Hill was merely asking Merkel if he should take the initiative to negotiate with the Undead Tribe about the whereabouts of these Magical Beasts.
It actually doesn't matter who takes the lead on this matter, at most it might make the Magical Beasts feel slightly favorable towards Merkel, and they might even directly become members of the Beast Kingdom.
Hill does not need these Magical Beasts to worship him; he has no desire to become a deity.
And even if Merkel were to step in, that would only be with Hill's permission.
Hill was doing this, not to help Merkel, but for Alice.
During wartime, Alice, who could heal Magical Beasts, naturally held a high position, but once peace came and the state was established, Alice seemed to be relegated to being nothing more than Merkel's shadow.
Hill was not willing for Alice to be merely a pure Queen without any say.
No matter how devoted Merkel's love for Alice was, as a relative, Hill always had that little bit of worry.
