This is a fragment of the metal scroll, a Clarke tech like device that helped propel humanity to conquer the galaxy. This device, which is in the shape of a small comm device, is geared towards making mechs. This is the main way to earn design points, although there are other ways to earn them. Nothing is impossible with enough design points, even immortality, although earning enough to achieve that is another story.
You gain both the aptitude for spirituality that Ves Larkinson had, and you gain an A level aptitude for mech piloting. You have the potential to become both a god level pilot and a star level designer. You gain the basic knowledge on how to make a mech simulator, and how to make the very basic assembly and production machines for mech design.