefield, it consisted of ten Squire-class knight mechas.
These were the smallest knight mechas, usually piloted by noble candidates, outstanding commoners, or the illegitimate children of Knight Kings.
Thanks to their smaller size and weight, Squire-class mechs were swifter and more agile than other knight mechas, capable of efficiently providing support, reconnaissance, flanking maneuvers, or seizing key nodes on the flanks of the main Knights.
Strictly speaking, a Squire-class mech was not a true knight mecha, as it did not have a complete Mechanical Throne installed internally, but instead used a simplified control system known as a Mechanical Helmet. This system could, to a certain extent, compel the pilot to obey the commands of a true Knight, ensuring tactical execution uniformity.
As for the Astoria Family's private soldiers, who appeared to be the most numerous but were actually the lowest in combat power within this force, they were a conventional armed force of about a thousand men, equipped with standard laser rifles provided by a Forge World and wearing uniform armor bearing the Astoria Family crest.
This unit was not used for frontal assaults against strong enemies but was responsible for guarding family strongholds, securing logistical routes, and performing other low-intensity security tasks unsuitable for knight mechas.
However, even so, this thousand-man force still demonstrated the comprehensive strength of the Astoria Family as feudal lords of the Casimir star system.
The arrival of this complete tactical detachment significantly boosted Osiris' direct military strength in the Warhammer Universe.
Its configuration displayed precise tactical considerations.
The Nemesis and Lancers formed a sharp assault spearhead, the Instructor and Penitent provided flexible multi-functional support, Squire-class mechs were responsible for battlefield co-defense, and coupled with the Relic Maintenance Team and the family's private soldiers forming a stable logistical and area control system, together they formed a complete operational sequence capable of handling various battlefield environments.
Their arrival provided an excellent military guarantee for Osiris, whether he wanted to establish a new order in the Cyberpunk World or explore more dimensions.
However, Osiris' core thinking did not dwell on mere power assessment.
Because the Astoria Family arrived much earlier than expected, it was difficult for Osiris not to suspect that there was something amiss.
He calmly deduced various possibilities: perhaps it was just a common temporal anomaly during Warp travel, a pure accident.
Or, was it tied to a more complex power struggle within the Forge World, with himself and the Astoria Family merely being pieces on the chessboard?
Of course, it was more likely that a Warp entity had already set its sights on him, and thus secretly caused the frigate carrying the Astoria Family to jump through time in the Warp and arrive early.
However, insufficient information made any conclusion premature.
Osiris temporarily shelved his doubts, marking them as high-priority observations.
Until more data was obtained, he decided to maintain the status quo and wait and see.
Now that this force was in place, the primary task was to ensure it could be deployed for anticipated combat operations at any time.
Through an apprentice at the Death World base, he sent a concise and clear directive to the newly arrived Astoria Family squad, who were still adapting to the Death World environment: "To Maenna Astoria and all members of the Astoria Family: Welcome. Effective immediately, all personnel are to enter maximum combat readiness.
Conduct final inspections and maintenance on all knight mechas, squire mechs, and auxiliary equipment to ensure readiness for immediate combat. Specific mission objectives and deployment times will be communicated later."
The directive did not reveal any information about cross-dimensional operations.
In Osiris' view, the time was not yet ripe. Keeping this force in a state of tense standby would ensure their response speed and allow for further observation of their reactions and loyalty before official action.
After processing all information streams from the Warhammer Universe, Osiris severed the dimensional rift.
Inside the temporary workshop, the unsettling sensation of spatial distortion gradually faded, leaving only the low hum of equipment operation.
Osiris' massive metallic body turned to the main console, his crimson optical lenses re-locking onto the blueprint of the suspended dimensional portal structure.
The Vox message indeed brought positive technical progress, and the early arrival of the Astoria Family also provided him with crucial military options.
But at this moment, Osiris' primary task was to construct a permanent large-scale portal capable of stably supporting the passage of knight mechas and even larger units.
Only by breaking through this limitation could he truly deploy this nascent force to control this world and achieve a complete integration of resources and technology between the two worlds.