some definitions..
Cow - A creature that is just chock full of wholesome richness.. We milk cows.. If we see you are losing gold in fights , you will get milked by us also.
Farm- These are areas that are being used to grow crops of product (in this case gold), that is their only duty.. is to grow a commodity. When found (caught), they get "mowed" over.. Do we own them? nope. Is it illegal to hit them? Nope, unless it is the person or somoene related to the person who runs it. (i.e. same guild or same person on another account).
As the heaveny Father, McGyver said, "The whole world is our farm"
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