what was the relationship between wade and nolan?

Like millions of other young people all over the world, Wade has dedicated his life to finding an "easter egg" hidden in the OASIS simulation by its recently deceased creator, James Halliday. In spite of his poverty, Wade is incredibly well-versed in 80's pop culture and in Oology, which in the OASIS is defined as the science of hunting down Halliday's easter egg. The immense treasure and power rumored to be granted to the finder of the easter egg is Wade's prime motivation for his quest for the egg.

At the beginning of the book, Nolan orders the assassination of Wade after his discovery of the first key in hopes of removing Wade, now a dangerous competitor, from the hunt by blowing up his trailer home, killing dozens of innocents while Wade manages to escape unscathed. Further on, Parzival also uncovers a plan by Nolan to abduct Art3mis and Shoto from their homes to force them to aid IOI in their quest for the egg. At the end of the book, he is arrested for the death of Daito.